Undergraduate Undergraduate Prospectus Entry 2018
University of Cambridge Undergraduate Prospectus 2018 Entry CAM C05 Welcome
A Cambridge education offers you the chance to engage with academics at the forefront of cutting-edge research and to contribute to solving some of our global challenges.
Here you will have the opportunity to pursue your By offering generous financial support we are confident intellectual curiosity and acquire the habits of mind that the education we provide is truly accessible to all which will enhance your future experience of life, whatever with the academic ability and potential to succeed here. turn it may take. Cambridge students are greatly sought There is no ‘right background’ for Cambridge – no right after by employers and the University has one of the school to have attended, no hidden test of social and highest graduate employment rates in the country. economic circumstances. One of Cambridge’s great strengths lies in the partnership Quite simply, if you have the ability, the enthusiasm and between the University and the Colleges. This combination the motivation to study here, then we want you to apply provides superb facilities, contact with the very best to us. minds, and personal supervision and support to help develop your academic interests. We pride ourselves on the close level of pastoral care provided by College tutors, support staff and student-run networks. We also provide many opportunities to engage socially – in activities such as sports, performance and literary arts, debating and voluntary work – as well as to develop Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz knowledge and transferable skills to prepare you for Vice-Chancellor the future. www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk Welcome to Cambridge www.facebook.com/cambridgeadmissions
Welcome to Cambridge
We’re proud to be able to say that Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, and below are just a few reasons why we hope you’ll consider applying to us.
Top 5 No. 1 Top 5 in 2016 in the Academic Ranking for well-structured courses, tuition in Cambridge is one of the top five of World Universities, QS and small groups, and helpful/interested universities most often targeted by Times Higher Education World staff (Times Higher Education Britain’s leading graduate employers University Rankings. Student Experience Survey 2016). (The Graduate Market in 2016). 90% 3 years 150 student satisfaction Cambridge guarantees most open days and events in (National Student students College-owned Cambridge each year for Survey 2016). accommodation for at least you to visit us (see p150-1). three years (see p22-3).
Cambridge Open Days Whether you know lots about the University or almost nothing, come along to an open day and see for yourself what we have to offer. See p150 and visit our website for information and booking. 6 and 7 July 2017 www.cam.ac.uk/opendays
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Courses
About our courses 38 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 40 Archaeology 42 Archaeology, Assyriology, Biological Anthropology, Egyptology Architecture 44 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 47 Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Persian Chemical Engineering 50 Classics 52 Computer Science 54 Economics 56 Education 58 Welcome Education, Psychology and Learning; Education, Policy and International Development; Education, Cambridge Explained 4 English, Drama and the Arts Applying to Cambridge: Six simple steps 6 Engineering 61 Teaching and Learning: A world class provision 10 Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering; Student Life: More than just studying 14 Bioengineering; Civil, Structural and Environmental Accommodation: A home from home 22 Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Support: Looking after you 24 Electrical and Information Sciences; Energy, Money: Financing your studies 28 Sustainability and the Environment; General Engineering; Careers: Transforming your future 32 Information and Computer Engineering; Instrumentation and Control; Mechanical Engineering Mature Students: Returning to study 34 English 64 International Students: A global community 36 Geography 66 History 68 History and Modern Languages 70 History and French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish
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Colleges
History and Politics 71 Choosing a College 114 History of Art 72 The Colleges A-Z 117 Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 Politics and International Relations, Details Social Anthropology, Sociology Land Economy 76 Entrance Requirements 146 Law 78 Open Days and Events 150 Linguistics 80 Finding Out More 152 Management Studies (final year only) 112 Travelling to the University 153 Manufacturing Engineering (final years only) 113 Map of the University 154 Mathematics 82 Index 156 Medicine 84 Your Notes 159 Including Graduate Course in Medicine About this Prospectus 160 Modern and Medieval Languages 89 French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish Music 92 Natural Sciences 94 Astrophysics; Biochemistry; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Chemistry; Earth Sciences; Genetics; History and Philosophy of Science; Materials Science; Pathology; Pharmacology; Physical Sciences; Physics; Physiology, Development and Neuroscience; Plant Sciences; Psychology; Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour; Zoology Philosophy 102 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences 104 Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion 106 Veterinary Medicine 108 More than 65 subjects are offered within our undergraduate courses – see the Index (p156-8) for a full list of subjects.
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk 3 Cambridge Explained
Cambridge is structured differently from other universities, and these differences make Cambridge special. To help you get started, let us explain the basics.
The Cambridge Advantage: Our courses Cambridge is one of the best Flexibility universities in the world, offering Many of our courses encompass several subjects, undergraduate degree courses which means they’re much more flexible than a lot of (also called Triposes at Cambridge) specialised courses elsewhere – the Index on p156-8 in the arts and humanities, social lists all the subjects we offer and in which course(s). sciences, sciences and engineering. Exploration Most courses cover the subject area broadly to start with before allowing you to choose from a range of specialisms – this means you can explore the subject and your strengths and interests fully before you decide which area to focus on.
4 www.cam.ac.uk/whycambridge A collegiate university: Cambridge Explained who does what?
Cambridge is a ‘collegiate’ university. This means that it comprises: • various faculties and departments in different academic subjects • a number of Colleges The key functions that the University (through its faculties/departments) and Colleges are responsible for are outlined below to show how it all fits together.
The University: What are we looking for?
• determines course content Admissions decisions at the University are based solely on academic criteria • organises lectures, seminars, – your ability and your potential. We assess everyone individually, which practicals and projects means we look at – and for – different things in different people for • sets and marks examinations different courses. Consequently, there’s no magic formula that will guarantee you’re offered a place. However, all Admissions Tutors are • awards degrees looking for the students who they believe: The Colleges: • have the most academic ability and potential • will benefit from and flourish in the Cambridge learning environment • are responsible for the admission • are best suited to the course they applied for of undergraduate students Academic ability and potential Suitability and enthusiasm • organise small-group teaching We’re looking for students with for your course (supervisions) the academic ability and potential Finally, we’re looking for students • provide academic and pastoral care to flourish at the University. who really want to learn about the • offer accommodation, places to Therefore, you should be aiming subject they’ve applied for and eat and recreational facilities for excellent examination grades. aren’t just interested in the degree • Typical A Level/IB offers and at the end, important though We’ve included some advice subject requirements are this is. Think carefully about your on how to choose a College outlined on the relevant course options and which course(s) (see p114-6) and profiles of pages (see p40-113). and subject area(s) you’re most each College (see p117-45) enthused and inspired about • Further guidance on entry later in this Prospectus. studying for the next few years. requirements as well as typical offers for a range of other qualifications can be found on p147-9. If you think you have these qualities, we’re looking for Learning at Cambridge students like you and hope We’re looking for an indication you’ll apply. Information of your ability to think critically about the application and independently, and your process is on p6-9. willingness to argue logically while keeping your mind open to new ideas as well. You also need self-discipline, motivation, commitment, and the desire and potential to go beyond what you’ve learned so far. See also p10.
www.cam.ac.uk/whycambridge 5 Applying to Cambridge: Six simple steps If you want to apply to Cambridge, you do so through UCAS. However, at Cambridge the process starts earlier to allow time for all of the application information to be gathered and considered. This section guides you through the application process.
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Undergraduatetus Undergraduate You’re going to be studying to of Cambridge of ty ospec Pr y Prospectus a very high level for several years 2018 Entr 2018 Entry so make sure you choose a course you’re personally interested in and will really enjoy studying!
Cf ambridge See p38-113 for course information.
2 College Where would you like to live when you’re here? In your UCAS application, indicate if you have a preference College or if you’re making an open application. See p114-6 for guidance on choosing.
6 www.cam.ac.uk/apply Information used to Applying to Cambridge assess applications There’s no blueprint for an ideal 3 Apply Cambridge student and we want to give applicants as many Submit your UCAS application opportunities as possible to online1 by 15 October2 – our demonstrate their strengths institution code is CAM C05. and potential. Therefore, Soon after, submit your each application is considered Supplementary Application individually and holistically, Questionnaire (SAQ) – a few extra using all of the following questions requesting information information: not included in your UCAS • academic record application which we find helpful. • school/college reference www.cam.ac.uk/apply • personal statement • any written work submitted • performance in any written assessment • contextual data • performance at interview (if interviewed) Further information www.cam.ac.uk/apply
4 Written 5 Interview Everyone with a realistic chance of assessment being offered a place is invited to Most applicants are required to take a attend an interview. That’s around written assessment, either pre-interview 75 per cent of applicants each year. or at interview (if interviewed). If you decide to apply, you can find www.cam.ac.uk/assessment films and full information about interviews online. www.cam.ac.uk/interviews
6 Decision We’ll advise you of our decision before the end of January. See p8.
1 You also need to submit an additional application form if you’re living/attending school/college outside the EU at the time of application (see p8), applying for the Graduate Course in Medicine (see p87), and/or applying for an Organ Scholarship (see p17). Please note that it’s not possible to apply to both the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the same year. 2 Other application deadlines apply for those wishing to be considered for interview in particular overseas countries (see p37), and for some mature applicants (see p35).
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www.cam.ac.uk/apply www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational serious, acute or chronic illness which has led to significant led to has which illness chronic or serious, acute disruption educational or responsibilities,significant recent bereavement caring or family close within serious illness significant school/college to disruptionat educational provision Applying from outside the EU living attending and/or If you’re school/college outside the at the EU time of your application, addition in your online to UCAS application attendingIf you’re school/college within the at the time EU of your application if you live outside(even you don’t need the EU), submit a COPA. to For most students, the UCAS application must be submitted by October submitted 2017. by 19 and the COPA October 2017 15 information Further your school/college referee (or appropriate) if your worker, social doctor or should complete the Extenuating Circumstances online) Form (available October 2017. by 15 The information provided on the form gives context againstwhich can your consider academic and, record Tutors if appropriate,Admissions your performance interview. at Thesortextenuating ofcircumstances that this form should be used advice early as possible. as information Further you need submit a Cambridge to Online Preliminary Application (COPA). Extenuating circumstances If your education been has significantly disrupted or disadvantaged, adviseto of us include: • • • See online for more details. If you or yourdiscuss your referee to wish particular situation, please contact a College admissions office for
You’re made an offer. You’re is unsuccessful. Your application your application, there are two possible outcomes. 1. This be might from the College you applied/were allocated to, orCollege from a different as a ofresult your application being ‘pooled’ An offer (see below). bemay unconditional, or dependent and conditional on achieving certain grades in the qualificationstaking.you’re 2. Our decision undergraduateAll admissions decisions the are responsibility Colleges. Cambridge the of Following the assessment of apply to us! With around five applications per every place, we have year turnto down students many whom have we would to like taken. If your application isn’t successful, although may this be disappointing, we hope foundyou’ll have the process a useful experience and valuable preparation for your other university choices. Don’t let the prospect of not getting a place put you off applying.We can’t offer you a place if you don’t The pool’ ‘winter designed the that is best ensure to applicants who been have squeezed out by the competition than pool the from applicant theirat original College offered are Colleges – places would rather admitstrong a a weaker applicanta weaker who applied directly/was allocated them. to Although impressed by your application, your College a place for not you have may so pool may your application for other Colleges consider. to Some pooled applicants be may attend asked to another interview early in When January. pooled all applications been have reviewed, be you may offeredCollege. a by a different place IfCollege no can offeryour you a Collegeoriginalplace, will adviseyou of decisionthis by the end January. of one four in applicants pooled is Typically, and, of these, around one made four in is an offer of a place College entry). by a different from the one they applied/were2016 for (853 allocatedto In a few cases, offer holders who quite met haven’t conditions the of their originalmay offer still be offered a ‘summerfollowing place pool’small a that takes place once examinationresults released. are The pools The Other application deadlines apply for those wishing to be considered for interview in particular overseas countries (see p37). There’s an overseas application fee associated with the as well COPA, as an interview fee for those interviewed overseas. See the website for more information. 1 2 8
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www.cam.ac.uk/admissionspolicy – will this disadvantage my application? disadvantage this my will – No. The University and its Colleges committed are I go to a state/private school offeringto to admission students of thehighest intellectual ability regardless and potential, of background ( We don’t for or discriminate We against applicants because of the type of school they attend, shows and research studentsthat from different educational backgrounds do equally Cambridge. well at Can I take a gap year? Around six of per students cent Cambridge to accepted should defer to state your intention You take a gap year. entry your in UCAS application and be prepared talk to about your proposed out year interview at (if interviewed). the specific also refer to Please course pages you’re if Mathematics (p61), Engineering for applying considering or the Graduate Course Medicine in (p82) (p87).
www.cam.ac.uk/apply What extra-curricularWhat activities help will What work experience do I need to have? experienceWork expected isn’t or required. However, the outcome of their application. admission? of chances my As our admissions decisions based are on academic criteria (ability your participation and potential), not) (or specificin extra-curricular activities isn’t into taken it’s applyingthe relevant (unless course to you’re account and doesn’tfor) affectyour chances of being made an offer at of a Cambridge.place when composing yourHowever, personal statement you should the consider importance your that other university choices place on may extra-curricular activities. for vocational courses, Medicine such as and Veterinary Medicine, having some relevant work experience is useful and recommended. It demonstrates commitment your intendedto career and gives you the opportunity understanding greater acquire to of the realities and associatedpressures with career. that Frequently asked questions asked Frequently important most the application? What’s part my of Every application assessed is holistically – Admissions of all consider the information available (seeTutors p7) together before making decisions. any While the most academicrecent performance carries the weight, greatest the relative importance of each element varies because different. is No partstudent of an applicationis each considered isolation; in for example, a student’s performance interview at alone doesn’t determine Teaching and Learning: A world class provision
We provide unparalleled learning opportunities for our students. Not only are you taught in the lecture theatre by academics who are experts in their field, but our supervision system means that you receive more personal tuition from them too.
The Cambridge Advantage: Academic excellence
We’re committed to encouraging and developing enquiring minds, and Cambridge is known and respected across the globe for the excellence of our teaching and research, and the quality of our graduates. No. 2 Supervisions 95% in the world for academic provide regular small-group student satisfaction with library reputation (QS World tuition with subject specialists. and IT resources (National University Rankings 2016). Student Survey 2016).
How you’re taught During term time, you’re expected to spend an average of 46 hours a week on your academic studies (including The University faculty or department arranges lectures, teaching/contact time and independent study), and you seminars and practicals that students from all Colleges also need to undertake some work during the vacations attend together. Your College also arranges supervisions (eg further reading/research, revision, assignments). (see opposite) for you. However, as at all universities, there’s much greater emphasis on independent and Every student adjusts to this new workload in their own self-directed study here compared to school or college. way and time, and there are plenty of people who can Each academic year consists of three eight-week terms. offer advice and support while you get settled in and As the terms are short, the pace and volume of work throughout your degree (see p24-7). is likely to be greater than you’re currently used to.
10 www.cam.ac.uk/courses Teaching methods Teaching and Learning
Lectures The core Lectures act as a starting point for your own research and typically last around 50 minutes. Depending on the subject anywhere up to several hundred students may attend. Many lecturers are leading academics working at the forefront of their field, so lectures are a fantastic opportunity to find out about the latest research.
Seminars and classes More detail These are usually for medium-sized groups (eg 10-30 students), last between one and two hours, and provide the opportunity to explore particular topics in more detail. They’re led by academics but you’re expected to actively contribute to the discussions.
Practicals Hands-on Sometimes called ‘labs’ or laboratory classes. Practical work on some courses may be assessed.
Supervisions In-depth exploration This system of more personal tuition is one of our greatest strengths. Supervisions provide the opportunity to explore your subject more deeply, discuss your own work and ideas, and receive regular feedback. • Supervisions are small-group sessions (most often for between one and three students) that are organised by your Director of Studies (see p24). Independent research • Supervisors are specialists in particular subject Dissertations, research projects areas (they may be one of the country’s or world’s A chance to carry out your own research, test out theories leading authorities), so you go to different and put forward your own ideas. Your work might even supervisors throughout your course as what get published while you’re still an undergraduate. you’re studying changes. • Typically, you have one or two hour-long supervisions Study abroad each week, though the frequency varies from course Some courses include the opportunity to study to course. abroad through exchange programmes with other • You do some preparation for each supervision, leading institutions. usually reading, writing an essay or working on some problems. In the session, you get feedback on your Work experience work and discuss your ideas. Some courses include a period of work experience, giving you a chance to explore potential career paths Field trips, study visits, language courses and possibly leading to the opportunity of a job after Several courses include opportunities to go on field trips, you graduate. study visits or language courses. Naturally, where you go, how long for and what you do varies depending on your Refer to the individual course outlines (p40-113) course. The faculties, departments and Colleges often and faculty/department websites for more details have funds available to help you go on trips in Britain about teaching. and abroad. Further information www.cam.ac.uk/courses
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www.langcen.cam.ac.uk www.cam.ac.uk/museums Language Centre The Language provides Centre language-learning opportunities students all to take up or wishing to a language.continue Our Language Programme (CULP) offerscourses taught at variousnumber a in levels of languages and we also run a popular conversation exchangescheme with nativespeakers and conversation sessions for students their maintain spoken to ability. students,For international we offer an academic English supportEnglish programme. Our range of static and interactive includes resources books, CDs, and foreign films online programmes. In addition, houses Centre self-study the John Trim languages (including more in than 170 resources available is and a dedicatedEnglish) Advising Team help andto advise. information Further Museums and collections and Museums Cambridge nine has specialist museums and collections, ofall which open are students to and the public. The fascinating exhibits range from dinosaurs modern to art, and rock samples Rembrandt. to if Even none relate directly your course, a look to the at whale skeletons, classical poles sculpture orthe totem from Vancouver add to has something your time to Cambridge! in information Further
www.uis.cam.ac.uk/for-students www.lib.cam.ac.uk/teaching-and-learning Faculty and department libraries offer more specialised collections and electronic for resources particular subjects. The University main Library a legal UL) is deposit (or library holding more million than books, eight journalsdocumentsother rangingand in age from 3,000 year-old manuscripts the latest to electronic articles. can use the online SpacefindertoolYou find to out about libraries and other study spaces across the city. a service desk and file central an email account storage free training courses (introductory for users with specificrequirements to advancedto levels) Assistive Technology advice and training College libraries standard contain course texts and materials. other related
– theUniversity collegiate more has than 100! • • • you get the ensure most from theTo University’s libraries, the of UL andthe many College, faculty and department libraries offer practical sessions and tours, introductory one-to-one These include help. thesessions highlight available resources to for particular disciplines and information skills classes. information Further Collegesall departments and many computer have offeringsuites a range of general andspecialist software, well printers as as and scanners. The offerscomprehensive UIS support, including: • • • information Further • IT and Computing College and department,Your together with the University Information Services provide computing facilities (UIS), help youto with your academic work. Most student rooms connected are the University to network and internet, and wireless hotspots available are throughout the University and Colleges. In addition, Libraries certainly won’tYou be shortof libraries at Cambridge • Facilities andresources Facilities courses our to students motivated and able academically most the admit We confident also We’re class. world that’s teaching with them inspiring and provide learning. their support to facilities and resources best the offer we that 12
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I chose to study my course at Cambridge because it would let me obtain a ‘broad grounding’ before specialising in the final year. The teaching was something that attracted me too – the one-on-one supervisions are a perfect way to ask all those questions you’re dying to have answered. The Faculty and Library staff are supportive and resourceful in helping students in any way possible, and the Faculty Library is such a wonderful and open work environment. Laura, Cumbria
www.cam.ac.uk/courses 13 Student Life: More than just studying
We have a great social scene here. There’s loads going on within the University and Colleges, and with students accounting for about a fifth of the city’s overall population, this makes Cambridge a great place to be a student.
The Cambridge Advantage: Work hard, play hard
Cambridge isn’t just about academic work – it’s important that you have time out from your studies and get involved socially too! We encourage our students to take advantage of the social/recreational opportunities here, as well as the academic ones. 100s of student clubs and societies to choose from. No. 1 for good extra-curricular activities/societies (THE Student Experience Survey 2016). 80+ sports, with opportunities to get involved at any level.
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Tailored teaching, specialised as possible and that you have facilities and learning from the access to the resources and world’s leading academics are information needed to make the what make Cambridge a most of your time here. As officers spectacular institution at elected by you, we represent your which to be an undergraduate. interests on committees, offer Not only is the teaching excellent, essential professional services, but with hundreds of student and provide welfare support societies, world class sports, and training. debating, performances, art Students are always welcome to and more, this vibrant city is pop into the CUSU offices for a The CUSU Team wishes you all bursting with opportunities. chat with the Sabbatical Officer the best in your application. As your central students’ union, Team – tell us how you want to Amatey Doku CUSU is here to ensure that the shape the University and we’ll CUSU President student experience is as fulfilling help you to do it.
