EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2007–08, p. 50)

1. The Education Studies Tripos shall consist of two Parts; a separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for Part I:

1. (a)a student who has kept one term, provided that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II,58 provided that they have kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or in another Honours Examination, in the year next after so obtaining honours, if he or she takes the examination under Regulation 14(a) or 14(b);
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination other than Part I of the Education Studies Tripos, in the year next but one after so obtaining honours, if he or she takes the examination under Regulation 14(c).

4. No student shall be a candidate for both Parts, or for either Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

5. No student who has been a candidate for either Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

6. The Faculty Board of Education shall have power to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the subjects of examination, and to modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as occasion may require, provided that due care is taken to give sufficient notice of any change.

7. Public notice of any variable subjects for the examinations in any year shall be given by the Faculty Board before the end of the Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so, and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

8. Not later than the first day of Full Michaelmas Term each year the Faculty Board shall publish, by Notice in the Faculty of Education, details of the course-work to be undertaken by candidates for each Part of the Tripos during the ensuing academical year.

9. There shall be two separate bodies of Examiners, one for Part I and one for Part II. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem sufficient to conduct the examinations. The Faculty Board shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any subject of the Tripos. Assessors shall propose questions in the papers or parts of papers assigned to them by the Examiners, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers or parts of papers, and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in the examination. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

10. In addition to any Assessors nominated under Regulation 9, Assessors shall be appointed as follows for Section II of Part I and for Section IV of Part II:

1. (a)Papers or other exercises which are taken from another University examination shall be marked by the Examiners for that examination, who shall act as Assessors to the Examiners for the Education Studies Tripos.
2. (b)Specially set papers shall be set and marked by Assessors appointed for the purpose by the General Board on the nomination of the Faculty Board or other body concerned with the subject.

11. In the class-list for each Part of the Tripos, the names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. In Part II of the Tripos, the class-list may show, by some convenient mark, candidates who have undertaken professional placements. In the class-list for Part II a mark of distinction may be attached to the name of any candidate whose work in the examination shows special merit.

12. The examination for Part I shall comprise two sections, as set out below. Every candidate shall offer both sections.

Section I. Education studies.

Course-work related to the foundation disciplines of education.

At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the course-work submitted.

Section II. Subject studies.

For this section each candidate shall select one subject from among the subjects specified in Schedule I to these regulations, and shall offer the written papers or other exercises specified for that subject in Schedule I, which may be either specially set for the Education Studies Tripos or taken from another University examination; provided always that a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in any University examination; and provided that:

1. (1)with the permission of the Faculty Board a candidate who intends to follow scheme (A) in Part II may offer in place of one paper or other exercise from Schedule I, either one paper chosen from Part II of the Education Studies Tripos, Section II Papers 1–4, or a dissertation on a topic in education studies of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices;
2. (2)a candidate may not offer more than one dissertation under Section II.

13. The examination for Part II shall comprise four sections, as follows:

Section I. Research and investigation in education.

Course-work related to educational research methods and analysis.

At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the course-work submitted.

Section II. Advanced topics in education studies.

Papers 1–5 shall each be of three hours’ duration.

Section III. Curriculum studies.

Paper 6 shall be of two hours’ duration. The Examiners shall take into account course-work done by candidates as prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. The Faculty Board shall announce from time to time, subject to the provisions of Regulation 6, not more than four subjects for Paper 6; a candidate may offer not more than one of those subjects.

Section IV. Subject studies.

Written papers and other exercises in the subjects specified in Schedule II to these regulations, which may be either specially set for the Education Studies Tripos or taken from another University examination.

14. There shall be two alternative schemes of examination for Part II, (A) and (B).

1. (a)a candidate who takes the examination under Regulation 3(a)59 and who does not undertake a professional placement shall offer scheme (A) as follows:
2.  (i)course-work as prescribed for Section I
3.  (ii)three papers or other exercises chosen from Sections II–IV, at least one of which shall be from Section II;
4. (b)a candidate who takes the examination under Regulation 3(a)59 and who undertakes a period of professional placement shall offer scheme (B) as follows:
5.  (i)course-work as prescribed for Section I
6.  (ii)Paper 5 from Section II
7.  (iii)one paper or other exercise chosen from Section II;
8.  (iv)either a further paper from Section II, or one paper chosen from Section III or, with the permission of the Faculty Board, a dissertation in one of the subjects specified in Schedule II to these regulations of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words inclusive of notes and appendices.
9. (c)a candidate who takes the examination under Regulation 3(b),60 or a candidate who is an Affiliated Student and has been given leave by the Faculty Board to take Part II without having previously obtained honours in an Honours Examination, shall offer Section I and three written papers or other exercises chosen from Sections II–IV, at least one of which shall be chosen from Section II;

provided that

1. (1)with the permission of the Faculty Board, a candidate following scheme (A) or scheme (B) may offer in place of one paper from Papers 1–4 of Section II, a dissertation of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices;
2. (2)a candidate following scheme (A) may not offer more than one dissertation under Sections II–IV;
3. (3)a candidate shall not offer any paper or other exercise which he or she has previously offered in another University examination.

