No 6721
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Vol cliv No 11
pp. 163–193
The Head of the Department of Physics gives notice that the following Major Topics, Minor Topics, and types of further work will be available for examination in Physics in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos and for the degree of Master of Advanced Study in the 2023–24 academic year.
These papers will be taken at the start of the Lent Term. Candidates are required to take a minimum of three papers. The titles of the papers are as follows:
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Paper |
Title |
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Paper 1/AQC. |
Advanced quantum condensed matter physics |
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Paper 1/BIO. |
Biological physics |
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Paper 1/RAC. |
Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology |
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Paper 1/PP. |
Particle physics |
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Paper 1/PEP. |
Physics of the Earth as a planet |
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Paper 1/ QCM. |
Quantum condensed matter field theory |
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Paper 1/AOP. |
Atomic and optical physics |
Candidates may replace one Major Topic with the paper Quantum field theory (Paper 1/QFT) from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos (examined in June).
These papers will be taken at the start of the Easter Term. Candidates who are not replacing Minor Topics by other work, as specified below, are required to take a minimum of three papers. The titles of the papers are as follows:
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Paper |
Title |
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Paper 2/ASM. |
Advanced statistical mechanics |
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Paper 2/EXO. |
Exoplanets |
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Paper 2/GFT. |
Gauge field theory |
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Paper 2/MP. |
Medical physics |
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Paper 2/PT. |
Phase transitions |
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Paper 2/ PNS. |
The physics of nanoelectronic systems |
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Paper 2/QI. |
Quantum information |
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Paper 2/QS. |
Quantum simulation |
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Paper 2/SQC. |
Superconductivity and quantum coherence |
Each paper or piece of further work listed below may replace one Minor Topic:
•Innovation and entrepreneurship for physicists (2/ITI), examined by coursework.
•The papers Advanced quantum field theory (2/AQFT), Quantum computation (2/QC) and Topological quantum matter (2/TQM) from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, examined in June.
•Nuclear power engineering (2/4M16) from Part IIb of the Engineering Tripos, examined at the start of the Easter Term.
•The Interdisciplinary papers in Materials, electronics, and renewable energy (2/IDP3), Atmospheric chemistry and global change (2/IDP1) and Climate change and the carbon cycle: An Earth history perspective (2/IDP2), all examined in the second half of the Easter Term.
Where candidates take more than three Major Topics, the examiners will use the best three results in determining the class; where candidates take more than three Minor Topics, the examiners will use the best three results in determining the class: all marks will appear on the transcript.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice, in accordance with the regulations for the degree of Master of Business Administration, that the elective modules available for examination in the Lent Term 2024 will be as stated below. The listings are arranged by course programme (M.B.A., Executive M.B.A. and Global Executive M.B.A.) and the method of assessment is shown for each module.
