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No 6516

Wednesday 25 July 2018

Vol cxlviii No 40

pp. 837–885

Regulations for examinations

History and Modern Languages Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 343)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Boards of History and Modern and Medieval Languages and the Committee of Management for the History and Modern Languages Tripos, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Tripos so as to clarify rules around the submission of dissertations and Year Abroad projects, and to amend the list of available papers, as follows:

Part II

Regulation 19 (Dissertations).

By inserting a new Regulation 19(e) as follows, clarifying the expectation that dissertations shall be written in English unless the Faculty Board approves that it may be written in a language studied in Part Ia or Part Ib of the Tripos, and re-numbering the existing Regulation 19(e) as Regulation 19(f).

(e)   A dissertation shall either

(i)be written in English, except that quotations from primary sources must be in the language of the original; or

(ii)if the Faculty Board so agrees, be written in a language in which a candidate has been examined in Parts Ia or Ib of the History and Modern Languages Tripos.

Regulation 20 (Year Abroad).

By amending Regulation 20(c), to include the option for the Faculty Board to approve a Year Abroad Project to be written in a language studied in Part Ia or Part Ib of the Tripos so as to read:

(c)   A Year Abroad Project shall either

(i)be written in English, except that quotations from primary sources must be in the language of the original or

(ii)if the Faculty Board so agrees, be written in a language in which a candidate has been examined in Parts Ia or Ib of the History and Modern Languages Tripos.

By amending Regulation 20(d) to include the option for the Year Abroad Project to be submitted as a translation project so as to read:

(d)   A year abroad project may take two forms. If in the form of a dissertation, it shall normally be of not more than 8,000 words in length. If in the form of a translation project, it shall normally be of not more than 7,000 words in length.

By amending Regulation 20(h) so as to replace ‘Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office’ with ‘Secretary of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages’, and to replace ‘Committee of Management’ with ‘Faculty Board’ so as to read:

(h)   No student shall be a candidate for Part II unless evidence has been produced to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages that during the academical year next before the year of the examination he or she has spent a period studying abroad under conditions approved by the Faculty Board in a country or countries relevant to the papers to be offered in examination. Such evidence will normally consist of a certificate from a university or employer confirming dates of attendance. Every student shall submit a report on their year abroad in the manner prescribed by the Faculty Board. Students shall keep the Secretary of the Faculty Board informed of their address abroad at all times.

By amending Regulation 20(i) to clarify the approval process for study abroad plans, and to replace ‘the candidate’s Director of Studies’ with ‘Year Abroad Office’ and existing references to the ‘Year Abroad Office’ with ‘Secretary of the Faculty Board’ so as to read:

(i)   A candidate proposing to study abroad shall apply to the Faculty Board for the approval of her or his plans, using a form issued by the Year Abroad Office. The application shall be submitted through the Year Abroad Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board so as to arrive not later than the seventh Friday of the Full Lent Term in the academical year next preceding that which the candidate proposes to spend abroad, and shall indicate the country or countries that the student intends to visit and the way in which he or she will be occupied while abroad. If a student subsequently changes her or his plans, he or she must inform the Secretary of the Faculty Board and seek permission afresh.

SCHEDULE A

By adding a new area of study ‘Comparative Studies’ and amending the list of papers available as follows:

French

By adding the dagger symbol permitting the following papers to be assessed by Long Essay under Regulation 16:

Fr.3 Love, violence, and power in France, 1100–1500 (also serves as Paper 12 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos)

Fr.4 Rethinking the human: French literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1700

Fr.5 Revolutions in writing, 1700–1900

Fr.6 Innovation and upheaval: deformation and reformulation in the 20th and 21st centuries

German

By adding the dagger symbol permitting the following papers to be assessed by Long Essay under Regulation 16:

Ge.2 German history and thought since 1750

Ge.5 Modern German culture I, 1750 to 1914

Ge.6 Modern German culture, II

Italian

By removing the dagger permitting the following paper to be assessed by Long Essay under Regulation 16:

It.5 Italian identities: place, language, and culture

Spanish

By adding a footnote so as to suspend the following paper indefinitely:

Sp. 2 Introduction to Hispanic texts

Slavonic Studies

By adding a footnote so as to suspend the following papers indefinitely:

Sl.3 Early modern Russia: literature, history, and visual culture from 1300 to 1725

Sl.11 Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 1917

Sl.12 Socialist Russia 1917–1991

By removing the following papers from the list of options:

Sl.9 Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine

Sl.13 Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland

By adding the dagger symbol to permit the following paper to be examined by Long Essay under Regulation 16:

Sl.14 Russian culture from 1905 to the death of Stalin

By adding the following:

Comparative Studies

CS.1 The Romance languages

SCHEDULE B

By including the following papers in the list of options:

Du.5 Introduction to the language and literature of the Low Countries (Part Ib)

Gr.3 Introduction to Greek language and culture (Part Ib and Part II)

Gr.6A Myth matters: receptions of mythology in Modern Greek literature and culture (ab initio) (Part II)

Gr.6I Myth matters: receptions of mythology in Modern Greek literature and culture (intermediate) (Part II)

Pg.3 Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world(Part Ib and Part II)

Sp.6 Introduction to Catalan language and culture (Part Ib)

SCHEDULE C

By adding a new area of study ‘Comparative Studies’, amending the title of one paper, and amending the list of options as follows:

Spanish

By including the following paper in the list of options:

Sp.10 The culture and language of contemporary Catalonia

And by changing the title of Paper Sp.14 from ‘Spanish literature, life, and history before 1492’, to ‘Frontiers: medieval Spanish literature and culture’.

