Form and conduct of examinations, 2018–19

Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2018–19, by comparison with those examinations in 2017–18, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.

Examination in Conservation Leadership for the M.Phil. Degree, 2018–19

The Degree Committee of Earth Sciences and Geography gives notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2018–19, there will be the following changes to the form and conduct of the examination in Conservation Leadership for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

Modules for examination will be divided into two components instead of three, as follows:

Component 1
CL1	Conservation problems and practice	Coursework (10%)
CL2	Conservation enterprise	Essay: 4,000 words max. (10%)
CL3	Conservation management	Exercise: 4,000 words max. (10%)
CL4	Communicating conservation	Exercise: 4,000 words max. (10%)
CL5	Conservation governance	Essay: 4,000 words max. (10%)
Component 2
CL6	Innovation for conservation leadership	Coursework (10%)
	Placement report	Report (35%) and oral assessment (5%)

Candidates must achieve a total score of at least 60% and are expected to pass both components by achieving a score of at least 60% of the marks allocated to the component. In the event that a candidate scores a marginal fail in one component of the examination, this may be compensated by an overall average of 60% or more.