No 6777
Monday 24 March 2025
Vol clv No 26
pp. 425–453
The following Notices contain amendments to course regulations approved by the General Board. Publication of some of these Notices has been delayed due to a lack of available resource in the Reporter office. The Statutes and Ordinances references provided are to the 2023 edition, the version available at the time of drafting.
These Notices bring the publication of changes to these regulations up to date in anticipation of further revisions being made ahead of the Assessment Formats Ordinance taking effect from 1 October 2025 (see Statutes and Ordinances, 2024, p. 262 and https://www.educationalpolicy.admin.cam.ac.uk/ordinance-assessment-formats).
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 272)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Sciences, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Archaeology Tripos to update the details of borrowed papers from the Classical Tripos and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, and to make adjustments to core papers on the Biological Anthropology pathway, as follows:
Regulation 11.
Section A.
By amending the title and description of Paper M1 to read as follows:
M1.Akkadian language (also serves as Paper X.1 of Part Ia of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos).
Section B.
By amending the title of Paper SOC1 (retaining the borrowed paper information) to read as follows:
SOC1.Modern societies I: Introduction to sociology
By replacing the title and description of Paper PBS1 with details for PBS02 to read as follows:
PBS02.Social psychology, applied psychology and individual difference (Paper PBS02 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos)
And by revising the final paragraph of the Regulation to read as follows:
A candidate for Part I shall be required to offer four papers as follows:
(a)Paper A2;
(b)two papers from Section A;
(c)one further paper from Section A or one paper from Section B.
Regulation 13.
By correcting the placement of ‘or’ in the first sentence of sub-paragraph (ii) so the relevant text reads ‘in Archaeology or joint track Biological Anthropology and Archaeology’.
Regulation 15.
By replacing the bracketed borrowed paper information for Paper A37 with a footnote that reads ‘Paper A37 consists of two papers from Schedule D of the Classical Tripos’.
By amending the titles of papers M4 and M5 to read as follows:
M4.Intermediate Akkadian (also serves as Paper X.6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos)
M5.Advanced Akkadian
Regulation 16.
By amending the text of the regulation to read as follows:
16. Each paper shall be assessed by a three-hour examination or a two-hour examination or a coursework portfolio or a combination of examination and a coursework portfolio. The mode of examination for each paper and details of coursework required and of the arrangements for submission, shall be announced by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term.
Regulation 17.
By amending the text of Regulations 17(a)(iii) and (iv) to read as follows:
(iii)one paper chosen from the following: A2, A21 or A37;
(iv)one further paper chosen from the following: A21–A37, B2–B4, or POL3, POL4, SAN8–SAN20, SOC2–SOC3 from the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos.
By amending the text of Regulation 17(b)(iv) to remove Paper A2 and amend the available Social Anthropology papers, so it reads as follows:
(iv)one further paper chosen from the following: A10, A11, A21–A37, B2–B4, M61 or POL3, POL4, SAN8–SAN20, SOC2–SOC3 from the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos.
1 Paper M6 can normally only be taken if a candidate has taken M1 during Part I.
By amending the text of Regulation 17(c)(iv) to update paper references so it reads as follows:
(iv)one further paper chosen from the following: B2–B4, A10, A21–A37, or POL3, POL4, SAN8–SAN20, SOC3 from the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos, or PBS02 from Part Ia of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos.
By amending the text of Regulation 17(d)(iv) so it reads as follows:
(iv)one paper chosen from A10, A11, A21–37 or B2–B4.
By removing the reference to Paper A2 in Regulation 17(f)(i); and by replacing the reference to Paper A10 with a reference to Paper A2 in Regulation 17(f)(iv).
Regulation 18.
By amending the text of Regulations 18 (a)(i)(1) and 18(a)(i)(5) and removing the text of 18(a)(i)(6), to read as follows:
(1)Paper A12;
(5)either two further papers chosen from AS1–AS12, A50–A62,B11–B18; or one further paper chosen from the following: A21–A36, A38–A41, B2–B4, or POL13, POL14, SAN8, SAN20 or SOC6–SOC12, SOC14, SOC15 from the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos.
By amending, in Regulation 18(b)(iv), the references to the Social Anthropology and Sociology papers only, so they read ‘SAN8–SAN20, or SOC6–SOC12, SOC14–SOC15’.
By revising the text of Regulations 18(c)(i)(2) and (3) and adding a new (c)(i)(4), to read as follows:
(2)a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;
(3)(for candidates who have not previously taken all of Papers B2–B4 at Part IIa) one paper not previously taken from B2–B4;
(4)(for candidates who have previously taken all of Papers B2–B4 at Part IIa either one further paper chosen from the following: A21–A36, A38–A41, or PBS06–PBS08 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos; or two further papers chosen from B11–B18, AS1–AS12, A12, A13, A50–A62.
By revising the text of Regulations 18(c)(ii)(2) and (3) and adding a new (c)(i)(4), to read as follows:
(2)a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;
(3)(candidates who have not previously taken all of Papers B2–B4 at Part IIa) one paper not previously taken from B2–B4;
(4)(candidates who have previously taken all of Papers B2–B4 at Part )either one further paper chosen from the following: A21–A36, A38–A41, or PBS06–PBS08 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos; or two further papers chosen from B11–B18, AS1–AS12, A12, A13, A50–A62.
And removing the option to take Paper A10 in Regulation 18(f)(i) so it just reads ‘Papers A12 and A13’, and removing the option to take Paper A37 in Regulation 18(f)(iii) so the span of papers reads ‘A21–A36’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 278 and Reporter, 6710, 2022–23, p. 888)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Architecture Tripos to update paper details to be more consistent with other offerings by the Faculty, as follows:
Regulation 11.
Section B.
By amending the number and title of Paper 1.6 Fundamental principles of environmental design to Paper 1.3 Environmental design I and renumbering the remaining papers so the Section B list reads as follows:
Paper 1.1: Professional
skills I.
Paper 1.2: Materials and
fabrication I.
Paper 1.3: Environmental
design I.
Paper 1.4: Form and
forces I.
Paper 1.5: Introduction to the history and theory of
architecture to 1800.
Paper 1.6: Introduction to the history and theory of
architecture after 1800.
Regulation 14.
Section B.
By amending the number and title of Paper 2.4 Principles of environmental design to Paper 2.3 Environmental design II and Paper 2.3 Principles of structural design to Paper 2.4 Structural design, so the Section B list reads as follows:
Paper 2.1: Professional
skills II.
