Regulations for examinations

Examination in Cancer Biology for the M.Res. Degree

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, has approved Cancer Biology as a subject for the degree of Master of Research with effect from 1 October 2018. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:

Cancer Biology

The scheme of examination for the one-year full-time course of study in Cancer Biology for the degree of Master of Research shall consist of the following:

(a)a portfolio of research reports, of not more than 20,000 words in total, exclusive of tables, footnotes, bibliography, and appendices, on a theme and of a form approved and published annually in the Easter Term before the commencement of the course by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. The portfolio shall provide evidence to satisfy the Examiners that a candidate can design and carry out an original investigation, assess and interpret the results obtained, and place the work in the wider perspective of the subject;

(b)an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate and on the general field of knowledge within which such work falls.

The Council is submitting a Grace for the approval of the University Composition fees for this course, which are in line with the fees for similar courses (Grace 5, p. 583,).

Examination in Entrepreneurship for the M.St. Degree

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Business and Management and the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education, has approved Entrepreneurship as a subject for the degree of Master of Studies with effect from 1 October 2018. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:

Entrepreneurship

1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Entrepreneurship for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of:

(a)four core courses, of which two will be examined by essays each of no more than 4,000 words in length, and two will be examined by essays each of no more than 2,000 words in length, and each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee;

(b)six modules selected from a list of modules, to be published by the Degree Committee not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination, as follows:

(i)one module from a selected pathway and five other modules from the open list, one of which may be Financial Literacy; if a candidate is required to take the module Financial Literacy the Department may allow the candidate to substitute one of the five modules.

(ii)one module from a selected pathway and six other modules from the open list, one of which may be Financial Literacy; the Department may waive the requirement for another module; if a candidate is required to take the module Financial Literacy, the Department may allow the candidate to substitute one of the five modules.

The modules will be examined by coursework as announced by the Degree Committee no later than the end of Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

(c)a project report of not more than 15,000 words in length, including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.

2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination shall include an oral examination on the project report and on the general field of knowledge underpinning the project undertaken.

3. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Faculty Board of Business and Management the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship Studies to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements specified in Regulation 1(a)–(b), and to a candidate who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard in the project report.

The proposed University Composition fee for this course is £15,501 per annum for Home / EU students and Overseas students. The total proposed fee for the two-year course will therefore be £31,002. A Grace for the approval of the fees will be submitted in due course.

Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 574)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Business and Management, has approved the following:

(a)Changes to the assessment of the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship so that the volume of work required to complete the award shall be 20,000 – 24,000 words.

(b)The addition of the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship Studies to the Schedule to the regulations for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University, as shown below:

Diplomas
Faculty of Business and Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship Studies