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No 6737

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Vol cliv No 27

pp. 497–505

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences), 2024–25: Update

Further to the Notice published on 21 February 2024 (Reporter, 6730, 2023–24, p. 288), the following amendments have been made to the Major and Minor subjects for examination in 2024–25:

Major Subjects for 2024–25: Amendments

It has been confirmed that 126 Topics in Music and Science: Exploring Music Psychology (Music Paper 17) will be running in 2024–25 and will be available as a permissible Minor Subject as follows:

Major Subject

Permissible Minor Subjects

Examination requirements

408

Pharmacology

Maximum 15 candidates

107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 120, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 132, 137, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151 and 154

Four written papers: three papers of three hours (Papers 1–3) and one paper of three hours and 15 minutes (Paper 4)

412

Plant Sciences

(Choose two from PLM1, PLM2, PLM3 and Zoology ZM2, and two from PLL1, PLL2, PLL3 and Zoology ZL3, ZL4 and ZL5 and Bioinformatics)

126, 134 and 137 Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Plant Sciences modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables.

Four written papers of three hours each.

427

Zoology

(Choose two from Zoology modules ZM1, ZM2, ZM5, ZM6, ZM7, ZM9 and ZM10, Plant Sciences M3, N3 (PDN), PS3 (Psychology), and two from ZL1 to ZL7, N6 (PDN), PS2 (Psychology) and Bioinformatics)

126 and 149 A fifth Zoology module can be taken as a Minor Subject. Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Zoology modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables.

Four written papers of three hours each.

430

History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

Maximum 12 candidates

105, 108, 109, 120, 121, 126, 134, 135, 141, 143, 145, 146, 148, 149, 152 and 153.

Four written papers of three hours each.

Minor Subjects for 2024–25: Amendments

Amendments have been made to Minor Subjects 108 and 126 as follows:

Minor Subject

Examination requirements

108

Health, Medicine, and Society (HSPS Paper Soc 13) Please note that this paper is capped. The capacity will be confirmed by Department of Sociology on 16 September and students will be confirmed by the Faculty of Biology shortly after this date.

One written paper of five hours’ duration.

126

Topics in Music and Science: Exploring Music Psychology (Music Paper 17)

Maximum 3 candidates.

One written paper of three hours’ duration.