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The following table gives links to the Form and Conduct Notices published by the Faculty Boards of Biology, Clinical Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine for the conduct of MVST/2nd MB and 2nd Vet MB examinations. The Notices supplement the regulations for these examinations which can be found in Statutes and Ordinances (2008 Edition, p. 352-356, 451-465, 525-533).

The regulations for MVST IA stipulate that each subject of the IA examination should carry the same marks.

The regulations for MVST IB stipulate that the maximum marks allocated to each subject at IB vary - please see individial Form and Conduct Notices for details. The total mark for all subjects should equal 48.  

 

Medical & Veterinary Sciences Tripos Part IA
TRIPOS NAME OF COURSE Tripos or 2nd MB or 2nd Vet MB LINK TO Reporter
MVST IA Cell Biology Not examined This is a preparatory course aimed at students without A level Biology and is not assessed.
MVST IA Principles of Animal Management (PAM)[previously Farm Animal Husbandry(FAH)] 2nd Vet MB

6 December 2000 amended
4 October 2006 and 23 March 2011

MVST IA Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB) Tripos & 2nd MB, 2nd Vet MB 6 December 2000 , 11 December 2002,
5 December 2007, November 2012, amended 8 January 201429 January 2014 and 19 November 2014. Regulation 21 June 2017. 24 January 2018
MVST IA Histology Not examined separately Examined with Homeostasis,
6 December 2000 and 11 December 2002
MVST IA Homeostasis (HOM) Tripos & 2nd MB, 2nd Vet MB 6 December 2000, 17 January 2001 and
11 December 2002, amended 13 January 2010
MVST IA Introduction to the Scientific Basis of Medicine (ISBM) 2nd MB &
2nd Vet MB
11 December 2002, amended 29 October 2014
MVST IA Social Context of Health and Illness (SCHI) [previously Medical Sociology (MSoc)] 2nd MB

4 October 2006, 11 June 2008,
6 August 2008, 5 November 2008, 7 October 2009, and 2 December 2009

MVST IA Molecules in Medical Science (MIMS) Tripos & 2nd MB, 2nd Vet MB 6 December 2000, 1 December 2021 (not published in Reporter)
MVST IA Preparing for Patients (PfP) A 2nd MB 6 December 2000, 11 December 2013, 23 November 2016, 27 September 2017
MVST IA Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology (VAP) Tripos & 2nd Vet MB 6 December 2000, 3 December 2003, November 2012, 8 & 29 January 2014
Medical & Veterinary Sciences Tripos Part IB Core courses
TRIPOS NAME OF COURSE Tripos or 2nd MB or 2nd Vet MB LINK TO Reporter
MVST IB Biology of Disease (BOD) Tripos & 2nd MB, 2nd Vet MB 28 November 2001
amended 3 December 2003, 8 December 2010, 11 December 2013, 19 November 2014, 28 November 2018April 2020 and 11 March 2021
MVST IB Head and Neck Anatomy (HNA) Tripos & 2nd MB  17 July 2013 and 19 November 2014
MVST IB Mechanisms of Drug Action (MODA) Tripos & 2nd MB, 2nd Vet MB 30 November 201616 November 201628 November 2001, 3 December 2003,  10 March 2004, March 2012, and November 2016.
MVST IB Neurobiology with Human Behaviour (NHB) Tripos & 2nd MB 28 November 2001, 11 December 2002, 3 December 2003, amended 17 July 2013, 2 July 2014, 19 November 2014 and 15 December 2022 (not published in Reporter).
MVST IB Neurobiology with Animal Behaviour (NAB) Tripos & 2nd Vet MB 28 November 2001 amended 11 December 2002, 3 December 2003, 19 November 2014, 21 January 2015 and 15 December 2022 (not published in Reporter).
MVST IB Preparing for Patients (PfP B, C and D) 2nd MB 9 May 2002 (PfPB) and 15 October 2003 (PfP C&D), 27 September 2017 (PfPB), 25 April 2019 (C&D)
MVST IB Preparing for the Veterinary Profession (PfVP) 2nd Vet MB 15 October 2003 amended
1 December 2004, 23 March 2011 and 29 July 2021
MVST IB Human Reproduction (HR) Tripos & 2nd MB 28 November 2001, amended 17 July 2013, 24 October 2018
MVST IB Comparative Vertebrate Biology (CVB) Tripos & 2nd Vet MB 1 December 2004, 10 December 2008 and
25 March 2009
MVST IB Veterinary Reproductive Biology (VRB) Tripos & 2nd Vet MB 28 November 2001, 24 October 2018 and 28 November 2018