The Faculty Board of History gives notice that the options for Paper 1 of Part I of the Historical Tripos, 2020 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 338) will be as follows:
i |
Money and society from late antiquity to the financial revolution |
ii |
Royal and princely courts: ancient, medieval, and early modern |
iii |
Religious conversion and colonialism |
iv |
Remaking the modern body, 1543–1939 |
v |
The Bandung moment: revolution and anti-imperialism in the twentieth century |
vi |
Comparative histories of race, class, and culture: Southern Africa, 1850–2013 |
vii |
Performance and power in ancient and medieval cities |
viii |
Sacred histories |
ix |
The history of collecting |
x |
Wealth and poverty in West Africa, from the slave trades to the present |
xi |
Utopian writing 1516–1789 |
xii |
Fighting for Algeria, fighting for France, 1945–1962 (French sources) |
xiii |
Imagining Ancient Rome in film, television, and popular culture |
xiv |
Film and history, 1929–1945 |
xv |
World environmental history |
The Faculty Board of History gives notice that the Special Subjects for Papers 2 and 3 of Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2020 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 340) will be as follows:
Roman religion: identity and empire [associated with C2 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
(A) |
The ‘Angevin Empire’, 1150s–1230s |
(B) |
Uses of the visual in early modern Germany, c.1450–1550 |
(D) |
The well-protected domains: a spatial history of the Ottoman empire, 1300–1800 |
(E) |
The culture of the miraculous in Renaissance Italy |
(G) |
Food and drink in Britain and the wider world, c.1550–1800 |
(H) |
The 1848 Revolutions |
(I) |
The British and the Ottoman Middle East, 1798–1850 |
(J) |
Fin de siècle Russia, 1891–1917 |
(K) |
The transformation of everyday life in Britain, 1945–1990 |
(L) |
Empires and the American imagination, c.1763–c.1900 |
(M) |
Central European cities: Budapest, Prague, Vienna, 1450–1914 |
(N) |
Missionary science, ethnic formation, and the religious encounter in Belgian Congo |
(O) |
The Kantian Revolution |
(P) |
Indian democracy: ideas in action, c.1947–2007 |
(Q) |
The subjects for the variable papers in Section D of Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2020 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 340) will be:
7 |
Transformation of the Roman world [Paper C4 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
8 |
The Near East in the age of Justinian and Muhammad, ad527–700 |
10 |
Living in Athens [Paper C1 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
11 |
Early medicine [Paper BBS113 of NST Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences] |
12 |
The middle ages on film: medieval violence and modern identities |
13 |
Man, nature, and the supernatural, c.1000–c.1600 |
14 |
Material culture in the early modern world |
15 |
Print and society in early modern England |
16 |
Overseas expansion and British identities, 1585–1714 |
17 |
The politics of knowledge from the late Renaissance to the early Enlightenment |
18 |
Japanese history [Paper J6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos] |
21 |
Borderlands: life on the Habsburg-Ottoman frontier, 1521–1881 |
22 |
Stalinism and Soviet life |
23 |
The long road to modernization: Spain since 1808 |
26 |
Consumption and consumer culture in the United States |
28 |
The history of the Indian sub-continent from the late eighteenth century to the present day |
29 |
The history of Africa from 1800 to the present day |
30 |
‘Islands and beaches’: the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the long nineteenth century |
Candidates for Part II in 2020, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper falling mainly in the period before 1750, may meet the requirement to take a pre-1750 paper in Part II by offering one of the Special Subjects A, B, D, E, G, or H or by offering one of the Papers 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 21 or a dissertation, provided that its subject falls mainly in the period before 1750.
Candidates for Part II in 2018, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper in European History, may meet the requirement to take a European History paper in Part II by offering one of the following papers: 7, 8, 14, 21, 22, and 23.
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science gives notice of the following papers which are offered, and those which are not offered, for Part II of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos in the academical year 2018–19.
