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:
3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II,39 provided that they have kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence:
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:
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:
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.
Paper 1. |
The psychology of education. |
Paper 2. |
The philosophy of education. |
Paper 3. |
The sociology of education. |
Paper 4. |
The history of education. |
Paper 5. |
A special subject in education studies specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. |
Papers 1–5 shall each be of three hours’ duration.
Section III. Curriculum studies.
Paper 6. |
A subject in curriculum studies specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. |
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).
provided that
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:
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.42 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.42 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.
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:
One option chosen from Group 1 and both papers chosen from Group 2.
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From Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following: Biology of Cells (the written paper and practical examination) Physiology of Organisms (the written paper and submission of practical note-books) |
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From Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following: Animal Biology (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books) Ecology (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books) History and Philosophy of Science (both written papers) Plant and Microbial Sciences (both written papers and the practical examination and the submission of practical note-books) |
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Paper 3: Bioethics – being a dissertation on an agreed subject within Bioethics conforming to Regulation 15(b) of the Education Studies Tripos, its length being between 6,000 and 8,000 words inclusive of notes and appendices; |
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Paper 4: Special Study in Biology – the examination consists of written course-work assignments and practical experiments together with the submission of a research report equivalent in length to 7,000 words. |
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.
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*Paper E1. Medieval and Renaissance literature, 1350–1700. |
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*Paper E2. Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. |
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*Paper E3. Augustan and Romantic literature, 1660–1820. |
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*Paper E4. Literature and culture – 1830 to the present. |
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*Paper E5. Modern drama and theatre. |
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*Paper E6. Drama in production (practical). |
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*Paper E7. Film, culture, and identity. |
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*Paper E8. International literature in English; |
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in substitution for one paper a candidate may offer a dissertation on a topic of literary, dramatic, or theatrical interest falling within the scope of that paper, and |
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if a candidate submits a dissertation in substitution for Paper E1 it shall not be wholly or largely on Shakespeare's drama. |
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Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) for the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices. |
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Four papers, as follows: |
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*Paper A1. Arts and performance |
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any three papers chosen from among Papers E1–8. |
The examination for Paper A1 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration and a practical examination.
Three papers and course-work as follows:
Three papers and a dissertation, as follows:
Five papers as follows:
*Paper M1. |
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*Paper M2. |
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*Paper M3. |
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*Paper M5. |
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.
Four papers in one language from Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos:
Three papers and a dissertation or a composition, as follows:
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.
Four papers, as follows:
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.
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.
A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Biological Sciences may offer the following option:
A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Biological Sciences may offer one of the following options:
Two papers chosen from Part II of the Classical Tripos.
The following papers from Part II of the Historical Tripos: Papers 3–29.
A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:
A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:
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
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:
A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Physical Sciences may offer the following option:
A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Physical Sciences may offer one of the following options: