No 6442
Wednesday 2 November 2016
Vol cxlvii No 8
pp. 83–93
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science, has approved changes to the Tripos regulations so as to remove the twin tracks in (i) Archaeology and Social Anthropology and (ii) Biological and Social Anthropology, and also to remove the former single tracks in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology. The regulations have also been updated to reflect changed ownership of papers now offered by the new Archaeology Tripos, which remain available to HSPS students under borrowing arrangements.
By amending Regulation 1 so as to read:
1. The Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall consist of three parts: Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb. In Part IIa and Part IIb there shall be an examination in each of the following three subjects: Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, and Sociology, and there shall be a joint examination in each of the following three pairs of subjects: Politics and Sociology, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Social Anthropology and Politics. For Part I there shall be a single class-list; for Part IIa and Part IIb there shall be a separate class-list for each of the three subjects of the examination and for each joint examination.
By amending Regulation 6 so as to read:
6. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for Part I and of the three bodies of Examiners for Part IIa and Part IIb, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. The three bodies of Examiners for Part IIa and Part IIb shall also draw up class-lists for the following subjects: Politics and Sociology (the Examiners for Politics and International Relations), Sociology and Social Anthropology (the Examiners for Sociology), and Social Anthropology and Politics (the Examiners for Social Anthropology). In each class-list the names of the candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. For special excellence a mark of distinction may be awarded.
Regulation 11.
By deleting all the papers under Section A and replacing them with the following:
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POL1. |
The modern state and its alternatives (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos) |
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POL2. |
International conflict, order, and justice (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos) |
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SOC1. |
Modern societies I: introduction to sociology (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos) |
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SAN1. |
Social anthropology: the comparative perspective |
By deleting the reference to Paper ‘PBS1. Introduction to psychology’ under Section B.
By deleting Regulation 13(ii).
By deleting the Archaeology Papers and amending the Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, and Sociology Papers under Regulation 15 (retaining all footnotes) so as to read:
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POL3. |
International organization |
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POL4. |
Comparative politics |
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POL5. |
Conceptual issues in politics and international relations |
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POL6. |
Statistics and methods |
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POL7. |
The history of political thought to c. 1700 (Paper 19 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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POL8. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (Paper 20 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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POL9. |
Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international relations |
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POL10. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (Paper 4 of Part II of the Historical Tripos) |
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POL11. |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (Paper 5 of Part II of the Historical Tripos) |
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POL12. |
A subject in politics and international relations I |
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POL13. |
A subject in politics and international relations II |
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POL14. |
A subject in politics and international relations III |
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POL15. |
A subject in politics and international relations IV |
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POL16. |
A subject in politics and international relations V |
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POL17. |
A subject in politics and international relations VI |
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POL18. |
A subject in politics and international relations VII |
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POL19. |
A subject in politics and international relations VIII |
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SAN2. |
Comparative social analysis |
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SAN3. |
Anthropological theory and methods |
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SAN4. |
The anthropology of an ethnographic area |
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SAN5. |
Thought, belief, and ethics |
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SAN6. |
Political economy and social transformation |
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SAN7. |
A subject in social anthropology I |
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SAN8. |
A subject in social anthropology II |
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SAN9. |
A subject in social anthropology III |
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SAN10. |
A subject in social anthropology IV |
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SAN11. |
A subject in social anthropology V |
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SAN12. |
A subject in social anthropology VI |
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SAN13 |
A subject in social anthropology VII |
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SOC2. |
Social theory |
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SOC3. |
Modern societies II |
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SOC4. |
Concepts and arguments in sociology |
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SOC5. |
Statistics and methods |
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SOC6. |
A subject in sociology I |
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SOC7. |
A subject in sociology II |
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SOC8. |
A subject in sociology III |
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SOC9. |
A subject in sociology IV |
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SOC10. |
A subject in sociology V |
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SOC11. |
A subject in sociology VI |
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SOC12. |
A subject in sociology VII |
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SOC13. |
A subject in sociology VIII |
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SOC14. |
Disciplines of education III (Paper 3 of Part II of the Education Tripos) |
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SOC15. |
Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Paper 23 of the Law Tripos) |
By amending Regulation 16 so as to read:
16. Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration except POL5 and SOC4. The examination for Papers POL5 and SOC4 shall consist of the submission of two essays each of not more than 5,000 words. The Faculty Board shall publish by notice in each Department of the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science prescribed titles or subjects for essays by the beginning of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination concerned. The essays for POL5 and SOC4 shall be submitted in printed or typewritten form to the Senior Examiner in the relevant subject as follows: one essay no later than the end of the first week of Full Lent Term, and one essay no later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term.