ARC6. |
Archaeological theory and practice I (Paper A10 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC8. |
Archaeological science I (Paper A21 of the Archaeological Tripos) |
ARC9. |
Archaeological science II |
ARC10. |
Palaeolithic archaeology (Paper A22 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC11. |
Special topics in palaeolithic archaeology and human evolution |
ARC12. |
European prehistory (Paper A23 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC14. |
Aegean prehistory (Paper D1 of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC15. |
Beyond classical art (Paper D2 from Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC17. |
Roman cities: network of empire (Paper D4 from Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC18. |
Settlement and society in Ancient Egypt (Paper A27 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC20. |
The archaeology of religion in Ancient Egypt (Paper A29 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC22. |
Mesopotamian archaeology I: prehistory and early states (Paper A25 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC25. |
Mesopotamian culture II: religion and scholarship (Paper M3 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC26. |
The medieval globe (Paper A24 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC27. |
The medieval globe (Paper A24 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC29. |
Ancient India I: the Indus civilization and beyond (Paper A31 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC32. |
The archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America (Paper A34 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC33. |
The archaeology of Africa (Paper A35 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC34. |
Akkadian language II (Paper M4 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC35. |
Akkadian language III |
ARC37. |
Middle Egyptian text (Paper E2 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC38. |
Old and Late Egyptian texts (Paper E3 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
The following Archaeology papers are not offered in 2018–19:
ARC7. |
Archaeological theory and practice II (Paper A12 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC13. |
Special topics in European prehistory |
ARC16. |
The poetics of classical art (Paper D3 of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC19. |
Ancient Egypt in context: an archaeology of foreign relations / Historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt II (Paper A28 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC21. |
The archaeology of death and burial in Ancient Egypt / Historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt II (Paper A30 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC23. |
Mesopotamian archaeology II: territorial states to empires (Paper A26 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC24. |
Mesopotamian culture II: literature (Paper M2 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC28. |
The archaeology of medieval Britain (also serves as Paper 11 of Part II of the History Tripos) |
ARC30. |
Ancient India II: early historic cities of South Asia (Paper A32 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC31. |
Ancient South America |
ARC36. |
Sumerian language (Paper M6 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC39. |
Mesopotamian history I: states and structures (Paper M7 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC40. |
Mesopotamian history II: empires and systems (Paper M8 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN2. |
Human ecology and behaviour (Paper B2 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN3. |
Human evolution (Paper B3 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN4. |
From data to interpretation (Paper B5 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN5. |
A subject in biological anthropology I: Major topics in human evolutionary studies |
BAN6. |
A subject in biological anthropology II: Evolution within our species |
BAN7. |
A subject in biological anthropology III: Human culture and behaviour |
BAN8. |
A subject in biological anthropology IV: Health and disease in anthropological perspective |
BAN9. |
A subject in biological anthropology V: Special topics in palaeolithic archaeology and human evolution |
POL3. |
International organization |
POL4. |
Comparative politics |
POL5. |
Conceptual issues in politics and international relations |
POL6. |
Statistics and methods in politics and international relations |
POL7. |
The history of political thought to 1700 |
POL8. |
The history of political thought from 1700–1890 |
POL9. |
Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international relations |
POL10. |
The history of political thought from 1700–1890 |
POL11. |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since 1890 |
POL12. |
The politics of the Middle East |
POL13. |
The politics of Europe |
POL14. |
US foreign policy |
POL15. |
The politics of Africa |
POL16. |
