The Development Studies Committee give notice that in the academical year 2008-09 the subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree will be as follows:
| 1 | Development economics: to be examined by means of a three-hour written paper | ||
| 2 | Institutions and development: | ||
| For candidates taking Paper 1 above, this paper will be examined by means of | |||
| either | (2b) | a three-hour written paper | |
| or | (2c) | one 5,000-word essay and one two-hour exam | |
| For candidates not taking Paper 1 above, this paper will be examined by means of a three-hour written paper (2a) | |||
| 3 | Sociology and politics of development: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays | ||
| 13 | Financial organization and economic growth: to be examined by means of two 4,000-word essays |
| 14 | Philosophical issues in economics (Subject 650 from the examination in Economics): to be examined by means of four 2,000-word essays |
| 18 | Social anthropology and development (Paper 3a from the examination in Social Anthropological Analysis): to be examined by means of either a three-hour written paper (18a) or two 5,000-word essays (18b) |
| 22 | Globalization, big business, and developing countries (Paper MM10 from the examination in Management): to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays |
| 30 | Justice and development: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays |
| 32 | The political economy of development in Africa: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays |
| 34 | The comparative development of India and China: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays |
| 35 | Nationalisms, ideologies, and beliefs: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays |
| 162 | Economic development and land use policies (EP09 from the examination in Environmental Policy and Politics): to be examined by means of a 'take home' project |
| 231 | Issues in public policy and regeneration I (PGR02 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour written examination |
| 232 | Issues in public policy and regeneration II (PGR06 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour written examination |
| 300 | Environment: ethics and policies (Core Paper 1 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay |
| 301 | Society, culture, and human development (Core Paper 2 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay |
| 310 | Urbanization, environmental change, and environmental politics (Optional Paper 1 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay |
| 311 | Conservation and society (Optional Paper 2 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay |
| 312 | Political ecology and rural resources (Optional Paper 3 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay |
In place of one full subject or two half subjects in Group 2, a candidate may offer a dissertation.
The Development Studies Committee give notice that options in Group 2 may be added to or removed from the above list by the end of Michaelmas Term 2008. A further Notice will be issued if any such changes are made.