Cambridge University Student societies Drama Cambridge is renowned for its University is about trying things Students’ Union (CUSU) student-produced drama. Most you’ve never had the chance to CUSU represents the interests of well-known is the Cambridge do before. At Cambridge, you all University students and provides Footlights comedy group, can do almost anything at almost a range of central services and but there’s a range of drama any level, from ‘having a go’ support beyond those delivered societies to get involved with. by the Colleges. to semi-professional, and your extra-curricular activities may Auditions are often open to all Run by six elected full-time student even provide a springboard for and there are also opportunities to officers, CUSU: subsequent careers. have a go at directing, producing, • represents the student body set design, lighting, sound, stage on University committees Community and charity management, costume, make-up Cambridge students are very active • runs the professionally staffed and front of house if you prefer in numerous community projects, Advice Service not to be on stage. campaigns and charity work, both To support all this drama, there are • offers training to College officers locally and worldwide. to deliver welfare support and excellent facilities. In addition to the services Cambridge RAG raises more than University’s ADC Theatre, a number £100,000 annually for 10 student- • champions diversity and access of Colleges have their own purpose- selected charities in all manner group campaigns built auditoria and several major of ways, such as Jailbreak, when • manages the Alternative productions take place in the city’s sponsored students have 36 hours Corn Exchange and Arts Theatre. Prospectus website (which to get as far as possible without Other drama societies include: includes the ‘Ask a Student’ facility) spending anything. Former Every College also has its own students’ jailbreakers have reached Australia, • Marlowe Society union, to which undergraduates are Brazil, Thailand, Sweden and Miami. • Cambridge Impronauts elected to represent students at a Other community and charity • Musical Theatre Society College level. So, if you want to have groups include: a say in student affairs, consider running for election! • Amnesty International • Foodcycle Cambridge Further information • Student Community Action www.cusu.co.uk Alternative Prospectus website www.applytocambridge.com
www.cam.ac.uk/studentlife continued overleaf 15 Student Life Media Politics Other interests? If you’d like to try your hand at Cambridge’s numerous political Currently, there are hundreds of journalism, there are two student clubs and societies allow students clubs, societies and groups and the newspapers (Varsity and The to debate local, national and number keeps growing! As well as Cambridge Student) and various other international political issues. those already mentioned there are publications to get involved with. You can also get involved in CUSU societies relating to: In addition, there are groups for or your College students’ union, • dance photography and film-making, or the Union Society’s debates, • the environment as well as CU-TV and the University’s where high profile speakers from • food and drink the media and politics – such as award-winning radio station, • games and hobbies Cam FM, which is presented by Sigourney Weaver, Lord Alan Sugar, • religion/faith University members and offers Eddie Izzard and Nina Ansary – training in many aspects of radio. speak alongside students. • science and technology • academic subjects Other media societies include: Other political societies include: • Bluesci magazine • Model United Nations See the Societies Directory on the • Advertising and • Cambridge Defend Education CUSU website for the full range. Marketing Society • TEDxCambridgeUniversity If there isn’t a group or society for your particular passion or interest • Photographic Society at the moment, you could start one – all you have to do is find a few like-minded people. Further information www.cusu.co.uk/ get-involved/societies
I would recommend trying out lots of different things and seeing what fits with you. I tried going to Massage Society in my first term with my friend for a laugh and absolutely hated it, but she still goes! University is a great time to find out more about what you do and don’t love, and being really involved in different societies is a wonderful way to make friends across all of the different Colleges. Rachel, Birmingham
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28February 2018 ), and see), individual continued overleaf continued www.cam.ac.uk/musicawards Organ Scholarship 2017 Scheme September – 1 FebruaryChoral Scheme Award – 15 2018 Instrumental Scheme Awards –
www.cam.ac.uk/musicawards Music awards application deadlines application awards Music • • • are ofare Diploma standard. Further details of the Choral Organ Scholarship Award, and Instrumental Schemes Awards available are online ( College for websites information about the musical activities undertaken and enjoyed by their music award-holders. membership of the Scheme open is players of to trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba, and other standard orchestral instruments used chamber in repertory of double A minimum Distinction(eg bass, harp). at Grade 8 of the Associated Board required, is or similar though please most that note successful candidates ) ),
Mixtape Society Opera Society Rock Society Show Choir EnsembleString Symphony Orchestra www.mus.cam.ac.uk
• • • • • • www.cusu.co.uk/get-involved/societies nd organ awards awards organ nd a capella groups Baroque Ensemble Brass Band Society BandCeilidh Chamber Orchestra Band Concert Jazz Orchestra
Student organistsStudent and choristers provide for music Music awards organist or alreadya singer/chorister, If you’re instrumentalist of a high standard, like you may one consider to of our awards. music Choral a regular chapel services and perform College in concerts, with sometouring the in UK or abroad well. as The awards vary from College College to but include all small a award andfinancial somesupport for music lessons. Scheme Awards Instrumental The Instrumental Scheme Awards enables gifted musicians a high standard reach to of performance chamber in music. Successful students award-holders are and for a year, ‘exhibition’),(an professionalaward financial receive a small coaching of their ensemble, masterclasses, recital opportunities and a subsidy for instrumental lessons. of violin,Players viola,oboe, flute, clarinet, cello, bassoon, hornFrench or Associate piano eligible are apply. to To find out more, see CUSU’s online find Societiesout seemore, CUSU’s To Directory ( the Faculty ( of website Music and individual College websites. Information about the in music city can be found on p21. www.cam.ac.uk/studentlife Music groups include: include: groups Music • • • • • • • Music There’s an enormous range of musical societies and student bands catering style for any and level of experience. Colleges Many run open mic nights and numerous bands, choirs and orchestras regularly record and tour nationally and internationally. and nationallyrecord tour and internationally. The Faculty of also offers Music masterclasses and workshops, and an extensive has collection of instruments which can be used by students (some instruments be may available hire). to Student Life Sport The sports scene at Cambridge is huge. Whether you want to improve your health, try a new activity, become a coach/match official, train for competitions or represent the University in your sport, we can help you to achieve your goals. There are more than 100 sporting clubs and societies to choose from. Just about every sport you can think of is catered for, including team games, water sports, martial arts, racket sports and extreme sports. Many clubs exhibit at the Societies (Freshers’) Fair and have taster sessions at the beginning of the year so you can find out more.
More than 80 sports including: • American football • handball • skiing • athletics • hockey • snowboarding • badminton • ice hockey • squash • basketball • kayaking • swimming • capoeira • kickboxing • trampolining • caving • mixed martial arts • triathlon • cheerleading • modern pentathlon • Ultimate Frisbee • cricket • motor sports • volleyball • cycling • netball • water polo • diving • orienteering • windsurfing • golf • powerlifting • gymnastics • rugby
18 www.cam.ac.uk/studentlife Sport for all levels Student Life There are College teams offering opportunities for novices and experts alike to compete in inter-College leagues and cup competitions. Alternatively, you may want to try out for one of the University teams and represent Cambridge against other universities, and local and national club sides. Facilities The University’s state-of-the-art Sports Centre houses The University also has: a 37m x 34m hall that provides for sports including • a floodlit UK Athletics grade 1 athletics track archery, badminton, basketball, five-a-side football, • a floodlit, sand-dressed hockey ground trampolining, volleyball and more. • Fenner’s Cricket and Tennis Ground In addition, the Sports Centre offers: (home to the MCCU Cambridge Centre • a multi-purpose room for floor-based sports of Cricketing Excellence) such as martial arts, fencing and dance • a team training room with a training rig • an AstroTurf strip • a permanent boxing ring Colleges also provide facilities for traditional team games • five glass-backed squash courts and sports such as tennis and rowing, and many have their own gym and other sports facilities too. There are • rugby fives courts several sports centres, gyms and pools around the city • a Fitness, Strength and Conditioning Suite as well. The Fitness Suite is equipped with the latest cardiovascular and strength training equipment, and Financial support the Strength and Conditioning Room consists of eight Some financial support is available for students studying Olympic lifting platforms and a plyometric track. at the University who play competitive sport at a high level or wish to progress within coaching or officiating. Subject to funding, future developments will add For further details see the Sports Service website. indoor and outdoor tennis courts and a 50-metre swimming pool. Further information www.sport.cam.ac.uk
www.cam.ac.uk/studentlife continued overleaf 19 Student Life In and around Cambridge Cambridge is a beautiful city, one that combines and embraces the old and the new. You’re surrounded by historic architecture as well as ultra-modern buildings. It has the welcoming feel of a small town with the variety and energy of a larger city.
Entertainment and comedy Festival in July (featuring many • Watersprite International However you like to spend your time, Edinburgh previews), Cambridge Student Film Festival there’s always something to keep regularly attracts top stand-up acts • History Festival you entertained. Cambridge has – in the last year the city’s hosted • Literary Festival four theatres, three cinemas, and comedians including Josie Long, • Eat Cambridge Festival two major entertainment venues – Nathan Caton, Adam Hills, Ross Noble, • Beer Festival The Junction and The Corn Exchange Romesh Ranganathan, Henning – offering varied programmes which Wehn, Stewart Lee, Rob Beckett, • Strawberry Fair include comedy, drama, dance, James Acaster, Jonathan Pie, Sara • Midsummer Fair concerts and club nights. Pascoe, Joe Lycett and Zoe Lyons. • Shakespeare Festival Those into comedy won’t be The city also offers numerous other • Film Festival disappointed as, along with student events, fairs and festivals throughout • Dragonboat Festival groups and the annual Comedy the year, including: • Mill Road Winter Fair
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www.visitcambridge.org numerous walking and cycling routes up riverpunt Grantchester to Ely and its cathedral various local and National Trust properties Heritage English reserves,nature wildlife parks and zoos karting, snow slope, a real skydiving indoor and Outside the city exploreIf you to want further afield, London by away just minutes is 50 train plenty and there’s discover to thein region, for example: • • • • • • information Further
offering the variousnights music expect,you’d well cheap as as entry and offersfor students. selectionThere’s a great of places too. Something eat to mood, for any occasionpalate, and price range. student Cambridge your still, Better card gets you discounts and special numerous restaurants at deals and cafés. Shopping shopping three Cambridge’s Within and thecentres city streets, centre most high street names are represented, well many as as boutiques. and shops independent The daily market on Market Square sells everything from jewellery and vintage clothes bread and fruit; to and the at weekend there also are farmers’ and arts and crafts markets. In addition, the in vibrant and eclectic range of shops, cafés and restaurants on Road Mill you can findjust about anything just from about anywhere the in world and budget, any suit to on all one street!
but others include the Jazz Festival, Jazz and Brass the in Parks, the Rock Festival, and the Buskers and Street Performers Festival. restaurants and clubs Pubs, Cambridge known is for its great range of pubs – there more are than before you100 even start count to the of College dozens and University bars! There also several are clubs The Shires, Jamie Lawson, Primal Scream, Jools Holland, Sons of Kemet, Rebecca and Ferguson Laura performed Mvula all have Cambridgein during the last year. The city also hosts a growing number of festivals. music Most well-known the is Festival, Folk others, You Me At Six, Me At theothers, Royal You Philharmonic Orchestra, Slaves, Door Cinema Club, Two Birdy, in bothin the city and University. There’s something on offerfor every taste; from buskers the in street and pubs, in classicalgigs concerts to and big name acts. Among many Music a bigLive is part music of life www.cam.ac.uk/studentlife Accommodation: A home from home
At Cambridge, the Colleges provide student accommodation for most undergraduates for at least three years. Much more than just a hall of residence, your College is also where you do a lot of your studying and socialising.
The Cambridge Advantage: Accommodation guarantee
Cambridge guarantees most students College-owned accommodation for three years, and many Colleges provide for fourth-year students too.1 This means that you don’t have to find private accommodation after your first year. In addition: Shorter Top 10 Not far for good accommodation contracts (THE Student Experience to travel Colleges offer shorter annual Survey 2016). College accommodation is close accommodation contracts to the city centre and within (27-39 weeks), so you don’t walking or cycling distance pay rent during the vacations of departments. unless you choose to stay in Cambridge.
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£5,257.60 £5,503.43 £3,150-£5,400 Annually . The average accommodation contract www.cam.ac.uk/ accommodation £131.44 £134.23 £105-£180 Weekly 2 How much does it cost? The cost varies from College College, to and depends usually on the type and style en suiteof your room (size, the cost generally covers but etc) electricity,utilities (water, heating), andcleaning, basic internet access self-catering facilities. The table below shows how our accommodation costs compare regionalto and national average costs for university-provided must referaccommodation. You individualto College for websites for more full details. See p28-31 information about costs at Cambridge. information Further
3 3 National average National East of England average How does Cambridge compare? Cambridge does How Cambridge Colleges bathroom) (shared Somewhere to eat have don’t you Cambridge, At chooseto between or ‘catered’ ‘self-catered’ accommodation. Basic self-catering facilities are available cook if you for to want yourself, and Colleges all provide dining facilities where you can buy cafeteria-style well as meals as three-courseas dinners (known ‘formalas halls’) a reasonable at price (see p29). The Colleges encourage communal up with it’s catch dining; to a chance friends and meet new people. A small number of Colleges require you to a certainhave number of in meals the Buttery or each dining term hall (see College for websites details). Porters Every College of Porters a team has the maintain safetyto and security of staff and students. One of the linchpins of College the life, Porters oftenare a first point of aboutcall problemsany College in or if you need information. any
, Corby College it gives life nice; you is a good environment meet to a whole cross-section of people from around the world with their own unique interests and passions. I’ve made lot a of very good friends here and found be it to a friendly,inclusive place. Kiran Figures based on the most common College accommodation contract length – see (30 weeks) individual in 2016-17 College websites for full detailsFigures relate and costs. to institutional accommodation and are taken from the 2014-16 Survey NUS/Unipol Costs Accommodation Accommodation guarantee applies to single undergraduates without children at all Colleges except Edmund’s. St All single undergraduatesare usually expected without children to live in College-owned accommodation where possible and all students must ordinarilyduration be available of their to study course in (with Cambridge the exception for the of a year full abroad where part of the course). in the East of England is 40 weeks, weeks and 41 nationally. East of England excludes London. www.cam.ac.uk/accommodation 2 3 1 and you usually have a choice ofand have you usually the map on p154-5 for locations. the map on p154-5 like? accommodation the What’s Colleges a variety have of accommodation available – rooms vary from medieval modern, to or shareden suite bathroom facilities. theWhatever style, a room you have of a shared your own to and access kitchen and laundry room. Colleges All provide a library and computer suite too (see also p12). relax to Somewhere The social main of hub every College its is common room and knownbar (also a JCR, as or Junior Room). Common/Combination offer Many newspapers,TVs, pool tables or computer games. Colleges a wide have range of sports and facilities music too – such as playing fields, gyms, practicerooms and performance venues. See p17-9 sport about information more for theand at University. music the University departments and facilities, and the city See centre. Where is the accommodation? the Where is Some Colleges their all have accommodation on their main College Others site. some have on their plus a range site main of College-owned flats/houses mostaround the city. Either way, accommodation within is easy walking or cycling distance of Support: Looking after you
If you need a bit of extra support while at the University, we have an extensive welfare system in place, and consistently one of the lowest drop-out rates in the UK as a result.
The Cambridge Advantage: A supportive environment
As well as being part of our large University, you’re also part of a smaller College community. There are various University services and within your College you have a number of people looking out for your academic and personal welfare and supporting you throughout your time at Cambridge. Therefore, students who are struggling with a particular problem or feeling a bit lost won’t go unnoticed.
College welfare Tutor As well as a DoS, you have access to a College Tutor, Director of Studies who’s also an academic but normally in a different Your Director of Studies (DoS) is an expert in your subject from yours. They’re there to protect your subject and usually a Fellow of your College (a senior interests and provide pastoral support, and can member of the College whose main duty is teaching, advise you on any personal or financial matters. administration or research). Appointed to look after your academic welfare, they: College staff • advise you on your subject and course choices Colleges have a variety of people you can turn to for • help arrange your supervisions medical or personal support (or just a cup of tea and a chat), such as a nurse, counsellor, and/or chaplain. • monitor your progress and help with any problems arising from your studies They’re also involved in the admissions process and will probably interview you if you apply.
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, Portsmouth , 01223 332249 01223 [email protected] www.childcare.admin.cam.ac.uk and physical illnesses. During a particularly difficult time, when time, difficult particularly a During illnesses. physical and I’ve needed a fair bit of support at Cambridge, due mental to been quiteI’d ill, College my organised for a JuniorResearch Fellow from faculty my help to me plan how going I was get to through everything. One of the most important things I learnt at Cambridge to was prioritise health my – both and physical mental. Studying at make be pretty to it’s important can and demanding Cambridge a bit of time for yourself. It’s perfectlyspend fineto a day in bed an rubbish orwatching afternoon take TV, wanderto off around the Botanic Gardens. Botanic the Frances Student parents and childcare The University’s Childcare Office operates the Information Service that provides comprehensive on guidance family-related matters such as childcare, schooling,support health financial care, and localcommunity resources. The Childcare Officealsooversees the facilities assistanceand available student to parents, including the West Cambridge Nursery and the Holiday Playscheme. Some Colleges can provide family accommodation (see the individual Where available, please isn’t the this central refer to College websites). Accommodation Service ( Counselling The University’s Counselling Service offers a freeconfidential and service students all to the at University. Professional counsellors and mental health advisers available talk are personal through to any or emotional during you have your that time might concerns the at University. More information, well a wide as as range of self-help available resources, is from the Service’s ( website Further information Further Childcare Office
on nformati www.studentadvice. cam.ac.uk www.cam.ac.uk/support all effectively. In addition, every College students’ union its has own welfare officer or Colleges and many team, assign ‘College parents’ (students other in new students to years) help them to settle and in find their feet. Further i Students supporting Students students Throughout the University and Colleges, an extensive there’s student-run welfare network. Students’ University Cambridge provides an Union (CUSU) and professional independent, Advice Service,confidential offering information, support and impartial advice by phone, by email or in person Office. the at CUSU also runs campaigns andCUSU initiatives about surrounding issues mental health, sexual health and disabilities. As every student a is member of the Students’ Union, seeksCUSU represent them to
www.cam.ac.uk/support 01223 332301 01223 [email protected] www.cam.ac.uk/disability Specific Learning Difficulties dyslexia including (SpLDs) dyspraxiaand a SpLDIf you you a have must have diagnosticcurrent assessment report appropriate obtaining for evidence as adjustments. Information about diagnostic assessments available is and from SpLD Team the DRC’s on the DRC website. supportFinancial UK students can apply Currently, Disabled Students’ Allowances for some cover of to their(DSAs) support costs. It’s important that you begin the application process for DSAs soon as possible as to available any supportensure is placein for the start of term. In addition, there specific are University funds disabled that students from the UK, and EU overseas apply may for (see the The DRCDRC for details). website can advise offer-holders on applications. funding appropriate information Further Disability Centre Resource
www.cam.ac.uk/ ). is a useful is starting point adjustmentsthe interview to process, if needed. If a particular College meets your specific requirements we recommend each other. to relative locations you apply College that to rather than an open make application (see p116). accessibility and Location Students based are Colleges in for day-to-day living and a go to faculty/department for lectures, Therefore, etc. practical work we encourage visit before you to applying assess the to suitability of your intended College and department, including their The online Disability DRC’s Access Guide for information regarding facilities and accessibility ( accessguide academic and supportStudy With your agreement, the DRC liaises with relevant University staff before you start appropriate that ensure to support requirements established.are If you require support workers such note-takers,as specialist one-to-one study skills tutors or mentors, the (NMH) Help Non-Medical DRC’s Scheme be may able help. to arrangementsExamination access If you require specific arrangements for examinations additional as (such someonetime, write on to your behalf use of a computer), and/or can advise howthe to DRC Team organise such arrangements via Office. your College Tutorial
HIV, diabetes, epilepsy) HIV, Asperger syndrome, autism and ADHD (eg depression, anxiety depression, (eg disorder) conditions cancer, (eg syndrome, fatigue chronic Specific Learning Difficulties and dyslexia (including dyspraxia) impairmentsphysical/mobility wheelchair(including users upper disorder/RSI) and limb sensory impairments hearing, visual) (eg mental health difficulties
long-term illnesses/health 26 • Cambridge, considering you’re If advisedyou’re get touch in with to the DRC and a College admissions early as office asdiscuss to possible your application and specific requirements. strongly We recommend you that indicate • your disability and provide any relevant information your in • • • UCAS application. Such disclosures lookedare separately at from academic assessment and allow us, for example, appropriate make to Disabled students The Disability (DRC) Resource Centre offersinformation guidance, and support, an essential and contact is for disabled applicants and/or applicants with a SpecificLearning Difficulty or long-termhealth supports The DRC condition. individuals with an impairment/ disability or long-term health with: those including condition, •
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01223 766872 01223 [email protected] www.cam.ac.uk/careleavers Care leavers There’s a wide range of support available for care-leaver students the at University, including financialassistance some(eg eligible care leavers are for a higher level of Cambridge Bursary) and a guarantee of 365-day accommodation (if required). you get the ensure In order support to available to you should indicate your in UCASyou a care as leaver, application spent you time that When have care. in you arrive Cambridge, in the Cambridge Office’s Admissions Widening will also get Participation touch in to Team information. more with you provide If been or you supporting are have or you’re care, in a young person currently or previously care in and would morelike information about visiting or studying the at University and the support available, please see the orwebsite contact the Widening Participation Team. information Further Widening Participation Team .
01223 333308 [email protected] www.cam.ac.uk/support Cambridge Admissions OfficeCambridge Admissions The information in this publication publication this in information The Alternative formats at: website our on be found can www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk some information like if you’d However, print) large (eg format alternative an in Admissions the contact Cambridge please requirements. your discuss to Office Money: Financing your studies
Whichever university you apply to, you need to consider the cost of your tuition and your living (or ‘maintenance’) costs. These amounts can seem daunting but there’s lots of support available to help you finance your studies.
The Cambridge Advantage: Value for money
Going to university is an investment in your future so, financially speaking, why should you consider Cambridge? Cost effective Extensive support Student living costs (eg travel and accommodation) The University and Colleges offer an extensive at Cambridge are competitive and our plentiful programme of financial support to ensure our resources help to keep study costs low too. students can meet the costs of their Cambridge degree, regardless of background.
1 Islands students (from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) are usually classified as overseas students and so charged tuition fees at the overseas rate (see details on p37 and at: www.cam.ac.uk/ugtuitionfees). As overseas students, Islands students also have to pay College fees in addition to tuition fees (see p37). 2 Using the Office for Budgetary Responsibility forecast for RPI-X. 3 Students studying for a second undergraduate degree should refer to the website for information regarding fees (www.cam.ac.uk/ugtuitionfees). 4 Students undertaking a year abroad pay a different fee during their year abroad (www.cam.ac.uk/ugtuitionfees). 5 Figures based on the most common College accommodation contract (30 weeks) in 2016-17 – see individual College websites for full details and costs.
28 www.cam.ac.uk/studentfinance Money Tuition fees Living Costs 2016-17 Tuition fees for students qualifying Accommodation5 £3,150-£5,400 for Home fee status1 are regulated (including any kitchen charges) and capped by the government. £3,900-£5,700 en suite Cambridge’s current policy is to College meals £3-£6 per meal charge fees at the maximum level Additional course costs Dependent on course (see below) permitted, which is anticipated to receive an annual inflationary uplift.2 Transport in Cambridge Cheap or free! We’re committed to providing a Figures are per year unless otherwise stated, and you should allow for world class education and access increases in subsequent years. to the very best teachers, resources and support. Therefore, we invest Cost-effective living Additional course costs significantly more than the amount The cost of study materials varies ‘Living costs’ cover whatever you of the capped fee on each student depending on your course but may need to pay for, excluding tuition every year. include: fees, while you’re at university. Cambridge tuition fees for Home For example accommodation, • equipment (eg calculators, lab coat) fee status students starting their first food, course costs/study materials, • photocopying undergraduate degree3 in 2018 are personal expenses and transport. • study materials (eg paper, pens, likely to be higher than for those books) starting in 2017 (£9,2504); all these We’ve estimated that in 2017-18 • travel costs (eg field or dissertation students should expect their tuition students should allow approximately research trips) fees to rise year on year in line £8,960 for living costs in Cambridge with inflation. for the year (though this will vary The level of additional course costs depending on lifestyle, and students will usually increase annually in line Currently, such students can take should allow for increases in with inflation, except where a rise in out a government loan for their future years). directly attributable expenses tuition fees. If you do this you can warrants an above-inflation uplift. defer payment of the loan until Accommodation Specific additional course costs can after you’ve left university and are See individual College websites for be found on the relevant faculty or earning a certain minimum salary, details about accommodation and department website – see course at which point you’ll start to repay costs. As a rough guide, the rent for entries for web links (p40-113). the loan in instalments. Refer to the a 30-week year for single study appropriate student finance award bedrooms5 is currently as follows: The University’s numerous libraries agency for details of tuition fee • £105-£180 per week with shared and IT facilities (see p12) help to keep support (see p31). bathroom your costs down and many Colleges and some departments offer grants The fee status of EU nationals for • £130-£190 per week with en suite to help with particular costs. 2018 entry onwards has yet to be See also p22-3 for general determined by the UK government. information about accommodation. Personal expenses EU students should regularly check What you spend on food, clothing, for updates at: www.cam.ac.uk/eu. Food transport etc depends on your If you’re from outside the EU,1 please Colleges provide basic self-catering lifestyle. However, there are lots of see p37. facilities as well as cafeterias/dining free recreational facilities plus loads Fee information for 2018-19 will be halls (see also p23). Some levy a of College-based and student-run published on the Undergraduate separate charge towards the activities that don’t cost very much. Study website as soon as it’s running costs of the College What’s more, Cambridge is a small available; visit the website for further kitchens – the kitchen facilities place so transport is cheap or free: details and the most up-to-date charge – while others include this most students walk or cycle information (www.cam.ac.uk/ within their accommodation costs. everywhere and there’s a ‘Universal’ studentfinance). • Individual meals typically cost bus service that offers discounted £3-£6. fares to students. • Many Colleges have regular ‘formal halls’ (three-course dinners) that are also great value at around £8-£15.