Law of peace: the law of emerging international constitutional order |
POL17. |
The politics of Southeast Asia |
POL18. |
Politics and gender |
POL19. |
The politics of the international economy |
POL20. |
The politics of the future, 1880–2080 |
POL21. |
China in the international order |
SOC2. |
Social theory |
SOC3. |
Modern societies II |
SOC4. |
Concepts and arguments in sociology |
SOC5. |
Statistics and methods (also serves as CRIM2 in Part IIa of the HSPS Tripos) |
CRIM1. |
Foundations in criminology and criminal justice |
CRIM3. |
Two long essays on a criminology topic |
SOC6. |
A subject in sociology I: Advanced social theory |
SOC7. |
A subject in sociology II: Media, culture, and society |
SOC8. |
A subject in sociology III: Religion and contentious mobilization |
SOC9. |
A subject in sociology IV: Global capitalism |
SOC10. |
A subject in sociology V: Gender |
SOC11. |
A subject in sociology VI: Racism, race, and ethnicity |
SOC12. |
A subject in sociology VII: Social problems in modern Britain |
SOC13. |
A subject in sociology VIII: Health, medicine, and society |
SOC14. |
The sociology of education (Paper 3 of Part II of the Education Tripos) |
SOC15. |
Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos) |
SAN2. |
The foundations of social life |
SAN3. |
Anthropological theory and methods |
SAN4. |
The anthropology of an ethnographic area (a) Africa (b) Latin America (c) Middle East (d) South Asia |
SAN5. |
Ethical life and the anthropology of the subject |
SAN6. |
Power, economy, and social transformation |
SAN11. |
A subject in social anthropology V: Anthropology of media and visual culture |
SAN12. |
A subject in social anthropology VI: Anthropology of cities and space |
SAN13. |
A subject in social anthropology VII: Gender, kinship, and care |
The following Social Anthropology courses are not available in 2018–19:
SAN7. |
A subject in Social Anthropology I |
SAN8. |
A subject in Social Anthropology II |
SAN9. |
A subject in Social Anthropology III |
SAN10. |
A subject in Social Anthropology IV |
SAN14. |
A subject in Social Anthropology VIII |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Bioscience Enterprise for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 515) in the academical year 2018–19 and the form of examination of each module will be as follows:
ST1 |
Treating disease |
Coursework |
ST2 |
Drug discovery I |
Coursework |
ST3 |
Drug discovery II |
Coursework |
ST4 |
Diagnostics and devices |
Coursework |
ST5 |
Agbiotech |
Coursework |
B1, B2, B3 |
Management of technology and innovation |
Coursework |
B4 |
Healthcare economics |
Coursework |
B5 |
Law and intellectual property |
Coursework |
T1 |
Company analysis I: partnerships and alliances |
Coursework |
T2 |
Company analysis II: finance and valuation |
Coursework |
T3 |
Building a bioscience enterprise I |
Coursework |
T4 |
Building a bioscience enterprise II |
Coursework |
Several principal individual assessments cover material from multiple modules, and include written papers on selected topics in science and technology in business (each of 4,000 words maximum) and a business plan submission. These assessments are:
STB1 |
Science and technology in business, paper I |
STB2 |
Science and technology in business, paper II |
T5 |
Business plan |
Coursework includes individual and/or group activities, to address one or a selected combination of report, critical appraisal, extended paper, or audio-visual presentation and may include engagement in approved extracurricular activities.
All candidates are required to complete a dissertation of up to 10,000 words (Reference: E1) on a topic approved by the Degree Committee, and will give a presentation on the project work at a symposium (Reference: E2). A mark will also be given for ‘Extramural participation and entrepreneurship’ (Reference: T6), based on continuous assessment of factors such as students’ displayed leadership qualities, publications, participation in business plan competitions, etc.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Biotechnology for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 515) in the academical year 2018–19 and the form of examination of each module will be as follows:
PBT |
Principles of biotechnology (double module) |
Coursework |
B3 |
Pharmaceutical engineering |
Examination |
C1 |
Optical microscopy |
Examination |
C3 |
Healthcare biotechnology |
Examination |
C7 |
Bionanotechnology |
Examination |
C8 |
Biophysics (techniques) |
Examination |
4G1 |
Mathematical biology of the cell |
Coursework |
4G2 |
Biosensors |
Coursework |
4G3 |
Computational neuroscience |
Coursework |
4G4 |
Biomimetics |
Coursework |
4G6 |
Cellular and molecular biomechanics |
Examination |
MAM2 |
Systems biology |
Examination |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E5 |
International business |
Coursework |
4I8 |
Medical physics |
Examination |
All candidates are required to complete an individual project report of up to 7,000 words (reference: RP1) and contribute to a team project report of up to 7,000 words (reference: GP1).
