Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IV
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

The Ordinances contained in this Chapter are Ordinances of the General Board

In this section

TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

LAND ECONOMY TRIPOS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2009–10, p. 589)

Three Parts.

1. The Land Economy Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II.

Standing of candidates.

2. A student may be a candidate for honours in Part Ia if he or she has kept one term, provided that three complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.

3. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ia or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part Ib in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.70

4. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ib or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part II in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.70

5. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

6. No student who has been a candidate for honours in any Part shall again be a candidate for honours in the same Part.

Examiners.

7. There shall be two separate bodies of Examiners, one for Part Ia, and one for Part Ib and Part II. In each case, the Board of Land Economy shall nominate such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient.

Assessors.

8. The Board of Land Economy shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any of the subjects of the Tripos. Each Assessor shall propose questions in the papers assigned to him or her by the Examiners, shall look over the answers of the candidates to those questions, and shall report thereon to the Examiners. An Assessor may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

9. Each body of Examiners shall elect one of their number to act as Chairman.

10. The questions proposed by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of Examiners for approval.

Class-lists.

11. There shall be a separate class-list for each Part of the Tripos. In each list the names of those 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. For special excellence a mark of distinction may be awarded.

Scheme of examination.

12. The papers for the Land Economy Tripos, which shall be divided into Groups I–V, shall be as follows:

Group I

 Paper  1A.

Economics I

 Paper  1B.

Economics II

 Paper  2.

The public sector: institutional and legal frameworks

 Paper  3.

Quantitative methods for land economy

 Paper  4.

Land economy, development, and sustainability

Group II

 Paper  5.

Environmental economics and law

 Paper  6.

Fundamentals of finance and investment

 Paper  7.

Regional economics and policy

 Paper  8.

The law of real property: principles, policy, and economic implications

 Paper  9.

Private law

 Paper 10.

The built environment

 Paper 11.

Land and urban economics

Group III

 Paper 12.

Law and economics

 Paper 13.

Landlord and tenant law

 Paper 14.

Planning policy and practice

 Paper 15.

Advanced techniques in finance and investment for real estate

 Paper 16.

Land, food, and ecosystem services

 Paper 17.

Land policy and development economics

The subject of each paper shall be examined by means of a paper of three hours’ duration, except Papers 1A, 1B, and 4 which shall each be examined by means of a paper of two hours’ duration. Additionally, the examination for each of Papers 3, 4, 6, and 15 shall include submission of a report on a project undertaken by the candidate; the work to be undertaken for the project, its length, and the arrangements for the submission of the report, shall be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Land Economy.

13. A candidate for honours in Part Ia shall offer all four papers from Group I.

14. A candidate for honours in Part Ib shall offer papers as follows:

  1. (a)a candidate who has previously obtained honours in Part Ia of the Land Economy Tripos shall offer five papers chosen from Group II, including Paper 8 or Paper 9 or both;
  2. (b)a candidate who has not previously obtained honours in Part Ia of the Land Economy Tripos shall offer:
  3. (i)Paper 3;
  4. (ii)four papers chosen from Group II, including Paper 8 or Paper 9 or both;

provided that

  1. (1)a candidate who has been granted exemption under Regulation 15 shall not offer Paper 3 but shall instead offer a further paper chosen from Groups II–IV;
  2. (2)a candidate who has previously offered Paper 11 of the Law Tripos shall not offer Paper 8 of the Land Economy Tripos;
  3. (3)a candidate who has previously offered both Paper 4 and Paper 10 of the Law Tripos shall not offer Paper 9 of the Land Economy Tripos.

15. The Board of Land Economy shall have power to grant exemption from the requirement to offer Paper 3 to any candidate for honours in Part Ib under Regulation 14(b) who satisfies the Board that he or she has passed an examination of an acceptable standard in statistics or quantitative methods. Application for such exemption shall be made in writing through the candidate's Tutor to the Secretary of the Board of Land Economy not later than the end of the second week of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination; the candidate shall be notified of the Board's decision not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term.

16. Candidates for honours in Part II shall offer papers and a dissertation as follows:

  1. (a)A candidate who has previously obtained honours in Part Ib of the Land Economy Tripos shall offer
  2. (i)four papers chosen from Groups II and III, including at least three papers from Group III; provided that a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in another Honours Examination, and provided also that a candidate shall not, without leave of the Board of Land Economy, offer Paper 15 unless that candidate has attained a satisfactory standard in Paper 6 in Part Ib;
  3. (ii)a dissertation, which shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 17.
  4. (b)A candidate who has not previously obtained honours in Part Ib of the Land Economy Tripos shall offer
  5. (i)four papers chosen from Groups II and III, including at least two papers from Group III; provided that a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in another Honours examination;
  6. (ii)a dissertation, which shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 17.
Dissertation.

