No 6714
Thursday 19 October 2023
Vol cliv No 4
pp. 39–64
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 358)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, has approved the amendment of the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos to update the paper details as follows:
By adding an asterisk against the following papers to note that the examination at Part II will consist of a written examination of three hours’ duration and an essay of no more than 1,800 words:
Sp.7 Spanish and Latin‑American early modern literature and culture
Sp.9 Modern literature and culture in Spain
Sp.10Modern Catalan language and culture
Sp.11The Ibero‑Romance languages
Sp.12Latin‑American culture
Sp.13Contemporary Latin‑American culture
Sp.14Frontiers: Medieval Spanish literature and culture
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 425)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos and the Faculty Board of Mathematics, has approved Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science as a subject for examination in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos, with effect from 1 October 2024. The regulations for the Tripos have been amended as follows:
Regulation 32.
By inserting ‘Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science’ into the list of subjects available for examination in Part III.
Regulation 36.
By adding the examination requirements for ‘Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science’ to the regulation as follows:
Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science. Each candidate shall offer
(a)four core modules from a list published by the Chair of the Faculty Board of Mathematics;
(b)at least three optional modules, chosen by the candidate from a list of optional modules published by the Chair of the Faculty Board of Mathematics;
(c)a project report of not less than 7,500 words and not more than 10,000 words in length (including tables, figures, figure legends, and appendices, but excluding bibliography and illustrative code snippets), and an individual oral presentation of the work (or equivalent with written permission from the course director).
Details of the core and optional modules, including the form of assessment and the number of assessed units for each module, shall be published by the Chair of the Faculty Board of Mathematics not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academic year next preceding that in which the examination is to be held.
The subject of the research project shall be chosen by the candidate from a list of approved subjects announced by the Chair of the Faculty Board of Mathematics not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term.
At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be called for an oral examination on the candidate’s project work and the general field of knowledge in which it falls.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Mathematics, has approved Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science as a subject for examination for the degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study with effect from 1 October 2024. Special regulations for the examination have been approved as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)four core modules from a list published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Mathematics;
(b)at least two optional modules chosen by the candidate from a list of optional modules published by the Degree Committee; and
(c)an individual research project on a topic approved by the Degree Committee, comprising:
(i)a dissertation of at least 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words in length (including tables, figures, figure legends and appendices but excluding bibliography and illustrative code snippets),
(ii)an individual oral presentation of the project work (or equivalent with written permission from the course director).
2. The Degree Committee shall publish, not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academic year next preceding that in which the examination is to be held, the lists of core and optional modules available for the examination. In publishing the lists of modules, the Degree Committee shall announce details of the form of assessment, which may be by coursework, a written paper, an oral presentation, or a combination of these methods, and the number of assessment units for each module.
3. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate in Regulation 1 and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 454)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography following consultation with its Degree Committee, has approved a request to suspend the examination in Earth Sciences for the degree of Master of Advanced Study with effect from 1 October 2024 for two years. A footnote will be added to the special regulations noting the suspension.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 558)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Faculty Board of Law, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Applied Criminology and Police Management (Degree Apprenticeship) for the degree of Master of Studies with immediate effect and the withdrawal of the course with effect from 1 October 2025. A footnote noting the suspension and subsequent withdrawal of the course will be added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 568)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Faculty Board of English, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the examination in Writing for Performance for the degree of Master of Studies to amend the scheme of examination, as follows:
Regulation 1.
By revising sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
(a)a portfolio of creative work or compositions, totalling 20 pages of script, screenplay, or performance text; two critical essays, each of no more than 3,000 words in length; and one piece of reflective writing, of no more than 2,000 words in length, on a topic to be approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of English;
(b)a dissertation in the form of a portfolio of creative and critical writing on a subject approved by the Degree Committee, comprising a reflective and critical essay of no more than 5,000 words in length (including footnotes and appendices), and a creative writing project comprising 90 minutes of writing for performance, which may constitute either a complete work in itself or part or parts of some broader work (in which case a brief synopsis of the broader work is to be submitted with it).