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Energy Technologies for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 523) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
ETA1 |
Energy topics |
Coursework |
ETA2 |
Revision of fundamentals |
Coursework |
ETB1 |
Clean fossil fuels |
Coursework |
ETB2 |
Renewables 1: wind, wave, tidal, and hydro |
Coursework |
ETB3 |
Renewables 2: solar and biofuels |
Coursework |
ETB4 |
Energy systems and efficiency |
Coursework |
4A2 |
Computational fluid dynamics |
Coursework |
4A3 |
Turbomachinery I |
Coursework and examination |
4A7 |
Aerodynamics |
Coursework |
4A9 |
Molecular thermodynamics |
Examination |
4A10 |
Flow instability |
Examination |
4A12 |
Turbulence and vortex dynamics |
Examination |
4A13 |
Combustion and IC engines |
Examination |
4A15 |
Aeroacoustics |
Examination |
4B19 |
Renewable electrical power |
Examination |
4C7 |
Random and non-linear vibrations |
Coursework and examination |
4D13 |
Architectural engineering |
Coursework |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E11 |
Strategic management |
Coursework |
4I10 |
Nuclear reactor engineering |
Examination |
4I11 |
Advanced fission and fusion systems |
Examination |
4M12 |
Partial differential equations and variational methods |
Examination |
4M16 |
Nuclear power engineering |
Examination |
4M18 |
Present and future energy systems |
Examination |
4M19 |
Advanced building physics |
Coursework |
4M20 |
Robotics |
Coursework |
5R10 |
Turbulent reacting flows |
Coursework |
5R18 |
Environmental fluid mechanics and air pollution |
Coursework |
B2 |
Catalysis |
Examination |
B3 |
Electrochemical engineering |
Examination |
B7 |
Particle technology |
Examination |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Engineering for Sustainable Development for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 524) in the academical year 2018–19 and the form of examination of each module will be as follows:
ESD200 |
Sustainability methods and metrics |
Coursework |
ESD150 |
Organizational change, values, and negotiation |
Coursework |
ESDCCP |
Client consultancy project |
Coursework |
ESD360 |
Resilience and hazard mitigation in future cities |
Coursework |
ESD560 |
Innovations in sustainable manufacturing |
Coursework |
ESD450 |
Policy, legislation, and government |
Coursework |
ESD650 |
International development |
Coursework |
4B19 |
Renewable electrical power |
Examination2 |
4D13 |
Architectural engineering |
Coursework |
4D16* |
Construction engineering |
Examination2 |
4E4* |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E6* |
Accounting and finance |
Coursework |
4M18 |
Present and future energy systems |
Examination2 |
4M19 |
Advanced building physics |
Coursework |
4M22 |
Climate change mitigation |
Coursework |
TP1 |
Technology policy: concepts and frameworks |
Coursework |
TPE23 |
Negotiation skills |
Coursework |
TPE254 |
Strategic valuation uncertainty and real options in system design |
Coursework |
EP024 |
Fundamentals of environmental economics |
Coursework |
EP08 |
Comparative environmental politics and policy |
Coursework |
ESD-A2 |
Sustainable architecture and urban design |
Coursework |
Infrastructure design of poor settlements in developing countries |
Coursework |
|
4D14 |
Contaminated land and waste containment |
Coursework and examination |
4E5* |
International business |
Coursework |
4E11* |
Strategic management |
Coursework |
4G4 |
Biomimetics |
Coursework |
4I7/TEP22 |
Electricity and environment |
Coursework |
5R18 |
Environmental fluid mechanics |
Coursework |
ETB25 |
Renewable energy: wind, wave, tidal, and hydro |
Coursework |
Renewable energy: solar and biomass |
Coursework |
|
ETB45 |
Energy systems and efficiency |
Coursework |
TP4* |
Business, government, and technology in emerging markets |
Coursework |
TPE5 |
Policy, design, and evaluation |
Examination (two hours) |
TPE20* |
Management of the innovation process |
Coursework |
EP064 |
Energy and climate change |
Examination2 |
All candidates are required to submit a dissertation of up to 15,000 words on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
1Two modules can be selected from the outer core as elective modules.
2All written examinations are of one and a half hours’ duration unless otherwise specified.
3Subject to numbers.
4A cap will be placed of approximately five ESD students per module.
5Provisional, and to be confirmed.
6Lectures in both Michaelmas and Lent Terms (classed as a Lent module).
7Limited places available.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 530) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
ISMM1 |
Manufacturing processes |
Coursework |
ISMM2 |
Operations and supply chain management |
Coursework |
ISMM3 |
Data and modelling |
Coursework |
ISMM4 |
Marketing and new business development |
Coursework |
ISMM5 |
Research methods |
|
4E1 |
Innovation and strategic management of intellectual property |
Coursework |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E5 |
International business |
Coursework |
PR1 |
Industrial project 1 |
Coursework |
PR2 |
Industrial project 2 |
Coursework |
PR3 |
Entrepreneurship project |
Coursework |
PR4 |
Industrial project 3 |
Coursework |
PR5 |
Combined essay |
Coursework |
All candidates must submit a thesis of not more than 15,000 words on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Machine Learning and Machine Intelligence for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 533) in the academical year 2018–19 and the form of examination of each module will be as follows:
MLMI1 |
Introduction to machine learning and spoken language processing |
Coursework and examination |
MLMI2 |
Speech recognition |
Coursework |
MLMI4 |
Advanced machine learning |
Coursework |
MLMI5 |
Speech and language processing applications (half) |
Coursework |
MLMI7 |
Reinforcement learning and decision making (half) |
Coursework |
MLMI8 |
Statistical machine translation (half) |
Coursework |
MLMI9 |
Statistical spoken dialogue systems (half) |
Coursework |
MLMI10 |
Statistical speech synthesis (half) |
Coursework |
MLMI12 |
Computer vision (optional) |
Coursework |
MLMI13 |
Natural language processing (optional) |
Coursework |
4F10 |
Deep learning and structured data |
Examination |
4F13 |
Probabilistic machine learning (double) |
Coursework |
4F1 |
Control system design |
Coursework and examination |
4F2 |
Robust and nonlinear systems and control |
Examination |
4F3 |
An optimization based approach to control |
Examination |
4F5 |
Advanced communications and coding |
Examination |
4F7 |
Digital filters and spectrum estimation |
Examination |
4F8 |
Image processing and image coding |
Examination |
4F14 |
Computer systems |
Coursework and examination |
4G3 |
Computational neuroscience |
Coursework |
4M17 |
Practical optimization |
Coursework |
4M20 |
Robotics |
Coursework |
L18 |
Automated reasoning |
Coursework |
L95 |
Introduction to natural language syntax and parsing |
Coursework |
R222 |
Advanced topics in natural language processing |
Coursework |
Note that some options are half modules, and that one is weighted as a double module. This is indicated above in the module names.
All candidates are required to submit a dissertation of up to 15,000 words on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Nuclear Energy for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 539) in the academical year 2018–19 and the form of examination of each module will be as follows:
NE1 |
Reactor physics |
Examination |
NE2 |
Reactor engineering and thermal-hydraulics (double) |
Coursework and examination |
NE5 |
Nuclear safety principles and practice (half) |
Coursework and examination |
NE6 |
Nuclear policy |
Coursework |
NE7 |
Nuclear practice (half) |
Coursework |
NE3 |
Materials for nuclear energy |
Examination |
NE4 |
Fuel cycle, waste, and decommissioning |
Examination |
NE8 |
Computational reactor modelling |
Coursework |
NE9 |
Advanced fission and fusion reactor systems |
Coursework |
4A2 |
Computational fluid dynamics |
Coursework |
4A3 |
Turbomachinery I |
Coursework and examination |
4B19 |
Renewable electrical power |
Examination |
4C4 |
Design methods |
Examination |
4C5 |
Design case studies |
Coursework |
4D7 |
Concrete structures |
Coursework and examination |
4D10 |
Structural steelwork |
Coursework and examination |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E5 |
International business |
Coursework |
4E6 |
Accounting and finance |
Coursework |
4E11 |
Strategic management |
Coursework |
4F1 |
Control system design |
Coursework and examination |
4F2 |
Robust and nonlinear systems and control |
Examination |
4F12 |
Computer vision |
Examination |
4I7 |
Electricity and environment |
Coursework |
4I8 |
Medical physics |
Examination |
4M15 |
Sustainable energy |
Coursework and examination |
4M17 |
Practical optimization |
Coursework |
4M18 |
Present and future energy systems |
Examination |
ESD560 |
Innovations in sustainable manufacturing |
Coursework |
B6 |
Fluid mechanics and the environment |
Examination |
TP1 |
Technology policy |
Coursework |
TP2 |
Economic foundations of technology policy |
Coursework |
TP4 |
Business, government, and technology in emerging markets |
Coursework |
TP5 |
Policy design and evaluation |
Coursework |
TPE6 |
Strategic valuation uncertainty and real options in system design |
Coursework |
TPE7 |
Political economy of technology policy |
Coursework |
TPE10 |
Management of the innovation process |
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 |
M3 |
Extraction and recycling |
Examination |
M15 |
Corrosion and protection |
Examination |
M16 |
Atomistic materials modelling |
Examination |
M21 |
Steels |
Examination |
PNP |
Particle and nuclear physics/comp physics |
Examination |
Note that some options are half-modules, and one is a double module. This is indicated above in the module names.