15. (a) A dissertation offered in Part I or in Part II in place of a paper taken from another University examination shall be submitted in accordance with the regulations for the other examination concerned.

(b) A dissertation offered in Part I or Part II in place of a specially set paper, or in Part II in place of a paper from Section II or Section III, shall be submitted in accordance with the following arrangements:

1. (i)A candidate who intends to offer such a dissertation shall submit the proposed topic to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Education through his or her Tutor by a date specified by the Faculty Board. The Secretary shall communicate the approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate's Tutor. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through their Tutors to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board.
2. (ii)Each dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate's examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis. Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
3. (iii)At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on his or her dissertation.

16. No student who has offered the special subject Modern Foreign Languages shall be a candidate for Part II unless evidence has been produced to the Secretary of the Faculty Board that during the academical year next before the year of the examination he or she has spent a period studying abroad under conditions approved by the Faculty Board in a country or countries relevant to the papers to be offered in the examination.61 Such evidence will normally consist of a certificate from a university or employer confirming dates of attendance. Every student shall submit a report on their year abroad to the Faculty Board in the manner prescribed from time to time by the Board. Students shall keep the Secretary of the Faculty Board informed of their address abroad at all times.

17. A candidate proposing to study abroad in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16 shall apply to the Faculty Board for the approval of his or her plans. The application shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the subject co-ordinator so as to arrive not later than the last day of Full Michaelmas Term in the academical year next preceding that which the candidate proposes to spend abroad, and shall indicate the country or countries that the student intends to visit and the way in which he or she will be occupied while abroad.61 If a student subsequently changes his or her plans, he or she must inform the subject co-ordinator and seek permission afresh.

18. In the Michaelmas Term the Faculty Board shall publish a list of all candidates whose first and second professional placements are deemed satisfactory. A student whose name does not appear on this list or any subsequent supplementary list, will not normally be permitted to embark on a third professional placement. In the Lent Term, the Faculty Board shall publish a list of all students whose third professional placement is deemed satisfactory.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE I

SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION II OF PART I OF THE EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

In this Schedule an asterisk denotes a paper specially set for the Education Studies Tripos.

Every candidate for Part I shall offer one of the following combinations:

Biological Sciences

One option chosen from Group 1 and both papers chosen from Group 2.

Group 1

Group 2

Classics

Four papers from Part Ib of the Classical Tripos as follows:

 Passages for translation from Latin authors (Paper 3 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos),

 Latin literature (Paper 6 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos), and

 two further papers from Papers 7–10 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos.

English and Drama

The examination for Paper A1 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration and a practical examination.

Geography

Three papers and course-work as follows:

1. (a)any three papers chosen from Papers 1–10 of Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos;
2. and
3. (b)course-work (amounting to between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices) related to Part Ia or Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos except for any papers taken under (a) above.

History

Three papers and a dissertation, as follows:

1. (a)any three papers from among the following:
2. *Paper H1. History and the National Curriculum,
3.  Paper 1 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos,
4.  Papers 2–24 of Part I of the Historical Tripos;
5. and
6. (b)a dissertation on a subject chosen from a list of subjects announced by the Faculty Board of Education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) for the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices.

Mathematics

Five papers as follows:

The examination for each of Papers M1–3 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration together with the submission of a project report on a topic chosen from an approved list. The examination for Paper M4 consists of the submission of a report on topics in Mathematics Education. The examination for Paper M5 consists of a written paper of one and a half hours’ duration together with the submission of a report on a topic chosen from a list of approved topics.

Modern Foreign Languages

Four papers in one language from Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos:

1. (a)Paper B3. Translation into the foreign language and listening comprehension test (equivalent to two papers),
2. (b)two papers chosen from Schedule Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Music

Three papers and a dissertation or a composition, as follows:

1. (a)One or both of the following papers:
2. *Paper A1. Arts and performance.
3. *Paper N1. Performance and rehearsal techniques.
4. (b)Either one or two of the following papers of the Music Tripos, so as to bring to three the total number of papers offered: Papers, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Part Ia; Paper 2 and any of the additional papers that may be announced by the Faculty Board of Music for Part Ib.
5. (c)Either(i)a dissertation on a subject relating to music education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) of the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices;
6.  or(ii)an extended composition of between 6 and 10 minutes’ duration. The work may be scored for any combination except for solo melody instrument or voice, and it must use an acceptable notation which enables its musical properties to be clearly assessed.