Paper 2.2: Materials and
fabrication II.
Paper 2.3: Environmental
design II.
Paper 2.4: Structural
design.
With effect from 1 October 2024
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, has approved amendments to the preliminary examination and regulations for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos to reflect changes in paper choices, update paper details and to remove the Supplementary Regulations for the Tripos, as shown below. The Faculty Board has also approved the removal of the Supplementary Regulations for the Tripos.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FOR PART II:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 264)
Regulation 3(a)(ii).
By updating the paper details in Regulation 3(a)(ii), including adding footnotes to indicate that half papers must be taken together, so it reads as follows:
(ii)one paper chosen from Papers J.6A and J.6B*, J.8A and J.8B*, J.9, J.10A and J.10B*, AMES.1, C.7, C.8, C.10, K.1 and X.3 from the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos;
*Paired half papers must be taken together.
Regulation 3(b)(ii).
By updating the paper details in Regulation 3(b)(ii) so it reads as follows:
(ii)either one paper chosen from Papers J.9, C.7, C.8, AMES.1, K.1 and X.3; or two half papers chosen from J.6A, J.6B, J.7, J.8A, J.8B, J.10A and J.10B from the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos.
ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES TRIPOS
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 281)
Regulation 15.
By amending the title of Paper X.1 from ‘Babylonian language’ to ‘Akkadian language’.
Regulation 18.
By amending the title of Paper AMES.1 from ‘Cinema East’ to ‘East Asian media and popular culture’.
By amending the title of Paper X.6 from ‘Intermediate Babylonian’ to ‘Intermediate Akkadian’.
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 288)
By removing the Supplementary Regulations for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos in their entirety.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 309 and Reporter, 6710, 2022–23, p. 890)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Design Tripos to introduce new papers in Environmental Design and update paper details to be more consistent with other offerings by the Faculty, as follows:
Regulation 9.
Section B.
By amending Section B to increase the number of required papers from five to six and adding a new paper Environmental design I, so the section reads as follows:
Section B. Six papers as follows:
Paper 1.1: Professional
skills I.
Paper 1.2: Materials and
fabrication I.
Paper 1.3: Environmental
design I.
Paper 1.4: Form and
forces I.
Paper 1.5: Mathematics and
programming I.
Paper 1.6: History and theory of design I.
Regulation 10(b).
By amending the paper reference to include the new paper, so it reads ‘Papers 1.1–1.6’.
Regulation 12.
Section B.
By amending Section B to increase the number of required papers from four to five and adding a new paper Environmental design II, so the section reads as follows:
Section B. Five papers as follows:
Paper 2.1: Professional
skills II.
Paper 2.2: Materials and
fabrication II.
Paper 2.3: Environmental
design II.
Paper 2.4: Form and
forces II.
Paper 2.5: Mathematics and
programming II.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 313)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Economics, has approved an amendment to the regulations for the Economics Tripos to continue the suspension of Paper 14 ‘A subject in economic history’ in Part IIb of the Economics Tripos for the 2024–25 academic year. The footnotes to the paper in both Regulation 19 and the Supplementary Regulations will be updated accordingly.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 354)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, has approved an amendment to the regulations for the Historical Tripos to clarify the word count of the dissertation as follows:
Regulation 24.
By adding the words ‘and no less than 8,000 words’ after ‘The dissertation shall be no more than 10,000 words’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 357)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, has approved an amendment to the regulations for the Historical Tripos to clarify the word count for the dissertation as follows:
SCHEDULE C.
By adding a footnote to suspend ‘Paper Fr.16. A special topic in French Studies (C) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time’ in 2024–25 but make it available to be offered by optional dissertation.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 364)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, has approved an amendment to the regulations for the History and Politics Tripos so that a student that has obtained honours in Part Ia of History and Politics Tripos or who has obtained honours in another Honours examination may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos, as follows:
Regulation 12.
By amending the text of the regulation to read follows:
12. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:
(a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the History and Politics Tripos in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that they have kept four terms;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours examination, in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that they have kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after the student’s first term of residence.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 367)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, has approved an amendment to the regulations for the History of Art Tripos to extend the Part IIb dissertation submission date, as follows:
Regulation 18(f)(ii).
By amending the reference to the dissertation submission date in the text of Regulation 18(f)(ii) from ‘the first day of the Full Easter Term’ to ‘the fifth Friday of the Full Easter Term’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 383)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Linguistics Tripos to update paper details, as follows:
Regulation 12.
Section C.
By amending the title of Paper 7 from ‘Phonological theory’ to ‘Phonology and Morphology’, retaining the borrowing information in brackets and reinstating the paper indefinitely by removing the footnote for its suspension.
By amending the footnote against Paper 8 ‘Morphology’ to reinstate the paper indefinitely for Part IIb candidates, so the footnote reads ‘This paper is only available to candidates for Part IIb of the Linguistics Tripos’.
And by adding a footnote to Paper 12 ‘History of ideas on language’ to read ‘This paper will be suspended in 2024–25’.
By adding a footnote to suspend Paper 8 until further notice.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 386)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Engineering, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos to enable candidates to be re-examined to meet the requirements of the course’s accrediting bodies (the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) in specific circumstances and to and to amend the eligibility criteria for Part IIa of the Tripos, as follows:
New Regulation 11.
By inserting a new regulation as Regulation 11 (after existing Regulation 10) and renumbering the remaining regulations, as follows:
11. If at the first attempt a candidate in either Part fails to satisfy the Examiners in one or more components of examination which are required for professional accreditation but achieves marks overall that would otherwise qualify them for honours in that Part, the candidate shall at the discretion of the Examiners be eligible for re-examination in the relevant component or components under conditions set by the Faculty Board.
Regulations 2 and 3.
By revising the text of Regulations 2 and 3 regarding the eligibility criteria for entry into Part IIa of the Tripos, to read as follows:
2. The Faculty Board of Engineering may give leave to a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination to be a candidate for honours in Part IIa of the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that:
(a)the student has reached a satisfactory academic standard, as defined by the Faculty Board, in their last Honours Examination;
(b)the student has satisfied any further criteria for entry into Part IIa of the Tripos announced by the Faculty Board;
(c)the student has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence.
3. The Faculty Board of Engineering may give leave to a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination to be a candidate for honours in Part IIa of the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos in the year next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that:
(a)the student presents a reasoned case to the Faculty Board by the division of the Easter Term of the year in which Part Ib is taken;
(b)the student has reached a satisfactory academic standard as defined by the Faculty Board in their last Honours Examination;
(c)the student has satisfied any further criteria for entry into Part IIa of the Tripos announced by the Faculty Board;
(d)the student has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 393)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos to update paper details and amend the Part Ib long essay requirements, as follows:
Regulation 23.