All candidates are required to submit a dissertation of up to 15,000 words on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment for the degree of Master of Research (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 550) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
CM1 |
Civil engineering theory |
Coursework |
CM2 |
Civil engineering research methods |
Coursework |
CM3 |
Multi-disciplinarity in civil engineering |
Coursework |
ETech |
Introduction to entrepeneurship |
Coursework |
4C6 |
Advanced linear vibrations |
Coursework and examination |
4C7 |
Random and non-linear vibrations |
Coursework and examination |
4C9 |
Continuum mechanics |
Examination |
4D4 |
Construction engineering |
Coursework |
4D5 |
Foundation engineering |
Coursework and examination |
4D6 |
Dynamics in civil engineering |
Coursework and examination |
4D7 |
Concrete structures |
Coursework and examination |
4D10 |
Structural steelwork |
Coursework and examination |
4D13 |
Architectural engineering |
Coursework |
4D15 |
Sustainable water engineering |
Coursework |
4D16 |
Construction engineering |
Examination |
4F8 |
Image processing and image coding |
Examination |
4F12 |
Computer vision |
Examination |
4G4 |
Biomimetics |
Coursework |
4M12 |
Partial differential equations and variational methods |
Examination |
4M16 |
Nuclear power engineering |
Examination |
4M17 |
Practical optimization |
Coursework |
4M18 |
Present and future energy systems |
Examination |
4M19 |
Advanced building physics |
Coursework |
4M20 |
Robotics |
Coursework |
4M22 |
Climate change mitigation |
Coursework |
5R5 |
Advanced experimental methods in geomechanics |
Coursework |
5R7 |
Advanced numerical methods in geomechanics |
Coursework |
5R13 |
Experimental methods in mechanics |
Coursework |
5R14 |
Nonlinear solid mechanics |
Coursework |
5R19 |
Earthquake engineering |
Coursework |
EP10 |
Climate change policy and land development |
Examination |
All candidates are required to complete a desktop study (DS), a mini-project (MP), a group project (GP), and an M.Res. dissertation of up to 12,000 words on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics for the degree of Master of Research (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 550) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
GTA1 |
Advanced gas turbine aerodynamics |
Examination |
GTA2 |
Turbomachinery aerodynamic design process |
Coursework |
GTA3 |
Experimental methods |
Coursework |
GTA4 |
Researcher skills |
Coursework |
4A2 |
Computational fluid dynamics |
Coursework |
4A3 |
Turbomachinery I |
Coursework and examination |
4A7 |
Aerodynamics |
Coursework |
4A9 |
Molecular thermodynamics |
Examination |
4A15 |
Aeroacoustics |
Examination |
4B19 |
Renewable electrical power |
Examination |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E6 |
Accounting and finance |
Coursework |
4F1 |
Control system design |
Coursework and examination |
4M17 |
Practical optimization |
Coursework |
4M18 |
Present and future energy systems |
Examination |
4I7 |
Electricity and environment |
Coursework |
All candidates are required to complete three mini-projects:
MP1 |
Combustion system aerodynamics |
MP2 |
Compressor performance |
MP3 |
Internal flows and combustor-turbine interaction |
All candidates are furthermore required to complete two industry courses:
IC1 |
Holistic gas turbine design |
IC2 |
Hands-on gas turbine training |
Finally, all candidates are required to complete a Ph.D. proposal dissertation of up to 12,000 words on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Graphene Technology for the degree of Master of Research (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
GRM1 |
Science of graphene, related layered materials, and hybrid systems |
Examination |
GRM2 |
Technology of graphene, related layered materials, and hybrid systems |
Examination |
GRM3 |
Flexible electronics |
Examination |
GRM4 |
Novel devices for high frequency, integrated (opto)electronics, and IoT |
Examination |
NT01 |
Characterization techniques |
Examination |
NT04 |
Nanofabrication techniques |
Examination |
All candidates are required to complete thirty research skills sessions (reference: RSS) and two mini-projects (reference: MP1 and MP2).