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www.cam.ac.uk/studentfinance book and equipment grants help to with specific study-relatedcosts scholarships and prizes for academic or other achievements travel grants for academic work and personal enrichment grants and loans help deal with to unforeseen financial difficulties
www.cam.ac.uk/collegeawards Part-time work The University takes the view that our students should not work during term-time – it’s important you that an appropriate work-lifehave balance, and we offer a range financialof support you don’t ensure have to there be may a few However, to. opportunities available within the University and Colleges an are that working this, suchexception as to in the College College library bar, or as a student helper during open days. College awards Additional of sources funding be may available from your College, such as: • • • • Information such funds on any availableis from each College (
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www.cam.ac.uk/ cambridgebursary If your household income is income household your If £25,000 per year or less you’re eligible for the maximum non-repayable Cambridge £3,500 per year. is income household your If between £25,001 and £42,620 currently you’re per year eligible for a partial non- Bursary. Cambridge repayable There’s no limit to the number Bursariesof available. automatically You’re Cambridge a for considered financially Bursary you’re if student your by assessed authority. finance Bursary, currently of currently Bursary, • • • • information Further Cambridge Bursaries don’tconsiderations financial want We stop youto applying the University to and committed are providing to the supportfinancial you need while Cambridgehere. Bursaries are you’re students UK to studying available for their first undergraduate degree support to living costs.
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government student loans for tuition fees and living costs the Cambridge Bursary Scheme Non-UK nationals EU should regularly check online for updates (www.cam.ac.uk/eu). For information about costsstudents and support including for international/overseas those from the Islands (Channel Islands/Isle of Man), see p37. Details are correct at the time of – please printing refer for to the 2016-17 Cambridge Bursary Scheme website for updates (including information nationals). EU for non-UK College awards 2 1 Financial support a reasonable now have idea You of the costs involved studying in at Cambridge, but what aboutfinancial support? a range there’s of Well, help available, including: • • • Some support currently is available Home all to fee status students. 30 Eligibility for other funding depends financial circumstances. your on Arrangements vary can also you’re where on depending from (England, Northern Ireland, so pleaseScotland, refer or Wales) agencyaward for full details and (see guidance opposite). The table opposite outlines the types and levels of support first-time that undergraduates from England may but if be 2017-18 in able access to from elsewhereyou’re the in UK typessimilar of support be may available you too (information to correct the at time of printing, to the appropriate student finance finance student appropriate the to the relevantrefer to student finance authority finance for details and latest figures).
Money Money 31 No Pay it back?Pay Yes, but only afterYes, you’ve left university and earning are a salaryminimum Yes, but only afterYes, you’ve left university and earning are a salaryminimum £9,250 £3,500 £3,500 to Up to per (up year £5,600 for some care leavers and some mature students) How much? Up to Up to £8,430 to Up
0300 200 4050 www.studentfinancewales.co.uk 3570 243 +44 141 (0) www.gov.uk/studentfinance Student Finance Wales Student Finance Services Non UK Team If your household income £42,620 is per or less year Eligibility? College and dependent award for your first undergraduate degree If you’re studying you’re If College and dependent award Dependent on your your on Dependent income household Living costs What’s it for? Prizes for academic academic for Prizes or other achievements Tuition fees Tuition To help with specificTo costs or unexpected financial difficulties Living costs 2 0300 100 0607 100 0300 www.gov.uk/studentfinance 0077 100 0300 www.studentfinanceni.co.uk 0505 0300 555 www.saas.gov.uk www.cam.ac.uk/studentfinance Please note that you’re strongly advised to apply for financial support as early as possible. Applications for government support will open early in and you don’t need2018 a confirmed place at a university to apply for this. Student Finance NI Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) Student Finance England Finance Student Governmentsupport financial arrangements can vary in to from thewhereyou’re UK. according toPleaserefer the relevant organisation for the most up-to-date information Information and guidance. about government supportfinancial correct is at the time of printing subjectis but to change government and/or approval. Student finance award agenciesaward finance Student Financialsupport for students from England at Cambridge 2017-18 Support Cambridge College College Cambridge and awards scholarships Government Government Loan Fee Tuition Cambridge College College Cambridge loans and grants Government Government Loan Maintenance Cambridge Cambridge Bursary www.cam.ac.uk/studentfinance Careers: Transforming your future
Cambridge has one of the highest proportions of graduates entering graduate-level employment or further study in the country. In addition, the Careers Service promotes more vacancies each year than there are Cambridge graduates seeking employment.
The Cambridge Advantage: Graduate prospects No. 1 1,500+ 200+ in the world for employer internships and vacation careers events and briefing and reputation (QS World placements available each skills sessions typically offered by University Rankings 2016). year to provide valuable the Careers Service each year. work experience.
Career destinations • Our degrees don’t just prepare students for employment – a third (33.5 per cent, compared Our courses are respected all over the world and to 14.7 per cent nationally) progress to further Cambridge graduates of all disciplines are highly study or training. employable, so there’s no need to worry about your choice of course limiting you to one career path. • Three per cent of our graduates (half that of the national average of 5.9 per cent) are still seeking • The majority of employers recruit students with employment or further study six months any degree discipline. after graduation. • It’s the flexibility, teaching style and demands of your Examples of career destinations of recent graduates can degree, as well as the range of transferable skills that be found in the relevant course entry as well as on the you develop, that are of interest to employers. Careers Service website (www.careers.cam.ac.uk).
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More than 1,500 internships internships More than 1,500 available across sectors, all with bursaries offeredto support unpaid opportunities. Letters book and Cover CVs written specificallyfor students. Cambridge One-to-one CV and interview advice and support. postgraduate study guidance support application job
Internships and work experience work and Internships • Making applications successful • • • • There also numerous are opportunities meet for you to employers through events organised by the Careers Service and department-based societies. And the advice and don’t guidance stop when you graduate – you can the Careers access to continue Service time the in any at future.
Employers know and this look for the same attributes new potential in employees, our which why graduates is soare sought after. The diagram below shows the months six graduates, Cambridge 2015 of destinations after graduation known). (where
www.careers.cam.ac.uk Online vacancy information on vacancy information Online more than 5,500 organisations. subscriptionEmail service. Careers consultations. Online resources. Career information events for a range of sectors. More employment-related than 50 skills training sessions. GradLink – contact details for Cambridge who alumni can offerfirst-hand advice. Information on occupations, further study courses and funding.
Finding vacancies Finding • • Choosing a career • • Researching occupations and employers and Researching occupations • • • •
advice about and internships experience work vacation your interestsmatching and possibleskills to careers How the Careers Service can help you
The Careers Service Careers The The Careers Service offers a wide range of services and staff can help you informed make career choices and work out do next, what to whetherthat’s: • • ),
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further studytravelling etc) off, year (eg 57.0% 33.5% 3.0% 6.4% communication – written, aural, oral, non-verbal intellectual skills – critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving interpersonal skills – working with others, flexibility, adaptability independent – organisation working, managing initiative, andfinances time – data acquisitionresearch and analysis (six months after(six graduation) Destinations of 2015 UK/EU Cambridge graduates 2015 of Destinations computer literacy
www.skills.cam.ac.uk/undergrads www.cam.ac.uk/careers for example: • • • Transferable skills While Cambridge,at you can develop a wide range of ‘transferable skills’ through both your studies and recreational activities ( • • • It’s these employers skills that look applications. job reviewing when for Employers value achievements and experiences gained through and clubs in involvement societies, and vacation employment well. as employers interact also Potential with some department-based societies so opportunities you have networkto and contacts make long before graduation. The graduate employment market intelligent, ambitious, are students Cambridge motivated, hard-working, committed, passionate, thinkers, independent creative, intellectually curious, and able manage to their time effectively. Mature Students: Returning to study
If you’ll be aged 21 or over by 1 October in the year in which you hope to come to Cambridge you’ll be applying as a mature student. We have around 350 mature undergraduates studying for their first degree at Cambridge, most of whom are in their 20s.
Colleges Further advice Entrance requirements Mature students can apply to any Further information and advice, The nature and demands of of the undergraduate Colleges, including details about events Cambridge courses mean they though most choose one of the for mature applicants, is available do require academic preparation, four Colleges that are exclusively for online and from the mature Colleges and mature students must be of students aged 21 or over – Hughes (see the website for details). an equivalent academic standard Hall, Lucy Cavendish College to school leavers. Therefore, you’re Further information (women only), St Edmund’s College expected to demonstrate evidence or Wolfson College. Mature students www.cam.ac.uk/mature of recent academic achievement who make an open application at a high level, for example in one (see p116) are allocated to one or more A Levels, an Access to HE of these mature Colleges. Diploma, or an Open University course (Level 2 or above). Supporting mature Many of our courses require specific students academic preparation. Please read Information about student support the information on Access to HE can be found on p24-7. Diplomas on p149 carefully, and contact one of the mature Colleges Cambridge Bursary for advice. Some mature UK students may be eligible for a higher level of Further information Cambridge Bursary (currently www.cam.ac.uk/mature up to £5,600 per year). See the website for details UCAS information (www.cam.ac.uk/cambridgebursary). www.ucas.com/ maturestudents
34 www.cam.ac.uk/mature Mature Students 35
. See p37 for . See p37 affiliate studentsaffiliate cannot make an open application or apply for Architecture, History and Modern Languages or History and Politics some Colleges not accept may applicationsaffiliate otherfor courses (see College websites for details) only Lucy Edmund’s St Cavendish, consider Colleges Wolfson and applicationsaffiliate for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
has yet to be yethas to determined by the UK government. students EU should regularly check for updates at: www.cam.ac.uk/eu tuition fees for overseas students. second a for studying Students degree normally pay a to have separate College fee well as doesn’t this apply usually (see p37; for Architecture, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine). should allow for annual You tuitionincreases to and College fees, very there’s and that note little supportfinancial available. Annual increases will be determined by delivering of cost factors (eg various educational and student related services, changes government in and other and funding), will usually be line in with the prevailing rate UK of inflation. take theIf you to wish Cambridge course you less a year in than usual, would applystudent. an ‘affiliate’ as there some that are note Please restrictions: • • •
www.cam. ). The). fee status Mature students applying applying students Mature subjectfor any a standard- to age College or the in first application one round to of the Colleges. mature studentsMature making an open application. studentsMature applying to Hughes Lucy Hall, Cavendish Edmund’s College, St College Wolfson or College studyto subject any except Architecture,History ofArt, Medicine, Graduate Course in Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Veterinary Medicine.
15 October15 2017 • • 1 March 2018 • Application deadlinesApplication applicants mature for ac.uk/ugtuitionfees onwards for nationals 2018 of EU Second undergraduate undergraduate Second a graduate with a firstIf you’re or upper second Honours class equivalent)(or an approved in undergraduate degree from another university, you can apply take a secondto undergraduate degree Cambridge. at fees for HomeTuition fee status second a taking students undergraduate degree be may to the different standard Home fee – see online for details ( degrees
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, Cambridge one is of the only universities with mature Colleges and it’s be to nice with people of a similar age who have some previous experience before coming university. to My favourite thing about Cambridge probably is the whole ‘work hard, play hard’ mentality – there’s a lot of socially and a lotopportunities of clubs and societies.of loads I play a lot of sportalso there’s but do work to and represent the University in boxing. Richard if you apply from outside the EU you need submit a Cambridge to Online Preliminary Application (see addition in p8) your to those applying for the Graduate Course Medicine in need to complete an additional application form well as UCAS application theas UCAS application p87) (see apart from those applying for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine applicants to (see p84 and p109), the Colleges mature aren’t required pre-interview take any to written assessments but will take a writteninterview assessment at (if interviewed) instead
part of a second application 15 October. However, the October. four However, 15 Collegesmature consider applications from students mature and for second undergraduate degrees some in subjects as round, the deadline for which 2018. 1 March is the in applying Those considering for (or round application second entry should future in consult years) the Colleges’ mature admissions offices for advice. Applying studentsMature apply the in same way school as leavers (see p6-9). note: also Please • • • deadlinesApplication The standard deadline for applications be to received is www.cam.ac.uk/mature International Students: A global community
Just over 11 per cent of our undergraduates (around 1,300 students) are from overseas (outside the EU), representing more than 65 countries.
Student life Visas and immigration The primary source of information on all matters concerning immigration Cambridge is a great place to be The UK operates a points-based is the Home Office – check the a student and has a truly diverse immigration system and students Home Office website regularly for community. See p14-21 for from outside the European Economic the most up-to-date information. information about student life Area (EEA) and Switzerland normally and find further details on the require a Tier 4 visa for study It is your responsibility to ensure Undergraduate Study website at Cambridge. that you understand and fulfil the immigration requirements for your and CUSU International website To apply for a visa you must be Tier 4 visa application and comply (www.international.cusu.cam.ac.uk). sponsored by the University and with the conditions of your visa Each July and August, you can get a issued a Confirmation of Acceptance during your studies. taste of student life here by joining for Studies (CAS) to support your the University’s International visa application. You are also required Further information Summer Programmes, which to demonstrate that you have the International Student Team include the opportunity to live funds to meet your tuition fees www.internationalstudents. in one of the Colleges and living costs. cam.ac.uk (www.ice.cam.ac.uk/intsummer). The University’s International Student Please note that all students must Team provides a visa advice service Home Office ordinarily be available to study to assist students sponsored by the www.gov.uk/tier-4 in Cambridge for the full duration University in applying for their -general-visa of their course (with the exception student visa. of a year abroad where part of the course).
1 If you don’t have one of these formal qualifications but are currently being taught in English, please contact one of the College admissions offices for advice. 2 There’s an overseas application fee associated with the COPA as well as an interview fee for those interviewed overseas. See the website for information and guidance on paying these fees.
36 www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational International Students Entrance requirements English language requirements In order to make a competitive application, you need to be in the If English isn’t your first language, a reasonable standard of spoken top one or two per cent of your year English would be required for interview. You may also be asked to group and doing very well in your achieve a formal qualification, such as one of those listed below, subjects most relevant to the course as part of the conditions of an offer.1 you’d like to study. • IELTS – normally a minimum overall grade of 7.5, usually with 7.0 Typical offer levels for a range of or above in each element. qualifications can be found on p147-9. • EU students – a high grade in English taken as part of a leaving If what you’re studying isn’t listed, examination (eg the European/French Baccalaureate, Abitur etc) you should check our website may be acceptable. (www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational) • Cambridge English: Proficiency – grade A, B or C. for guidance on the appropriateness See the website for more details and other acceptable English of your qualifications for admission language qualifications www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational( ). to Cambridge. Applying and interviews All applicants must complete a Tuition fees Living costs UCAS application online by the The fee status of EU nationals for 2018 Your living expenses may be higher relevant deadline. In addition to the onwards has yet to be determined by than for a UK student (eg if you stay UCAS application, students applying the UK government and EU students in Cambridge/the UK during from outside the EU must submit should regularly check for updates at: vacations). In 2017-18, the minimum a Cambridge Online Preliminary www.cam.ac.uk/eu. resources needed in Cambridge for 2 Application (COPA) by the relevant Students who don’t qualify for Home the year (excluding tuition and deadline (see p8). fee status4 are currently charged the College fees) are estimated to be The University conducts a number overseas fee rate, which varies by approximately £10,080, depending of interviews overseas. For 2018 entry, course. At the time of going to print, on lifestyle (you should allow for it is anticipated that these will take the University’s fee structure for increases in future years). place in Canada, China, Hong Kong, overseas students is under review. Malaysia and Singapore. To be Details of the fee structure and Financial support considered for interview overseas, figures will be published as soon as The financial support available for you must submit both your COPA they’re available at: www.cam.ac.uk/ overseas undergraduates is limited and UCAS application by a deadline uginternationalfees. See also p29 but at Cambridge this includes which may be earlier than 15 October regarding additional course costs. Cambridge Commonwealth, (depending on where you wish to be If you’re uncertain about your fee European and International Trust 3 considered for interview). See online status, please request a fee status awards; College awards; and for details, deadlines and restrictions. questionnaire from any College country-specific scholarships. admissions office (see p117-45). Few full undergraduate scholarships Costs are available – most support is International student costs at College fees a partial contribution and is Cambridge include tuition fees, All overseas fee status (including means-tested. Details about 4 College fees and living costs. most Islands ) students, and those these funding sources are available at: Visa applications require you to UK students who aren’t eligible for www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational. tuition fee support (eg affiliate prove in advance that you can Please pay particular attention finance all these costs, as it’s not students), normally have to pay College fees in addition to University to the application requirements possible to work during the and deadlines. academic session. Colleges also tuition fees (www.cam.ac.uk/ ask for financial guarantees. ugcollegefees). Annual College fees vary between Colleges and in many cases are fixed for the duration of your course. The fees in 2017-18 range between £6,580 and £12,264: see individual College websites for fees for 2018-19 onwards.
3 Earlier application deadlines may apply to students who are applying for certain scholarships as well. See the information online at: www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational. 4 Most Islands students – from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man – are classified as overseas fee status. www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational 37 Courses
One of the most distinctive characteristics of our courses (also called Triposes at Cambridge) is that they cover the subject area very broadly in the initial years and then offer a wide range of options in which to specialise in the later years.
The Cambridge Advantage: Flexibility and choice
If you already know what you want to focus on, If the subject you’re looking for doesn’t appear you can start to specialise early on at Cambridge. in any of our course titles check the Index However if you’re not so sure just yet, our courses (p156-8), where all of our subjects – and the allow you to delay specialising until you’ve had course(s) they’re offered in – are listed. the chance to fully explore the breadth of your subject and confirmed your interests. Either way, by graduation you’ll have developed the same depth of understanding and specialist knowledge as graduates of more specialised courses elsewhere. Many of our courses encompass several subjects and, generally speaking, the number of options to choose from increases each year. In addition, some papers (topics) are offered in several courses (see course outlines), for example some Classics and language papers are available in the English course. This gives you considerable flexibility and choice as, beyond any compulsory papers, you can usually tailor your course to your own specifications.
38 www.cam.ac.uk/courses Courses
Admission assessments Course statistics Most applicants are required to take Application and admission statistics a subject-specific written admission for 2016 entry are noted in the assessment. course fact files (where available) • Pre-interview assessments will and you can find further statistics be taken in late October/early on our website. November at a centre local to you Further information (usually your school/college) – you must be registered in advance for www.cam.ac.uk/ugstatistics any pre-interview assessment. Entry requirements Changing course Typical A Level and International • At-interview assessments are Most students stay on the same Baccalaureate (IB) offers are included taken when in Cambridge for degree course but it may be in the fact file for each course, along interview, if interviewed. possible to change (with agreement with any subject requirements. • Apart from assessments for from your College). See the course Further guidance as well as typical Medicine (see p84) and Veterinary entries on our Undergraduate Study offers for a range of other Medicine (see p109), applicants website for more common changes qualifications – including Scottish to mature Colleges aren’t required (www.cam.ac.uk/courses) and and Welsh qualifications, and the to take any pre-interview contact a College for advice. Irish Leaving Certificate – can be assessments. For courses with a found on p147-9. pre-interview assessment, they will take a written assessment at General information about what interview (if interviewed) instead. Part-time and short courses our Admissions Tutors look for in • In addition to any subject-specific applicants can be found on p5. pre- or at-interview written The University only offers Further information assessment, some Colleges require full-time undergraduate degree courses. However, our Institute www.cam.ac.uk/ applicants for some courses to of Continuing Education (ICE) entrancerequirements take an additional College-set assessment at interview, if offers a wide range of part-time interviewed. See individual and short courses for academic College websites for details. progression, or personal or career development. See the Further information ICE website for details at: www.cam.ac.uk/assessment www.ice.cam.ac.uk.
www.cam.ac.uk/courses 39 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic
If you’re fascinated by medieval history, literature and languages, and you relish the prospect of doing your own research using original source materials, this course – unique in the UK to Cambridge – will appeal.
A voyage of discovery What are we looking for? The history and culture of Anglo-Saxon England, Celtic No previous knowledge of the subject is expected or languages and literature, or Viking exploits – Anglo-Saxon, required; all languages are taught from scratch and we Norse, and Celtic (ASNC) allows you to explore a range of don’t assume that students have studied early medieval cultures, and to look at history, language and literature history or literature at school. However, we do require side by side. passion and commitment, and look for evidence of ASNC focuses on the history, material culture, languages your general ability in arts and humanities subjects. and literature of the peoples of Britain, Ireland and the After ASNC Scandinavian world in the earlier Middle Ages. This unusual and challenging degree develops your ASNC students discover medieval history while learning powers of argument and sharpens your powers of one or more languages and reading great works of analysis. It equips you for a wide range of careers literature in the original languages, such as the Old where intellectual and analytical skills are important. English poem Beowulf, the epic medieval Irish tale ‘Asnac’ (as they like to be called) graduates can be found Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) and Icelandic in a wide range of careers. Some take advantage of the sagas. Exactly which areas you study and to what depth specialist opportunities open to them and do research is largely up to you, and to support your learning and teaching in schools and universities, or work in Cambridge has rare and exceptional resources to museums and libraries; while many others go into offer in the University Library, the College libraries, careers including journalism, publishing, banking, and in the Fitzwilliam and other museums. law, the Civil Service, industry and business, and even software development.
Fact file
UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges QQ59 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2016 entry Useful preparation English (Language or Applications per place: 3 Literature), History, a language (ancient or modern) Number accepted: 21 Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
40 www.asnc.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, classes, seminars and supervisions and you Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic can expect between 10 and 15 hours of lectures and classes per week during Part I.
Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 3 (Part II)
Year 1 This is where you develop and use the skills you learned in Part I, In the first year, you study the various disciplines which form the exploring your chosen fields and applying your newly acquired core of ASNC studies. There are no compulsory papers – you choose knowledge in original and imaginative ways. six subjects from a range of 10, and take an examination in four of You study four subjects selected from a range of 17 papers them and departmental tests in the other two. including, for example: Historical subjects: • The Conversion of Scandinavia • Anglo-Saxon history • Beowulf • Scandinavian history • Advanced Medieval Irish Language and Literature • Gaelic history (Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man) • Germanic Philology • Brittonic history (Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, the Pictish kingdoms These are designed to give you the opportunity to pursue more and the North Britons) detailed study in your chosen areas. You may replace one of your four Language and literature subjects: Part II ASNC papers with a paper from another course. The range of • Old English subjects available varies each year but currently includes medieval English literature, medieval French literature, historical linguistics, • Old Norse North Sea archaeology, the archaeology of late antiquity and the • medieval Welsh migration period, and a subject from the Faculty of History. You may • medieval Irish also replace one of your Part II subjects with a Part I paper that you • medieval Latin didn’t offer for the examinations at the end of your second year. • palaeography (the study of manuscripts and handwriting) In addition, you write a dissertation of between 9,000 and 12,000 Year 2 words on a specific subject of your own choice within the scope In your second year, you may continue to study your chosen of the course. subjects and take an examination in all six of them. Alternatively, you have the option to replace up to three of your first-year subjects with a dissertation and/or one or two papers from related courses – currently these include subjects from Archaeology, English and Modern and Medieval Languages. In two years I’ve studied a broad range of topics, most of which I’d never considered before, and students have lots of contact time with staff. Clare
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Modern and Medieval Languages 89
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www.asnc.cam.ac.uk 41 Archaeology Archaeology
If you’re fascinated by human evolution and biology, the emergence of early civilizations, ancient cultures and languages, or how we interact with our heritage and environment, you can study it in our Archaeology course.
