1. The Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall consist of three Parts, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb. In Part IIa and Part IIb there shall be an examination in each of the following [five subjects: Archaeology (including Assyriology and Egyptology), Biological Anthropology, Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, and Sociology, and there shall be a joint examination in each of the following pairs of subjects: Archaeology and Social Anthropology, Biological Anthropology and Archaeology, Politics and Sociology, Social and Biological Anthropology, Social Anthropology and Politics, Sociology and Criminology, and Sociology and Social Anthropology.] 〈three subjects: Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, and Sociology, and there shall be a joint examination in each of the following pairs of subjects: Politics and Sociology, Social Anthropology and Politics, Sociology and Criminology, and Sociology and Social Anthropology.〉4 For Part I there shall be a single class-list; for Part IIa and Part IIb there shall be a separate class-list for each of the subjects of the examination and for each joint examination.
2. The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science shall nominate a Senior Examiner and such number of Examiners to conduct the examination for Part I of the Tripos, and a Senior Examiner and such number of Examiners to conduct the examination in each subject for Part IIa and Part IIb, as they shall deem sufficient. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate such number of Assessors as they shall deem sufficient to assist the Examiners for each Part. If required to do so, Assessors shall set papers in the subject or subjects assigned to them, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers, shall assess dissertations, 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.
3. The Faculty Board may from time to time make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects and specified texts of examination and may modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they see fit, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change.
4. Before the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the variable subjects for the examinations to be held in the academical year next following; 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. The Board shall have power when they give notice of variable subjects to announce any consequential restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may choose to offer.
5. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners for Part I or to the Examiners in the particular subject for Part IIa or Part IIb.
6. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for Part I and of the Examiners for each subject in Part IIa and Part IIb, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. The bodies of Examiners for Part IIa and Part IIb shall also draw up class-lists for the following subjects: [Archaeology and Social Anthropology (the Examiners for Archaeology), Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (the Examiners for Biological Anthropology), Social and Biological Anthropology (the Examiners for Social Anthropology),]5 Politics and Sociology (the Examiners for Politics and International Relations), Social Anthropology and Politics (the Examiners for Social Anthropology), Sociology and Criminology (the Examiners for Sociology), and Sociology and Social Anthropology (the Examiners for Sociology). In each class-list the names of the candidates who deserve honours shall be placed 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. [The class-lists for the subject Archaeology in Part IIa and Part IIb shall indicate whether a candidate has offered in the examination the Assyriology and/or Egyptology option.]5
7. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or any Part and also for another Honours Examination in the same term.
8. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.
9. A candidate shall not offer in any Part of the Tripos a paper that he or she has previously offered in another University examination.
10. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part I:
11. The scheme of examination for Part I shall be as follows:
POL1. |
The modern state and its alternatives (also serves as an optional paper for Section B of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos and for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos and as a Paper for Section II of Part Ia of the Education Tripos, and as a compulsory paper for Section A of Part Ia of the History and Politics Tripos) |
POL2. |
International conflict, order, and justice (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos and as a Paper for Section II of Part Ia of the Education Tripos, and as a compulsory paper for Section A of Part Ia of the History and Politics Tripos) |
SOC1. |
Modern societies I: introduction to sociology (also serves as an optional paper for Section B of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos, for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos, and for Paper 5 of the Education Tripos) |
SAN1. |
Social anthropology: the comparative perspective (also serves as a Paper for Section B of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos and for Section II of Part Ia of the Education Tripos) |
A1. |
World archaeology (from Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
A3. |
Introduction to the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia (from Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
B1. |
Humans in biological perspective (from Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
PBS1. |
Introduction to psychology (from Part I of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos) |
A candidate for Part I shall be required to offer four papers as follows:
12. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part IIa:
(a) a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that six complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence;
(b) a student who has obtained honours in any other Honours Examination, in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence.1
13. A student who has obtained honours in Part IIa of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part IIb in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept seven terms and twelve complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence.1
[No student shall be a candidate for Part IIb in Archaeology unless the Head of the Department of Archaeology is satisfied that the student has, since matriculation, undertaken at least one week of study visit and six weeks of archaeological excavation or fieldwork on a project or projects (or in the case of candidates for Assyriology or Egyptology, an equivalent study visit to Egypt or the Middle East and/or study in a museum) approved by the Head of the Department, provided that the Head of the Department shall have power to grant exemption from this requirement to a candidate who has obtained an equivalent amount of appropriate experience in some other way. Before the division of the Lent Term each year the Head of the Department shall draw up a list of those candidates who have satisfied this requirement or have been granted exemption from it, and shall communicate this information to the Registrary.]5
14. A student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination other than Part IIa of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos may be a candidate for honours in either Part IIa or Part IIb in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence. Such students shall offer, subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, four papers chosen from those available in Part IIa and Part IIb, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Faculty Board, and conditional upon written permission from the relevant Head of Department obtained not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.
15. The scheme of examination for Part IIa and Part IIb shall be as follows:
ARC6. |
Archaeological theory and practice I (Paper A10 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC7. |
Archaeological theory and practice II (Paper A12 of the Archaeology Tripos)8 |
ARC8. |
Archaeological science I (Paper A21 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC9. |
Archaeological science II |
ARC10. |
Palaeolithic archaeology (Paper A22 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC11. |
Special topics in palaeolithic archaeology and human evolution |
ARC12. |
European prehistory (Paper A23 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC13. |
Special topics in European prehistory8 |
ARC14. |
Aegean prehistory (Paper D1 of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC15. |
A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (Paper D2 of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC16. |
A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (Paper D3 of the Classical Tripos)8 |
ARC17. |
A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (Paper D4 of the Classical Tripos) |
ARC18. |
Society and settlement in ancient Egypt (Paper A27 of the Archaeology Tripos)6 |
ARC19. |
Ancient Egypt in context: an archaeology of foreign relations (Paper A28 of the Archaeology Tripos)7 |
ARC20. |
The archaeology of religion in ancient Egypt (Paper A29 of the Archaeology Tripos)6 |
ARC21. |
The archaeology of death and burial in ancient Egypt (Paper A30 of the Archaeology Tripos)7 |
ARC22. |
Mesopotamian archaeology I: prehistory and early states (Paper A25 of the Archaeology Tripos)6 |
ARC23. |
Mesopotamian archaeology II: territorial states to empires (Paper A26 of the Archaeology Tripos)7 |
ARC24. |
Mesopotamian culture I: literature (Paper M2 of the Archaeology Tripos)7 |
ARC25. |
Mesopotamian culture II: religion and scholarship (Paper M3 of the Archaeology Tripos)6 |
ARC26. |
The medieval globe I (Paper A24 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC27. |
The medieval globe II (Paper A24 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC28. |
The archaeology of medieval Britain (also serves as Paper 11 of Part II of the Historical Tripos)8 |
ARC29. |
Ancient India I: the Indus civilization and beyond (Paper A31 of the Archaeology Tripos)6 |
ARC30. |
Ancient India II: early historic cities of South Asia (Paper A32 of the Archaeology Tripos)7 |
ARC31. |
Ancient South America (Paper A33 of the Archaeology Tripos)7 |
ARC32. |
The archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America (Paper A34 of the Archaeology Tripos)6 |
ARC33. |
The archaeology of Africa (Paper A35 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC34. |
Akkadian language II (Paper M4 of the Archaeology Tripos, also serves as Paper X.6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos) |
ARC35. |
Akkadian language III (Paper M5 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC36. |
Sumerian language (Paper M6 of the Archaeology Tripos)8 |
ARC37. |
Middle Egyptian texts (Paper E2 of the Archaeology Tripos, also serves as Paper X.7 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos) |
ARC38. |
Old and Late Egyptian texts (Paper E3 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC39. |
Mesopotamian history I: states and structures8 (Paper M7 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
ARC40. |
Mesopotamian history II: empires and systems7 (Paper M8 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
The Faculty Board shall announce before the end of the Easter Term the papers that will be available in the examinations to be held in the next academical year.
BAN2. |
Human ecology and behaviour (also serves as Paper B2 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN3. |
Human evolution (also serves as Paper B3 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN4. |
From data to interpretation (Paper B5 of the Archaeology Tripos) |
BAN5. |
A subject in biological anthropology I |
BAN6. |
A subject in biological anthropology II |
BAN7. |
A subject in biological anthropology III |
BAN8. |
A subject in biological anthropology IV |
BAN9. |
A subject in biological anthropology V]5 |
POL3. |
International organization (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos) |
POL4. |
Comparative politics (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos) |
POL5. |
Conceptual issues in politics and international relations (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos) |
POL6. |
Statistics and methods in politics and international relations |
POL7. |
The history of political thought to c. 1700 (Paper 19 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
POL8. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (Paper 20 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
POL9. |
Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international relations |
POL10. |
The history of political thought from c.1700 to c.1890 (Paper 4 of Part II of the Historical Tripos) |
POL11. |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (Paper 5 of Part II of the Historical Tripos) |
POL12. |
A subject in politics and international relations I3 |
POL13. |
A subject in politics and international relations II2 |
POL14. |
A subject in politics and international relations III |
POL15. |
A subject in politics and international relations IV |
POL16. |
A subject in politics and international relations V |
POL17. |
A subject in politics and international relations VI |
POL18. |
A subject in politics and international relations VII |
POL19. |
A subject in politics and international relations VIII3 |
POL20. |
A subject in politics and international relations IX |
POL21. |
A subject in politics and international relations X3 |
SAN2. |
The foundations of social life |
SAN3. |
Anthropological theory and methods |
SAN4. |
The anthropology of an ethnographic area |
SAN5. |
Ethical life and the anthropology of the subject |
SAN6. |
Power, economy, and social transformation |
SAN7. |
A subject in social anthropology I8 |
SAN8. |
