No 6712
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Vol cliv No 2
pp. 18–30
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 415 and p. 428)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Management Committee for the Natural Sciences Tripos, has approved the amendment of the regulations for the subject Psychology in Part II of the Tripos to (i) remove the supplementary regulation specifying the options available and instead setting these out more formally in the regulations (ii) make clear that both options may offer an optional dissertation and (iii) remove the requirement to submit two copies of the optional dissertation, as follows:
Regulation 30.
By replacing the existing examination requirements for the subject Psychology in Regulation 30 with the following:
Psychology. The examination shall comprise two alternative options, (A) and (B). Option (A) is for students wishing to obtain accreditation with the British Psychological Society; Option (B) is not accredited. For both options, each candidate shall offer:
(a)four written papers of three hours each.
(i)For Option A, the four papers will be Papers 1, 2 and 3 and one Option Paper chosen from a list of subjects published by the Department not later than the division of the Lent Term in the year next preceding the examination.
(ii)For Option B, the four papers will be Paper 1 and three Option Papers chosen from a list of subjects published by the Department not later than the division of the Lent Term in the year next preceding the examination.
(b)a report of a research project not exceeding 7,000 words, including footnotes but excluding any tables, captions, figures, bibliography, and appendices. The research project shall be on a subject either proposed by the candidate and approved by the Head of the Department of Psychology, or chosen by the candidate from a list of approved subjects announced by the Head of the Department by the beginning of the Michaelmas Term. The report shall be submitted to the Examiners not later than the tenth day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
Each candidate on Option (A) or (B) may choose to offer an optional original dissertation of not more than 8,000 words, excluding appendices, footnotes and bibliography. The title of the original dissertation shall be on a subject chosen by the candidate and approved by the Senior Examiner not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. The original dissertation, if it is offered, shall be submitted to the Senior Examiner not later than the fifth Monday of the Full Lent Term proceeding the examination.
If a candidate offers an original dissertation, the Examiners shall assess performance on (i) Paper 1, the report of a research project, and (ii) three of the following, where offered: Papers 2, 3, the Option Paper, or the original dissertation, discounting the one component out of Papers 2, 3 and the Option Paper in which they judge to be the candidates weakest piece of work, providing that no component out of Papers 2, 3, or the Option Paper shall be discounted if it is not of at least a lower second-class standard.
By removing the Supplementary Regulations for Psychology in Part II.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 521)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Mathematics, has approved the suspension of the examination in Computational Biology for the degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study for two years from 1 October 2024. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 535)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Human, Social and Political Science, has approved an amendment to the regulations for the examination in Latin-American Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study to add a footnote to suspend Module 2 Everyday life in Latin-America: interdisciplinary perspectives for the 2023–24 academic year.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 561)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of English, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Crime and Thriller Writing for the degree of Master of Studies in 2023–24. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 563)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education and the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, has approved the suspension of entry to the course of study in Healthcare Data: Informatics, Innovations and Commercialization for the degree of Master of Studies in 2023–24. A footnote noting the suspension has been added to the special regulations.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education, has approved amendments to the Schedule of Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University as follows:
By adding a footnote against the Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Data: Informatics, Innovation, and Commercialization to suspend the course in 2023–24.
And by removing the Postgraduate Diploma in Science Communication from the
Schedule.
By adding a footnote against the Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Data and Informatics to suspend the course in 2023–24.
And by removing the Postgraduate Certificate in Practical Science Communication from the Schedule.