Archaeology at Cambridge Our excellent resources include the Cambridge Our course encompasses Archaeology, Assyriology, Archaeological Unit, a well-equipped IT suite, purpose- Egyptology and Biological Anthropology. Its flexibility built laboratories and dedicated libraries. In addition, means you can either specialise from Year 1, or opt for the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and a broad start before concentrating on up to two the Fitzwilliam Museum provide access to extensive subjects from the second year. collections of primary sources of world importance. • Archaeology uses material evidence to explore the After Cambridge nature and development of particular societies and Our course offers the theoretical foundation and training to explain the variations and commonalities of the in standard methods and specialised techniques human past. required for academic and professional practice, and • Assyriology is the study of the languages, cultures, our graduates include leading figures in their discipline history and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia – Colin Renfrew, Louis Leakey and David Pilbeam to (Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria). name just a few. • Egyptology is the study of the history, languages, The intellectual versatility and transferable skills – society, archaeology and religion of ancient Egypt. such as critical thinking, text analysis, data handling and • Biological Anthropology explores human evolution, collaborative working – that our students develop also biology and behaviour, and the interaction between make them widely sought after by employers in many biology and culture. related and unrelated fields. Graduates have gone on to careers in the media, commerce, diplomacy, advertising, Teaching and resources museums, conservation and health, among others. Archaeology has been taught at Cambridge for more than a century and our staff are at the forefront of research, involving students through fieldwork and research projects.
Fact file
UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges V400 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference D (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2018 entry Useful preparation Classics, Geography, History, Places available: 25 a language (ancient or modern), science subjects, social science subjects
Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
42 www.arch.cam.ac.uk Course outline In Year 1, you have between six and eight lectures and one or two supervisions each week, Archaeology plus weekly language classes and/or practicals (where appropriate). You’re assessed each year, principally through written exams but some papers include assessed Archaeology practicals/fieldwork. Most students also write a 10,000 word dissertation in Year 3.
Assyriology Year 1 (Part I) Year 2 (Part IIA) You pick three from seven core archaeology, language and You take four papers: Mesopotamian archaeology, Akkadian biological anthropology options (certain papers are advised for language, and two from other course options (one can be from some Year 2 subjects) – see details online. Your fourth can be Classics or HSPS). You also undertake a four-week study tour and/or another core paper, a psychology paper, or one from Human, Social, fieldwork. and Political Sciences (HSPS). Year 3 (Part IIB) You take advanced Akkadian language and Mesopotamian Years 2 and 3 (Parts IIA and IIB) archaeology papers; and one on Mesopotamian history or culture, or Sumerian language. The fourth is one of around 20 options You can pursue one of four single-subject tracks (see below/right) available or a dissertation. or one of two two-subject tracks – Archaeology and Biological Egyptology Anthropology or Assyriology and Egyptology (details online). Year 2 (Part IIA) Archaeology You take papers in Egyptian language and archaeological methods Year 2 (Part IIA) and concepts, plus two papers on society, religion and death in You take papers on theory and practice, data analysis, and the Ancient Egypt. You also undertake a four-week study tour and/or archaeology of a particular period or region. The fourth is either fieldwork. another period/region paper, a biological anthropology subject Year 3 (Part IIB) or one from Classics or HSPS. Fieldwork consists of two weeks in Alongside a core Egyptian language paper and two Egyptian the summer before Year 2 and a week overseas at Easter. archaeology papers, all students write a dissertation. Year 3 (Part IIB) Biological Anthropology You complete four weeks of fieldwork in the summer before Year 3. Year 2 (Part IIA) All students study advanced archaeological thought, archaeology Three compulsory papers explore behavioural ecology, human in the wider world and a Special Topic, plus one or two papers from origins, and health and disease. You select your fourth from options options within this course, Classics or HSPS. All students also write offered elsewhere in this course or HSPS. a dissertation. Year 3 (Part IIB) You take a theory and practice paper, and three more surveying current issues across biological anthropology and the other course subjects (you can substitute one of the last three papers for a dissertation or a paper from HSPS).
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Geography 66 Open days 2017 History 68 College open days (arts) Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 Cambridge Open Days – 6 July, 7 July (see p150) Natural Sciences 94
www.arch.cam.ac.uk 43 Architecture Architecture
The only Cambridge degree that combines the intellectual challenges of both arts and sciences with the opportunity for creative design.
Exceptional learning environment The Department also offers a Masters in Architecture The Department of Architecture at Cambridge is an and Urban Design, which carries exemption from ARB/ exciting place to study. Regularly lauded as one of the RIBA Part 2, and a ARB/RIBA Part 3 course (the final leading architecture schools in the world, students study qualifying stage). under the guidance of world-renowned researchers and What we’re looking for ground-breaking practitioners. You must have an enthusiasm for both the arts and the Creativity, curiosity and strong intellectual grounding are sciences. The ability to draw and an interest in the history central to the course. Our innovative design programme of art and architecture are essential, as is a knowledge – delivered by tutors working at the cutting edge of of mathematics to at least a good GCSE standard. contemporary architecture – is balanced with outstanding teaching in the history and philosophy of architecture, Portfolio contemporary culture and urbanism, as well as Admissions Tutors want to see something that illustrates construction, structural design and environmental design. your interests, experience and ability in the visual and material arts. This may include drawings, paintings, Our small, friendly Department has a very good staff sculpture and/or photography. See the Department to student ratio, and the supportive community website for more advice. atmosphere gives students the opportunity to push the boundaries of the field and to extend their own abilities Careers and research in exciting new directions. Facilities include a superb Many graduates continue into professional training, library, studios and spaces for larger installations, and but some enter other creative fields or research. reprographics areas and workshops. We have a long-standing tradition of research excellence, in areas such as history and philosophy Professional qualification of architecture, environmentally responsible design, Successful completion of our full three-year undergraduate architecture and the moving image, urban design course carries exemption from the Architects Registration and transport planning, and disaster relief. Board (ARB)/Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Part 1 – the first stage in qualifying as an architect.
Fact file
UCAS code Typical offers require Admission assessment K100 A Level A*AA At-interview written and practical assessments, if interviewed (see p39 IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Applicants are expected to show a portfolio Colleges 2016 entry of recent work at interview (see above) Available at all Colleges except Homerton, Hughes Hall and St Catharine’s Applications per place: 8 No specific subjects required by all Colleges Number accepted: 44 Some Colleges require AS or A Level/IB Standard Location or Higher Level Mathematics or Physics Map reference L (see p154-5)
44 www.arct.cam.ac.uk Course outline You’re taught in our studio – where you have your own dedicated design space – two days a week, during which Architecture you’re set projects that require you to produce models and drawings to communicate your ideas. You’re supervised on studio work in individual tutorials and group critical reviews, which encourage you to explore different approaches and develop essential design skills. The resulting portfolio accounts for 60 per cent of your overall Architecture marks each year. Lectures, classes and visits to completed buildings or buildings under construction/restoration cover the rest of the curriculum. In addition to the two studio days, in the first year you typically attend six or seven lectures each week; and three classes and three small-group supervisions each fortnight, for which you’re required to complete essays and undertake preparation.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part II)
The studio work introduces the possibilities of architecture, You choose from three studio options that vary in approach but all with an emphasis on understanding and developing proficiency require you to produce a building design at the end of the year, the in traditional modes of architectural representation – models, technical realisation of which is allied to a coherently framed collage, perspectives, elevations, plans and sections. You also conceptual approach. Again, a voluntary study trip is usually offered. master basic CAD skills, used in studio presentations. A compulsory Four lecture-based papers together carry 20 per cent study trip abroad usually takes place during the Easter vacation. of your overall marks: You take five lecture-based papers: • Advanced Studies in Historical and Theoretical Aspects • Introduction to Architectural History/Theory (pre-1800) of Architecture and Urbanism • Introduction to Architectural History/Theory (post-1800) • Management, Practice and Law • Fundamental Principles of Construction • Advanced Studies in Construction Technology, Structural • Fundamental Principles of Structural Design Analysis and Environmental Design Related to Case Studies • Fundamental Principles of Environmental Design • Architectural Engineering (examined entirely by coursework) Assessment is through coursework and written examinations. A written dissertation of 7,000-9,000 words on a topic of your choice accounts for the remaining 20 per cent of your marks. Year 2 (Part IB)
You choose from various options for studio work, with projects ranging in scale from mapping studies and interior interventions, to reasonable-sized buildings. Emphasis is on integrating the Architecture at Cambridge doesn’t only deal with technical skills learnt in Part IA and in the ongoing Part IB lectures buildings – we think of people, places, materials, with your studio output. A voluntary study trip is usually offered. philosophy and history, and only then consider In addition, you take four papers that build on your Part IA knowledge: the actual building! • Studies in History and Theories of Architecture, Kathryn Urbanism and Design • Principles of Construction • Principles of Structural Design • Principles of Environmental Design For the first, you submit two essays and sit a written examination. The remaining three papers are assessed by a written exam in each.
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www.arct.cam.ac.uk 45 www.ames.cam.ac.uk 46
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Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (cont.)
Our teaching Good knowledge of the language(s) is central to our course. Part I (Years 1 and 2) gives a strong grounding, and in Part II (Years 3 and 4) you study advanced language so that by the end of it you can speak fluently and read confidently. Alongside the language(s), there’s a wide range of topics on offer (depending on language), from which you can choose according to your interests – history, literature, religion, anthropology, linguistics, film. Living and learning abroad The third year is spent abroad – a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture you’re studying and improve your language skills. Various Faculty-approved institutions are available. Chinese and Japanese students study at a university in the appropriate country. Arabic, Persian and Hebrew students have some choice of Versatility: your choice of careers which country they go to and what they do. Students The range of career options open to graduates is vast. generally take an approved language course or study Besides those who go into research, many graduates at a local university, and some combine this with use their subject directly in subsequent employment. voluntary work. Examples include the media, business and commerce, tourism, teaching overseas, the Civil Service (especially the Foreign Office), NGOs, or international scientific agencies. The small class sizes mean you get to know your Even if you choose not to stay in a related field, teachers and classmates really well, so there’s employers are often impressed by your choice a real sense of community within the Faculty. to study a difficult language. Our graduates have also gone into banking, marketing and law. Sarah
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges TT46 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Four years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) (Year 3 spent abroad) No specific subjects required by all Colleges Some Colleges require An A Level/IB Higher Level 2016 entry language (ancient or modern), A Level/IB Higher Applications per place: 3 Level in the European language (if you want to Number accepted: 38 combine with a European language)
Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
48 www.ames.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is through lectures, seminars/classes and supervisions – you can typically expect Studies Eastern Middle and Asian 12-14 hours of teaching each week. Assessment includes written and oral examinations, and coursework. Depending on your language(s), you take four to six papers in Years 1, 2 and 4, and write a dissertation of 12,000 words in your final year. You spend Year 3 abroad. See the website for full course details. If you combine a European language with a Middle Eastern language, you study both roughly equally in Year 1 but after that you can balance them as you wish. If you combine both to Part II, you spend Year 3 in the Middle East.
Chinese Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 4 (Part II)
You receive intensive training in spoken and written Mandarin, as well In Year 4, you write a dissertation and choose from specialist papers as a grounding in reading literary and classical Chinese, and Chinese on topics as varied as religion, state and institutions in dynastic and East Asian history from ancient times to the present day. China, Chinese linguistics, contemporary society or literature, and war in the making of modern China.
Japanese Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 4 (Part II)
In Year 1, you study written and spoken Japanese and take a paper on Alongside your dissertation in Year 4, you choose from special East Asia. In Year 2, you continue your language and choose from papers which vary each year. Past topics include Japanese culture, papers on Japanese history, literature, society, politics, classical history, advanced classical Japanese, and politics. There’s also a Japanese, East Asian cinema, and some Chinese Studies options. Korean language option.
Arabic and Persian Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 4 (Part II)
You study written and spoken Arabic, and/or modern Persian, In Year 4, you write a dissertation and the second-year subjects are and an introduction to the contemporary Middle East and/or its offered again, but in more depth and specialisation (eg modern history. In Year 2, you can study classical and modern literature, Islamist thought, Islamic Spain, travel writing). history, anthropology and/or Islam.
Hebrew Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 4 (Part II)
You’re introduced to the Hebrew language and its literature, as well In Year 4, in addition to your dissertation, you have a range of as the contemporary culture of Israel and the history and culture of options to choose from, such as Hebrew literature, Israeli cultural the Middle East. You can also take other subjects such as linguistics studies, Israeli cinema, comparative Semitics, Aramaic, and the and Judaism. pre-modern and modern Middle East.
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Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion 106
01223 335105 [email protected] www.ames.cam.ac.uk www.ames.cam.ac.uk 49 Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineers design and operate industrial processes that convert raw materials into valuable products. The need for more sophisticated products and sustainable processes means chemical engineers are in great demand.
Chemical Engineering at Cambridge Qualifications and accreditation Our course concentrates on the scientific principles It’s possible to graduate with a BA degree after three that underpin chemical and biochemical engineering. years. However, virtually all students stay for the fourth The aim is to produce graduates that meet the needs year leading to the BA and MEng degrees (progression of today’s process industries by providing a thorough to the fourth year is dependent on satisfactory understanding of the subject, technical competence performance). The four-year course is accredited by and transferable skills. The underlying theory is the Institution of Chemical Engineers, meaning that complemented by lectures and projects that teach after graduation you can apply for Chartered Engineer process and chemical product design. status once you have four years of relevant experience We have strong links with industry. The course is without taking further exams. supported by a consortium of 10 industrial companies After Cambridge which provide input on content and assist with teaching. Within chemical engineering there are many well-paid These links also mean that there are opportunities career opportunities. You might work as a field engineer, for vacation placements with some of the world’s be part of a research team, or become a senior manager top companies. within industry. Chemical engineers also secure jobs Teaching and facilities outside the discipline because of their broad range of Our Department enjoys a reputation for excellence skills. About 50 per cent of our graduates go into the in its teaching and research, regularly topping national chemical, process and food industries; 20 per cent go league tables. The Department moved to a new into finance and management; and 15 per cent go on purpose-built building in 2016 that provides the to further education and research. highest quality teaching and research facilities.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Some Colleges require A Level Further via Engineering A Level A*A*A Mathematics; A Level/IB Higher Level Physics, a third science/mathematics subject H810 IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level via Natural Sciences Other qualifications See p147-9 Admission assessment H813 ENGINEERING ROUTE Pre-interview written assessment All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) Duration Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics Four years – MEng Colleges Some Colleges require AS or A Level Further Available at all Colleges Mathematics, STEP (see p149) NATURAL SCIENCES ROUTE Location All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Map reference W (see p154-5) Level Chemistry and Mathematics
50 www.ceb.cam.ac.uk Course outline You’re taught primarily through lectures, which are supported by projects, laboratory classes, Chemical Engineering supervisions and coursework. In a typical week you attend 10 lectures and have two supervisions. You also undertake fortnightly projects. Assessment is by written exams during the final term of each year, and coursework which makes an increasing contribution to your marks each year.
• process systems – process dynamics and control, Years 1 and 2 (Part I) process synthesis, safety Year 1 • enabling topics – materials, statistics Chemical engineers spend their first year studying either Engineering After the written exams in the third term, you undertake a group or Natural Sciences. These routes provide equally good preparation project that lasts five weeks of full-time work to design a modern for becoming a chemical engineer and are taken up by a similar industrial process. You consider all aspects of engineering design number of students. (including specification of equipment and control procedures), Year 2 safety, environmental impact and economic assessment. The design From Year 2, you’re based within the Department of Chemical project brings together all the taught subject matter whilst giving Engineering and Biotechnology. You study compulsory topics you the opportunity to work in a team on an open-ended problem. within five themes: • fundamentals – fluid mechanics, mass and heat Year 4 (Part IIB) transfer, thermodynamics You undertake a project on chemical product design and take • process operations – reactors, separators, biotechnology a compulsory paper on environmental aspects of chemical • process systems – safety, economics engineering. • mathematical methods – mathematics You choose six further topics from a list of optional papers which • enabling topics – depending on your first-year subject, changes every year to reflect the research interests of academic you have additional lectures and practicals on either staff. Some are advanced chemical engineering topics – past chemistry or mechanical engineering examples have included pharmaceutical engineering, You also take laboratory classes and undertake regular assessed electrochemical engineering, rheology and processing, and project work. Towards the end of the year, you perform the computational fluid dynamics – and some are broadening material mechanical design of an item of process equipment such as topics from outside the discipline (past examples have included a heat exchanger. healthcare biotechnology, a foreign language, and entrepreneurship). In addition, you undertake a research project. This might involve Year 3 (Part IIA) experimental, theoretical and/or computational work. Some projects support ongoing Department research, while others are The third year includes further compulsory topics within four themes: ‘blue sky’ investigations leading to new research programmes. • fundamentals – fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics Successful projects sometimes lead to students becoming authors • process operations – reactors, separators, bioprocessing, of publications in scientific literature. particle processing
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www.ceb.cam.ac.uk 51 Classics Classics
Classics at Cambridge isn’t just studied as a period in the past, it also looks at how classical culture, language and philosophy have affected the history of Western civilisation right up to the present day.
Classics at Cambridge The four-year course is for those with little or no Latin, The Faculty of Classics is one of the most dynamic and offers a preliminary year which focuses on Latin of its kind, with an exceptional reputation for language and Roman culture. Years 2, 3 and 4 are teaching and research. identical to the three years of the three-year degree. Our course encompasses the history, culture, If you have A Level/IB Higher Level Classical Greek but archaeology, art, philosophy and linguistics of classical not Latin, you may be advised to take the four-year antiquity and the study of original texts and artefacts. degree (depending on circumstances – please contact You can either specialise in a particular field or retain the Faculty/a College admissions office for guidance). the breadth with which the course starts. Careers Facilities and resources Employers have a high opinion of Classicists because The Faculty’s facilities include a well-stocked library and they’re hard-working, articulate, accurate and efficient, our own Museum of Classical Archaeology. In addition, take new tasks in their stride and can master situations you have access to the holdings of the Fitzwilliam intelligently. Museum, where some classes take place. There’s a Some graduates go into research and teaching in thriving student society, and the renowned Cambridge schools and universities, or work in libraries and Greek Play (produced in the original language) is museums. However, most go into other careers – in law, regularly staged by a professional director. We also offer the media, accountancy, the Civil Service, industry various undergraduate prizes, bursaries and travel grants. and business. Our graduates include bankers, The courses barristers, solicitors, actors, musicians and theatrical The three-year course is usually for students with artistic directors. A Level/IB Higher Level Latin (regardless of whether they have Greek). We offer an intensive ancient Greek programme for those with little or no Classical Greek.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Admission assessment Three-year course A Level A*AA At-interview assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) Q800 IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Four-year course Other qualifications See p147-9 Colleges Q801 THREE-YEAR COURSE Available at all Colleges All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Latin Duration (A Level/IB Higher Level Classical Greek is accepted Location Three or four years – as a substitute at some Colleges) Map reference S (see p154-5) BA (Hons) FOUR-YEAR COURSE No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2016 entry Applications per place: 2 Useful preparation Classical Civilisation, English (Language or Literature), History, a language Number accepted: 89 (ancient or modern)
52 www.classics.cam.ac.uk Course outline During Part I, you have an average of 12 lectures a week, and two or more language classes (as needed). Classics You also have at least two supervisions a week in which you discuss your work. In Part II, you may have Faculty seminars as well as lectures, while your College supervisions give you the opportunity to research essay topics of your choice in depth. Assessment is by end of year exams.
Preliminary Year (four-year course) Year 3 (Part II)
You learn to read Latin confidently through language study and the You can specialise within one discipline (eg archaeology) or reading of texts from the Roman world. You also study Roman culture, construct a wide-ranging course particular to your individual submit essays for assessment, and undertake some preparatory work strengths and interests. You choose four papers from a broad for taking up Ancient Greek at the beginning of the next year. range of options, including: • literature, eg Apollo and Dionysus Year 1 (Part IA) • philosophy, eg Aristotle’s World, from Turtles to Tragedies • history, eg Popular Culture in the Roman Empire Written texts are a major source of evidence for classical antiquity, so you study texts in the original Greek and Latin from the most • archaeology, eg The Poetics of Classical Art familiar periods of ancient literature by central authors such as • language, eg Greek from Mycenae to Homer Homer, Euripides, Plato, Virgil, Ovid and Cicero. • a multidisciplinary paper, eg The Art of Care: the Body and the Self You also study elements of ancient history, archaeology, art, philosophy, • papers from another degree course philology and linguistics to build the broadest possible understanding At the end of the year, you take exams in these subjects or you can of the ancient world and our relationship to it. Reading and language substitute one paper with a dissertation on a subject of your choice classes directed by specialist language teachers, as required, extend within the field of Classics. Past dissertations have covered: your knowledge of the ancient languages. End of year exams test • cross-dressing in antiquity your linguistic and literary comprehension and essay writing skills. • the phenomenon of Asterix • classical influences on contemporary American poetry Year 2 (Part IB) • Homer and Virgil You take six papers, including a paper from each of the following • Greek tragedy and politics four compulsory groups: • comparative linguistics • Greek translation • the nature and role of pleasure in human life • Latin translation • art and archaeology in Roman Egypt • Greek literature, eg Athens on Stage • Latin literature, eg Roman Youth The remaining two papers are chosen from four on other subjects: • history Classics here deserves its world class reputation • philosophy – ancient languages taught by the field’s best • art and archaeology teachers, and opportunity to study everything from • philology warfare and politics to architecture and philosophy. Further optional papers on prose or verse composition in both languages are available if you wish to develop your confidence Emma and creativity in manipulating language.
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History 68 Open days 2017 17 March (Oxford and Cambridge History of Art 72 Classics open day in Oxford) – booking required, see the Linguistics 80 Oxford Classics website Philosophy 102 College open days (arts) Cambridge Open Days – 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
www.classics.cam.ac.uk 53 Computer Science Computer Science
Computer science is a fast-moving field that brings together disciplines including mathematics, engineering, the natural sciences, psychology and linguistics. Our course provides you with skills highly prized in industry and for research.