17. A dissertation offered under Regulation 16 shall be submitted in accordance with the following provisions:

  1. (a)Every dissertation shall be on a topic falling within the area of Land Economy.
  2. (b)Each candidate taking the examination under Regulation 16(a) shall submit an application to the Board of Land Economy, giving the title of the proposed dissertation, a brief account of its scope, and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Land Economy so as to arrive not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term.
  3. (c)Each candidate must obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Board not later than the last day of Full Michaelmas Term. When the Board have approved a title, no change may be made in it or in the candidate's scheme of papers without the further approval of the Board.
  4. (d)During Full Lent Term, on a day or days specified by the Head of the Department of Land Economy, each candidate shall give a brief oral presentation of the subject matter of his or her dissertation to two Examiners (who may include an Assessor). In assigning marks for the examination the Examiners shall take account of a candidate's oral presentation.
  5. (e)A dissertation shall not exceed 10,000 words in length, including footnotes, tables, and appendices.71 Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the dissertation is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Every dissertation shall be typewritten or computer-printed, unless the candidate has obtained permission from the Board to present it in manuscript.
  6. (f)Dissertations shall be submitted so as to reach the Secretary of the Department not later than the seventh day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held. A candidate who submits a dissertation after this date may be penalized.
Supplementary regulations.

18. The Board of Land Economy shall have power to make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects of examination, and to modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they see fit, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2009–10, p. 589)

Group I

Paper 1A. Economics I

An introduction to microeconomics and welfare economics.

Paper 1B. Economics II

An introduction to macroeconomics and macroeconomic policy.

Paper 2. The public sector: institutional and legal frameworks

A study of constitutional and administrative law, including the European Union, Parliament, the Executive, next step agencies, quangos and other government agencies, local government, and judicial review.

Paper 3. Quantitative methods for land economy

An introduction to principles of accounting, mathematics, and statistics relevant to the study of land economy. The examination of this paper includes the submission of a report consisting of two parts (a) accounting and (b) statistics (see below).

Paper 4. Land economy, development, and sustainability

Major economic, demographic, institutional, and technological changes and their impact upon the natural and built environments of the United Kingdom. The examination for this paper includes the submission of a report on a project (see below).

Group II

Paper 5. Environmental economics and law

Principles of environmental economics and law, environmental policy and policy analysis, urban and rural environmental management.

Paper 6. Fundamentals of finance and investment

An introduction to the analytical techniques for identifying risk/return opportunities in real estate and other financial markets, and the different types of funding/investment strategies available to real estate professionals.

The examination for this paper includes the submission of a report on a project (see below).

Paper 7. Regional economics and policy

Theories relating to regional growth and the economic analysis of regional development and policies designed to influence patterns of growth and development. The term ‘region’ is defined broadly to include international trading blocs, nations, and regions within a particular country.

Paper 8. The law of real property: principles, policy, and economic implications

An introduction to land law in England and Wales, including estates, tenure, title, registration systems, mortgages, and other interests in land.

Paper 9. Private law

Principles of contract and tort, introduction to company law.

Paper 10. The built environment

Elements of building design and construction and the impact of social, economic, legal, and technological factors on the built environment.

Paper 11. Land and urban economics

The economics of land markets and policies for public intervention in land markets, urban economics, the economics of housing and housing policy, and commercial property.

Group III

Paper 12. Law and economics

The relationship between the disciplines of law and economics, including economic theories and analysis of law, the part played by economic theory in legal reasoning, the role of law in allocating resources and in correcting market failures, and economic and legal theories of value and of compensation.

Paper 13. Landlord and tenant law

The land law of England and Wales of particular relevance to the relationship of landlord and tenant: common law of leases and of the rights and obligations of the parties to leases; the statutory regulation of residential, business, and agricultural tenancies; and homelessness.

Paper 14. Planning policy and practice

The law, administration, practice, and theory of land use planning in Great Britain.

Paper 15. Advanced techniques in finance and investment for real estate

An introduction to advanced methods in the valuation and financing of real estate, mixed asset portfolio allocation, and risk management.

The examination for this paper includes the submission of a report on a project (see below).

Paper 16. Land, food, and ecosystem services

The ownership and use of land for primary production in the United Kingdom and other developed countries. Food production and consumption. Land uses and the provision of ecosystem services. Public policies towards rural land and ecosystem services.

Paper 17. Land policy and development economics

The role of land, agriculture, and natural resources in the growth and development of low income countries and their relationships to richer countries.

Groups I, II, and III

Papers 3, 4, 6, and 15: project reports

The project to be undertaken for each of these papers and the word length shall be specified by the Board of Land Economy and announced not later than the division of the Lent Term. Candidates will be required to submit in typescript, by a date to be announced by the Board, an account of the project in the form of an extended essay. The account should be in English. It should report the statistical and other sources and techniques used by the candidate as well as presenting the candidate's results and conclusions. Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the project and the report on it are his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that the report does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose; if two or more candidates have undertaken a project in collaboration, they will each be required to indicate the extent of their contribution.

Footnotes

  1. 70. See also the regulations for Affiliated Students.a b
  2. 71. One A4 page consisting largely of tables, statistics, or symbols shall be regarded as the equivalent of 250 words.a