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Module |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
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MBA137 |
Advanced data science |
Group assignment, 3,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA83 |
Behavioural finance |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA40 |
Creative arts and media management |
Group assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA79 |
Digital marketing |
Group presentation, deck of 10 slides (100%) |
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MBA135 |
Digital transformation and corporate innovation |
Group project (70%); class participation (30%) |
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MBA41 |
Energy and emissions markets and policies |
Individual assignment, 1,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA128 |
Entrepreneurship through acquisition |
Individual assignment, online quizzes (20%); group assignment and presentation, 1,500 words (80%) |
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MBA121 |
Innovating healthcare services: How to make high quality healthcare affordable for all |
Group presentation, 15 minutes, deck of 20 slides (100%) |
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MBA122 |
International business |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA85 |
Introduction to options, futures, and other derivatives |
In-class test, 2 hours (100%) |
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MBA125 |
Leadership in organisations |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA81 |
Leading effective projects |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (50%); individual assignment, 400 words, plus Excel spreadsheet showing solutions (50%) |
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MBA110 |
Managing Big Data analysis |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (100%) |
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MBA114 |
Managing for sustainability |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (100%) |
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MBA14 |
Managing innovation strategically |
Individual assignment, 2,400 words (70%); individual assignment, 1,500 words (30%) |
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MBA96 |
Marketing and innovation in emerging economies |
Group presentation, 15 minutes, deck of 20 slides (100%) |
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MBA129 |
Net zero entrepreneurship |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA58 |
New venture finance |
Group presentation, deck of up to 20 slides, 2,000‑word write up (100%) |
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MBA27 |
Philosophy of business |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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MBA103 |
Risk management and strategic planning |
Individual assignment, 2,000 words (80%); class participation (20%) |
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MBA52 |
Social impact through enterprise |
Group assignment, 3,000 words (65%); individual assignment, 1,000 words (5%); class participation (30%) |
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MBA111 |
Thinking strategically |
Individual assignment, 2500 words (100%) |
|
MBA78 |
Topics in financial statement analysis |
Individual assignment, 3,000 words (100%) |
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Module |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
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EMBA26 |
Philosophy of business |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA39 |
Strategic change and renewal |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA42 |
Consumer behaviour |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA44 |
Entrepreneurship and new venture creation |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA50 |
Beyond calls to action |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA53 |
Thinking strategically |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA54 |
Entrepreneurial finance |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA55 |
Leading effective projects: A managerial perspective |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA56 |
Managing Big Data |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA59 |
Long term investing |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA60 |
The effective director |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA61 |
Creative arts and media management |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA63 |
Design thinking and innovation |
Group assignment (100%) |
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EMBA65 |
Net zero entrepreneurship |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA72 |
Enterprising families and family offices |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA73 |
The rise of Fin Tech |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA74 |
Gender, diversity and inclusion in organisations |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA75 |
Sustainable and responsible finance |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA76 |
Circular economy |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA77 |
Strategic performance management and cost‑based decision making |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA79 |
Geopolitics and business decisions |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA80 |
Scaling ventures |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA81 |
Entrepreneurship through acquisition |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA82 |
Advanced corporate finance |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA83 |
Competition policy and regulation |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA84 |
How to make change happen: Behavioural insights for businesses and policy |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA85 |
Organising in the age of Artificial Intelligence |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA87 |
Inclusive leadership |
Individual assignment (100%) |
|
EMBA88 |
Demystifying the distressed debt market and harnessing its investment potential |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA91 |
Cases in applied finance |
Individual assignment (100%) |
The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that in the Lent Term 2024, the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Finance will be as stated below. The method of assessment is shown for each module.
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Module |
Subject |
Form of assessment |
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MFIN49 |
Advanced financial accounting |
In-person, open-book examination (80%); Group project (20%) |
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MFIN14 |
Fixed income analysis |
Group report and presentation: written report (30%), presentation (20%); individual essay, 2,500 words (50%) |
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MFIN19 |
Private equity |
In-person open-book examination, 2 hrs (65%); Group assignment, 1,500 words or 10 slides (35%) |
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MFIN34 |
Advanced corporate finance |
Group valuation project (70%); class participation (30%) |
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MFIN16 |
Topics in investment management |
Closed-book examination (100%) |
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MFIN52 |
The circular economy |
Individual assignment, 2,500 words (50%) Group assignment, 2,500 words (50%) |
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MBA83 |
Behavioural finance |
Individual Excel-based assignment (100%) |
|
MBA58 |
New venture finance |
Group assignment: Group case write-up (80%) and presentation (20%) |
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MFIN54 |
Quantitative asset allocation |
Two pre-requisite tasks: Introduction to Python course (10%) and test question (10%); Group project report, 2,000 words (30%); individual project report, 1,500 words (50%) |
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MFIN60 |
Advanced interest rates derivatives |
In-person open-book examination, 1 hr (100%) |
Projects:
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MFIN24 |
Equity research project |
Group report, 2,500 words (50%); Group presentation, 10 minutes (50%) |