By amending the wording of the main paragraph (but retaining the existing footnote) to read as follows:
provided that a candidate may offer, in place of one of the designated papers from Schedule Ib,[1] two long essays, each of not more than 3,000 words in length including footnotes but excluding bibliography. Both essays must be in answer to questions prescribed by the examiners for the paper and advertised by the last day of the term preceding the submission deadline. The two essays shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than 12 noon on the first Friday of the Full Lent Term and Full Easter Term respectively. Detailed instructions will be issued by the Faculty regarding any other requirements for the essays as a whole. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work, and that they do not overlap in content with material submitted for supervisions. Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their essays.
SCHEDULE B.
By adding a footnote to Paper Fr.16. ‘A special topic in French Studies (C) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time’ to suspend the paper in 2024–15 but make it available to be offered by optional dissertation.
By adding an additional footnote against the following papers to suspend them for the 2024–25 academic year:
Paper Sl.5. Russian and Soviet culture from
1900
Paper Sl.10. Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian
literature and film
Paper Sl.11. Topics in nineteenth-century Slavonic
literature and culture
Paper CS3. The Slavonic languages
By amending the title of Paper Sl.12. from ‘Socialist Russia 1917–1991’ to ‘Topics in Slavonic Studies’, and retaining the footnote.
By amending the title of Paper Sl.15. from ‘Topics in Slavonic studies: cultural histories of the present’ to ‘Russian culture from Perestroika to the present’ and adding an additional footnote to suspend the paper in 2024-25.
SCHEDULE D.
By adding the following papers from Part II of the Classical Tripos to the Schedule:
Paper D1. Aegean
prehistory
Paper D4. A topic within classical archaeology and/or
art
Regulation 20(b).
By amending the text of Regulation 20(b) to read as follows:
(b)In classical Greek or Latin the examination for Part Ia shall consist of either Option A or Option B as set out below:
Option A.
either papers in Greek:
GL 2A or GL 2B, and GL 5;or papers in Latin: GL 4A or GL4B,
and GL 5.
Option B.
either papers in Greek:
GL 1 and GL 5;or papers in Latin: GL 3 and
GL 5.
A candidate may additionally offer: in Greek, Paper GL 6; in Latin, Paper GL 7.
SCHEDULE C.
By adding the following papers to the Schedule:
GL 4A. Alternative Latin language and texts (Option A) (Paper 4A of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).
GL 4B. Alternative Latin language and texts (Option B) (Paper 4B of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).
GL 14A. Alternative passages for translation from Latin authors (Option A) (Paper B2 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).
GL 14B. Alternative passages for translation from Latin authors (Option B) (Paper B3 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
Part Ib
By amending the text of the second set of examination requirements for Part Ib to read as follows:
Candidates who in Part Ia offered Option B in a modern language and Option A in classical Greek or
Latin
A candidate who offered one modern language and classical Greek or Latin in
Part Ia, choosing Option A in classical Greek or Latin
and Option B in the modern language, shall offer in
Part Ib:
(i)Either papers in Greek GL 12A or GL 12B, and GL 15, or papers in Latin GL 14A or GL 14B, and GL 16;
(ii)one paper chosen from among Papers GL 17–20;
(iii)two papers chosen from among the following: one further paper from among Papers GL 17–20; the papers in Schedule Ib; and Paper B3 in the modern language.
A candidate may additionally offer: in Greek, Paper GL 21; in Latin, Paper GL 22.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 412)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos, has approved amendment of the regulations for the Natural Sciences Tripos as follows:
Regulation 9.
By adding to the list of subjects offered by the Faculty of Biology for Part Ia the new subject Introduction to Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience.
Regulation 15.
Group A
By adding the subject Introduction to Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience with an asterisk to the list of subjects in Group A and by adding an asterisk next to the entry for Chemistry.
Regulation 16.
By inserting ‘Subjects marked with an asterisk shall not be taken together.’ after the first sentence of Regulation 16.
Regulation 17(a).
By inserting a new sub-paragraph (iv) in Regulation 17(a) to read as follows:
(iv)Introduction to Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience as set out in Regulation 14 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos.
Regulations 9, 20, 21(b)(ii) and 23(a)(i).
By renaming the subject ‘Ecology, Evolution and Conservation’ to read ‘Ecology and Conservation’ in the regulations for Part Ib of the Tripos.
Regulation 30.
Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
By amending the first sentence of the main paragraph to read as follows:
The report of a research project shall be on a subject which may be either proposed by the candidate and approved by the Course Organiser or chosen by the candidate from a list of approved subjects.
Psychology
By amending sub-paragraph (a)(ii) to read as follows:
(ii)For Option B, the four papers will be Paper 1, PS2, PS3 and one Option Paper chosen from a list of subjects published by the Department not later than the division of the Lent Term in the year next preceding the examination.
And by adding references to papers PS2 and PS3 after the three references to Papers 2 and 3 in the final paragraph so the text reads ‘Papers 2, 3, PS2, PS3’ in each instance.
Zoology
By replacing the last sentence of the third paragraph of the scheme of examination for Zoology, which currently reads ‘The records shall be submitted to the Examiners on the first day of the written examination and shall bear the signatures of the teachers under whose direction the work was performed’ with the following:
The project report shall be submitted to the Examiners on a date which the Head of Department shall announce not later than the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term.
Regulations 9, 15, 16 and 17.
By renaming the subject ‘Evolution and Behaviour’ to read ‘Evolutionary Biology’ in the regulations for Part Ia of the Tripos.
Regulations 9, 20, 21(b)(vi), 23(a)(i) and 23(c).
By removing the entries for ‘Experimental Psychology’ from the list of subjects in Part Ib in the above regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 428)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos to allow for the restructuring of the Tripos to increase British Psychological Society accredited core curriculum teaching and to reform the number and type of assessments required, as follows:
Regulation 5.
