The Faculty Board of Classics gives notice that details of the subjects and books prescribed for the following examinations in the Classical Tripos are available on the Faculty of Classics website at http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/student-information/undergraduate-students:
Preliminary Examination for Part Ia, 2018
Parts Ia, Ib, and II, 2018
Part II, 2019
The Faculty Board also gives notice of amendments to the prescribed subjects for the Classical Tripos in 2019 as follows:
Part II
Group B (Philosophy)
B3. Philosophy, politics, and the polis
Group X
X1. Rome – the very idea
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academical year 2017–18, the subjects for examination for the Management Studies Tripos will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
8. Scheme of examination (compulsory subjects) |
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M1 |
Organizational behaviour and marketing |
Three-hour written examination: four questions to be answered, two from Section A (Organizational behaviour), and two from Section B (Marketing) |
M2 |
Quantitative methods and operations management |
Three-hour written examination: four questions to be answered, two from Section A (Quantitative methods), and two from Section B (Operations management) |
M3 |
Economics and finance |
Three-hour written examination: four questions to be answered, two from Section A (Economics), one from Section B(1) (Accounting), and one from Section B(2) (Finance) |
9. Easter Term group consultancy project |
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Project |
Group-authored report (70%), individual performance/presentation (30%). Deliverable to client: group presentation and summary |
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10. Coursework (elective subjects – all students must choose two) |
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MSE7 |
Human resource management |
Individual take-home essay (100%) |
MSE8 |
Environment and sustainability |
Individual take-home essay (100%) |
MSE9 |
Business economics |
Individual take-home essay (100%) N.B. This elective is not available to students who have previously studied on the Economics Tripos |
MSE10 |
Topics in corporate governance |
Individual take-home essay (65%), group presentation (30%), class participation (5%) |
MSE11 |
Business innovation in a digital age |
Individual take-home essay (65%), individual presentation (7%), group case analysis (20%), group critique (5%), peer review (3%) |
MSE12 |
Strategic management |
Individual take-home essay (50%), group take-home essay (40%), class participation (10%) |
10. Coursework (compulsory subject) |
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Negotiations workshop |
Individual assignment (100%) |
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the Michaelmas Term 2017 of the academical year 2017–18, the subjects for examination for the M.B.A. Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
Subject |
Form of assessment |
MBA1 Microeconomics |
Examination – 1 hour (100%) |
MBA2 Management science |
Individual in-class test – 2.5 hours (100%) |
MBA4 Corporate finance |
Examination – 2 hours and 15 minutes’ reading time (100%) |
MBA5 Financial reporting and analysis |
Examination – 1.5 hours (60%); group assignment – 2,000 words (40%) |
MBA6 CVP research methods |
Attendance only |
MBA7 Organizational behaviour |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
MBA8 Management praxis |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
MBA9 Cambridge venture project |
Group project and presentation – 20 minutes plus deck of slides, 35 maximum (100%) |
MBA115 Entrepreneurship |
Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%) |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
MBA10 Strategy |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term |
MBA11 Marketing |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term |
MBA34 Global consulting project |
Group assignment (100%) |
MBA16 Cost management and control |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Lent Term |
MBA116 Digital business |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term |
MBA33 Management praxis II |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term |
MBA12 Corporate governance and ethics |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
MBA108 Business and society |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Lent Term |
MBA15 Operations management |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Lent Term |
MBA13 Leadership in action |
Attendance only |
MBA54 Macroeconomics |
Assessment to be announced by the end of Lent Term |
MBA35 Concentration |
Students take one of the following eight subjects offered (all assessment to be announced by the end of Lent Term): |
MBA35A Cultural arts and media management |
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MBA35B Energy and environment |
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MBA35C Entrepreneurship |
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MBA35D Healthcare strategies |
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MBA35E Finance |
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MBA35F Global business |
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MBA35G Strategy and marketing |
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MBA35H Social innovation |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
EMBA11 Managing innovation |
Individual assignment (60%), group assignment (40%) |
EMBA12 Managing strategy |
Individual assignment (70%), group assignment (30%) |
EMBA4 Management praxis (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
None
Subject |
Form of assessment |
EMBA13 Team consulting project |
Attendance required |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
EMBA14 Corporate governance and ethics |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA4 Management praxis (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
Elective 1: EMBA15 |
Assessment to be confirmed by the end of Michaelmas Term |
Elective 2: EMBA16 |
Assessment to be confirmed by the end of Michaelmas Term |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
EMBA1 Analysis of financial reports (Accounting) |
In-class test (20%), case write-up (20%), 1.5-hour written examination (60%) |
EMBA2 Corporate finance (this course runs into Lent Term as well) |
Three group case write-ups (40%), 3-hour written examination (60%) |
EMBA3 Microeconomics |
Attendance required |
EMBA4 Management praxis (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA5 Management science |
Group assignment (50%), 1.5-hour written examination (50%) |
EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
None
Subject |
Form of assessment |
EMBA6 Organizational behaviour |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA7 Operations management |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA8 International business studies |
Group assignment (100%) |
EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
None
Subject |
Form of assessment |
EMBA6 Organizational behaviour |
Individual assignment (100%) |
EMBA9 Macroeconomics |
Group assignment (25%), individual assignment (75%) |
EMBA10 Marketing management |
Group assignment (40%), 3-hour written examination (60%) |
EMBA20 Negotiation skills |
Attendance only |
EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
None
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that in the Michaelmas Term 2017 the subjects for examination for the Master of Finance Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
MFIN29 Introduction to derivatives |
2-hour class test (100%) |
MFIN10 Economic foundations of finance |
1.5-hour written examination (100%) |
MFIN9 Principles of finance |
2.5-hour written examination (100%) |
MFIN7 Financial reporting and analysis |
1-hour initial class test (35%), group case study write-up of 2,500 words maximum (40%), group in-class case study presentation (25%) |
MFIN6 Financial institutions and markets |
1.5-hour written examination (100%) |
MFIN5 Management lecture series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN22 Management practice |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN23 City speaker series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN39 Fundamentals of credit |
2-hour in-class test (60%), coursework – individual assignment (10%) and case study (30%) |
MFIN3 Econometrics |
2-hour mid-term test (40%), 2-hour final test (60%) |
MFIN24 Equity research project |
Group project, assessed by group presentation (50%) and report of no more than 2,500 words (50%) |
MFIN5 Management lecture series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN22 Management practice |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN23 City speaker series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN26 Group consulting project |
Group project, assessed by 1-hour group presentation (100%) |
MFIN5 Management lecture series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
MFIN23 City speaker series |
Seminar, assessed by attendance |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that, in the academical year 2017–18, the mandatory and optional modules available for study for the examination in Advanced Chemical Engineering for the degree of Master of Philosophy, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
Mandatory modules |
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Name |
Mode of assessment1 |
DA |
Data analysis |
Coursework |
NM |
Numerical methods in chemical engineering |
Coursework |
Optional modules |
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Ref |
Name |
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B1 |
Advanced transport processes |
Examination |
B3 |
Pharmaceutical engineering |
Examination |
B4 |
Rheology and processing |
Examination |
B5 |
Computational fluid dynamics |
Coursework |
B6 |
Fluid mechanics and the environment |
Examination |
B7 |
Interface engineering |
Examination and coursework |
C1 |
Optical microscopy |
Examination |
C2 |
Optimization |
Examination |
C3 |
Healthcare biotechnology |
Coursework |
C4 |
Entrepreneurship3 |
Coursework |
C7 |
Bionanotechnology |
Examination and coursework |
C8 |
Biophysics |
Examination |
4D14 |
Contaminated land and waste containment |
Examination and coursework |
4E1 |
Innovation and strategic management of intellectual property3 |
Coursework |
4E3 |
Business innovation in a digital age |
Coursework |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E5 |
International business |
Coursework |
4E11 |
Strategic management |
Coursework |
4G2 |
Biosensors |
Coursework |
4G4 |
Biomimetics |
Coursework |
4I7 |
Electricity and environment |
Coursework |
4M14 |
Sustainable development |
Coursework |
4M16 |
Nuclear power engineering |
Examination |
4M18 |
Present and future energy systems |
Examination |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering reserves the right to add to this list during the Michaelmas Term 2017.
1Any written coursework item has a limit of 10,000 words. Any in-class tests will be of no more than 90 minutes’ duration (excluding designated reading time).
2All written examinations are of 90 minutes’ duration (excluding designated reading time).
3To be confirmed.