By amending Regulation 17 (retaining all footnotes) so as to read:
17. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, candidates for Part IIa shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
(a)Candidates in Politics and International Relations
(i)POL3;
(ii)POL4;
(iii)either POL7 or POL8;
(iv)one paper chosen from POL5–6, SAN7–13,
SOC2–3, Papers ARC1–3, ARC6, and BAN1 from Part I of the Archaeology Tripos, Paper 1 or
Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part
Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Paper 10 or Paper 11 borrowed from
Part I of the Historical Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part
IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science
Tripos.
(b)Candidates in Social Anthropology
(i)Papers SAN2–4;
(ii)one paper chosen from SAN7–13, POL3–4,
SOC2–3, SOC 5, Papers ARC1–3, ARC6, and BAN1 from Part I of the Archaeology Tripos,
Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in
Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or Paper PBS3
borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural
Sciences Tripos.
(c)Candidates in Sociology
(i)SOC2;
(ii)SOC3;
(iii)either SOC4 or SOC5;
(iv)one further paper chosen from SOC4–5, or
one paper chosen from POL3–4, SAN7–13, Papers ARC1–3, ARC6, and BAN1 from Part I of the
Archaeology Tripos, Papers PBS3–4 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos,
Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in
Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or either Paper
10 or Paper 11 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos.
(d)Candidates in Politics and Sociology
(i)one paper chosen from POL3–4;
(ii)one paper chosen from POL7–8;
(iii)SOC2 and SOC3.
(e)Candidates in Sociology and Social Anthropology
(i)SAN2 and one paper chosen from SAN3 or SAN4;
(ii)two papers chosen from
SOC2, SOC3, or SOC5.
(f)Candidates in Social Anthropology and Politics
(i)POL3 or POL4;
(ii)POL7 or POL8;
(iii)SAN2 and one paper chosen from SAN3, SAN4, or SAN7–13.
By amending Regulation 18 (retaining all relevant footnotes) so as to read:
18. Candidates for Part IIb who have taken Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos may not change their subject track between Parts IIa and IIb, unless changing from a joint track to one of the single subjects within it. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, candidates for Part IIb shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
(a)Candidates in Politics and International Relations
(i)POL9;
(ii)two papers chosen from POL10–19, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;
(iii)either one further paper chosen from POL10–19, or one paper chosen from POL6, SAN7–13,
SOC6–15, ARC10–14 from Part II of the Archaeology Tripos, Paper 5 and Paper 6 for the
subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or
Paper 6 borrowed from Part II of the Historical Tripos.
(b)Candidates in Social Anthropology
(i)Papers SAN5 and SAN6;
(ii)one paper chosen from Papers SAN7–13; this paper may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.
(iii)either
a further paper chosen from SAN7–13; or one paper chosen from POL13–14, SOC5–15,
ARC10–14 from Part II of the Archaeology Tripos, BAN2 from Part II of the Archaeology
Tripos, or Paper 5 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the
Natural Sciences Tripos;
(c)Candidates in Sociology
(i)one paper chosen from SOC6–13;
(ii)two further papers chosen from SOC6–15, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Sociology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;
(iii)one paper chosen from
POL13–14, SAN7–13, ARC10–14 from Part II of the Archaeology Tripos, BAN2 from Part II of
the Archaeology Tripos, Papers PBS9–12 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
Tripos, or a further paper chosen from SOC6–15.
(d)Candidates in Politics and Sociology
(i)two papers chosen from POL6, POL10–19;
(ii)two papers chosen from SOC5–15;
(iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper
a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Politics and
International Studies, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of
Regulation 19.
(e)Candidates in Sociology and Social Anthropology
(i)two papers chosen from SOC5–15;
(ii)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6, and one further paper chosen from SAN5–SAN13;
(iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper
a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Sociology, which
shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.
(f)Candidates in Social Anthropology and Politics
(i)two papers from POL6, POL10–19;
(ii)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6, and one further paper chosen from SAN5–SAN13;
(iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.
By deleting Regulation 19 and renumbering the remaining regulations.
By amending the Temporary Regulation so as to read:
21. The examinations for the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall be held for the first time as follows:
Part I in 2018
Part IIa in 2019
Part IIb in 2020
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Mathematics, has approved the amendment of Regulation 22 to better reflect the classification of Part III by amending the wording to read:
The names of the candidates who have obtained honours in the examination for Part III shall be placed in two classes, corresponding to the first class and the upper division of the second class of Parts Ia, Ib, and II of the Mathematical Tripos. Distinctive marks shall be attached to the names of those candidates who in the opinion of the Examiners deserve special credit. Within the first class, the mark (d) shall be used to denote a distinguished performance, while the mark (m), denoting a meritorious performance, shall be attached to the names of the other candidates placed within the first class. All candidates shall be listed alphabetically.