By amending the text of the regulation to read as follows:
5. There shall be three separate bodies of Examiners: one for Part Ia, one for Part Ib, and one for Part II. For each of the three bodies there shall be a Chair of Examiners, provided that the same person may be appointed Chair for two or more bodies. For each body there may also be one or more Assistant Chairs of Examiners. Chairs and Assistant Chairs of Examiners shall be appointed on the nomination of the Committee of Management of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos; nominations shall be made not later than the last day of Full Easter Term in the calendar year next preceding that in which the examination is to be held. For each body there shall be a Senior Examiner and a Deputy Senior Examiner, provided that the same person may be appointed Senior Examiner or Deputy Senior Examiner for two or more bodies. For each of the three bodies, the Committee of Management shall, in consultation with Faculty Boards or comparable authorities, nominate such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient to conduct the examination. An Examiner may be appointed to examine in more than one Part of the Tripos in any year.
Regulations 12, 13 and 14.
By amending the text of Regulations 12, 13 and 14 for Part Ia to read as follows:
12. The scheme of examination for Part Ia shall be as follows:
Section A
PBS01.Introduction to experimental psychology and neuroscience
PBS02.Social psychology, applied psychology and individual differences
PBS03.From subjective questions to objective science
Section B
Optional Papers from the list published in accordance with Regulation 9.
13. A candidate for honours in Part Ia of the Tripos shall offer four papers as follows:
(a)three papers in Section A, plus
(b)one paper from Section B chosen from the list of Optional Papers published in accordance with Regulation 9.
14. There shall be an examination of three hours’ duration in addition to the submission of practical reports for PBS01. There shall be an examination of two hours’ duration in addition to a presentation for PBS02. PBS03 shall be assessed by submission of four research reports. The details of practical reports shall be published by the Committee of Management not later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examination.
Regulations 16, 17 and 18.
By amending the text of Regulations 16, 17 and 18 for Part Ib to read as follows:
16. The scheme of examination for Part Ib shall be as follows:
Section C
PBS04.Behavioural and cognitive neuroscience
PBS05.Developmental psychology
Section D
Two Optional Papers from the list published in accordance with Regulation 9.
17. Any candidate entering Part Ib shall be required to have passed Paper PBS01 or PBS02 in Part Ia. The candidate shall take two papers from PBS01–03, excluding that which they offered from PBS Part Ia, in addition to Papers PBS04 and PBS05.
18. There shall be an examination of two hours’ duration in addition to the submission of practical reports for PBS04. There shall be an examination of three hours’ duration for PBS05. The details of the practical reports for PBS04 shall be published by the Committee of Management not later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examinations.
Regulations 20 and 21.
By amending the text of Regulations 20 and 21 for Part II to read as follows:
20. The scheme of examination for Part II shall be as follows:
Section E
PBS06.Dissertation as prescribed in Regulation 22
Section F
Optional Papers from the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, from a list of no less than nine papers published in accordance with Regulation 9.
Section G
Optional Papers from other Triposes, from a list of no less than five papers published in accordance with Regulation 9.
21. A candidate for honours in Part II shall be required to offer PBS06, the dissertation, and three further papers, from Sections F and G, provided that at least one paper shall be selected from Section F.
Regulation 22.
By amending ‘research dissertation’ to ‘dissertation’ in the opening sentence and in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of Regulation 22.
By adding at the end of the first sentence of sub-paragraph (a), after ‘of the Michaelmas Term’, the text ‘preceding the examination’.
The General Board, in consultation with the Postgraduate Committee, has approved the amendment of the wording of the regulations for certain degrees to clarify the requirements for candidature and simplify the wording of the applicable provisions. The number of years’ standing and other conditions required for each degree are unchanged. Regulations have been amended as stated below.
I. The regulations for the five degrees stated below have been amended as follows, with the information in square brackets adjusted accordingly:
[2]. Any person may be a candidate for the degree of [Bachelor of Divinity] who at the time of application
either(a)is of not less than [five] year’s standing from admission to their first degree of the University, which for this purpose does not include a degree under Statute B II 2;
or(b)is of not less than [five] years’ standing from admission to their first degree of some other university and has been admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under Statute B II 2 or to a degree of the University by incorporation.
Regulation 2 for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 455);
Regulation 2 for the degree of Doctor of Law (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 469);
Regulations 2(a) and (b) for the degree of Doctor of Medical Science (Med.Sc.D) (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 484);
Regulation 2 for the degree of Doctor of Music (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 493);
Regulation 2 for the degrees of Doctor of Science and Doctor of Letters (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 548).
II. Regulation 2 for the degree of Doctor of Divinity (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 456) has been amended as follows:
2. Any person may be a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Divinity who at the time of application
either(a)is a Bachelor of Divinity of the University of not less than three years’ standing;
or(b)is of not less than twelve year’s standing from admission to their first degree of the University, which for this purpose does not include a degree under Statute B II 2;
or(c)is of not less than twelve years’ standing from admission to their first degree of some other university and has been admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under Statute B II 2 or to a degree of the University by incorporation.
III. The regulations listed below for the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Surgery have been amended as follows:
either(a)holds a primary degree of the University, which for this purpose does not include a degree under Statute B II 2;
or(b)has been admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under Statute B II 2 or to a degree of the University by incorporation,
Regulations 2(a) and (b) for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 478);
Regulations 2(a) and (b) for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.): Special Regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 481);
Regulations 1(a) and (b) for the degree of Master of Surgery (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 485);
Regulations 1(a) and (b) for the degree of Master of Surgery: Special Regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 488).
IV. Regulation 2 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy: Special Regulations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 498) has been amended as follows:
2. Except as provided in Regulations 3 and 4 below, any person may be a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy who at the time of application
either(a)is of not less than six year’s standing from admission to their first degree of the University, which for this purpose does not include a degree under Statute B II 2;
or(b)is of not less than six years’ standing from admission to their first degree of some other university and has been admitted to the degree of Master of Arts under Statute B II 2 or to a degree of the University by incorporation.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 452)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Education, has approved the amendment of the regulations for the degree of Master of Education to amend one of the Pathway titles to better reflect the content of the course, as follows:
PATHWAYS.
By amending the title of pathway in ‘Educational leadership and improvement’ to read ‘Educational policy, leadership and improvement’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 466)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Law, has approved the amendment of the regulations for the Master of Law Examination, as follows:
Regulation 2(a).
By amending the specified maximum word limit for coursework under (ii), adding a coursework option under (iii), and amending the final part of the regulation so it reads as follows:
2. (a) Before the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall announce the subjects prescribed for the examination to be held in the academic year next following, and shall give notice of the form of the examination for each subject, which shall be:
either(i)a written paper of three hours’ duration;
or(ii)a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of coursework of not more than 3,000 words, including 1,000 words for footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography,
or(iii)coursework of not more than 6,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography;
provided that in any subject specified as offering a dissertation option as well as (i), (ii) or (iii) above by the Faculty Board, candidates shall have a free choice between the dissertation or the other published form of examination for that subject.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 507)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Physics and Chemistry, has approved Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition as a course of study for the degree of Master of Philosophy by Advanced Study with effect from 1 October 2025. Special regulations for the examination have been approved as follows:
The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall be as follows:
1. The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry shall publish, not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academic year preceding that in which the examination is to be held, a list of modules for examination. In publishing the list of modules, the Degree Committee shall announce the form of examination for each module.