Computer Science at Cambridge Accreditation Cambridge was a pioneer of computer science and Our course is accredited by the British Computer Society continues to lead its development. There are more than (BCS) and by the Institution of Engineering and Technology 1,000 specialist computing and advanced technology (IET), and contributes towards professional membership companies and commercial laboratories in the area (MBCS, MIET) and chartered status (CEng, CSci, CITP). (known as ‘Silicon Fen’), and many support our teaching Careers and employ our graduates. Our graduates’ knowledge and skills embody principles Our course is broad and deep – giving skills to create which will outlast today’s technology, making them future technology. All aspects of modern computer highly sought after by industry and commerce alike. science are covered, along with the underlying theory For example, companies at our annual recruitment fair and foundations in economics, law and business. collectively seek to recruit more than our entire annual You also develop practical skills, such as programming number of graduates. (in various languages, eg ML, Java, C/C++, Prolog) and About half of our students go on to work in the computer hardware systems (eg chip design using Verilog). industry, while a fifth pursue further study and careers in Facilities and work experience teaching and research. Many graduates have founded Our students benefit from the Computer Laboratory’s successful companies while others have easily found cutting-edge research and extensive facilities. The employment in software, hardware, the games industry, purpose-built Computer Laboratory is packed with the finance, communications and commerce. latest technology, advanced lecture theatres, dedicated To get an idea of what’s currently on offer to our practical rooms, a well-stocked library, and even a café. graduates, visit: www.cl.cam.ac.uk/supporters-club. Group projects during the course, where small teams of students deliver a product to an external client, ensure relevant industrial experience. Projects often lead to commercialisation, licensing or employment.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Some Colleges require AS or A Level Further G400 A Level A*A*A Mathematics; A Level/IB Higher Level Physics, three science/mathematics subjects IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Admission assessment Four years – MEng COMPUTER SCIENCE At-interview written assessment, if interviewed All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) 2016 entry Mathematics Colleges Applications per place: 7 Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Available at all Colleges (Computer Science with Number accepted: 99 in a second or three science/mathematics subjects Mathematics not available at Wolfson) and/or particular subjects. See individual College No prior knowledge of websites for details Location programming required COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH MATHEMATICS Map reference W (see p154-5) All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Mathematics, STEP (see p149) 54 www.cl.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, practical classes and supervisions. In Year 1, you can typically expect Computer Science 20 hours of teaching every week, including up to 12 lectures and practical classes. Assessment is by three-hour examinations taken in the final term each year. Practical work is also assessed in the second and third years, and you submit a dissertation on your third-year project. Please note that successful applicants are required to do some preparatory reading and complete a pre-arrival online course before the start of the first term. Students will be sent details after their place is confirmed.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part II)
You take four papers, including two compulsory Computer Science You choose 15 topics from a large selection which allow you to papers – covering topics such as foundations of computer science concentrate more on systems, theory or applications (some options (taught in ML), Java and object-oriented programming, operating may not be available to students taking a Year 2 paper in Year 3). systems, and digital electronics – and at least one Mathematics paper. Topics usually include: The fourth paper is chosen from: • mobile and sensor networks, principles of communication • a third Computer Science • one of Chemistry, Earth • specification and verification of hardware and software, semantics paper (required in Year 2 if Sciences, Evolution and • quantum computing, bioinformatics not taken in Year 1) Behaviour, Physics or • human-computer interaction, natural language processing, • a social psychology paper Physiology of Organisms e-commerce from Natural Sciences • advanced artificial intelligence, advanced graphics Alternatively, you may take the compulsory first-year Computer All students also work on a substantial project demonstrating their Science papers alongside two of the first-year papers of the computer science skills, writing a 12,000 word dissertation on it. Mathematics course (see p83) – known as Computer Science Projects are often connected with current Cambridge research with Mathematics. and many utilise cutting-edge technology. You should indicate your first-year combination – Computer Science, Computer Science with Social Psychology, Computer Science with Year 4 (Part III, optional integrated Masters) Natural Sciences, or Computer Science with Mathematics – in your SAQ (see p7). The fourth year is designed for students considering a career in academic or industrial research. You explore issues at the very forefront Year 2 (Part IB) of computer science and undertake a substantial research project. Progression to Part III is dependent on Part II examination You take four papers, spanning core topics: achievement. Successful completion of Part III leads to the MEng • theory – including logic and proof, computation theory qualification, as well as the BA degree attained at the end of Part II. • systems – including computer design, computer networking • programming – including compiler construction, advanced algorithms • applications and professionalism – including artificial intelligence, graphics, security I’d never studied Computer Science formally, so You also undertake a group project which reflects current didn’t know what to expect. I’m convinced I made industrial practice. the best choice and can’t imagine enjoying another Students who don’t take the third Computer Science paper in course more! Year 1 must take it in Year 2, instead of one of the Part IB papers Chloë (which must then be taken in Year 3).
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www.cl.cam.ac.uk 55 Economics Economics
Our Economics course provides a rounded, rigorous education in economics which is valuable for a wide range of career paths.
Economics at Cambridge Other benefits for Cambridge Economics students Our course provides a sound understanding of core, include access to an extensive range of statistical pure and applied economics. However, while you study databases and software, and the Marshall Library of economics in considerable depth in this specialised Economics, which holds a comprehensive collection degree, you employ ideas and techniques from many of books, journals and other papers in economics. other disciplines too; including mathematics and The student-run Marshall Society organises social statistics, history, sociology and politics. Therefore, our events and informal lectures from distinguished graduates are extremely well-qualified for a wide range visiting speakers. of jobs and further courses. Careers and research Teaching and resources At Cambridge, you develop skills in understanding Past and present Faculty members, such as Alfred complex arguments, analysis of practical issues and Marshall and John Maynard Keynes, have played a major of data, and effective communication. Such skills are role in the subject’s development and several have been valuable in many careers, but particularly in professional, awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics (Sir John Hicks, financial and managerial occupations. They also provide James Meade, Sir Richard Stone, Sir James Mirrlees and an advantageous foundation for numerous Masters Amartya Sen). The present Faculty remains committed degree courses. to using economics to improve public policy and Many graduates go on to professional training in recent staff have been active on, among other bodies, chartered accountancy, actuarial work and similar the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of fields. Others are employed by financial institutions, England and the Competition Commission, or as professional economists in industry, government and advise international agencies such as the and management consultancy. United Nations, World Bank, IMF and OECD.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges L100 A Level A*A*A Available at all Colleges except Wolfson IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level 2016 entry Mathematics Applications per place: 7 Number accepted: 164 Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
56 www.econ.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, classes and supervisions and you can expect between 10 and 15 lectures Economics each week in the first year. Assessment is through formal written examinations that take place at the end of each year and the compulsory dissertation in Part IIB. Typically, you have one three-hour exam for each paper covered that year. There is also a project within the Econometrics paper in Part IIA.
Year 1 (Part I) Year 3 (Part IIB)
Part I provides an introduction to the subject, a common core of The final year consists of two compulsory papers: knowledge which can subsequently be extended. There are five • Microeconomic Principles and Problems compulsory papers: • Macroeconomic Principles and Problems • Microeconomics • Political and Social Aspects In addition, you take two optional papers and write a compulsory of Economics • Macroeconomics dissertation of 7,500 words. • Quantitative Methods • British Economic History One of the objectives of the final year is to extend your knowledge of in Economics economic theory and train you to apply this theory to practical issues Through these papers you cover topics such as supply and demand, and public policy. Therefore, the optional papers available can vary the role of prices and markets, employment, inflation, the operation from year to year but recent examples include: of financial institutions and monetary policy. • Economic Theory and Analysis The Quantitative Methods paper provides an introduction to the • Political Economics use of mathematical and statistical techniques in economics, • Banking and Finance and is assessed by a written exam. • Public Economics • The Economics of Developing Countries Year 2 (Part IIA) • Industry Part IIA consists of three compulsory papers: • Theory and Practice of Econometrics • Microeconomics • Theory and Practice • World Depression in the Interwar Years • Macroeconomics of Econometrics • The Politics of Europe You also take one optional paper, chosen from: • The Political Economy of Capitalism • The Family • International Trade and • Labour Development • Analysis of Modern Politics • Modern Societies • International Relations • Mathematics and Statistics • History and Philosophy for Economists of Economics I’d definitely recommend Economics here. Through these papers you acquire a knowledge and understanding The teaching’s great and the course is extremely of a range of key topics and analytical techniques in microeconomic broad in your first year, then you can specialise and macroeconomic theory, develop knowledge of key econometric more in the areas you enjoy. techniques, and learn the IT skills needed to undertake a project in applied econometrics. Ares
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www.econ.cam.ac.uk 57 Education Education
Education is one of the most powerful means for change and growth in the modern world. If you’re interested in the psychology, politics or social and cultural contexts of education and learning, you can study it on our Education course.
Education at Cambridge foundation of our teaching so you’re taught by The course at Cambridge is a rigorous and rewarding academics at the forefront of their fields and who interdisciplinary degree. You follow one of three tracks, specialise in cutting-edge research. combining in-depth study of a particular field of interest Further study and professional qualifications with an examination of wider educational and social issues. Our course provides excellent preparation for a wide • The Education, Psychology and Learning track focuses range of Masters and doctoral research programmes, on education from a psychological perspective; both at Cambridge – each track has close links to related exploring human development and education in a MPhil programmes within the Faculty – and elsewhere. variety of social and cultural environments. Alternatively, for those intending to teach, the course • In Education, Policy and International Development provides a foundation from which to proceed to some you consider historical and contemporary discussions initial teacher training courses (eg a PGCE). concerning these areas, and education’s role in economic and social change. After Cambridge • Education, English, Drama and the Arts combines the The career options for graduates are extremely study of drama and/or English literature with key issues varied and they find employment in a wide range of in education, such as debates around creativity, occupations in the UK and abroad. As well as further learning and culture. study and teaching, our students have gone into research, educational psychology and neuroscience, Facilities and resources publishing, and the Civil Service. Others now work in The Faculty of Education has excellent resources and government policy and administration, the media, state-of-the-art research facilities, including a psychology theatre, heritage and museum education, HR, business laboratory and a library that houses one of the UK’s best and consultancy, charities and NGOs, and international education collections. Active research forms the development.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges X300 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Corpus Christi, Girton, King’s, Murray Edwards, Newnham, IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Pembroke, Peterhouse, St Catharine’s, Sidney Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Sussex, Trinity and Trinity Hall (Education, English, No specific subjects required by all Colleges Drama and the Arts track not available at Emmanuel) 2018 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level in Places available: 40 Location a subject relevant to the track you want to study Map reference N (see p154-5)
Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
58 www.educ.cam.ac.uk/undergrad Course outline In your SAQ (see p7) you should indicate which track you’re interested in studying. Education You attend four to six lectures and seminars, and one or two hours of supervision per week in the first year. You’re assessed at the end of each year. Depending on the papers studied, this will be through coursework, written examination, or a combination of both. In the third year, all students also submit a dissertation.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part II)
You take four papers, including two compulsory Education papers: You take five papers in the final year. All students take at least two • Critical Debates in Education – introducing major themes in papers on particular issues in education and write a dissertation of education and Faculty research 8,000-10,000 words. For the fourth, you can take another issue in • Language, Communication and Literacies – exploring the social, education paper, submit a second dissertation, or choose a paper psychological and material context within which spoken language from options in other relevant courses. and literacy are developed Your final paper is track specific: Your two remaining papers are determined by the track you’re • Education, Psychology and Learning – Education, Neuroscience following: and Society • Education, Psychology and Learning – Learning and Human • Education, Policy and International Development – Critical Debates Development, and Introduction to Psychology in Education, Policy and International Development • Education, Policy and International Development – Education, • Education, English, Drama and the Arts – either Children’s Global Inequalities and Social Justice; and a paper from Literature, or Performance, Education and Society choices in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) and Geography courses • Education, English, Drama and the Arts – Poetics, Aesthetics and Criticism; and either Drama Production or Literature and Culture If university is meant to open rather than close Year 2 (Part IB) your mind, then this is the course to do that. Olivia In Year 2, you take five papers. Two are compulsory – Designing Educational Research (a project in research design), and The Emergence of Educational Thinking and Systems (covering historical and philosophical perspectives on key aspects of education) – and you choose your third from several other education topics. Your other two papers are track dependent: • Education, Psychology and Learning – Formal and Informal Contexts of Learning, and a psychology paper • Education, Policy and International Development – International Issues in Inclusion and Diversity in Education, and a paper from the HSPS course • Education, English, Drama and the Arts – two of International Literatures, Arts and Cultures; Theatre Practice and Production; one paper from a range offered in the English course
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60 www.eng.cam.ac.uk Engineering 61
continued overleaf continued of Singapore (NUS). Accreditation The course accredited is by the Engineering Council and the by all major institutions, including the Institutions of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Engineering and Technology (IET), Civil Engineers theof and Measurement Institute Control, of Physics placements the (in UK and abroad) and sponsorship. Exchange programmes numberA small of students spend their year third studying abroad through our exchange schemes with and Centrale École Paris the National University and Structural(ICE), Engineers (IStructE), the Institute and Engineering Medicine, in and the Royal Aeronautical Society. An appropriate combination of Part II papers is required each case. in Industrial experienceIndustrial required complete six weeks to of industrialYou’re experience obtained by the end of the year, third by deferring entry or during vacations. Our full-time Industrial Co-ordinator Placement helps deferred entrants and undergraduatessuitable find to
Engineering is about designing processes and products making solve to processes about is designing Engineering engineering your develop to you enables course Our problems. real-world in levels highest the to experience and imagination skills, knowledge, readiness for your future career. www.eng.cam.ac.uk David The flexibility of the Cambridge course means means course Cambridge the of The flexibility you don’t commit yourself to one particular particular one to yourself commit don’t you level. degree at them studying before area Engineering Cambridge at The Cambridge course unique. It allows keep is you to your options open while equipping you with the all analytical, design and computing underpin skills that modern engineering practice. engineering modern Part provides 1 and 2) a broad I (Years education in engineering fundamentals, enabling a make you to genuinely informed choice about which in the to area studentsspecialise (many change direction a result). as thenPart provides 3 and 4) in-depth II (Years training in your chosen professional discipline. Department facilities and The Department for a leading is centre international ranked consistently theresearch, highest amongst British universities. strong also have links We with industry, with projects research many funded by industrial companies. Our facilities excellent: are the new Dyson for Centre Engineering Design traditional provides to access hand and machine tools, well modern as as computer- controlled machinery and rapid prototyping; the Design and Project Office is equipped with thanmore 80 workstations; and the library 30,000 has books and takes journals. about The 350 Department’s Language Programme offersspecialised courses in at all levels German,French, Chinese Spanish, and Japanese. Engineering Engineering
Engineering (cont.)
Careers Entry requirements for Engineering When you graduate, you’re fully qualified in your chosen area, knowledgeable across the range of engineering All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Mathematics disciplines, and able to apply new technologies in novel and Physics situations, giving you an advantage over engineering Some Colleges require AS or A Level Further Mathematics; graduates from other more narrowly focused courses. A Level/IB Higher Level in a third science/mathematics/ Prospects are typically excellent, for example 91 per technology subject, STEP (see p149) cent of our students who graduated in 2015 were in A Level Further Mathematics is strongly encouraged (required employment or further study within six months. by some Colleges). If unavailable or you’ve recognised its The average starting salary of Cambridge Engineering desirability too late, we’d advise you to do as much additional graduates in 2015 was £31,400. pure maths and mechanics as possible, eg by taking stand-alone units or Further Mathematics AS Level. Our students are in great demand and they go on to All Colleges, except Trinity, welcome applications from careers in all the major industrial and commercial sectors. students taking A Level Mathematics and a suitable vocational Positions currently held by some of our graduates include qualification, eg a BTEC Higher National Diploma in an graduate engineer at Mott MacDonald, program manager engineering discipline. Applicants are expected to achieve in emerging markets operations at Google, project the highest possible grades in A Level Mathematics and the engineer at Atelier One, heat management engineer at vocational qualification. Those taking the Single Award Applied McLaren Automotive, associate professor of aeronautics A Level in Engineering or the Principal Learning components of the Advanced Diploma in Engineering must also be taking and astronautics at MIT, and environmental engineer A Levels in Mathematics and Physics. The Level 3 Certificate in at Water Environment Ltd. Mathematics for Engineering is a suitable alternative to A Level Mathematics for these purposes. See the Department website for details. Some Colleges encourage Engineering applicants to defer The students on the Engineering course are very entry. See the Department website for details. friendly, and you get to know lots of people by working on labs together. Liz
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges H100 A Level A*A*A Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Four years – MEng Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference E (see p154-5) See box above for subject requirements 2016 entry Applications per place: 7 Admission assessment Number accepted: 337 Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
62 www.eng.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through a mixture of lectures, practicals, projects and supervisions, and in Year 1 you can typically Engineering expect around 22 hours of teaching each week. You’re assessed each year through coursework and written exams. A few students graduate after three years with the BA (Honours) degree. However, most continue to the fourth year (Part IIB), successful completion of which leads to the BA and MEng degrees. Progression to Part IIB is dependent on achievement in Parts IB and IIA.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part IIA)
The broad foundation of the first two years (Part I) gives you an Professional specialisation begins in earnest and you study 10 papers understanding of the basic principles of a wide range of subjects, from an extensive portfolio, from which a core is associated with one together with an appreciation of the external pressures under of the following disciplines: which these ideas are likely to be applied. • Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering In Year 1, you take four papers and sit a three-hour written exam in each: • Bioengineering • Mechanical Engineering • Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering • Structures and Materials • Electrical and Electronic Engineering • Electrical and Information Engineering • Electrical and Information Sciences • Mathematical Methods • Energy, Sustainability and the Environment You also undertake several coursework activities and projects on • Information and Computer Engineering topics including structural design, product design, presentation skills, • Instrumentation and Control drawing, laboratory experiments and computer programming. • Mechanical Engineering Alternatively, you can choose (General) Engineering, in which there Year 2 (Part IB) are fewer restrictions on paper combinations.
You study eight papers on core subjects at a more advanced level: In addition, you take an Extension Activity (selected from several topics, usually relevant to your professional discipline) and, in the final • Mechanics • Electrical Engineering term, choose two from a variety of design and computer-based • Structures • Information Engineering projects or projects in a foreign language. • Materials • Mathematical Methods • Thermofluid Mechanics • Business Economics Year 4 (Part IIB) In the third term, you select two topics from seven engineering disciplines plus a language option. These topics emphasise In Part IIB, further specialisation is possible and you select eight papers engineering design and introduce the more specialised work from nearly 100 options which vary each year. These papers benefit of the third year. from the Department’s research and are taught by experts in the particular field. Coursework includes laboratory experiments and computing exercises. Several experiments are linked around the common theme of A major individual project occupies about half of your time. earthquake-resistant structures. A highlight of the year is the compulsory Many projects are associated with current Department research integrated design project where you work in teams of six to design and have direct industrial input and application. Recent projects and build robot vehicles which are then tested against each other. include super-tall timber high-rise design, nanotubes and graphene for polymer optoelectronics, a fitness predictor for racing cyclists, and whole-system design of tidal turbines.
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Architecture 44 Open days 2017 College open days (sciences) Chemical Engineering 50 Cambridge Open Days – 6 July, 7 July (see p150) Computer Science 54
Manufacturing Engineering 113
Natural Sciences 94
01223 332625 [email protected] www.eng.cam.ac.uk
www.eng.cam.ac.uk 63 English English
If you have a passion for literature, we have a challenging course that will inspire you in your reading and develop your critical and imaginative abilities.
English at Cambridge What we’re looking for Over the centuries, many writers have studied in English students need an intellectual curiosity which Cambridge: Spenser, Marlowe, Milton, Wordsworth, drives them to try new things and ask probing questions. Coleridge, Byron, Tennyson, Forster, Plath, Hughes, We look for reading beyond the syllabus, and for Byatt and Zadie Smith. When established, the Cambridge independent, well-informed critical thinking. course was considered daringly innovative and this After English ethos continues to shape teaching and research. Our students develop the skills of critical thinking, Today’s course balances a strong grounding in the core close reading and effective communication. Many of English literature with the chance to explore literature draw directly on their subject and pursue careers in from around the world, other art forms, the English arts management or information management, language, and related intellectual traditions. or go into academia or teaching. Teaching and resources Those same skills are valued by employers in many other You are taught by some of the most eminent writers and professions too, such as the Law, the Civil Service, industry, thinkers who, between them, teach and research almost accountancy and social work. And, unsurprisingly, many every aspect of literature. We have no set approach graduates go on to work in the media, theatre and film beyond instilling the valuable skills of critical thinking, – such as Jeremy Paxman, Emma Thompson, Stephen scholarly rigour and good writing. Fry and Sam Mendes – or become poets, novelists You have access to the vast resources of the University and playwrights. Library, and to the Faculty library, which houses around 80,000 books and provides computer facilities, skills training and welcoming features such as ‘Tea @ 3’. Our modern Faculty building also includes a drama studio and garden. Socially, many English students pursue interests in creative writing, journalism and the performing arts.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges Q300 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level 2016 entry English Literature (English Literature and Applications per place: 4 Language or English Language may be Number accepted: 190 accepted as a substitute at some Colleges)
Admission assessment ELAT pre-interview (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
64 www.english.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, seminars, and small-group supervisions and classes. English You typically attend at least six hours of lectures or seminars, and two to three hours of individual, paired or small-group supervision each week. You normally write one or two short essays per week which you then discuss with your supervisor. As well as unseen exams, there’s a compulsory dissertation and over the three years you can replace three more of the written exams with coursework. Prizes are awarded for the best work.
Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 3 (Part II)
You’re introduced to the full range of English literature from the You take two compulsory papers: Middle Ages to the present day. There are few set texts, so that while • Practical Criticism you must study widely, you can also focus on topics of interest to you. • Tragedy, which ranges from ancient Greek drama Over the first two years, you take two compulsory papers: to contemporary writing • English Literature and its Contexts 1300-1550 You also write a compulsory dissertation (of 6,000-7,500 words) • Shakespeare and either submit a second dissertation (of 6,000-7,500 words) And you choose four from the following: and take one optional paper, or choose two optional papers. • Practical Criticism and Critical Practice The optional papers change regularly – the following are available in 2016-17: • Early Medieval Literature and its Contexts 1066-1350 • English Literature and its Contexts 1500-1700 • Chaucer • English Literature and its Contexts 1660-1870 • Medieval English Literature 1066-1500: The Medieval Supernatural • English Literature and its Contexts 1830-1945, • Material Renaissance or English Literature and its Contexts 1870-Present • Lyric One or two of the last three optional papers can be replaced • Modernism and the Short Story with coursework (one dissertation and one portfolio of essays). • English Moralists Subject to certain restrictions, you are also able to take papers from • American Literature the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic; Classics; or Modern and Medieval • Postcolonial and Related Literatures Languages courses. Further details of these papers are available on • History and Theory of Literary Criticism the Faculty website. • Literature and Visual Culture • Contemporary Writing in English • Early Modern Drama 1588-1642 • Special Period of English Literature 1847-72 Different lecturers cater for a wide range of interests Subject to certain restrictions, it’s possible to take papers from the and subjects. There’s something for everyone, and Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic; Classics; or Modern and Medieval Languages courses. Further details of these papers are available a healthy emphasis on pursuing your own interests on the Faculty website. that’s intellectually liberating. Camilla
Related courses 01223 335070 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 40 [email protected] www.english.cam.ac.uk Classics 52
Education 58 Open days 2017 College open days (arts) Linguistics 80 Cambridge Open Days – Modern and Medieval Languages 89 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion 106
www.english.cam.ac.uk 65 Geography Geography
Globalisation, environmental economics, conservation and ecology, climate change, glaciation, the future of developing regions, cultural differences – just some of the topics you can study on the Cambridge Geography course.
A wider world Your Part II dissertation requires basic research, usually carried All societies rely on relationships with each other and out in the summer vacation following your second year. the physical environment. Increasingly these are fragile Dissertation subjects and locations vary widely: some interdependences presenting intellectual and practical students travel abroad, others stay in the British Isles. challenges. Our Geography course tackles these issues Many students organise their own overseas expeditions, from a broad base, but also allows you to specialise. often with the University Expeditions Society. Some Facilities and resources Department and College travel awards are available for this. We have one of the UK’s largest geography libraries, Careers containing around 20,000 books, journals and periodicals, While Geography isn’t directly a ‘vocational’ degree, and the Scott Polar Research Institute is an integral part Cambridge Geography graduates are trained to deal of the Department. There are extensive computing with multivariate problems, are skilled in information resources, where you receive formal teaching in retrieval, data management and computing, and are geographical information technology including used to working on their own initiative, and as such geographical information systems and remote are highly employable in a variety of professions. sensing, and the Department’s intranet provides Our graduates enter many different careers, including further online resources. industry and commerce, charities, planning, teaching, Fieldwork and travel finance, social and community work, environmental Fieldwork is an important part of our course and there management and conservation, the media, politics, are several one-day excursions and field trips in Years 1 and the Civil Service. Positions currently held by graduates and 2. A compulsory field class in Year 2 leads to a piece include entrepreneurs in international companies, of assessed practical work. Recent locations include analysts for major organisations (eg the International Switzerland, Ireland, Germany, Morocco and Spain. Organisation for Migration, the Royal Institute), House Some financial help is available but students are of Commons researchers and news journalists. required to contribute to the cost of field trips.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges L700 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Pembroke and Peterhouse IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Location No specific subjects required by all Colleges Map reference D (see p154-5) 2016 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Applications per place: 3 Geography Number accepted: 97 Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
66 www.geog.cam.ac.uk Course outline You typically have six to eight lectures each week (with associated reading). In addition, you normally have Geography three supervisions a fortnight at which you discuss a topic, usually following preparatory reading and essay writing. In the first and second years, you also have laboratory or practical classes, and field classes.