A subject in social anthropology II8 |
SAN9. |
A subject in social anthropology III8 |
SAN10. |
A subject in social anthropology IV8 |
SAN11. |
A subject in social anthropology V |
SAN12. |
A subject in social anthropology VI |
SAN13. |
A subject in social anthropology VII |
SAN14. |
A subject in social anthropology VIII8 |
SOC2. |
Social theory |
SOC3. |
Modern societies II |
SOC4. |
Concepts and arguments in sociology |
SOC5. |
Statistics and methods (Paper 7 of Part Ib of the Education Tripos (New Regulations)) |
SOC6. |
A subject in sociology I |
SOC7. |
A subject in sociology II |
SOC8. |
A subject in sociology III |
SOC9. |
A subject in sociology IV2 |
SOC10. |
A subject in sociology V |
SOC11. |
A subject in sociology VI |
SOC12. |
A subject in sociology VII2 |
SOC13. |
A subject in sociology VIII |
SOC14. |
The sociology of education (Paper 3 of Part II of the Education Tripos (Old Regulations)) |
SOC15. |
Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos) |
CRIM1. |
Foundation in criminology and criminal justice |
CRIM2. |
Statistics and methods (also serves as Paper SOC5) |
CRIM3. |
A subject in criminology I |
CRIM4. |
Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (also serves as Paper SOC15) |
CRIM5. |
Social networks and crime |
16. Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration except [ARC6–40, BAN2–9,]5 POL5, POL6, POL20, CRIM3, and SOC4; candidates for POL12, POL15, and POL17 may choose to be examined by an alternative mode of assessment in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18. The examination for POL5, POL20, CRIM3, and SOC4 shall consist of the submission of two essays each of not more than 5,000 words. The examination of POL6 shall consist of one project report of not more than 5,000 words, to be submitted on the date published by the relevant Department, which should be no later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term, and a two-hour examination. The Faculty Board shall publish by notice in each Department of the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science prescribed titles or subjects for essays by the beginning of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination concerned. The essays for POL5, POL20, CRIM3, SOC4, and POL12, POL15, and POL17 shall be submitted in printed or typewritten form to the Senior Examiner in the relevant subject as follows: one essay no later than the date published by the relevant Department, which should be no later than the end of the first week of Full Lent Term, and one essay no later than the date published by the relevant Department, which should be no later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term. [Papers ARC6–40 and BAN2–9 will be assessed by either a written examination, or mandatory coursework elements, or both.]5 Details of the mode of assessment will be published by the Faculty Board by the Division of Michaelmas Term in the year in which the examination takes place.
[Candidates for Part IIa and Part IIb in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology shall present for the inspection of the Examiners, by a date which the Head of the Department of Archaeology shall announce not later than the division of Michaelmas Term, records of such practical work done during the courses leading to the examination as shall be determined from time to time by the Faculty Board. The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of Department with assessments of the candidates’ practical work, and shall take these assignments into account in assigning marks for the examination.]5
17. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, candidates for Part IIa shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
18. Candidates for Part IIb who have taken Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos may not change their subject track between Parts IIa and IIb, unless changing from a joint track to one of the single subjects within it. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, candidates for Part IIb shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
Candidates in Biological Anthropology who took Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
Candidates in Biological Anthropology who did not take Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
19. (a) A candidate for Part IIb who wishes to offer a dissertation shall submit an application, including 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. A candidate who so wishes may request permission to include a film or filmed material, amounting to not more than twenty minutes in length, as a component part of the dissertation. Applications shall be submitted to the Head of the relevant Department so as to arrive not later than the division of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.
(b) Each candidate must obtain the approval of the Head of Department for the proposed title not later than the division of the Lent Term. When the Head of Department has approved a title, no change shall be made to it, or to the candidate’s scheme of papers, without the further approval of the Head of Department.
(c) A dissertation shall be of not more than 10,000 words in length. The inclusion of footnotes, figures, tables, appendices, and bibliography in the word count will be specified by each department. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, with two printed copies submitted in addition to a copy in an approved electronic format.
(d) A dissertation shall be submitted to the Senior Examiner in the relevant subject not later than the second Friday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is held.
A dissertation shall be accompanied by (i) a brief synopsis on a separate sheet of paper of the contents of the dissertation, and (ii) a certificate signed by the candidate stating the word count of the dissertation, that it is her or his own original work, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
20. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate for Part IIb may be examined viva voce.