2. The examination shall consist of:
(a)a written unseen examination paper which may cover all topics prescribed in the syllabus;
(b)coursework prescribed by the Degree of Committee (which may include written work, group work and close participation);
(c)an oral presentation on the lifecycle analysis project;
(d)a literature review of not more than 5,000 words on a scientific topic related to the research project under (e) below;
(e)a dissertation of not more than 15,000 words (including table, figures, figure legends and appendices but excluding bibliography and illustrative code snippets) on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
3. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls, and on the other work submitted as part of the examination.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 510)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Departments of Archaeology, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Archaeology for the degree of Master of Philosophy to amend the title of Option 5, as follows:
Regulation 1.
By amending the title of Option 5 from Medieval archaeology to Archaeology of the Global Middle Ages.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 511)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Departments of Archaeology, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Assyriology for the degree of Master of Philosophy in the 2025–26 academic year. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 513)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Bioscience Enterprise for the degree of Master of Philosophy in the 2025–26 academic year. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 514)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Mathematics, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Computational Biology for the degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study to remove the two-hour written examination, as follows:
Regulation 2.
By removing the text of paragraph (b) and renumbering paragraph (c) as (b) in Regulation 2.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 515)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law, has approved the withdrawal of the course of study in Criminological Research for the degree of Master of Philosophy with effect from 1 October 2025.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 515)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Criminology for the degree of Master of Philosophy to amend the scheme of examination, as follows:
By amending the scheme of examination to replace the text of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) with new paragraphs (a) to (c), as follows:
(a)three essays, each of not more than 3,000 words, including notes and appendices, on topics chosen by the candidate from lists of topics announced by the Examiners, provided that one such essay shall be on a topic chosen by the candidate from among the topics announced by the Examiners as relating to the core course in Criminological Theories;
and
(b)one portfolio of criminological research methods exercises relating to the course on Criminological Research Methods. Examiners shall announce the form of examination, which shall be either a written paper, or one or more pieces of coursework or other exercises, or a combination of these, and shall specify the limit to be placed on the length of any essay or other exercise no later than the start of Michaelmas Term each year;
and
(c)a dissertation of not more than 18,000 words, including footnotes or endnotes, but excluding appendices and bibliographical references, on a criminological topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 518)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Economic Research for the degree of Master of Philosophy to reflect current practice, as follows:
Regulation 1(a).
By amending the scheme of examination in Regulation 1(a) to read as follows:
(a)six compulsory and one additional module, selected from a list of core and optional modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics, which shall each be examined either by a written paper of two or three hours’ duration or by a project;
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 519)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Education, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Education for the degree of Master of Philosophy to amend one of the Pathway titles to better reflect the content of the course, as follows:
PATHWAYS.
By amending the title of pathway in ‘Educational leadership and improvement’ to read ‘Educational policy, leadership and improvement’.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, has approved a change in title for the examinations in ‘European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures’ by Thesis and by Advanced Study for the degree of Master of Philosophy to ‘Literature, Culture and Thought’ to more clearly represent the scope of the course. Regulations and special regulations have been amended, with effect from 1 October 2025, as follows:
Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, Master of Letters and Master of Philosophy by Thesis: Schedule
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 498)
By amending the subject title in the Schedule from ‘European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures’ to ‘Literature, Culture and Thought’.
Special Regulations.
European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures: by Thesis
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 502)
and
European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures: by Advanced Study
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 522)
By amending the course title and reference in Regulation 1 from ‘European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures’ to ‘Literature, Culture and Thought’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 535)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Polar Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study to amend the scheme of examination, as follows:
Regulations (a) and (b).
By amending the text of Regulations (a) and (b) to read as follows:
(a)a dissertation, of not more than 20,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, figures, tables, appendices, and list of references, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, and to be submitted at a date to be determined by them;
(b)two assignments, each of not more than 4,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, figures, tables, appendices and list of references, chosen from a list of topics approved by the Degree Committee;
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 535)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Department of Politics and International Studies, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Politics and International Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study to amend the scheme of examination to reduce the number of essays from two to one and remove the requirement to audit two modules as follows:
Regulation 1.
By amending sub-paragraph (b) to read as follows:
(b)one essay of not more than 2,000 words in length on a topic relating to research design and methods; and
Regulation 2.
By replacing the text of Regulation 2 with the following:
2. In order to proceed to the examination, candidates must attend and participate in training on research design and methods, as prescribed by the Degree Committee.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 536)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, has approved a minor textual amendment to the special regulations for the course in Population Health Sciences for the degree of Master of Philosophy, as follows:
Regulation 3.
By amending Regulation 3 to read as follows:
3. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1 and on the general field of knowledge within which that work falls.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, has approved a change in title for the examinations in ‘Theoretical and Applied Linguistics’ by Thesis and by Advanced Study for the degree of Master of Philosophy to ‘Linguistics and Language Sciences’ to more clearly represent the scope of the course. Regulations and special regulations have been amended, with effect from 1 October 2025, as follows:
Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, Master of Letters and Master of Philosophy by Thesis: Schedule
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 498)
By amending the subject title in the Schedule from ‘Theoretical and Applied Linguistics’ to ‘Linguistics and Language Sciences’.
Special Regulations.
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: by Thesis
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 503)
and
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: by Advanced Study
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 540)
By amending the course title and reference in Regulation 1 from ‘Theoretical and Applied Linguistics’ to ‘Linguistics and Language Sciences’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 544)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, has approved the suspension of entry to the part-time course of study in Cancer Biology for the degree of Master of Research in the 2026–27 academic year. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 544)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment for the degree of Master of Research, as follows:
Regulation 1(b).
By amending the scheme of examination in Regulation 1(b) so it reads as follows:
(b)two reports – one of up to 2,000 words; one of up to 3,000 words – and coursework of up to 5,000 words on projects approved by the Degree Committee; word counts are inclusive of diagrams and footnotes but exclude bibliography and appendices;
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 546)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Medical Science for the degree of Master of Research in the 2025–26 academic year. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 547)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Sensor Technologies and Applications for the degree of Master of Research, to revise and update assessment as follows:
Regulations 1–4.
By deleting existing Regulation 3 and revising the remaining regulations to read as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Sensor Technologies and Applications for the degree of Master of Research shall consist of:
(a)three mandatory modules; and
(b)reports and presentations on two mini research projects and one sensor team challenge. The reports on the mini research projects shall not be more than 7,000 words in length; the report on the sensor team challenge shall not be more that 20,000 words in length.
2. In publishing the list of modules the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering shall announce the form of examination for each module, which shall be either a written paper, or one or more pieces of coursework or other exercises, or a combination of these.
3. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the reports and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall, and on the other work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 547)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Departments of Archaeology, Social Anthropology and Sociology, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Social Anthropology for the degree of Master of Research in the 2025–26 academic year. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Applied Criminology and Police Management for the degree of Master of Studies, as follows:
Regulations 3, 4 and 5.
By inserting new Regulations 3 and 4, and amending and renumbering existing Regulation 3 as 5, so they read as follows:
3. Candidates much achieve an average mark of 60 or above to pass the first year of study.
4. Candidates would usually be expected to achieve an average mark of 65 or above to progress to the second year of study.
5. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Institute of Continuing Education that a candidate who has satisfactorily passed the first year of study, but who has not achieved marks allowing them to proceed to the second year of study, be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 552)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Applied Criminology, Penology and Management for the degree of Master of Studies, as follows:
Regulation 1(a).
By amending the scheme of examination in Regulation 1(a) so it reads as follows:
(a)three essays, each of not more than 3,000 words in length and each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law;
Regulations 3, 4 and 5.
And by inserting new Regulations 3 and 4, and amending and renumbering existing Regulation 3 as 5, so they read as follows:
3. Candidates much achieve an average mark of 60 or above to pass the first year of study.
4. Candidates would usually be expected to achieve an average mark of 65 or above to progress to the second year of study.
5. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Institute of Continuing Education that a candidate who has satisfactorily passed the first year of study, but who has not achieved marks allowing them to proceed to the second year of study, be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 553)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Philosophy, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society for the degree of Master of Studies, as follows:
New Regulation 3.
By adding a new Regulations 3 to the special regulations to allow the award of a Postgraduate Certificate for certain candidates, to read as follows:
3. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Certificate to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements specified in 1(a) and 1(b), and to a candidate who has not completed, or fails to reach the required standard, in the dissertation.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 555)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education, has approved amendments to the course in Clinical Medicine for the degree of Master of Studies, including a flexible study route, revisions to the coursework assessment and the removal of the Intensive Care pathway. The special regulations have been revised and renumbered to read as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Clinical Medicine for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of a flexible route in which the course of study shall take place over a series of defined stages and a maximum period of no more than eight years in total.
2. The examination route shall consist of:
(a)six core modules in clinical research, clinical education, clinical leadership, healthcare informatics, advanced clinical leadership and quality improvement, and healthcare law; each module to be examined by assignments of 3,000 to 4,000 words, or assignments deemed their equivalent by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, except where other methods of assessment are published in individual module descriptions;
(b)coursework and self-directed learning as announced by the Degree Committee not later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examination; and
(c)a dissertation, of not more than 10,000 words in length, or an assignment deemed its equivalent by the Degree Committee, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
3. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Certificate to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the first three core modules specified in Regulation 2(a) but has not completed, or fails to reach the required standard in, the work required under Regulation 2(b).
4. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Diploma to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the six core modules specified in Regulation 2(a) and 2(b) but has not completed or fails to reach the required standard in the work required under Regulation 2(c).
5. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; such an oral examination may include questions relating to one or more of the other pieces of work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education, has approved Dental Education as a course of study for the degree of Master of Studies. Amendments to the schedule of courses approved for flexible study and special regulations for the course have been approved as follows:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551)
By adding ‘Dental Education’ to the list of courses approved for flexible periods of study.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
By inserting the following as special regulations for the course:
1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Dental Education for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of a flexible route in which the course of study shall take place over a series of defined stages.
2. The examination route shall consist of:
(a)two written assignments of not more than 5,000 words, including footnotes but excluding tables, appendices, and bibliography, or assignments deemed their equivalent by the Degree Committee of the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine; and
(b)one essay of not more than 5,000 words; and one reflective narrative of not more than 4,500 words accompanied by a portfolio of selected exemplars, or assignments deemed their equivalent by the Degree Committee; and
(c)a project proposal of between 3,000 to 4,000 words, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee; and
(d)a project presentation and short reflective piece of 1,500 to 2,500 words; and
(e)a research project of not more than 10,000 words on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
3. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Certificate to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements as specified in Regulation 2(a) but who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma.
4. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Diploma to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements as specified in Regulations 2(a) and 2(b) but who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard in the research project.
5. The examination shall include an oral examination on the research project and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and on the other work submitted by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 557)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in English Language Assessment for the degree of Master of Studies in the 2024–25 academic year (October start). The special regulations for the course will be footnoted accordingly.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 558)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, has approved amendments for the course, including a new title and a restructure of the taught modules from the academic year 2025–26, as follows.
By revising the title and text of the special regulations for the course to read as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the two year part-time course of study in Healthcare Data Science for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of:
(a)eight modules to be announced by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine not later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examination;
(b)a research project of no more than 12,000 words, including footnotes but excluding tables, appendices and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
2. Each module shall be examined by an assignment of no more than 3,000 words, except where other methods of assessment are published in individual module descriptions.
3. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on any aspect of the work submitted by the candidate under Regulations 1(b) and 2 above.
4. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Certificate to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the first four modules as specified in Regulation 1(a) but who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard in the remaining modules required for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma.
5. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education the award of a Postgraduate Diploma to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the first eight modules as specified in Regulation 1(a) but who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard in the research project required under Regulation 1(b).
GENERAL REGULATIONS: SCHEDULE
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551)
By removing ‘Healthcare Data: Informatics, Innovation and Commercialization’ from the list of courses approved for flexible periods of study.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, has approved Healthcare Innovation as a flexible course of study for the degree of Master of Studies with effect from 1 October 2024. Amendments to the schedule of courses approved for flexible study and special regulations for the course have been approved as follows:
GENERAL REGULATIONS: SCHEDULE
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 551)
By adding ‘Healthcare Innovation’ to the list of courses approved for flexible periods of study.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
By inserting the following as special regulations for the course:
1. The course of study in Healthcare Innovation for the degree of Master of Studies shall take place over a series of defined stages, over a maximum period of not more than eight years from the start of study.
