EDUCATION TRIPOS

OLD REGULATIONS1

1. The Education 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 her or his 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 her or his first term of residence.

3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II provided2 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 Tripos, in the year next after so obtaining honours;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination other than Part I of the Education Tripos, in the year next or next but one after so obtaining honours.

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 coursework, performances, workshops, and practical examinations 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.

10. In the class-lists 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. In addition the Examiners may affix a mark of distinction to the names of candidates placed in the first class whose work is of special merit. The names in the first and third classes and each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

11. The examination for Part I shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:

1. (a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
2. (b)three further papers taken from the examination requirements for Section II, Section III, and Section IV, providing that candidates shall offer no fewer than two papers from Section IV.

Section I. Education studies

Section I consists of two written papers, each of three hours' duration.

Section II. Modernity, globalization, and education

Section II consists of one written paper of three hours' duration.

of three hours duration.

Section III. Introduction to psychology

Section III consists of one written paper of three hours’ duration.

Section IV. Subject studies

Candidates may offer two or three papers from one subject area only, as outlined in Schedule 1. A candidate who submits a dissertation under this section shall do so under the conditions set out in the regulation referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 1.

12. The examination for Part II shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:

1. (a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
2. (b)four further papers taken from the examination requirements set out in Sections II–IV, providing that candidates shall offer at least one paper from among Papers 1–3 in Section II, and no more than two papers from Section IV.

Candidates may not offer more than one dissertation in total under Sections II, III, and IV. The report in Section I shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 14. A dissertation for Paper 4 of Section II shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 15. A dissertation under Section IV shall be submitted under the conditions set out in the regulation referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 2.

Section I. Research and investigation in education

Candidates shall submit a report on a topic related to the investigation and analysis of an educational problem. The report shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 14. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the report.

Section II. Advanced topics in education studies

Section II consists of three written papers, each of three hours’ duration, and a dissertation.

Section III. Special subjects

Candidates may offer one or more special subjects, which shall each count as one paper. The special subjects, and the examination requirements for each special subject, shall be announced by the Faculty Board from time to time, providing that due care is taken to give sufficient notice to all candidates.

Section IV. Subject studies

Candidates may offer up to two papers from one subject area only, as outlined in Schedule 2.

13. For both Parts, no candidate shall offer any paper, dissertation, or other exercise that he or she has previously offered in any University examination.

14. Each candidate shall submit the proposed topic of their report under Section I of Part II through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, by a date announced by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The Secretary shall communicate the approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate no later than the end of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.

The submitted report shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, excluding notes and appendices. The report shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Each report 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 report is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his report.

15. A candidate who submits a dissertation for Paper 4 of Section II of Part II shall submit the proposed title through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by the end of the 21st day of Full Lent Term. The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, excluding notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. 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. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his dissertation.

16. A candidate submitting a dissertation in English or English and Drama under Section IV of Part I shall submit the proposed title through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by the end of the 21st day of Full Lent Term. The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 5,000 words and not more than 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. 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. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his dissertation.

17. Candidates intending to offer papers in Modern and Medieval Languages at Part II shall during the academical year next before the year of the examination be required to spend a period studying abroad under the conditions specified for the year abroad in the regulations of Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, including all conditions relating to the submission of evidence of, and reports on, the period of study abroad and applications for the approval of the candidates’ plans.

SCHEDULE 1
Subjects and Papers for Section III of Part I of the Education Tripos (Old Regulations)

Candidates may offer two or three papers chosen from only one subject area, as outlined in the Schedule. Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. Some subject areas may restrict the combinations of papers that may be offered.

Biological Sciences

All candidates shall offer the equivalent of two or three papers.

The following options shall count as one paper:

Biology of Cells (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Evolution and Behaviour (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physiology of Organisms (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

The following options shall count as two papers:

Animal Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Cell and Developmental Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Ecology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Neurobiology (the examination requirements for this subject are set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physiology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Plant and Microbial Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Classics

Candidates shall offer the following two papers:

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) (The examination requirements for this paper are set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Classical Tripos)

A candidate who wishes to offer three papers may additionally offer one of Papers 7–10 from Part Ib of the Classical Tripos.

English

English and Drama

Candidates may offer two or three of the following papers:

  English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 3 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 4 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1660–1870 (Paper 6 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1830–1945 (Paper 7A of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1870 to the present (Paper 7B of Part I of the English Tripos)

  Practical criticism and critical practice (Paper 1 of Part I of the English Tripos)

A candidate may offer a dissertation on a topic in the fields of Film, Drama, or English Literature in place of any of these papers, provided that only one dissertation is offered in total. Any dissertation shall be offered under the conditions specified in Regulation 16.

Geography

Candidates may offer two or three papers from Part Ia or Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos, in accordance with the examination requirements as set out in the regulations for that Tripos.

‘Human geography’ (Paper 1) and ‘Physical geography’ (Paper 2) from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos shall each count as two papers.

Candidates offering two papers shall offer:

1. either Human geography (Paper 1 from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos)
2. or Physical geography (Paper 2 from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos)
3. or two papers from Section B of Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos in the area (human or physical geography) previously offered in the Preliminary Examination.

Candidates may not offer a paper previously offered in the Preliminary Examination.

Candidates offering three papers shall offer:

1. either(i)Human geography (Paper 1 from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos) or Physical geography (Paper 2 from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos)
2.   andone paper from Section B of Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos in the area (human or physical geography) previously offered in the Preliminary Examination
3. or(ii)three papers from Section B of Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos in the area (human or physical geography) previously offered in the Preliminary Examination.

Candidates may not offer a paper previously offered in the Preliminary Examination.

Candidates taking papers from Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos will be required to submit a portfolio of coursework under conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination.

History

Candidates may offer two or three of any of the following papers:

Paper ARC1 of Part I of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos

Any of Papers 2–24 of Part I of the Historical Tripos

Modern and Medieval Languages

All candidates shall offer the following paper:

Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (Paper B3 from Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos), all in the language which he or she has previously offered in the Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Education Tripos

and

one or two additional papers taken from Schedule Ib to the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos

Music

Candidates may offer two or three of any of the following papers:

Historical Studies (Paper 1 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)

Music analysis (Paper 2 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)

Introduction to performance studies (Paper 4 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)

Composition portfolio (Paper 5 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos), which shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations of the Music Tripos

Any of the additional papers from Part Ib of the Music Tripos announced by the Faculty Board of Music, which shall be undertaken under any conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Music when they are announced.

Dissertation (Paper 6 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos) in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Music Tripos.

Physical Sciences

All candidates shall offer the equivalent of two or three papers.

The following options shall count as one paper:

Chemistry (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Earth Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Materials Science (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

The following options shall count as two papers:

Chemistry A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Chemistry B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Religious Studies

Candidates may offer two or three papers chosen from Paper A13 and Group B in Regulation 18 of the Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos. Where, under the regulations for that Tripos, a paper may be offered in a form of assessment other than a written paper, the paper offered shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations for the Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos.

SCHEDULE 2
Subjects and Papers for Section IV of Part II of the Education Tripos (Old Regulations)

Candidates may offer up to two papers from only one subject area, as outlined in the Schedule. Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. Some subject areas may restrict the combinations of papers that may be offered.

Biological Sciences

A candidate who wishes to offer one paper may offer either of the two written papers from the subject History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate who wishes to offer two papers may offer one of the following options, which shall count as two papers:

Animal Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Cell and Developmental Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Ecology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Experimental Psychology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

History and Philosophy of Science (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physiology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Plant and Microbial Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Classics

Candidates may offer one or two of the papers from Part II of the Classical Tripos.

English

English and Drama

Candidates may offer one or two of the following papers:

1. (i)Paper Ed.D4 Modern drama and theatre
2. (ii)A paper from the list of Part II papers of the English Tripos announced by the Faculty Board of English by the end of the Easter Term prior to the examination

A candidate may offer a dissertation in place of any of the papers in (ii) above, providing that the candidate may offer only one dissertation in total under Regulation 12(b). Any dissertation offered in place of an English or English and Drama paper shall be offered under the conditions specified in the regulations of the English Tripos.

Geography

Candidates may offer one or two papers from Part II of the Geographical Tripos, in accordance with the examination requirements as set out in the regulations for the Geographical Tripos.

History

Candidates may offer one or two of Papers 4–30 of Part II of the Historical Tripos.

Modern and Medieval Languages

Students who have completed the course in Modern and Medieval Languages in Part I of the Education Tripos shall have the following choices for Part II:

(A) A one-year Part II, the equivalent of five papers in Education Studies as set out in Regulation 12.

(B) A two-year Part II, the equivalent of five papers in Education Studies including a period spent abroad as detailed in Regulation 15.

Option A

The student having undertaken an intensive study course or similar and gained an acceptable form of certification in a further language (in the country of that language) which shall be one of those normally available within the Education with Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, other than French:

1. 1. Three Education papers as set out in Regulation 12
2. 2.andTranslation from and into the foreign language offered at Part I (Paper C1 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)
3. 3.andOral examination C from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos in the foreign language offered at Part I
4. 4.andpapers in a new language as follows: Papers A1 and A2 from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, together with Oral examination A in the same language in place of a Year Abroad Project, provided that both papers shall be in the same language, which the student shall not have offered in any previous examination.

For the purposes of marking 2 and 3 shall together be considered equivalent to one paper; 4 shall be considered equivalent to one paper.

Option B

1. 1. Year Abroad Project in accordance with the regulations for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
2. 2.andthree Education papers as set out in Regulation 12
3. 3.andTranslation from and into the foreign language (Paper C1 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)
4. 4.andOral examination C from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos

For the purposes of marking 1, 3, and 4 shall together be considered equivalent to one paper.

And either:

1. 5. an additional paper taken from Schedule II of the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
2. 6.orUse of the foreign language (Paper B1 from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) in a post A-level language not studied at Part I, which shall be one of those normally available within the Education with Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
3. 7.ora further Education paper.

Option C

1. 1. Four Education papers as set out in Regulation 12, Sections I–III

And either:

1. 2. Paper Fr. 7 – Topics in medieval studies from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
2. 3.orPaper Fr.12 – Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French-speaking world (1900 to present) from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Music

Candidates may offer one or two of the following papers:

Papers 1–5 of Part II of the Music Tripos, and any of the additional papers announced for the Music Tripos (with the exception of Paper 6 and Paper 7) which shall be undertaken under any conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Music when they are announced. Paper 5 is a dissertation which shall be submitted under the regulations of the Music Tripos.

Physical Sciences

A candidate who wishes to offer one paper may offer either of the two written papers from the subject History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate who wishes to offer two papers may offer one of the following options, which shall count as two papers:

Chemistry A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Chemistry B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Earth Sciences A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Earth Sciences B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

History and Philosophy of Science (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Materials Science (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Religious Studies

Candidates may offer one or two papers from Group C in Regulation 18 of the Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos. Where, under the regulations for that Tripos, a paper may be offered in a form of assessment other than a written paper, the paper offered shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations for the Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos.