1. The Education Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II; a separate class-list shall be published for each Part.
2. The following may present themselves as candidates for Part Ia:
3. The following may present themselves as candidates for Part Ib:
4. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II provided that they have kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence:
5. No student shall be a candidate for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.
6. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part. For any parts of the Tripos, no candidate shall offer any paper, dissertation, or other exercise that he or she has previously offered in any University examination.
7. 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.
8. Public notice of any variable subjects for the examinations in any year shall be given by the Faculty Board of Education before the end of the Easter Term in the year next 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.
9. Not later than the first day of Full Michaelmas Term each year the Faculty Board of Education shall publish by Notice in the Faculty, 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.
10. 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. At the discretion of the examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on any coursework submitted.
11. 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.
12. The Examination for Part Ia shall comprise two sections as set out below. Each candidate shall offer the examination requirements set out in Section I and the examination requirements for a single pathway as set out in Section II. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the coursework submitted under Section I.
Section I. Education
Section I consists of two papers, examined by a two-hour written paper and the submission of coursework as shall from time to time be determined by the Faculty Board of Education. Details of the work required shall be published by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
Paper 1 |
Critical debates in education: an introduction |
Paper 2 |
Language, communication, and literacies |
Section II. Pathway-specific papers
Candidates must offer the requirements from only one pathway. The scheme of examination shall be as specified in Regulation 13, except for borrowed papers where a candidate is examined in accordance with the requirements as set out in the regulations for that Tripos. Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. For papers offered by the Faculty of Education, the Faculty Board of Education shall specify arrangements for the submission of coursework, the sitting of practical examinations, or performances or workshops not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
All candidates shall offer the following two papers:
Paper 3 |
Learning and human development (also serves as Paper 5 of Part Ib of the Education Tripos) |
and |
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Paper 4 |
Introduction to psychology (also serves as Paper PBS1 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos) |
All candidates shall offer the following paper:
Paper 5 |
Education, global inequalities, and social justice (also serves as Paper 4 of Part Ib of the Education Tripos) |
and |
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One paper chosen from the following list, which shall be examined in accordance with the examination requirements as set out in the regulations for that Tripos: Human geography (also serves as Paper I of Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos) Introduction to sociology: Modern societies I (also serves as Paper SOC1 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) Social anthropology: the comparative perspective (also serves as Paper SAN1 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) International conflict, order, and justice (also serves as Paper POL2 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) The modern state and its alternatives (also serves as Paper POL1 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
All candidates shall offer the following paper:
Paper 6 |
Poetics, aesthetics, and criticism |
and One paper from the following two options: |
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Paper 7 |
Drama production and its contexts |
or |
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Paper 8 |
Literature and culture |
13. Each paper in Section II of Part Ia shall consist of a two-hour written examination and the submission of coursework as shall from time to time be determined by the Faculty Board of Education, except for borrowed papers. Details of the work required shall be published by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The exceptions to this are Paper 4, Paper 5, Paper 6, and Paper 8 which shall consist of one three-hour examination. Details of the work required shall be published by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
14. The examination for Part Ibshall comprise three sections, as set out below. The scheme of examination shall be as specified in Regulations 14 and 15, except for borrowed papers where a candidate is examined in accordance with the requirements as set out in the regulations for that Tripos. Candidates shall offer:
Section I
Paper 1 |
Designing education research |
Paper 2 |
Emergence of educational thinking and systems |
Section II
Paper 3 |
Modernity, globalization, and education |
Paper 4 |
Education, global inequalities, and social justice (also serves as Paper 5 of Part Ia of the Education Tripos) |
Paper 5 |
Learning and human development (also serves as Paper 3 of Part Ia of the Education Tripos) |
Paper 6 |
International literatures, arts, and cultures (also serves as a choice in Section III for students on the Education, English, drama, and the arts pathway) |
Paper 7 |
Statistics and methods (also serves as Paper SOC5 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
Section III
Paper 8 |
Formal and informal contexts of learning |
and One paper chosen from a list for the pathway to be published by the Faculty Board by the end of the Easter Term next preceding the examination |
Paper 9 |
International issues in inclusion and diversity in education |
and One paper chosen from a list for the pathway to be published by the Faculty Board by the end of the Easter Term next preceding the examination |
Each candidate shall offer two papers from the following:
Paper 6 |
International literatures, arts, and cultures |
Paper 10 |
Theatre, practice, and production |
One paper chosen from a list for the pathway to be published by the Faculty Board by the end of the Easter Term next preceding the examination |
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A candidate in the Education, English, drama, and the arts pathway may offer a dissertation on a topic in the fields of film, drama, or English literature in place of either of these papers. Any dissertation shall be offered under the conditions specified in Regulation 15. |
15. Paper 1 shall be examined by submission of a project portfolio of between 5,000 and 6,000 words in total, structured according to the instructions published by the Faculty Board from time to time. The portfolio 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.
A candidate submitting a dissertation in place of one of the Education, English, Drama, and the Arts specialist papers 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 portfolio/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 portfolio/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 portfolio/dissertation.
16. Papers 2, 3, 6, and 8 shall be examined by one three-hour written examination. Papers 4, 5, and 9 shall be examined by one two-hour written examination and the submission of coursework as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. Details of the work required shall be published by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Paper 10 shall consist of coursework as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.
17. The examination for Part II shall comprise four sections, as set out below. The scheme of examination shall be as specified in Regulations 18 and 19, except for borrowed papers where a candidate is examined in accordance with the requirements as set out in the regulations for that Tripos. Candidates shall offer five papers in total, as follows:
Section I
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 19. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his dissertation
Section II. Issues in education
Paper 1 |
Experience of childhood and youth |
Paper 2 |
Social theory and education |
Paper 3 |
Play, creativities, and imagination |
Paper 4 |
Children’s literature (also serves as Paper 12 of the Education, English, drama, and the arts pathway in Section III of Part II of the Education Tripos) |
Paper 5 |
A dissertation in a topic relating to the pathway specialism |
Additional papers may be offered as announced by the Faculty Board from time to time. Examination requirements for such papers shall be announced simultaneously. Details of the work required shall be published by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
Section III
Paper 10 |
Education, neuroscience, and society |
Paper 11 |
Critical debates in education, policy, and international development |
Paper 12 |
Children’s literature (also serves as Paper 4 in Section II of Part II of the Education Tripos) |
and/or |
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Paper 13 |
Performance, education, and society |
and/or |
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Paper 14 |
Shakespeare |
Section IV
For each pathway, a list of borrowed papers will be published annually by the Faculty Board by the end of the Easter Term next preceding the examination.
18. Papers 1, 2, 10, 11, and 14 shall be examined by one three-hour examination. Papers 3, 4, and 13 shall be examined by one two-hour examination and the submission of coursework as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.
19. Each candidate shall submit the proposed topic of their dissertation under Section I and II 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.
20. Any dissertation submitted for Section IV shall be submitted under the rules relating to the Tripos from which the paper is taken.
21. Candidates may not offer more than one dissertation in total under Sections II, III, and IV.
22. The examinations for the Education Tripos (New Regulations) shall be held for the first time as follows:
Part Ia in 2018
Part Ib in 2019
Part II in 2020