2. The scheme of examination shall consist of:
(a)two reports of 3,000-4,000 words in length on topics approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering;
(b)three reports each of four pages in length, including figures and tables, each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee;
(c)two further reports of 3,000-4,000 words in length on topics approved by the Degree Committee;
(d)three further reports each of four pages in length, including figures and tables, each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
(e)a research dissertation of 10,000 to 12,000 words in length, including footnotes but excluding appendices and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
3. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination shall include an oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which the work submitted by the candidate falls.
4. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it awards the Postgraduate Diploma to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements under Regulations 2(a)–(d) but who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard in the research dissertation under 2(e).
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 559)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History, has approved the amendment of the special regulations for the course in History for the degree of Master of Studies, as follows:
Regulation 3.
By amending the reference to ‘Postgraduate Diploma’ to read ‘Postgraduate Certificate’ in the text of Regulation 3.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 559)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art and the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education, has approved the amendment of the title of the course of study for the degree of Master of Studies from ‘Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment’ to ‘Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment’ with effect from 1 September 2025. The special regulations for the course will be updated accordingly.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 562)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, has approved the withdrawal of the course of study in Screen Media Production and Digital Architectural Visualisation for the degree of Master of Studies with effect from 1 October 2025.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Classics, has approved the establishment of a new examination in Classics as subject for the Advanced Diploma with effect from 1 October 2026. An amendment to the General Regulations for Certain Postgraduate Degrees and Other Qualifications and new regulations for the Advanced Diploma in Classics have been approved as follows:
General Regulations for Certain Postgraduate Degrees and Other Qualifications: Schedule
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 443)
By inserting a reference to the ‘Advanced Diploma in Classics’ in Regulation 12(d)(iii) and in the Schedule, before the reference to the Advanced Diploma in Economics.
And by inserting the following new regulations for the Advance Diploma:
1. The Advanced Diploma in Classics 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 Classics, and who has satisfied the Examiners in the examination for the Diploma as defined in the following regulations, provided that the student has kept three terms. For the purpose of this regulation graduates of the University may count previous residence as a registered student.
2. A candidate for the Diploma must be admitted as a postgraduate student by the General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Classics. The General Board shall assign to each candidate a date of commencement of candidature. Each candidate shall pursue in the University a course of study extending over one academic year under the direction of a Supervisor appointed by the Degree Committee and shall comply with any special conditions that the Degree Committee and the General Board may prescribe.
3. Every Supervisor shall send to the Registrary reports on the work of each candidate under their charge, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 15 of the general regulations for certain postgraduate degrees and other qualifications.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 11 of the general regulations for certain postgraduate degrees and other qualifications, the General Board, after consultation with the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Classics, shall have power to determine the payments to be made to Supervisors who are not University officers in respect of candidates for the Diploma.
5. No one shall be a candidate in the same year both for the Advanced Diploma in Classics and for another University examination, and no one shall be a candidate for the Advanced Diploma in Classics on more than one occasion.
6. The examination shall consist of three papers, as follows
(a)One of the following papers: Greek A or Greek B or Latin A or Latin B
(b)An additional paper chosen from those listed under (a) above.
(c)A paper chosen from a selection of those available in Part II of the Classical Tripos (excluding the dissertation option and the borrowed ‘O’ papers).
Not later than the end of the Easter Term each year the Degree Committee shall announce, for the examination to be held in the academic year next following, the form of examination for each of the papers under (a) and (b) and the list of papers available under (c) above. The examination for the paper under (c) above shall follow the format of the relevant paper chosen from Part II of the Classical Tripos.
7. The Degree Committee shall have power to issue supplementary regulations defining or limiting the scope of the papers, and to modify or alter such supplementary regulations as occasion may require.
8. The Degree Committee shall nominate such number of Examiners and Assessors as they shall deem sufficient and shall nominate one of the Examiners to be Chair. The Chair shall send a written annual report on the students’ performance in the examination to the Secretary of the Degree Committee.
9. If the Degree Committee, after considering the report from the Chair of Examiners, resolve that a candidate is entitled to a Diploma, their resolution to that effect shall be sent to the candidate and to the Registrary. A candidate who in the opinion of the Degree Committee deserves special credit shall be entitled to a Diploma with distinction. The award of a Diploma shall be published by the General Board unless the candidate has requested the removal of their name from the published list in accordance with a procedure approved from time to time by the General Board.
10. If the Degree Committee are of the opinion that a candidate’s performance in the examination is of insufficient merit to entitle the candidate to the Diploma, their resolution to that effect shall be communicated to the candidate and to Registrary.
11. 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 by the Examiners and has been awarded the Advanced Diploma in Classics.
12. While studying in the University for the Diploma a candidate shall pay the appropriate University Composition Fee for each term of such study.
This paper will contain for translation unseen passages and seen passages from prescribed texts. The passages will be appropriate for candidates who had little or no knowledge of Greek before entry to the University.
This paper will contain for translation unseen passages and seen passages from prescribed texts.
This paper will contain for translation unseen passages and seen passages from prescribed texts. The passages will be appropriate for candidates who had little or no knowledge of Latin before entry to the University.
This paper will contain for translation unseen passages and seen passages from prescribed texts.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 576)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics, has approved an amendment of the regulations for the Advanced Diploma in Economics to amend the scheme of examination for Paper 3 to reflect current practice, as follows:
Regulation 6.
By amending the final sentence of Regulation 6 to read as follows:
The examination for Paper 3 shall consist of a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an account of an econometric project undertaken by the candidate.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 591)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute for Continuing Education, has approved the amendment of the Schedule to the regulations for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 592) as shown below. The amendments include changes previously approved but not published, the removal of awards no longer offered and the addition of footnotes indicating when certain awards are to be offered.