You participate in a one-week residential field class that contributes Year 1 (Part IA) to your final year dissertation research by inspiring your choice of topic and developing specific field research skills. Following the field You’re introduced to key themes and issues by studying two core papers: class, you submit a report on it and a dissertation proposal as part • Human Geography – topics include globalisation; Fordism and welfare; of your second-year assessment, along with statistics/spatial data ecological, economic and political perspectives on resource use analysis coursework and written examinations. • Physical Geography – topics include tectonics and volcanism; coastal processes; glacial processes; Quaternary climate change Year 3 (Part II) and biogeography; atmosphere and climate You’re assessed by one written examination for each paper. You can either specialise further or maintain a balance across the You also submit Geographical Skills and Methods projects that cover subject as a whole. You select four papers from 12, which are numerical methods; survey techniques; documentary and archival assessed by either written examination or by a combination of data; spatial data; and field, laboratory and desk-based skills. written examination and coursework. Papers on offer vary each year but recent examples include: Year 2 (Part IB) • The Geographies of Global • Glaciology Urbanism • The Political Geography All students take a compulsory Living with Global Change paper • Political Ecology in the of Postcolonialism addressing key concepts and current issues in geography, assessed Global South • Geographies of the Arctic through both coursework and written examination. • Geographies of Discipline • Changing Cultures of Risk In addition, you can begin to specialise and select three papers from and Social Regulation • Volcanology a choice of six (also assessed by a combination of coursework and • Biosedimentary Coastal • Political Appetites: examination). Each year, three human geography papers and three Systems physical and environmental geography papers are available. The lists Geographies of Food • Biogeography below give examples of Part IB papers that may be offered. and Power
Human geography: You also write a dissertation of 10,000 words on a topic of your choice, • Austerity and Affluence which you start work on during the summer between Years 2 and 3. • Development Theories, Policies and Practices The topic must be defined by the second term of Year 2 and the • Citizenship, Cities and Civil Society proposal is assessed as part of your second-year coursework. Physical and environmental geography: • Glacial Processes • Biogeography • Environmental Systems and Processes: Remote Sensing Geography’s a really varied course and it’s very Building on Part IA Skills and Methods, you also undertake project difficult to get bored or frustrated with a topic because work involving field, lab and computer skills and techniques. the focus changes regularly through the term. Joe
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Land Economy 76
Natural Sciences 94
01223 333385 undergraduate.enquiries @geog.cam.ac.uk www.geog.cam.ac.uk www.geog.cam.ac.uk 67 History History
Also History and Modern Languages, and History and Politics
Our History course offers a huge range of options that span three millennia and circle the globe. In fact, you have the opportunity to investigate practically any period or aspect of history that interests you.
Across centuries and continents University Rankings 2016, and both the Times and Cambridge has one of the largest and best history faculties Guardian consistently rank our course the best in the UK. in the world, and our course reflects the quality and The Seeley Library (one of the largest history libraries in breadth of interest of our teaching staff. The History the world) and the nearby University Library mean that degree gives you the opportunity to explore the past finding the right book is rarely a problem, and there is from many different angles – including political, a wealth of rare materials and manuscripts suitable for economic, social and cultural history – and to explore students’ research. All undergraduate historians (not just the interaction between history and other disciplines, those taking History and Modern Languages) are also such as politics, anthropology and archaeology. encouraged to take up or improve foreign languages, There’s ample scope throughout to pursue personal interests and they have access to both the University Language and experiment with different historical approaches. Centre and specialist language teaching. Some paper options are shared with other courses, Careers and research such as Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Classics, and Cambridge historians acquire a range of skills that are Politics and International Relations, and specialist papers attractive to employers: the ability to work independently, allow you to work with source materials as varied as to evaluate evidence, and to present arguments clearly Hollywood movies and Renaissance art. and persuasively. Facilities and resources In the past, our graduates have had no difficulty in Our major resource is our teaching staff of more than securing rewarding jobs in a wide variety of sectors, 100 leading experts. Cambridge was considered the ranging from journalism and broadcasting to teaching and world’s best university for History in the QS World research, finance, consultancy, law and public administration.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges V100 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by all Colleges 2016 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Applications per place: 3 History, A Level/IB Higher Level in an essay-based Number accepted: 199 subject
Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
68 www.hist.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through a combination of Faculty lectures and classes and College supervisions. History On average, you attend eight to 10 lectures each week. Your weekly supervisions, for which you typically write an essay, give you the opportunity to debate and develop your ideas with a senior historian and expert supervisor.
Years 1 and 2 (Part I) Year 3 (Part II)
Part I lasts two years (six terms) and comprises six papers, the first You take five papers, three of which are compulsory: five of which are broad survey papers designed to give you an • Historical Argument and Practice – a general methodological overview of a period in history. You study one each term for the first paper that reflects on the broad issues of historical argument five terms and sit a written examination in each at the end of Year 2. and practice arising out of work throughout the degree course • You take at least one paper in British political history and at least (themes range from empire to gender, and from revolutions one paper in British economic and social history. to race) • For the other three papers it’s possible to study any period of • a Special Subject – consisting of two papers (one assessed European history from the Greeks to the present; global and by a long essay of 6,000-7,000 words, the other by a written imperial history; the history of North America and the United examination) that provide an opportunity for advanced States; and/or the history of political thought. If you wish, you in-depth study of an important historical period, process can begin to specialise, for example in ancient and medieval or problem (eg the Angevin Empire, Indian democracy, papers, or almost entirely in the twentieth century. the Black Death, the history of Ireland) through detailed For the compulsory sixth paper – Themes and Sources, an examination of primary sources introduction to the handling of primary sources – you submit For your remaining papers, you can either choose two a 3,000-5,000 word essay. There’s a wide choice of topics, typically Specified Subjects from a selection of topics or themes in history, investigating a major comparative theme in history (such as the or choose one Specified Subject paper and write a dissertation environment, money and society, or the history of the body). of 10,000-15,000 words on a topic you have devised. The essay is written over a period of some months and involves Specified Subject papers cover many different time periods individual research. and parts of the world, from the Roman world to the twentieth century, and from the history of the Pacific and Indian Oceans to America’s involvement in Vietnam. Though the dissertation isn’t compulsory more than half of our History at Cambridge is unique and challenging. students take the opportunity to write one, and many find it one of the most rewarding aspects of their time here at Cambridge. You cover such a wide geographical and historical Recent examples of dissertation titles include Crime and the scope and receive the very best teaching from Entertainment Industry in Chicago 1921-33, The Decline of experts in their field. Vauxhall Gardens 1780-1859, and Robert Clive and the ‘Gift’ in Eighteenth-Century India. Andrew
Related courses 01223 335302 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 40 [email protected] www.hist.cam.ac.uk Archaeology 42
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 47 Open days 2017 College open days (arts) Classics 52 Cambridge Open Days – Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion 106
www.hist.cam.ac.uk continued overleaf 69 History and Modern Languages Modern and History
History and Modern Languages
This superb joint Honours degree gives you the language skills and historical awareness to better understand foreign cultures and societies – in Europe and beyond.
Course outline Languages options are German, Italian, Russian and Spanish from scratch or post-A Level; Portuguese from scratch; and French post-A Level. You should indicate in your SAQ (see p7) which language you’re interested in studying. Teaching is provided through lectures, intensive language classes, seminars and College supervisions. You can typically expect around 14 hours of teaching each week, alongside which you complete translation and essay assignments, and supervision essays which you discuss with a subject specialist. There are written exams at the end of every year, plus an oral examination in your chosen language. In the final year, you can offer a dissertation of 10,000 words in place of a written exam.
Year 1 (Part IA) Years 3 and 4 (Part II)
You receive intensive language training (including translation and Year 3 conversation) and take an introductory paper on the literature, You spend the third year abroad – studying, teaching or on a work history, film and philosophy of the country where your language placement, while gaining near-native proficiency in your language. is spoken. You also choose two broad papers in European or You also complete a project, normally on a topic related to the world history or the history of political thought. history of the country you’re staying in. Year 4 Year 2 (Part IB) In the fourth year, you continue with advanced language work, and take three specialised papers from a range of topics related You continue with classes to improve your language skills, and also to your language (eg literature, history, film, thought) and history choose three advanced papers – at least one from each subject – (covering a variety of periods and parts of the world). You must from a range in your chosen language (eg literature, history, film, take at least one from each subject. art, thought) and history (European, global or intellectual).
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UCAS code Typical offers require Location VR18 A Level A*AA Map reference S (see p154-5) IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Open days 2017 Four years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 17 March – Modern and Medieval Languages (Year 3 spent abroad) All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level in the (see p91) language (for languages to be studied post-A Level) College open days (arts) 2018 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Cambridge Open Days – 6 July, 7 July (see p150) Places available: 20 History; for languages from scratch, evidence of language ability Colleges Available at all Colleges Admission assessment 01223 335000 Pre-interview and at-interview (if interviewed) written assessments (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) [email protected] www.mml.cam.ac.uk
70 www.mml.cam.ac.uk History and Politics and History
History and Politics
This exciting joint Honours degree allows you to study a range of subjects from our highly regarded History and Politics and International Relations courses, together with creative new papers which explore overlaps between the two disciplines.
Course outline You take four papers in each year. Teaching is provided through faculty lectures and classes and College supervisions, for which you typically write an essay and which give you the opportunity to discuss your ideas with a senior academic. In the first year, you can expect between eight and 10 hours of lectures and classes a week, along with one or two supervisions. You’re assessed at the end of every year – mostly by three-hour written exams, though some papers are assessed by coursework and in the final year you can replace one paper with a dissertation.
Your final paper is chosen from: Year 1 (Part IA) • Statistics and Methods In Year 1, all students take Evidence and Argument, The Modern • Conceptual Issues in Politics and International Relations – State and its Alternatives, and International Conflict, Order and exploring an aspect of politics and/or international relations Justice. Your fourth paper is chosen from the following: (assessed by two 5,000 word essays) • British Political History 1688-1886 • a history project (leading to two 5,000 word essays) • British Political History Since 1880 • European History 1715-1890 Year 3 (Part II) • European History Since 1890 All students take an interdisciplinary paper that considers general and thematic issues in history and politics and the relationship Year 2 (Part IB) between them. You choose one of two History of Political Thought papers, You then choose three papers from a range from the Politics and either covering the period from the ancient Greeks to c1700, International Relations and History courses. The papers available or c1700-c1890. For the second paper you take either International each year may vary – see the website for those currently offered. Organisation or Comparative Politics, and you select your third Alternatively, you can replace one of these three papers with from four further history papers covering periods of world history, a dissertation of 10,000-15,000 words on a topic of your choice American history or British social and economic history. within the scope of the course.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Location VL12 A Level A*AA Map reference S (see p154-5) IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Open days 2017 Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 College open days (arts) No specific subjects required by all Colleges Cambridge Open Days – 6 July, 7 July (see p150) 2018 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Places available: 40 History
Colleges Admission assessment Available at all Colleges Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) 01223 335302 [email protected] www.hist.cam.ac.uk
www.hist.cam.ac.uk 71 History of Art of History History of Art
Fine collections of works of art, well-stocked libraries and the spectacular architectural environment on your doorstep mean that studying History of Art at Cambridge is particularly rewarding.
History of Art at Cambridge Preparation Our course covers a wide spectrum of art and architecture, We advise that you visit museums, exhibitions and from the medieval to modern and contemporary periods. buildings, such as churches or country houses, and take The aim is to foster a wide and deep understanding descriptive notes or sketches of what you see. Try to of art and architecture, and to help you develop visual analyse the effect works of art or architecture have on you. literacy and awareness, as well as a range of critical Some familiarity with classical mythology and the Bible and analytical skills. is invaluable for the study of the meaning of works of art. A treasury of resources The admissions area of the Department website suggests There’s no substitute for looking at the real objects other preparatory reading. and we take full advantage of Cambridge’s outstanding After Cambridge resources, including the Fitzwilliam Museum and its Our graduates are well-equipped for employment in picture conservation department, Kettle’s Yard and museums and art galleries, agencies for the care and the Colleges’ art collections. conservation of monuments and heritage management, The Department’s comprehensive library houses a rich fine art dealing, publishing, advertising and the visual collection of books, and you have access to the University media, as well as for teaching. Library and the Fitzwilliam Museum’s reference library Our prominent graduates include the artists Antony Gormley (among others) as well. During vacations, travel is and Marc Quinn; the model and actress Lily Cole; Dr Philip encouraged and College financial support is usually Rylands, Director of the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in available; we also organise study outings. Venice; Dr Charles Saumarez Smith CBE, Chief Executive of the Royal Academy in London; Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate Gallery; and the Hon James Stourton, former Chairman of Sotheby’s UK.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges V350 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Girton, Robinson and St Catharine’s IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Location No specific subjects required by all Colleges Map reference L (see p154-5) 2016 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Applications per place: 4 in an essay-based subject Number accepted: 26 Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
72 www.hoart.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, seminars and supervisions. First-year students typically have up to six Art of History hours of departmental teaching each week, as well as a supervision linked to your weekly reading and essays. Particular attention is paid to the first-hand study of works of art – lectures and classes are regularly held in museums, taught by curatorial staff and other visiting experts – and you receive exceptional attention and support throughout your degree. Assessment varies according to the paper being studied but typically includes written examinations and visual analysis tests (comparing and contrasting works of art), and a dissertation in Year 3.
Year 1 (Part I) Year 2 (Part IIA)
Part I provides you with a broad introduction to the history of art, Part II deepens your knowledge and understanding by focusing and to the making and meaning of art objects, with special emphasis in greater depth on specific issues. on the collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum. These run from the In Part IIA, you take one compulsory paper along with two pairs art of Ancient Egypt to modern times, and include major examples of papers on Special Subjects: of medieval, Renaissance and post-Renaissance art as well as non-Western items. • Approaches to the History of Art – the compulsory paper covers the history of the discipline and its critical methodologies from During the year you take five compulsory papers and complete antiquity to the present day a short dissertation: • Special Subjects – chosen from a range of up to 10, each pair • The Objects of Art History – a survey of art and architecture that deals with a particular person, subject or period. These currently introduces the history of art from antiquity to the modern era include French medieval art and architecture, English Renaissance • The Making of Art – two papers covering issues of manufacture, art and architecture, art and architecture in medieval Italy, British technique and style in painting and sculpture in the context of art and architecture, Russian painting, Surrealism, art in Paris their historical development 1750-1800, and post-1960 visual art • The Meaning of Architecture and Art – two papers concerned with how works of architecture and art are interpreted in light Year 3 (Part IIB) of cultural traditions • the short dissertation is 5,000 words on a work of art In Part IIB, you take one compulsory paper, two further pairs or architecture in or around Cambridge of Special Subjects papers and submit a dissertation: • The Display of Art – the compulsory paper explores the ways in which art is collected, displayed and experienced in society • Special Subjects – the options available are as those in Part IIA, but you take two subjects that you haven’t studied before The Department offers engaging lectures and • the dissertation is 7,000-9,000 words on a topic of your choice, ‘hands on’ experience with some of our country’s as agreed with your Director of Studies most beautiful paintings, sculptures and buildings. It’ll be a shame to graduate! Bobby
Related courses 01223 332975 Architecture 44 [email protected] www.hoart.cam.ac.uk Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 47
Classics 52 Open days 2017 College open days (arts) History 68 Cambridge Open Days – Philosophy 102 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion 106
www.hoart.cam.ac.uk 73 Human, and Social, Political Sciences Human, Social, and Political Sciences
Human, Social, and Political Sciences encompasses politics and international relations, social anthropology and sociology. You can specialise in one or two of these, but the flexibility of the course also enables exploration of a variety of subjects first if preferred.
Explore subjects you like and experience new ones Why choose Cambridge? Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) at Cambridge offers a world class undergraduate Cambridge can be tailored from the start. This means education, and excellent teachers and learning facilities. it’s suited both to those with specific subject interests, The Faculty has two libraries and superb teaching and to those looking for a multidisciplinary degree. resources including the Museum of Archaeology and The course comprises three core disciplines, taught by Anthropology, computing facilities, multimedia- globally respected departments. equipped teaching rooms, purpose-built laboratories and a rare collection of ethnographic films. • Politics and International Relations explores politics within and between countries, covering issues from And after Cambridge? human rights and democracy, to financial crises and The analytical and critical skills, intellectual versatility, international conflict. multicultural sensitivity and international outlook you • Social anthropologists address ‘what it is to be human’ develop through this course are widely sought after by studying social and cultural diversity – how people by employers. Recent graduates have pursued careers live, think and relate to each other around the world. in academic and policy research, the Civil Service • Sociology focuses on the nature of modern societies (including the Foreign Office), journalism, management and the processes that shape social life, by examining consultancy, museums, conservation and heritage social institutions and topics such as power and management, national and international NGOs and inequality. development agencies, law, teaching, publishing, health management, and public relations. Depending on the subject(s) you choose, there may be options to take individual papers in the other HSPS subjects or from other courses as well.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges L000 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map references M, S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2018 entry Useful preparation An essay-based subject Places available: 170 Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
74 www.hsps.cam.ac.uk Human, Social, and Political Sciences 75
HSPS subjects,HSPS from and Archaeology (archaeology and anthropology). biological subjects different the year, first the During decide to time have you and vary broadly year. second the from in specialise to which Jonathan and health, and film and the arts; plus choices from the other Sociology Year 2 take SocialYou Theory, Modern Societies II, and Concepts and Arguments in Sociology or a statistics and research methods paper. fourthYour paper can be a further sociology paper, or one from another subject, HSPS Archaeology, History, History and Philosophy Psychological or Science, Behavioural and Sciences (PBS). Year 3 chooseYou three from several sociology and social theory papers (eg media and culture, gender, war and revolution, modern capitalism, criminology) – one can be replaced by a dissertation. final Your paper can be another in sociology, or from another subject,HSPS Archaeology or PBS. Social Anthropology Anthropology Social Year 2 take ComparativeYou Social Analysis, Anthropological Theory and Methods and a paper on the anthropology of an ethnographic area. fourthYour is an optional paper. Year 3 take twoYou advanced anthropology papers – Thought, Belief and Ethics, and Political Economy and Social Transformation – and either two optional papers, or one optional paper and a dissertation. Optional paper topics 2 and in Years 3 usually include the medicine development, law, gender, city life, of anthropology
7 July (see p150) , 01223 769326 / 335454 769326 01223 [email protected] www.hsps.cam.ac.uk 6 July Open days 2017 College open days (arts) Cambridge Open Days – 47 42 68 66 104 106
www.hsps.cam.ac.uk Archaeology Related courses Related Year 2 Politics and International Relations International and Politics Comparative take Politics, Organisation, International and You History of Political Thought. fourth Your can be another politics and international relations paper; two 5,000 word essays; a statistics paper; or one offered in anotherHSPS subject or from Archaeology, History or History and Philosophy of Science. Year 3 studyYou a general paper in politics and international relations, plus three optional papers from a range of politics and international relations subjects, one of which can be a dissertation; or two optional papers, and one from another subjectHSPS or from selected Archaeology and History papers. Years 2 and 3 (PartYears II) chooseYou one of three single-subject tracks (see below), or one of three two-subject tracks Politics – and Sociology, Social Anthropology and Politics or Sociology and Social Anthropology online). (details Please note that it’s not possible change to track between 2 Years and unless 3, switching from a two-subject track one to of the subjects within it. Some final year papers require youto have taken a relevant 2 paper. Year In Year 1, you take four 1, papers.In Year least At three must be from the core subjects – politics, international relations, socialanthropology and sociology. fourth Your can be another core subject paper, or you can choose archaeology, biological an anthropology psychology or option. Year 1 (Part I) Year Course outline Course delivered is through lectures,Teaching supervisions and seminars. Some subjects also include practical/laboratory classes and fieldwork.around have eight you In lecturesthefirst year, and oneor supervisions two a week. assessed the at end of – mostly each year You’re through three-hour written exams, though some papers are assessed you can by coursework. 3, substitute one paper In Year for10,000 a word dissertation. History Philosophy and Religion, Theology, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Psychological and Behavioural Sciences of Religion Geography Land Economy Land Economy
Land Economy is intellectually challenging – encompassing law and economics, with aspects of the environment, business finance and resource management – and offers many excellent career opportunities.
A challenging combination Professional training Law, economics, and their relationship to the built and This degree differs from similar courses (such as Town natural environments are central to Land Economy, Planning) offered elsewhere because it’s not wholly along with other areas such as public policy, planning, vocational, and the emphasis is on intellectual and the financial aspects of real estate and international academic content which appeals greatly to employers. development. The degree is accredited by the Royal Institution of The multidisciplinary nature of the course is particularly Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and allows graduates relevant in the twenty-first century where the environment, to progress directly to the Assessment of Professional law and economics and the control of scarce resources Competence to become a full member of the RICS. affect the daily lives of people around the world. It can also give partial exemption from the academic requirements of the Bar Council and Law Society Teaching and resources for those intending to be lawyers. An appropriate Our lecturers are specialists in their own field and combination of papers is required in each case. include lawyers, economists, planners and experts in environmental policy, finance and quantitative methods. Exceptional employment prospects Many are involved in research projects of national and The Department has one of the strongest records for international concern. graduate employment across the University; a reflection The Department has a comprehensive library and an of its focus on topics relevant to real-world problems, and its extensive range of computing facilities, including an emphasis on the development of a broad range of skills. intranet store of wide-ranging teaching, careers and Our graduates go on to become lawyers, economists, other useful information. civil servants, and to work for national and international agencies. Many go into financial or business careers, and others enter public service with local or national organisations, or proceed to further study and research.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges KL41 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Churchill, Corpus Christi, Emmanuel, King’s and Peterhouse IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Location No specific subjects required by any Colleges Map reference F (see p154-5) 2016 entry Useful preparation Economics, Mathematics Applications per place: 4 Number accepted: 56 Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
76 www.landecon.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching in the Department is a mix of lectures, seminars, project work and supervisions. Land Economy In a typical week, you can expect 10-15 hours of lectures and two or three supervisions. Assessment is by written examinations and through coursework and projects, as well as a dissertation in Year 3 (Part II).
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part II)
Part IA provides the framework for later specialisation. You acquire Part II continues the work of the second year, with further opportunity a thorough grounding in the core disciplines of law and economics for breadth or depth. and are introduced to the multidisciplinary nature of the degree You’re required to take four papers chosen from a wide range through four compulsory papers: of options which currently includes: • Economics • Law and Economics • The Public Sector: Institutional and Legal Frameworks • Landlord and Tenant Law • Quantitative and Legal Methods for Land Economists • Planning Policy and Practice • Land Economy, Development and Sustainability • Land, Food and Ecosystem Services During your first year you develop a sound numerical base, computer • Land Policy and Development Economics literacy, and skills in oral presentation and report preparation. • Advanced Techniques in Finance and Investment for Real Estate You also write a 10,000 word dissertation on any aspect of the Year 2 (Part IB) Department’s work of your choosing. In Part IB, you can continue studying a broad range of law, Dissertation topics have covered all the research interests of environmental policy and economics topics, or choose to specialise Departmental staff and this is the opportunity to specialise in more closely in one of the three disciplines. You take five papers, a topic that particularly interests you. including at least one paper from a choice of two on law, and select The choice is very broad and in the past students have written on, your other four papers from a choice of six. Current options include: for example: • Environmental Economics and Law • the economics of gentrification • Fundamentals of Finance and Investment • Aboriginal land claims in Australia • The Built Environment • catastrophic risk management in capital markets • Land and Urban Economics • the social perception of population density • The Law of Real Property: Principles, Policy, • the future prospects of virtual currencies and Economic Implications • the upgrading of slums in Brazil • road traffic and house prices • financial institutions in sub-Saharan Africa • the affordable housing legacy of the London Olympics There are lots of options available. I can tailor it to my own strengths and interests and it opens up all kinds of fantastic job prospects. Elaine
Related courses 01223 337147 Architecture 44 [email protected] www.landecon.cam.ac.uk Economics 56
Geography 66 Open days 2017 TBC – booking required, Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 see the Department website Law 78 College open days (arts) Cambridge Open Days – Management Studies 112 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
www.landecon.cam.ac.uk 77 Law Law
Questions of analysis and interpretation, logical reasoning, ethical judgement, political liberty and social control: Law at Cambridge allows undergraduates to see law in its historical and social contexts, and to examine its general principles and techniques.
Law at Cambridge Erasmus Scheme Although our course (referred to elsewhere as LLB) The Faculty currently has exchange agreements with is primarily concerned with English law, there are universities in France, the Netherlands, Germany and opportunities to study other legal systems, including Spain. About 20 undergraduates can spend a year civil (Roman) law, EU law and international law. You can abroad studying the law of one of these European also study theoretical and sociological aspects of law countries. See the Faculty website for details and such as jurisprudence or parts of criminology. updates on the Scheme. Facilities and resources After Cambridge The present Faculty teaching staff has expertise across Currently, a Law degree alone isn’t a qualification for nearly every aspect of English law and its history, as well practice but ‘qualifying law graduates’ (who’ve passed as EU, international and civil law, legal philosophy and the seven ‘foundation’ subjects) may proceed directly to criminology. vocational courses that lead to professional examinations. The Faculty building houses lecture theatres, seminar The foundation subjects are Constitutional Law, Criminal rooms and a moot court, as well as the comprehensive Law, Law of Tort, Law of Contract, Land Law, Law of Trusts Squire Law Library, offering more than 180,000 volumes (Equity), and Law of the EU. Please note that professional and excellent computing facilities. bodies are reviewing the requirements for qualifying as a solicitor or barrister. The Faculty and University Law Society organise numerous activities including formal meetings, informal Our graduates go on to qualify as barristers and barristers’ and solicitors’ evenings, social events, lectures solicitors, and find employment within the legal and moots (debates about hypothetical legal cases). departments of the Civil Service, local government, industrial and commercial firms, banks, and international organisations. Others stay in academia or seek careers in administration, management, politics or finance.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges M100 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2016 entry Useful preparation An essay-based subject Applications per place: 5 Number accepted: 217 Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
78 www.law.cam.ac.uk Course outline For each subject, you attend lectures given by teaching members of the Faculty. The typical number of lecture Law hours for each paper is 36 per year, mostly timetabled for the first two terms of each year, which equates to about 10-12 hours of lectures a week. You normally have a fortnightly College supervision in each subject as well. With the exception of the Legal Skills and Methodology paper, for which you submit an extended essay, each paper is assessed by a written examination at the end of the year. In the third year, you have the option of substituting one paper for a dissertation.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part II)
In Year 1, all students take the same papers: In the third year, you select and study five papers from an even • Criminal Law more extensive range. • Constitutional Law Most students take Equity and European Union Law but you • Civil Law can develop your interests in, for instance: • Law of Tort • commercial law • Legal Skills and Methodology – a half paper providing • public law subjects training in legal methodology and research • labour law • more theoretical aspects of law, such as jurisprudence Year 2 (Part IB) You can take certain half papers as well. In recent years, papers available have included: In your second year, you choose five papers from a wide range of options. Most students take Contract Law and Land Law. • Landlord and Tenant Law Other options are: • European Human Rights Law • Family Law • Personal Information Law • International Law • Law and Development • Administrative Law • Banking Law • Criminal Procedure and Evidence You can also participate in a seminar course, submitting a • Legal History dissertation in place of one paper. Seminar courses vary each year but in the past have included Family in Society, Women and • Civil Law II the Law, Law and Ethics of Medicine, Public Law, and Select Issues • Criminology, Sentencing and the Penal System in International Law. • Comparative Law
The Cambridge Law degree is academically stimulating, challenging and rewarding – and provides the foundations for a successful future career in any profession. James
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Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 Open days 2017 5 July – booking required, Land Economy 76 see the Faculty website College open days (arts) Management Studies 112 Cambridge Open Days – Philosophy 102 6 July, 7 July (see p150) See the Faculty website for information 01223 330033 regarding the three-day Year 12 Sixth-Form [email protected] Law Conference held each March www.law.cam.ac.uk
www.law.cam.ac.uk 79 Linguistics Linguistics
Are you curious about our most crucially human attribute, language? Is a subject that combines the arts and sciences appealing? If you’ve found yourself asking ‘why?’ or ‘how?’ in relation to language, then Linguistics is for you.
Language and linguistics The Department Linguistics is the systematic study of human language. The Department has internationally acknowledged Superficially, there’s huge variation among the world’s expertise across an unusually wide range of language- languages, and linguists not only describe the diverse related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Situated characteristics of individual languages but also explore within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, properties which all languages share and which offer the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics insight into the human mind. benefits greatly from colleagues specialising in the The study of linguistics draws on methods and knowledge linguistics of particular European languages. from a wide range of disciplines. For instance, the study After Linguistics of meaning draws on philosophy, the analysis of the The broad interdisciplinary training we offer provides our speech signal uses methods from physics and graduates with transferable skills that are greatly sought engineering, and the study of language acquisition after by employers; for example, students learn to analyse draws on psychology. quantitative data, construct abstract grammatical models, This variety is one of the things that makes linguistics and test alternative hypotheses. Linguistics graduates fascinating: one day you might be poring over a find employment in a wide range of professions, from medieval text for evidence of how the grammar of a journalism to banking. language has changed, and the next, learning about Linguistics provides particularly good preparation for how the larynx creates sound energy for speech or how vocational training too, in fields such as speech therapy, we can record brain responses in a categorisation task. teaching, speech and language technology (eg developing speech recognition and translation software), law, translation, interpreting and even forensic linguistics. Familiarity with a range of human languages is also a huge advantage in careers where rapid learning of unfamiliar languages may be involved, such as in the Diplomatic Service.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges Q100 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except St Catharine’s IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2016 entry Useful preparation English (Language or Applications per place: 3 Literature), Mathematics, an arts/science mix, Number accepted: 38 a language (ancient or modern)
Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
80 www.mml.cam.ac.uk/dtal Course outline Linguistics is divided into a one-year Part I and a two-year Part II, and teaching is delivered through Linguistics a mixture of lectures, supervisions and practical sessions. A typical week involves four hours of lectures, two hours of supervisions (in groups of six students in Part I, and two students in Part II), and one to two hours of practical classes. Assessment is by written examination, and practical exams in phonetics, as well as a dissertation in the final year.
Year 1 (Part I) Year 2 (Part IIA)
Part I provides a foundation across a wide range of linguistics taught Part II allows you to specialise in the areas which particularly interest within the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. you. There’s a wide choice of topics to choose from, taught by the You take the following four papers: Department as well as other faculties and departments. • Sounds and Words – an introduction to phonetics, phonology In Part IIA, you take four papers chosen from a wide range of options and morphology dealing with different linguistic levels and perspectives, which may • Structures and Meanings – looking at topics including sentence include the following (not all options are offered every year): construction, semantics and pragmatics • Phonetics • Language, Brain and Society – considering language and its • Phonology relation to cognitive and social phenomena • Morphology • History and Varieties of English – a linguistic analysis of • Syntax contemporary variation and historical change in English • Semantics and Pragmatics • Historical Linguistics • History of Ideas on Language • History of English/History of French Studying Linguistics I can explore the • Language Acquisition full scope of a discipline which is still • Psychology of Language Processing and Learning developing in many exciting directions, • Computational Linguistics and focus on areas which I really enjoy. Year 3 (Part IIB) Amelia In Part IIB, you take: • Linguistic Theory – a general theory paper • two further papers from the remaining Part IIA options For your fourth paper, Part IIB also includes an element of individual research as you write a dissertation of 8,000-10,000 words on a topic of your choice.
Related courses 01223 335010 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 40 [email protected] www.mml.cam.ac.uk/dtal Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 47
Classics 52 Open days 2017 17 March – booking required, Computer Science 54 see the Department website Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 College open days (arts) Cambridge Open Days – Psychological and 6 July, 7 July (see p150) Behavioural Sciences 104
www.mml.cam.ac.uk/dtal 81 Mathematics Mathematics
Including Mathematics with Physics
Cambridge is renowned for the excellence of its Mathematics course. Equally challenging and rewarding, it offers the opportunity to study a wide range of subjects: everything from abstract logic problems to black holes.
Flexibility: a course that suits you Careers The Cambridge Mathematics course is often considered A Cambridge Mathematics degree is versatile and to be the most demanding undergraduate Mathematics very marketable. The demand for our mathematicians course available in Britain and, correspondingly, one of is high in business, commerce and industry, as well as the most rewarding. the academic world. Two other aspects of the course that our students greatly Around 45 per cent of our students go on to further appreciate are its flexibility and the breadth of subjects study, while others follow a wide variety of careers. offered. The amount of choice increases each year and Recent graduates include a metrologist, sports statistician, after Year 1 the workload isn’t fixed so you can choose journalist, and an avionics, radar and communications the number of options you study to suit your own work engineer, as well as teachers, actuaries, accountants, pattern. Some students take as many options as they IT specialists, financiers and consultants. can; others take fewer and study them very thoroughly.
Our Faculty STEP Since Sir Isaac Newton was Lucasian Professor (1669-96), mathematics teaching and research here have been For information about STEP, see p149. The University enhanced by a string of brilliant mathematicians, offers a free online STEP support programme including six Fields Medallists and even Nobel Prize (www.maths.org/STEP) designed to help prospective winners. Most current Faculty members are leading applicants develop advanced problem-solving skills international authorities on their subject. and prepare for the STEP exams.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Admission assessment G100 A Level A*A*A + STEP Some Colleges – at-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/ IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level + STEP Duration assessment) Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Four years – MMath All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Colleges Mathematics, STEP (see p149) Available at all Colleges except Wolfson Most Colleges don’t encourage deferred entry 2016 entry Some Colleges require AS or A Level Further Applications per place: 5 Mathematics, A Level/IB Higher Level Physics, Location Number accepted: 256 three science/mathematics subjects Map reference X (see p154-5) See p149 regarding Further Mathematics requirements for 2019 entry
82 www.maths.cam.ac.uk Course outline In Year 1, you typically have 12 lectures and two supervisions each week. In the following years, the greater Mathematics choice and flexibility means that the pattern of lectures and supervisions is more irregular, but the average load is roughly the same. You sit four written examination papers each year. In addition, there are optional computer projects in Years 2 and 3. In the fourth year, each course is examined individually, and you have the option of submitting an essay on a current research topic.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 2 (Part IB)
In the first year, there are two options to choose from: In Part IB, you choose from around 16 options available. In most, • Pure and Applied Mathematics, for students intending the topics of the first year are studied in much greater depth, to continue with Mathematics but some new topics are offered, for example: • Mathematics with Physics, for students who may want • geometry to study Physics after the first year • electromagnetism, quantum mechanics and fluid dynamics You should state in your SAQ (see p7) which option you wish • applicable mathematics, which includes statistics and optimisation to take, though it’s possible to change when you start the course. (a rigorous treatment of topics from decision mathematics) You can still continue with Mathematics in the second year if • numerical analysis you take Mathematics with Physics. There are also optional computational projects (assessed by Part IA introduces you to the fundamentals of higher means of reports and programs submitted before the summer mathematics, including: examinations), using numerical or algebraic techniques to • the study of algebraic systems (such as groups) investigate mathematical problems. • analysis of calculus • probability Year 3 (Part II) • mathematical methods (such as vector calculus) Year 3 gives you the opportunity to explore your mathematical • Newtonian dynamics and special relativity interests in detail. There is a very wide choice, including papers on, You take eight subjects. Those taking Mathematics with Physics for example: replace two Mathematics subjects with Part IA Physics from Natural • cryptography • stochastic financial models Sciences, covering, for example, kinetic theory, Fourier analysis, • algebraic topology • waves and electromagnetism. • number theory • automata and formal • cosmology languages • general relativity • mathematical biology There are also optional computational projects. My Mathematics degree at Cambridge was inspiring and demanding, but most importantly Year 4 (Part III, optional integrated Masters) academically rewarding, and it opened up Part III has a world-wide reputation for training the very best research opportunities I never knew existed. mathematicians. Progression to Part III, in which more than 80 Zoe options are offered, normally requires a first in Part II or a very good performance in Parts IB and II, and successful completion leads to a BA with MMath. See the Faculty website for more details.
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Computer Science 54 Open days 2017 29 April, 6 May – booking required, Economics 56 see the Faculty website College open days (sciences) Engineering 61 Cambridge Open Days – Natural Sciences 94 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
01223 766879 [email protected] www.maths.cam.ac.uk
www.maths.cam.ac.uk 83 Medicine Medicine
At Cambridge, we offer two medicine courses – the Standard Course and the Graduate Course. With both, our aim is to educate students to become compassionate, thoughtful, skilled members – and leaders – of the medical profession.
Hard work, very rewarding The Clinical School works closely with Health Education Success in medicine requires application and hard work, East of England to provide Foundation Programmes both while studying and when in practice. However, as the first part of postgraduate education. it brings great rewards in terms of job satisfaction, Please refer to the website for information involving as it does a combination of science and human about progression to Foundation Programmes interactions, and numerous career opportunities. Our (www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk). medicine courses provide the education and training Careers required to be one of tomorrow’s doctors, reflecting There is a broad spectrum of hospital-based careers the latest advances in medical sciences and practice. across medical, surgical and other specialisms, but The MB/PhD Programme healthcare is moving towards a more community- Designed for Standard Course (A100) medical students centred model of delivery and consequently doctors who are interested in a career in academic medicine, are increasingly expected to deliver healthcare in a the MB/PhD Programme intercalates three years range of settings. Most UK graduates go on to work in of research with the three years of clinical studies the NHS, and about half become general practitioners. in Cambridge. See online for details.
Postgraduate Foundation Programmes NHS Bursaries Graduates are entitled to hold provisional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to NHS Bursaries (www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students) are practise, subject to demonstrating to the GMC that they currently available for eligible Medicine students are fit to practise (please note this may be subject to from Year 5 of the Standard Course (A100), or from change). To apply for full registration as a doctor, you Year 2 of the Graduate Course (A101). must satisfactorily complete the first year of a Foundation Programme post and continue to meet fitness to practise requirements.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Age Standard Course A Level A*A*A Applicants must be 18 by the start of the second term of Year 1 A100 IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Other qualifications See p147-9 Colleges Duration See box on p86 for subject requirements Standard Course available at all Colleges Six years – MB, BChir except Hughes Hall Admission assessment 2016 entry Location Applications per place: 5 BMAT pre-interview (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) Map references D, M (see p154-5) Number accepted: 269
84 www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/education/prospective Course outline – Standard Course At Cambridge, you study the medical sciences first, before learning to apply that knowledge to medical Medicine practice as a clinical student. The first three years (pre-clinical studies) are taught through lectures, practical classes (including dissections) and supervisions, with typically 20-25 timetabled teaching hours each week. The emphasis during the clinical studies (Years 4, 5 and 6) in Cambridge is on learning in clinical settings: at the bedside, in outpatient clinics and in GP surgeries, which is supported by seminars, tutorials and discussion groups. The public expect their doctors to be knowledgeable and well informed so assessment plays a significant role throughout. Your ongoing progress is reviewed weekly and termly by your College supervisors. Formal assessment, which determines your ability to proceed with the course, includes written and practical examinations, coursework submission and clinical assessments. Successful completion of the first three years leads to a BA degree and on successful completion of the clinical studies in Cambridge you are awarded two degrees, the Bachelor of Medicine and the Bachelor of Surgery (MB, BChir).
Years 1, 2 and 3 (pre-clinical studies) Years 4, 5 and 6 (clinical studies)
Years 1 and 2 Clinical studies are based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of In Years 1 and 2, you study the medically-relevant core scientific Cambridge Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You also spend time in knowledge and skills needed as a medical professional. other NHS hospitals throughout East Anglia and in general practices Taught by some of the world’s top academic scientists, we provide in Cambridge and the surrounding region. you with the scientific basis that will allow you to develop your Throughout the clinical studies, you build on your biomedical medical career to the full, whether your aim is to deliver outstanding science education; developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes patient care or whether you wish to contribute to clinical academic required to practise clinical medicine. Following an introductory medicine, combining research and teaching with clinical duties to course, each of the three years has its own focus and is built around push forward the boundaries of health care. several major themes, including: Read more about Years 1 and 2 online at: • communication skills, patient investigation and practical procedures www.biology.cam.ac.uk/undergrads. • therapeutics and patient management Year 3 • core science, pathology and clinical problems You specialise in one of a wide range of other subjects offered by • evaluation and research the University (sometimes known elsewhere as intercalation) to • professionalism and patient safety qualify for the BA degree. Options include: You have weekly small-group clinical supervisions with junior • a single Part II Natural Sciences subject (see p100-1) doctors to develop and monitor your clinical skills. • Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences (see p100) Read more about the clinical studies online at: • a subject less obviously related to medicine, such as www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/education/prospective. Anthropology, Management Studies or Philosophy
Medicine here is incredible. In the first year, we have full body dissection (offered in very few UK medical schools), which is an amazing way to learn anatomy. Mhairi
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Engineering 61 Open days 2017 College open days (sciences) Law 78 Cambridge Open Days – 6 July, 7 July (see p150) Natural Sciences 94
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences 104
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the GMC’s fitnessto practise the GMC’s requirements, both when throughout and applying the course offer holdersrequired are to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) successful applicants required are complete a confidential to occupational health questionnaire and be immunised against certain infectious diseases trainee doctors must satisfy I chose Medicine because it’s very because Medicine I chose andacademically scientifically more and outset the at driven theclinical end, towards which I leave. when options up opens Simon • • See full details at: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac. uk/courses/medicine If an applicant you are with a disability, SpecificLearning Difficulty condition, health long-term or you should contact a College early as possible as Tutor Admissions your discuss needsto and the course requirements. Such disclosures will of independently be considered your academic qualifications and the interview process. Selection Applicants must be keen scientists with a sound scientific understanding. As selection for medical school implies selection for the medical profession, admissions decisions informed are by national on guidance what makes a good doctor. In addition: •
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a good Honours degree or above, (2.1 science subjects provide the most useful preparation) passes at A Level equivalent), (or as left Work experience Work developTo understanding of what a career in Medicine involves and your profession, intended your for suitability you are strongly advised (though not undertakerequired) to some relevant work experience, either paid or voluntary, in a health or related area. are not We prescriptive about how this is obtained, recognising the widely differing opportunities available. Graduate entry Graduates may apply for the Standard as an affiliateCourse student (A100) of entry) may apply the to accelerated Graduate Course in Medicine (A101, (see p35) to one(see to of p35) Lucy Cavendish, Edmund’sSt or Wolfson Colleges with: • • Alternatively, UK and graduates EU from any discipline (who also satisfy the above, including A Level Chemistry, which must normally be passed within seven years opposite). see
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of Biology/Human Biology, Physics, Mathematics. Most applicants have at least three and Levels A science/mathematics some Colleges require this and/or particular subjects. See College websites for details. A Levels in Chemistry and one
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worked a lifestyle at TV channel Paris in studied history the at Humboldt University Berlin in a British as taught Council assistant English in Buenos Aires conducted an orchestra Petersburg St in Our students good make use of the Faculty library, the Media (equipped Centre for film and studies) extensive online Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) resources, well bespoke as as language and teaching availablelearning the at materials Language Centre. A year in... MML students spend abroad their year third one in of three ways: they attend a foreign university, become an English-speaking a school, assistant at or do an with a firm.internship In the past, some have: • • • • can tailor abroad your your year suit own to interestsYou careerand later goals, providing you spend least at eight months abroad and constantly are immersed one in of the foreign languages studying. you are If you you wish, can split the between year two countries, spending at least three www.mml.cam.ac.uk/ya months each (see: in Facilities and resources and Facilities
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• • • • • • You can studyYou two of: Cambridge offers exceptional opportunities to study the languages and cultures of andto opportunitiescultures study thelanguages offers exceptional Cambridge most European many (and non-European) countries. Our students acquire advanced them places which sensitivity, intercultural as well as skills, critical and linguistic market. job the on graduates sought-after most the among www.mml.cam.ac.uk Modern and Medieval Languages and linguistics. (MML) at Cambridge The Cambridge course uniquely is flexible and can pursue your interests many in You interdisciplinary. – fromareas Italian Renaissance art contemporary to Brazilian cinema, medieval German folk tales socialist to MML Russia. also includes options in Stalin’s in realism linguistics, thesuch as historical and cognitive dimensions of the studying. languages you’re ourAll students study two languages, one of which can be learnt from exceptions scratch (the being French and Latin, for which A Level/IB Higher standard Level is Norequired). matter what your proficiency whenyou arrive, with you leave near native-speaker competence least at in one of yourlanguages. Most of our language classes run are by native speakers. Our one Faculty is of the largest the in It consists country. of six departments, whose members internationally are renowned experts their in fields. University In the Guardian Guide 2017
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Careers Want to study more than two languages? Fluency in a foreign language, an understanding of foreign cultures, analytical and research skills are all in In the second and fourth years, it may be possible great demand on the job market. Employers – even to take an introductory course in a language and those who are not primarily interested in languages – culture you haven’t studied before. The languages particularly value the experience, independence and offered are subject to availability but may include cross-cultural awareness our graduates have gained Catalan, Dutch, modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese during their year abroad. and Ukrainian. Most graduates use their languages in their work, Another possibility (open to any member of the and all build on the many skills developed during University) is to take a one-year course at the their degree. Our graduates find an array of different University’s Language Centre (see p12) to obtain jobs open to them. Recent destinations include the a further language qualification. Courses are BBC World Service, international law firms, UNICEF available in basic Arabic and Mandarin; and in and KPMG. basic, intermediate and advanced French, For a small number, the degree is more directly German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. vocational: they become professional linguists (language teachers, translators or interpreters), usually after further specialised training. For further information on what our graduates go on to do, see: www.mml.cam.ac.uk/ applying/careers.
The teaching staff are so welcoming and give up loads of time to ensure the most productive experience possible. The year abroad is the icing on the cake. Rory
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges R800 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Four years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) (Year 3 spent abroad) All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level in at least one of the languages you want to study 2016 entry Applications per place: 2 Admission assessment Number accepted: 176 At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
90 www.mml.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is made up of lectures, seminars, language classes, intensive oral work in small groups, and supervisions. Languages and Medieval Modern For your supervisions, you prepare written work which you then discuss with a specialist in the field. In your first year, you can generally expect around 12-14 hours of teaching each week. You’re assessed at the end of each year, primarily through written and oral examinations, and the submission of an extended research project (usually a dissertation) at the end of Year 3. You may also offer a second dissertation instead of one of the Part II written examination papers.