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Integrated Photonic and Electronic Systems for the degree of Master of Research (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
4B11 |
Photonic systems |
Examination |
4G2 |
Biosensors |
Coursework |
UCLAPD |
Advanced photonic devices |
Examination |
UCLPON |
Physics and optics of nano-structure |
Coursework and examination |
UCLBTC |
Broadband technologies and components |
Examination |
4B23 |
Optical fibre communication |
Coursework and examination |
4B24 |
Radio frequency systems |
Coursework and examination |
UCLOTN |
Optical transmission and networks |
Examination |
UCLPSS |
Photonic sub-systems |
Examination |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
4E11 |
Strategic management |
Coursework |
UCLTBE |
Telecommunication business environment |
Coursework |
4B6 |
Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors |
Examination |
4B13 |
Electronic sensors and instrumentation |
Examination |
4B21 |
Analogue integrated circuits |
Examination |
4B22 |
Flexible electronics |
Examination |
4B25 |
Embedded systems for the internet of things |
Coursework |
4F2 |
Robust and nonlinear systems and control |
Examination |
4F5 |
Advanced communications and coding |
Examination |
4F7 |
Digital filters and spectrum estimation |
Examination |
4F8 |
Image processing and image coding |
Examination |
4F12 |
Computer vision |
Examination |
P33 |
Building an internet router |
Coursework |
R02 |
Network architecture |
Coursework |
UCLSNS |
Software for network services and design |
Coursework |
UCLOTN |
Optical transmission and networks |
Examination |
UCLNH |
Nanotechnology and healthcare |
Examination |
UCLRCD |
RF circuits and devices |
Coursework and examination |
UCLBCL |
Broadband communications lab |
Coursework |
UCLEEM010 |
Analogue CMOS IC design and applications |
Coursework |
All modules beginning ‘UCL’ are provided and examined by University College, London.
All candidates are required to complete two project reports (references: MP1 and MP2).
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Sensor Technologies and Applications for the degree of Master of Research (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 553) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
STA1 |
Principles of sensing |
Coursework |
STA2 |
Guided sensor design project |
Coursework |
ETech |
Introduction to entrepreneurship |
Coursework |
BIOPR |
Biological physics (principles) |
Examination |
4B5 |
Nanotechnology |
Coursework and examination |
4B6 |
Solid state devices and chemical/biological sensors |
Examination |
4B11 |
Photonic systems |
Examination |
4B13 |
Electronic sensors and instrumentation |
Examination |
4B22 |
Flexible electronics |
Examination |
4B25 |
Embedded systems for the internet of things |
Coursework |
4C3 |
Electrical and nano materials |
Examination |
4C15 |
MEMS design |
Coursework and examination |
4E12 |
Project management |
Coursework |
4F8 |
Image processing and image coding |
Examination |
4F12 |
Computer vision |
Examination |
4F13 |
Probabilistic machine learning |
Coursework |
4G2 |
Biosensors |
Coursework |
4I8 |
Medical physics |
Examination |
4M20 |
Robotics |
Coursework |
B5 |
Optical imaging and microscopy |
Examination |
C8 |
Biological physics (techniques) |
Examination |
IDP1 |
Atmospheric chemistry and global change |
Examination |
MLMI4 |
Advanced machine learning |
Coursework |
NT01 |
Nanotechnology characterization techniques |
Examination |
NT08 |
Bionanotechnology |
Examination |
R214 |
Biomedical information processing |
Coursework |
All candidates are required to complete an individual mini-project report (reference: MP1) and a ‘Sensor Team Challenge’ project report (reference: GP1).
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the modules available to candidates studying the one-year course in Ultra Precision Engineering for the degree of Master of Research (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 553) in the academical year 2018–19, and the form of examination of each module, will be as follows:
CRA2 |
Introduction to metrology |
Coursework |
CRA8 |
Additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies |
Coursework |
P3 |
Energy beam micro processing |
Coursework |
4E4 |
Management of technology |
Coursework |
FOM |
Fundamentals of metrology |
Coursework |
LAB1 |
CNT and roll-to-roll fabrication laboratory class |
Coursework |
LAB2 |
Laser machining and metrology laboratory class |
Coursework |
LAB3 |
Practical metrology laboratory class |
Coursework |
LAB4 |
FIB/SEM/EDS laboratory class |
Coursework |
CRA4 |
Machine modal analysis laboratory class |
Coursework |
CRA5 |
Test and measurement laboratory class |
Coursework |
CRA6 |
Single point diamond turning laboratory class |
Coursework |
CRA7 |
Precision micromachining laboratory class |
Coursework |
All candidates are required to complete two project reports (reference: RP1 and RP2), and must participate in the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Reading Club (reference: RC13).
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering may issue amendments to the above lists during the Michaelmas Term 2018, provided that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the change.