By adding the following Diploma to the Schedule:
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Medicine
By adding a footnote to suspend until further notice the following diplomas and certificates:
Diploma in Coaching
Certificate in Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Practices
Certificate in Evolutionary
Biology
Certificate in the Making of the English Landscape:
Landscape History and Archaeology
Certificate in Politics
Certificate in Sociology, Politics and
Psychology
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical
Practice
By adding the following awards to the Schedule:
Faculty of Engineering
Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Innovation
Faculty of Engineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation
Institute of Continuing Education
Certificate in Anthropology: Studying Human Culture
Certificate in Human Science Foundations
Certificate in Theatre Studies and Performance Studies
Certificate in World Archaeology
By adding a footnote to suspend until further notice the following diplomas and certificates:
Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Data: Informatics, Innovation and Commercialization
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning Design and Teaching Innovation
By adding a footnote to suspend for the 2024–25 academic year the following diplomas and certificates:
Diploma in Coaching
Diploma in Evolutionary
Biology
Certificate in Anthropology: Studying Human
Culture
Certificate in Entrepreneurship: Venture
Creation
Certificate in Genetics
Certificate in the Making of the English
Landscape
Certificate in Sociology
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical
Practice
Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Data and
Informatics
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning Design and Teaching
Innovation
By amending the title of certain certificates as follows:
From Certificate of Higher Education in Practical Horticulture and Plantsmanship to Certificate of Higher Education in Botanical Horticulture
From Certificate in English Literature: Texts and Context to Certificate in English Literature: Texts and Contexts
By adding the following Diploma to the Schedule:
Diploma of Higher Education in Genetics and Evolution
By removing the following awards from the Schedule:
Diploma in Historic Environment
I
Diploma in Historic Environment
II
Diploma in Historic Environment
III
Diploma in Local History I
Diploma in Local History II
Diploma of Higher Education in Historic
Environment
Diploma of Higher Education in Local
History
Postgraduate Diploma in Historic
Environment
Postgraduate Diploma in
History
Certificate in Creative Writing: Fiction, Non-fiction and
Writing for Performance (External Delivery)
Certificate in Film Studies: Approaches to Film
Study
Certificate in Film Studies: Form, Genre and
History
Certificate in Local History: Approaches to British Local
History
Certificate in Local History: Evaluating the Past through
British Local History
Certificate in Physical
Sciences
Certificate of Higher Education in Local
History
Postgraduate Certificate in
Biocuration
Postgraduate Certificate in Creative
Writing
Postgraduate Certificate in Public
Policy
Postgraduate Certificate in Research and Innovation
Leadership
By adding a footnote to show that the following awards will be offered in 2024–25 and each alternate year thereafter until further notice:
Diploma in Archaeology: Death and the Ancient
World
Diploma in English Literature: Literature Past and
Present
Diploma in Evolutionary Biology*
Diploma in History of Art: British Visual
Culture
Certificate in Archaeology of Ancient
Britain
Certificate in English Literature: Approaches to Literary
Study
Certificate in Entrepreneurship: Venture Creation*
Certificate in Genetics*
Certificate in History of Art: Early Modern to
Contemporary
Certificate in Immunology
Certificate in Philosophy: Metaphysics, Philosophy of
Language, and Ethics
Certificate in Strategic Business and Management
Certificate in the Study of Medieval England
The awards marked with an asterisk are suspended in 2024–25 (see above).
By adding a footnote to show that the following awards will be offered in 2025–26 and each alternate year thereafter until further notice:
Diploma in Archaeology: Conflict Archaeology and Heritage
Diploma in English Literature: Literature and Criticism
Diploma in Genetics
Diploma in History of Art: Renaissance and Baroque
Certificate in Archaeology of the Ancient
World
Certificate in English Literature: Texts and Contexts
Certificate in Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial
Practices
Certificate in Evolutionary
Biology
Certificate in History of Art: Classical to
Renaissance
Certificate in Infectious Diseases
Certificate in Operational Business and
Management
Certificate in Philosophy: History of Philosophy, Philosophy
of Mind, and Political Philosophy
Certificate in the Study of Early Medieval England
By amending the title of certain Diplomas as follows:
From Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment to Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment.
By adding the following awards to the Schedule:
Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Education
Postgraduate Certificate in Dental Education
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 594)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Divinity, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Diploma in Theology for Ministry to allow more flexibility of choice of papers for candidates who have already received academic credit for a theological reflection upon a practical ministry placement, as follows:
Regulation 3.
By amending the text of sub-paragraph (b) to read as follows:
(b)Practical theology: Reflective practice A (from Group E of the B.Th. Degree). Candidates who have already received academic credit for a theological reflection upon a practical ministry placement may, subject to approval of the Faculty Board, be exempted from the requirement to take Practical theology: Reflective Practice A and may substitute another half paper from Groups A, B, C, and D under Regulation 11 for the B.Th. Degree in its place. The candidate must provide evidence for this exemption from their previous educational institution or denomination to the Director of Studies of their Federation House; and
And by correcting the reference to the B.Th. Degree regulation in sub-paragraph (c) from ‘Regulation 12’ to ‘Regulation 17’.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Engineering, has approved the Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation as a course of study with effect from 1 October 2024. Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate have been approved as follows:
1. The Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation shall be administered by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Innovation shall be as follows:
(a)two reports of 3,000-4,000 words in length on topics approved by the Degree Committee;
(b)three reports each of four pages in length, including figures and tables, each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Engineering, has approved the Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Innovation as a course of study with effect from 1 October2024. Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma have been approved as follows:
1. The Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Innovation shall be administered by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Innovation shall be as follows:
(a)two reports of 3,000-4,000 words in length on topics approved by the Degree Committee;
(b)three reports each of four pages in length, including figures and tables, each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee;
(c)two further reports of 3,000-4,000 words in length on topics approved by the Degree Committee;
(d)three further reports each of four pages in length, including figures and tables, each on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
3. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it awards the Postgraduate Certificate to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements under Regulations 2(a)–(b) but who has not completed or fails to reach the required standard under Regulations 2(c)–(d).
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management for the Language Centre, has approved the amendment of regulations for the CULP Awards to add ‘Advanced Level’ to the award titles and to remove detailed references to assessment. The regulations for the awards and the entries for the awards in the Schedule of Diplomas and Certificates open to Non-members of the University have been amended as follows:
CULP Awards in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Advanced Russian and Spanish.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 598)
By amending the title and text of the regulations to read as follows:
1. The CULP Advanced Level Awards in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish shall be administered by the Committee of Management of the Language Centre.
2. The final examination shall take place at the end of the course. Full details of each element of assessment will be issued to students at the start of the course and made available on the Language Centre website.
Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University: Schedule
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 592)
By amending the entries for the CULP awards in the Schedule to read as follows:
Language Centre
CULP Advanced Level Award in French
CULP Advanced Level Award in Portuguese
CULP Advanced Level Award in German
CULP Advanced Level Award in Russian
CULP Advanced Level Award in Italian
CULP Advanced Level Award in Spanish
E. M. C. RAMPTON, Registrary
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