Courses

MML Tripos Part IB

For links to information on all Part IB papers, see this page.

Overview

Summary

Overview

Part IB is the second year of your course. You take a total of five Part IB papers. Links to detailed information on all these papers can be found on this page.

There is a single examination classification for Part IB.

The standard Part IB (ex-Option A) Language Examination consists of Paper B1 (assessed as a full paper), Paper B2 (assessed as 66% of a full paper) and Oral Examination B (assessed as 33% of a full paper). The sum of the marks of these language examinations is the equivalent of two papers.

The standard Part IB (ex-Option B) Language Examination consists of Paper B3 (assessed as 60% of a full paper) and Paper Language through Audio-Visual Media (assessed as 40% of a full paper).

If both your first-year languages were post A-level ones, you take:

Paper B3 in each of these languages (translation into the foreign language and Language through Audio-Visual Media);
Three scheduled papers chosen from a wide range of literary, linguistic, and historical options.

If, on the other hand, one of your first-year languages was studied from scratch, you take:

Paper B1, B2, and Oral B in the language previously offered as Option A
At least one scheduled paper relating to that language
EITHER Two other scheduled papers
OR
One other scheduled paper and paper B3 in the language previously offered as Option B

Useful Links

Summary of Year 2: Part IB

Five Part IB papers, in accordance with one of the following schemes:

Language X:

Language Paper B3

Language Y:

Language Paper B3

Plus:

Any Three IB scheduled papers.

Language Y:

Language Paper B1
Language Paper B2 (2 hours)
+ Oral examination B
One related IB scheduled paper.

Plus either:

Any two other IB scheduled papers.

Or:

Any one other IB scheduled paper.
Language Paper B3 in the post A-level language offered in Part IA

Key to language papers

B1: Use of Foreign Language
B2: Translation from Foreign Language
B3: Translation into Foreign Language and Foreign Language through audio-visual media.