Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Examination in Bioscience Enterprise for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 788), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendment has been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Bioscience Enterprise for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

The module ‘Management of technology and innovation’ has been replaced with the module ‘Management and entrepreneurship’. The references and mode of assessment remain the same.

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Energy Technologies for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 789), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Energy Technologies for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

In addition to those previously notified, the following modules will now be offered as Electives in the academical year 2017–18:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
4A15	Aeroacoustics	Examination
4C7	Random and non-linear vibrations	Coursework and examination
4M12	Partial differential equations and variational methods	Examination

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Engineering for Sustainable Development for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 790), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Engineering for Sustainable Development for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

The module ‘Management of technology and innovation’ (Reference: MOT&I) has been replaced with the module ‘Management and entrepreneurship’ (Reference: MAE).

In addition to those previously notified, the following module will now be offered as an Elective in the academical year 2017–18, with the teaching taking place in the Michaelmas Term:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
EP08	Comparative environmental politics and policy	Coursework

In addition to those previously notified, the following modules will now be offered as Electives in the academical year 2017–18, with the teaching taking place in the Lent Term:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
4D4	Construction engineering	Coursework
EP06	Energy and climate change	Examination [two hours]

The following modules will no longer be offered:

Reference	Name
4D16	Construction engineering
TPE5	Policy, design, and evaluation
EP10	Climate change policy and land development

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 791), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

The list of projects is now as follows:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
PR1	Industrial project 1	Coursework
PR2	Industrial project 2	Coursework
PR3	Enterprise project	Coursework
PR4	Industrial project 3	Coursework
PR5	Combined essay	Coursework

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Nuclear Energy for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 793), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Nuclear Energy for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

In addition to those previously notified, the following modules will now be offered as Electives in the academical year 2017–18:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
4I7	Electricity and environment	Coursework
4M18	Present and future energy systems	Examination
TP5	Policy design and evaluation	Coursework
TPE20	Management of the innovation process	Coursework
TPE21	Entrepreneurial science and innovation policy	Coursework
TPE23	Negotiation skills	Coursework
TPE24	Platform strategy	Coursework
TPE25	Strategic valuation uncertainty and real options in system design	Coursework
ESD150	Driving change towards sustainability	Coursework
B6	Fluid mechanics and the environment	Examination

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment for the M.Res. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 794), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment for the degree of Master of Research.

In addition to those previously notified, the following modules will now be offered as Electives in the academical year 2017–18:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
4D6	Dynamics in civil engineering	Coursework and examination
4M20	Robotics	Coursework
5R7	Advanced numerical methods in geomechanics	Coursework

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems for the M.Res. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 796), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems for the degree of Master of Research.

The subsection ‘Biophysics’ has been replaced with ‘Fundamentals’ and now comprises the following modules, all of which were announced in the previous notice:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
UCLAPD	Advanced photonic systems	Examination
4G2	Biosensors	Coursework
UCLBTC	Broadband technologies and components	Examination
4B11	Photonic systems	Examination
UCLPON	Physics and optics of nanostructures	Coursework and examination

The subsection ‘Photonic systems’ has been replaced with ‘Systems’ and now comprises the modules below (all of which were announced previously). Modules marked with an asterisk (*) are now only available under this subsection and are no longer available as Electives.

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
4B23*	Optical fibre communication	Coursework and examination
UCLOTN*	Optical transmission networks	Examination
UCLPSS	Photonic sub-systems	Examination
4B24*	Radio frequency systems	Coursework and examination

The composition of the ‘Business’ subsection remains unchanged, but is now called ‘Business skills’.

The module ‘Software for network devices’ (UCLSNS) is now titled ‘Software for network services and design’ (the module references remain unchanged).

The module ‘RF circuits and sub-systems’ (UCLRCS) is now titled ‘RF circuits and devices’ (UCLRCD).

The following modules will not be available for examination in 2017–18:

Reference	Name
4B5	Nanotechnology
4F2	Robust and nonlinear systems and control
4F5	Advanced communications and coding
4F7	Digital filters and spectrum estimation
UCLPON	Physics and optics of nano-structure

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes.

Examination in Sensor Technologies and Applications for the M.Res. Degree, 2017–18

Further to the Notice published on 26 July 2017 (Reporter, 6475, 2016–17, p. 797), the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the following amendments have been made to the modules offered in 2017–18 for the examination in Sensor Technologies and Applications for the degree of Master of Research.

In addition to those previously notified, the following modules will now be offered as Electives in the academical year 2017–18:

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
BIOPR	Biological physics (principles)	Examination
BIOTE	Biological physics (techniques)	Examination
4B25	Embedded systems for the Internet of Things	Coursework
4F12	Computer vision	Examination
4F13	Probabilistic machine learning	Coursework
4I8	Medical physics	Examination

The above modules supersede the module ‘Biological Physics’ (2/BIO), which will therefore not be available for examination.

The Degree Committee confirms that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by these changes