The examination for Paper A1 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration and a practical examination.

The examination for Paper N1 consists of a practical test of (i) rehearsal technique and (ii) performance on an instrument or in singing.

Physical Sciences

1.  (i)From Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following, the subject chosen being the subject studied for the Preliminary Examination for the Education Studies Tripos:
2.    Chemistry A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
3.    Chemistry B (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
4.    Physics A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
5. and(ii)From Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following, the subject chosen being the subject not studied for the Preliminary Examination for the Education Studies Tripos:
6.    Chemistry (the written paper and the submission of practical note-books)
7.    Physics (the written paper and the submission of practical note-books)

Religious Studies

Four papers, as follows:

1. Either(a)four papers from among the papers set for Part I or for Part IIa of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;
2. or(b)(i)*Paper R1. Women's voices in religion,
3.   and
4.   (ii)three papers from among the papers set for Part I or for Part IIa of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;

provided that in substitution for one paper a candidate may offer a dissertation on a topic in Religious Studies prescribed by the Faculty Board of Education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) of the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices.

SCHEDULE II

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2007–08, p. 401)

SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION IV OF PART II OF THE EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

The following papers and other exercises shall be available in Section IV of Part II. A candidate may offer not more than two papers or other exercises from this Section.

Biological Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Biological Sciences may offer the following option:

1.  (a)one of the two papers in History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Biological Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either(b)Animal Biology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
2. or(c)Ecology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
3. or(d)Plant and Microbial Sciences (both the written papers and the practical examination) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
4. or(e)Cell and Developmental Biology (both the written papers and the practical examination) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
5. or(f)Experimental Psychology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
6. or(g)History and Philosophy of Science (both written papers) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Classics

Two papers chosen from Part II of the Classical Tripos.

English and Drama

1. (a)The papers and other exercises specified in Schedule I.
2. (b)The following papers from Part I of the English Tripos: Papers 1–9.
3. (c)The following papers from Part II of the English Tripos: Papers 1–13.
4. (d)A dissertation, of not fewer than 6,000 words and not more than 7,500 words in length, to be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 for the English Tripos.

Geography

1. (a)Papers 1–15 from Part II of the Geographical Tripos.
2. (b)A dissertation, to be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulations 22–24 for the Geographical Tripos.

History

The following papers from Part II of the Historical Tripos: Papers 3–29.

Mathematical Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either(a)one paper from among the papers set for Part Ia of the Mathematical Tripos, not previously taken by that candidate in Part I of the Education Studies Tripos;
2. or(b)a written report of between 8,000 and 10,000 words, or the equivalent, on an approved topic in Mathematics Education;
3. or(c)a computational projects note-book, submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9 of the Mathematical Tripos;
4. or(d)the paper ‘History of Science’ from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
5. or(e)the paper ‘Philosophy of Science’ from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either(f)any two of the papers offered in options (a)–(e) above;
2. or(g)Experimental Psychology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Modern Foreign Languages

A candidate shall offer the oral examination C from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, which shall be conducted under the conditions specified in the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos

1. and 

one or two of the following papers, provided that any paper offered is in the same language as the oral examination and that at least one of the papers listed in (i) and (ii) must be offered:

1. (i)Translation from and into the foreign language (Paper C1 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Tripos);
2. (ii)Essay in the foreign language (Paper C2 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages);
3. (iii)any one paper chosen from Schedule II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Music

1. (a)Any papers and exercises from Part II of the Music Tripos, excluding Papers 2 and 7.
2. (b)The papers and exercises specified in sub-paragraph (a) for Music in Schedule I if these were not offered for Part I.

Physical Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Physical Sciences may offer the following option:

1.  (a)one of the two papers in History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Physical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1.  (b)From Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following:
2.    Physics A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
3.    Physics B (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
4.    Chemistry A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
5.    Chemistry B (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
6.   provided that the candidate may not choose a subject studied for either Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos. (If Chemistry A has been offered for either Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, then the candidate may offer Chemistry B or Physics A from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos. If Physics A has been offered for either Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, then the candidate may offer Physics B, Chemistry A or Chemistry B from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos);
7. or(c)one of the following Half Subjects from the subject Physical Sciences from Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos:
8.   Chemistry (two papers of one and a half hours’ duration and the submission of note-books of further work)
9.   Experimental and Theoretical Physics (one two-hour paper, one paper of one and a half hours’ duration, and three units of further work)
10. or(d)History and Philosophy of Science (both written papers) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Religious Studies

1. Either(a)the papers set for Part IIa of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos,
2. or(b)the papers set for Part IIb of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos provided that (i) the candidate has previously satisfactorily completed papers in Part IIa of that Tripos, (ii) a dissertation may be offered in place of one paper, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16 for that Tripos.