Slavonic Studies

By adding a footnote so as to suspend the following papers indefinitely:

Sl.3 Early modern Russia: literature, history, and visual culture from 1300 to 1725

Sl.11 Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 1917

Sl.12 Socialist Russia 1917–1991

By removing the following papers from the list of options:

Sl.9 Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine

Sl.13 Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland

By adding the following:

Comparative Studies

CS.1 The Romance languages

CS.3 The Slavonic languages

CS.5 The body

CS.6 European film

The Committee is satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination in 2018–19 will be affected.

Master of Philosophy by Advanced Study;
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 506 and p. 475)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board regrets that some changes to the regulations for the above degrees were omitted in error from the Joint Report of the Council and the General Board on the governance of examinations and assessment (Reporter, 6509, 2017–18, p. 672), as approved by Grace 3 of 27 June 2018 (see also Graces 4–6, p. 867).

Master of Philosophy by Advanced Study

Regulation 2.

By replacing a reference to the Board of Examinations with a reference to the General Board.

Regulation 11.

By replacing a reference to the Board of Examinations with a reference to the Board of Graduate Studies.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Regulation 15.

By replacing a reference to the Board of Examinations with a reference to the Registrary.

Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English
(Engineering or Business Management)

With effect from 1 October 2019

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Engineering, the Faculty Board of the Cambridge Judge Business School, and the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education, has approved the establishment of a new examination in Research Theory and Practice in English (Engineering or Business Management) as a subject for the Advanced Diploma with effect from 1 October 2019. Regulations for the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English (Engineering or Business Management) have been approved as follows:

Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English
(Engineering or Business Management)

1. The Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English (with a specialization in Engineering or Business Management) shall be awarded to a member of the University, qualified under Regulation 2, who has diligently attended the course of instruction prescribed by the Faculty Board of Engineering or Business and Management, which shall extend over one academical year, and who has satisfied the Examiners in the examination for the Diploma as defined in the following regulations; provided that he or she has kept three terms. For the purpose of this regulation graduates of the University may count previous residence in statu pupillari.

2. A candidate for the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English (with a specialization in Engineering or Business Management) must be recommended by the Institute of Continuing Education’s Academic Policy and Operations Committee and formally approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering or the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management, as appropriate. Each candidate shall pursue in the University a course of study extending over one academical year. The Course Director of the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English (with a specialization in Engineering or Business Management) will supervise the candidate and shall comply with any special conditions that the relevant Degree Committee may prescribe. No one shall be a candidate in the same year both for the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English (with a specialization in Engineering or Business Management) and for another Diploma or for any Honours Examination.

3. The scheme of examination for the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English (Engineering or Business Management) shall be as follows:

Part 1

One essay of between 3,000 and 4,000 words in length, and either one essay of between 3,000 and 4,000 words in length or one mini-project of between 3,000 and 4,000 words in length, each on a topic approved by the Course Director and in compliance with any special conditions prescribed by the relevant Degree Committee.

Part 2

A dissertation of between 10,000 and 12,000 words in length, including footnotes, but excluding reference list and appendices, reporting the findings of an independent research project on a topic approved by the Course Director and in compliance with any special conditions prescribed by the relevant Degree Committee.

4. The appropriate Degree Committee (either Engineering or Business and Management) shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem sufficient; they shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to the Examiners.

5. All examined work shall be assessed by at least one academic in the general field of knowledge in which it falls, either Engineering or Business Management, and for English language and academic literacy skills by one academic in that field of expertise.

6. A candidate who has satisfied the Examiners in both Parts of the examination shall be entitled to an Advanced Diploma.

7. In the list of successful candidates special excellence in the examination shall be recognized by the award of a mark of distinction.

8. The Advanced Diploma shall be in the following form:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT                            having satisfied the preliminary conditions and having been admitted to the examination appointed by the University of Cambridge has been approved                1 by the Examiners and has been awarded the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English, with a specialization in Engineering.

Or

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT                            having satisfied the preliminary conditions and having been admitted to the examination appointed by the University of Cambridge has been approved                1 by the Examiners and has been awarded the Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in English, with a specialization in Business Management.

9. While studying in the University for the Diploma a candidate shall pay the appropriate University Composition Fee for each term of such study.

10. A student who has taken the examination for the Advanced Diploma shall not be entitled to count the period or any part of the period during which he or she has been a candidate for the Advanced Diploma towards a course of research for the degree of Ph.D., M.Sc., M.Litt., M.Phil., M.B.A., M.Acc., M.St., Postgraduate Diploma, or Postgraduate Certificate.

Footnotes

  • 1Insert With Distinction if the candidate has been awarded a mark of distinction.


Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 591)

With effect from 1 September 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education and the Faculty Board of Education, has approved the addition of the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing to the Schedule to the regulations for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University, as shown below:

Certificates

Institute of Continuing Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing1

Footnotes

  • 1This Postgraduate Certificate will run in 2018–19 and 2019–20 initially.


Language Centre CULP Awards

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 660)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities, has approved the delivery of two new language courses in Turkish. The schedule of subjects approved for certificates of proficiency awarded by the Language Centre will be amended to include the following subjects:

Turkish Basic 1

Turkish Basic 2