Year 1 (Part IA) Years 3 and 4 (Part II)
You study two languages, at least one at post-A Level/IB Higher Year 3 Level standard. You should indicate which languages you’re In the third year, you spend at least eight months abroad, during interested in studying in your SAQ (see p7). The choice isn’t final, which time you prepare a project that counts as one sixth of your and many students change their mind before (or after) they start. final mark. This can be a dissertation, a translation project or a The main emphasis in Year 1 is on developing your language skills, linguistics project. taught by a range of methods including Faculty classes of up to Just before the fourth year starts, you take an oral examination 15 students, and supervisions in groups of two or three. You also back in Cambridge. take an introductory paper in which you explore three or more Year 4 of the following topics: You take six papers and are free to specialise in one language, • literature • thought to combine options from two or more languages, to take comparative • linguistics • film options and/or to take up to two options from certain other courses • history • art (eg English, History). You do advanced language work and focus on topics such Year 2 (Part IB) as literature, linguistics, thought, history, film etc in one or two of your languages. In your second year, you take five papers in total. You continue There are also a number of comparative papers on offer which allow intensive language study with the aim of acquiring native or you to combine the study of both of your languages. These include near-native fluency in both languages, and choose from a wide papers on European film, the body, and the linguistics of the range of papers covering topics such as: Germanic, Romance and Slavonic language families. Many students • literature • film replace one of their written papers with a further dissertation • linguistics • art (currently 8,000-10,000 words). • history • an introduction to a • thought language and culture you haven’t studied before You have the option to replace one exam with coursework in the second year.
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Our course covers a broad range of music, as well as a great variety of ways of thinking about and understanding music, ranging from medieval plainchant to the blues, and from advanced analysis to the study of music and science.
Music at Cambridge In addition, the Faculty hosts several resident ensembles Over recent decades many of the most significant figures (the New Music Ensemble, Collegium Musicum, Endellion in British music have studied or taught at Cambridge: String Quartet, Britten Sinfonia and Academy of Ancient composers such as Alexander Goehr, Judith Weir and Music) which perform regularly and offer masterclasses, Thomas Adès; performers like Joanna MacGregor and coaching and further composition workshops for students. Thomas Trotter; and conductors including John Eliot These facilities and resources are complemented by Gardiner, Christopher Hogwood and Edward Gardner. the University Library and by the libraries, practice rooms Our undergraduate course has a strong academic and computer suites available in Colleges. College funds component, particularly focusing on history, analysis, are available for instrumental or vocal lessons for those composition and performance, but also offering a range taking a performance course. of other topics (see the course outline). Careers Facilities and resources Music graduates are extremely attractive to employers As well as providing a location for lectures, seminars and and can follow a career in almost any field thanks to the research activities, the modern Faculty building also houses: transferable skills they acquire on our course. • a professional concert hall (seating 500) Many of our students do enter the music profession in • an extensive library of music, books, periodicals one guise or another. Recent graduates include pianist and recordings Tom Poster, who performs regularly at the Proms, and • a purpose-built recording studio Robin Ticciati, now the Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Other recent graduates • music computing laboratories have pursued successful careers in publishing and the Students can borrow period instruments and make media, academia, arts administration, banking, law, use of the Faculty’s Javanese gamelan and the Faculty public service and the charity sector. organises a weekly Composers’ Workshop that’s open to all students.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges W300 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) All Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Music 2016 entry (ABRSM Grade 8 Theory at Merit and above may be Applications per place: 2 accepted as a substitute) Number accepted: 61 Admission assessment Some Colleges – at-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/ assessment)
92 www.mus.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, seminars and supervisions. In your first year, you can typically Music expect to have six lectures, three supervisions, and aural and keyboard skills classes each week. In later years, lectures decrease to make way for more seminar, small-group and one-to-one teaching. Assessment takes place at the end of each year through written examinations; the submission of portfolios, compositions, essays and dissertations; and through recitals.
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The first year consists of three major components: In the final year, you have even more choice. There are no • historical and critical studies – two and a half papers covering compulsory papers – you choose six papers from a wide selection issues involved in understanding music and its relationship to of options which reflect your own interests and which may also society and culture. This includes the main historical developments develop the skills and knowledge needed for your chosen career of Western music from the medieval period to the present, path. Examples of options available in recent years include: and a selection of historical or contemporary case studies • advanced performance • Nationalism and Music • tonal skills – two papers giving you a thorough technical • a dissertation of 7,000-10,000 in the Middle East grounding in music of the Western tonal tradition through the words • The Music Industry in the acquisition of basic harmonic skills at the keyboard, aural work • composition Digital Age and writing music in a range of historical styles. This is a • Beethoven: the Late String • Latin American Music foundation for more advanced work in all musical fields Quartets and the Politics of • music analysis – one paper that gives you an understanding • The Music of Miles Davis Representation of what makes music work through hands-on familiarity with • Exploring Music Psychology • Boris Godunov and its Contexts a range of styles. This creates a bridge between your work in • Perception and Performance historical and critical studies and in tonal skills • Parisian Polyphony For your final half paper, you have the choice of giving You can also work with individual staff members on your own a 15 minute recital, submitting an original composition projects, whether as an advanced performer, composer, historian, or writing an extended essay. analyst, ethnomusicologist or music scientist. In this way, while our course gives you the solid understanding of the subject which a music degree should guarantee, it also offers you the flexibility Year 2 (Part IB) you need to prepare for life after Cambridge. You take a further paper in each of the core Part IA areas (historical studies, analysis and applied tonal skills), which together take up half of your time. For the remaining half, you choose three papers from a range of different topics. Subjects available change from year to year but As well as studying one of the best music normally include: courses in the country, I’ve had opportunities • in-depth historical topics • performance studies for conducting, singing and acting that I just • jazz and popular music (including recital) wouldn’t have had elsewhere. • composition • ethnomusicology Emma • notation • a dissertation of • keyboard skills 5,000-7,000 words • music and science
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Natural Sciences is the framework within which most science subjects are taught at Cambridge. The course offers the biological and physical sciences listed opposite, and the option to specialise or to study a range of subjects.
Natural Sciences at Cambridge Most students pursue a single advanced subject in Year 3 Natural Sciences (NST) offers a wide range of physical and (Part II), and undertake a research project or dissertation in biological science subjects from 16 departments in a unique that field. Alternatively, you can take the broader Biological and demanding course. A broad first year is combined and Biomedical Sciences option or the Physical with increasing specialisation in the second year, and the Sciences option. possibility of total specialisation from the third year. After Natural Sciences? The breadth of the course reflects the blurring of Almost half of our graduates continue with further study boundaries between the different sciences and before and research, either in Cambridge or at other universities, committing yourself to one department you study a in the chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, infection and variety of subjects, some of which may be new to you. immunology, biotechnology, environmental management This means you can change your mind about which or nanotechnology. Natural Sciences prepares you well subject to specialise in. for the challenges of research, especially in emerging Visit the Departments’ websites for in-depth subject interdisciplinary areas. information and details about current research. All of Natural Sciences students develop a range of skills that are these sites, as well as suggested reading for prospective highly valued by employers and they go into a wide range students, can be accessed from the Natural Sciences of careers; for example recent graduates include a maths website at: www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk. teacher, a product development scientist, an investment Flexibility and choice banking analyst and a management consultant. The flexibility of the course makes it possible to take purely biological sciences, purely physical sciences or a combination of both, according to your interests. Many students discover a passion for the new subjects that they start in the first year, such as Earth Sciences or Materials Science, and continue with these in subsequent years.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges BCF0 A Level A*A*A Available at all Colleges IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map references C, D, J, M, W (see p154-5) Four years (some See p96-7 for subject requirements subjects) – MSci Admission assessment 2016 entry Pre-interview written assessment Applications per place: 5 (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment) Number accepted: 618
94 www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk Course overview Natural Sciences allows you to experience new areas of science, discover the interconnections Natural Sciences between apparently diverse subjects, and gain an insight into different scientific methods.
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You choose three science subjects from: Follow a broad curriculum: • Biology of Cells • Biological and Biomedical Sciences • Chemistry • Physical Sciences • Computer Science Or specialise: • Earth Sciences • Astrophysics1 • Evolution and Behaviour • Biochemistry1 • Materials Science • Chemistry1 • Physics • Earth Sciences1 • Physiology of Organisms • Genetics Plus one Mathematics option from: • History and Philosophy of Science1 • Mathematics • Materials Science1 • Mathematical Biology • Pathology • Pharmacology 1 Year 2 (Part IB) • Physics • Physiology, Development and Neuroscience You choose three subjects from: • Plant Sciences • Animal Biology • History and Philosophy • Psychology • Biochemistry and Molecular of Science • Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour Biology • Materials Science • Systems Biology (Part III only) • Biology of Disease • Mathematics • Zoology • Cell and Developmental • Neurobiology 1 These subjects offer a fourth year/Part III option, leading to an MSci degree. Biology • Pharmacology • Chemistry A • Physics A • Chemistry B • Physics B • Earth Sciences A • Physiology • Earth Sciences B • Plant and Microbial Sciences I wasn’t sure which area of science to specialise in • Ecology and the first year allowed me to get a better insight • Experimental Psychology into my strengths and weaknesses before deciding. Tom
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A Level Mathematics Level A A Level Chemistry (A Level Mathematics is essential help understand us to and rationalise a wide range of practical and theoretical the explore you Science, Computer In programming computer foundations science – computer of they react.they learnYou about the key concepts and theories which phenomena. molecular (in ML and algorithm Java), design and analysis, and floating point and numerical computation. The Computer Science and Biology of Cells options cannot combined. be and what determines their properties and the way in which Biology of Cells introduces you cell to biology – topics such as cell structure dynamics, and macromolecules, biochemistry, genetics, communication. cell and development biology, molecular This option is for biological and physical sciences students who wish explore to the topical and rapidly advancing fields cellof bioinformatics. and genetics biology, The Biology of Cells and Computer Science options cannot combined. be Chemistry is concerned with how and why molecules form, Useful preparation Useful If you wish take to this option, you’re required complete to a preparatory online course. • • Science Computer 3. Essential • Essential • • • 2. Chemistry • Useful preparation Useful continueto Chemistry to A in Part IB) desirableHighly Highly desirableHighly they progress. they For each option, you usually have three hours of lectures, some practical work and one supervision per week. Assessment varies depending on the option taken but always includes written examinations. There may also be practical examinations or practical work. of assessment continuous Biology1. of Cells Year 1 (Part IA) Year studyYou three experimental sciences (from eight, below/ 1-8 opposite) plus one mathematics (from chosen two, at the 9-10), start of the firstterm. shouldYou indicate in your (see whether SAQ p7) your interests lie broadly in biological or physical sciences. The choice isn’t absolute, and many students change direction before they start or as
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and AS Level Mathematics or Physics and AS Level Further Mathematics A Level Biology, A Level Chemistry, A Level Chemistry, A Level Mathematics, and AS Level Biology or Physics A Level Physics, A Level Mathematics Entry requirements for Natural Sciences (see and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment p39 If you don’t have A Level Mathematics, you’re required to complete some preparatory work before the start of the course and must take Mathematical Biology as your mathematics subject 1 (see in opposite). Year Baccalaureate International The A Level subject advice above also applies the to IB. systemsOther examination and consult any Admissions for further Tutor See p147-9 advice. Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment • Chemistry, Biology, to subjects’ refers ‘Science/mathematics does not It Mathematics. Further and Mathematics Physics, include Psychology. Colleges requireAll science/mathematics subjects,science/mathematics see subject also requirements (right/opposite) options 1 Year for AS or require A Level/IB Colleges Some Standard or Higher Level in a third science/mathematics subject and/or particular subjects. See individual College websites for details A Levels • Most students have at least three science/mathematics A Levels and having just two will restrict your Part IA subject choice. In these circumstances you’ll normally be expected achieveto in both of A* the science/mathematics subjects and encouraged take to science/mathematics an additional The Level. moreAS useful combinations are: •
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of survival. of systems, osmoregulatory and respiratory include Topics homeostatic mechanisms, how and plants animals and detect and respond changes to in their environments. techniques mathematical on focuses Mathematics Physiology of Organisms explores and compares the physiology of a wide range of organisms by studying the different solutions developed by animals, plants and microbes the to problems used in the physical sciences. algebra, vector calculus, vector include Subjects covered matrices, complexnumbers, ordinary partial and differential theory computing probability elementary and equations, techniques. Mathematical Biology focuses mathematics on relevant to biologists,to particularly mathematical modelling. Subjects compartmental includeequations, differential covered analysis, coupled non-linear systems, probability, statistics, matrix modelling. ecological and algebra Weekly computing practical simple programming classes teach examples. biological via A significant amount of A Level Mathematics material is needed understandto Mathematical Biology. Therefore, if you don’t have A Level Mathematics you’re required complete to 20-40 hours of preparatory work before you arrive, and are given alternative teaching and support during the firstterm in orderto develop necessary skills. mathematical Useful preparation Useful • Mathematics9. • 8. Physiology of Organisms of Physiology 8. • Essential • Biology Mathematical 10. • Highly desirableHighly • • • Further information about the options, and the various teaching and assessment methods can be found at: www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk/subject-information/part1a
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A Level Mathematics, andeither Physics or Further A Level Mathematics, and either Chemistry or Physics Materials Science studies the structure and properties of materials in an effortto develop new and improved materials for advanced technological applications. Topics covered include how liquid-crystal displays work, materials design inspired by biomaterials and why aeroplanes don’t fall apart. engageYou in experimental activities such as fuel-cell construction nanoscale and characterisation. statics Newtonian including topics encompasses Physics dynamics,and electric waves, and oscillations circuits, and gravitational and electromagnetic fields. It also introduces new themes such as special relativity mechanics. quantum and Part IA Mathematics right) must (9, be taken in parallel with this option. Earth Sciences introduces the processes that create terrestrial planets such as ours – you learn about the forces driving plate tectonics, volcanic change biological and eruptions, climate evolution, and discover why other planets are differentto Earth. Practical experience is gained in the laboratory and on This option explores the origin, evolution and diversity of life on Earth; major transitions such as the origin of eukaryotes and multicellularity; the and intelligence, evolution behaviour, of sociality culture. and practical classes through skills practical biological develop You and a fieldcourse. Evolution and Behaviour is relevant the to study of Cell and Sciences, Plant Genetics, Ecology, Biology, Developmental Zoology. and Psychology a compulsory one-week fieldcourse in Scotland. Earth Sciences offers a wide scientific perspective and leads onto a broad range of careers. See the introductory course film on the Department website. www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk Nick Being taught by your subject’s leading minds minds leading subject’s your by taught Being explain can who and itself, in experience an is actually who people the than better ideas came up with them! • • 7. Physics • • Essential • Essential Mathematics (with three units of Mechanics) preparation Useful • • • • • Science Materials 6. No previous subject knowledge necessary subject previous No • desirableHighly 4. Earth Sciences • Behaviour and Evolution 5.
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the chemical and physical processes in its interior. It covers mineral growth and crystallisation under different conditions; and the role of plate tectonics in igneous and metamorphic rock formation and its influence on surface volcanism. have laboratoryYou work and compulsory fieldcourses Ecology explores the relationships between plants, animals and their environment. It covers marine, freshwater and terrestrial systems; human impact on climate change and aerial pollution; ecological genetics ecological and dynamics; the and biodiversity, world’s its origin and conservation. Practical work includes a fieldcourse in Surrey. theto discovery of DNA and climate change. examineWe what is so special about science and what is the role of social and historical context in the production of knowledge. the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere – together with products. geological their encompassesIt sedimentology, palaeobiology, oceanography, tectonics and sedimentary basins. have laboratoryYou work and compulsory fieldcourses Southwest and Cumbria in England. Earth Sciences B deals with our planet’s formation and examines Southwest and Cumbria in England. Experimental Psychology is the study of the mind, brain and behaviour through experimental and observational methods. Teaching is supported by practical classes. Topics covered include sensory processes and perception, development, social and cognitive reasoning, learning, intelligence. and psychology, social psychopathology, This option explores the historical, philosophical and social dimensions of the sciences. Topics covered extend from early astronomy and alchemy Materials Science looks at advances in materials and their chemical, electrical and mechanical properties, ranging from polymers. to metals studyYou how materials function in service, and the scientific semiconductors. as such materials, functional of principles This option covers the surface environments of the Earth – • • • • • Experimental Psychology • Science Materials • • Earth Sciences B • Ecology • • • History and Philosophy of Science • • • • Earth Sciences A •
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In Physiology, you study systems physiology in detail, particular in mammals, on concentrating man. The option covers function at the cellular level the to complex operation of major body systems at the level of the whole organism, and how these systems respond challenges. to Plant and Microbial Sciences considers the fundamental biology of plants and microbes. Studying plants and microbes is essential deliver to sustainable solutions global to issues including food security, disease control, drug discovery and bioenergy supplies. Physics B lays the foundation for a professional understanding of physics and is built on the three key areas of classical mechanics, electromagnetism thermodynamics. and All students also take an introductory course inC++ programming, with associated practical exercises. The third-year research project helps you to to you helps project research The third-year the and research, in a career want you if see by appreciated highly is experience lab employers and institutes. Sophia • • Sciences Microbial and Plant • • Further information about the options, and the various teaching and assessment methods can be found at: www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk/subject-information/part1b Physics B • • Physiology
Mathematics incorporates topics including more advanced advanced more including topics incorporates Mathematics matrix theory, Cartesian tensors, more advanced theory of Fourierequations, differential transforms, of calculus variations, complex analysis and group theory. practicalwork, using continually-assessed involve topics Some computers illustrate to and exploitnumerical techniques. plasticity function and development, the covers Neurobiology of the nervous system. exploreYou the different sensory systems, the motor system and higher functions of the nervous system (including motivation, emotion, language memory). and Pharmacology deals with the effects of chemicals biologicalon materials. The option covers how receptors work at the molecular level, messengers,intracellular synaptic pharmacology, drug discovery, antimicrobial and anti-cancer drugs, steroid receptors, and the use of drugs control to inflammation, immune responses, the central nervous system and cardiovascular system. Physics A provides a rigorous grounding in the principal themes of modern physics. The option deals with waves and optical systems, quantum physics and an introduction condensed to matter. A module on experimental methods supports your practical work. www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk Mathematics • Neurobiology • Pharmacology • Physics A • • • • • •
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structure and properties of materials classes. modern developments, recent on concentrates III Part experimental techniques cutting-edge and research. Pathology combines numerous biological disciplines and in Part II you choose two from: Cancer and Genetic Diseases, Dynamics Infectious of Diseases, Microbiology Immunology, and Parasitology, and Virology. An important element of the course is a project in which you join a research group. Part II Pharmacology covers contemporary topics taken the to level of current research. Subjects messengers, include intracellular covered ion channels and transporters, anti-cancer drugs, strategies for drug discovery, and the control of neurodegenerative disease. A research project enables you join to an active research group. Some specialisation is possible within tectonics and geophysics, petrology, climate science and surface processes, palaeobiology mineraland sciences. Part II features an independent mapping project and a field course in Greece (both compulsory trips). Part III involves a major research project and a compulsory field course in Spain. Part II Genetics covers how genetic information is passed from generation generation, to how genes work and control organism development and behaviour, and processes that give rise to genetic change. More informal sessions explore the social aspects, engineering. and sciences biological the to Part II focuses on the links between the processing, Part II encompasses the core areas of electrodynamics, and implications, of genetic knowledge. Part II offers a broad range of papersconcerning the historical development of science, medicine and technology, the methods of scientific enquiry and the social and political dimensions of knowledge. scientific Part III students have the opportunity carry to out focused research on the topics that interest them. Materials Science is based in the physical sciences but links relativity, advanced quantum theory and statistical physics. Part III options include astrophysics, particle physics, and soft matter and biological physics. also undertakeYou a substantial project within a research group. • Pathology • • Pharmacology • • • Physics Earth Sciences • • • Genetics • • • • History and Philosophy of Science • • Science Materials • • •
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Part II Biochemistry covers macromolecule structure and function, gene expression, molecular and structure cell and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, and includes Maintain a breadth of study by taking a major subject in a biological option and a minor subject from options in biology, biological anthropology, education, sociology and the history and philosophy of science. A dissertation replaces the practical laboratory-based research project. This option allows you continue to your studies in a chosen subject. another with together discipline essentiallyYou take half of one of Part II Chemistry, Earth Sciences or Physics, alongside a further Part IB subject and write a dissertation. Part II Astrophysics introduces a range of contemporary cosmology physical theory, relativity as such topics, astrophysics dynamics. stellar and Part III students choose from options offered in Part III of the Mathematics course and by the Department of Physics, and undertake a substantial project. a practical project. Part III features a two-term research project carried out alongside a research team directed by a leading scientist, and discussion of papers. topical advanced Part II Chemistry offers various options in whichto specialise, ranging from synthetic organic chemistry atmospheric to science, and from theoretical chemistry chemical to biology. In Part III, you join a research group in the Department and work on your own project for two terms. • • Sciences Physical • • SPECIALISMPURSUE A • Biochemistry • Chemistry • a single subject a depth to matching that of single science degrees elsewhere. In Parts II and III, lecturers are actively researching the topics being covered and many are world leaders in their field. Practical work is open-ended and most students carry out a significant research project which is assessed as part of the final examination. Specialising in Part II is appropriate for continuation a fourth to year (Part III) and progression Part to III is dependent on a satisfactory level of performance. Some Part II subjects have a competitive entry due limited to space. A BROAD CURRICULUM Biomedical Sciences Biological and • Astrophysics • • Years 3 and 4 (PartsYears II and III) Students can retain a broad study of science, though most pursue
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This option covers developmental neurobiology, molecular molecular neurobiology, developmental covers option This neurobiology, sensory transduction, central mechanisms of sensation and behaviour, neural circuits, control of action, memory and higher functions, and neural degeneration and regeneration. workshopsTechnical experimental an and research project of your choice provide practical training. Systems Biology determines how parts interact make to a working organism, using computer models describe to the interaction networks and predict their performance. practicals, computer-based lectures, comprises The option leaders alongside working project research a and seminars in the field. behaviour behavioural and molecular ecology, approaches biology and population palaeontology, evolution, to science. conservation chooseYou options from these areas and some other Part II subjects and carry out research projects, working with leading scientists in these fields. Zoology encompasses cell and developmental biology, biology, developmental and cell encompasses Zoology Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour and Neuroscience Psychology, • • Systems Biology (Part III only) III (Part Biology Systems • • Zoology • teaching and options, the about information Further • and assessment methods can be found at: www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk/subject-information/part2
Physiology, Development and Neuroscience are broad but interlinked subjects. In Part II, you focus on Development and Reproductive Biology, from topics combine or Neuroscience, or Physiology Integrative all three. take partYou in cutting-edge research during a two-term research project. Plants are increasingly the focus of key global issues: maintaining food, fuel and biodiversity despite climate change. specialiseYou in areas of your choice. Lecture modules include workshops and discussion groups, and you conduct a research project embedded within one of our labs. Part II Psychology enables you pursue to interests within biological, comparative evolutionary and psychology psychology. human or chooseYou from various options and work with leading scientists on an original research project. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society. www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) Neuroscience and Development Physiology, • • Sciences Plant • Psychology • • • • • Philosophy Philosophy
Do you enjoy arguments on the pros and cons of general issues? Do you relish puzzle-solving? Do you like subjects that emphasise rigorous thought? Our Philosophy course encompasses all of these and much more besides.
Why Philosophy at Cambridge? You don’t need to have studied philosophy previously, Philosophy explores human thought, the basis of but we do recommend you do some preliminary reading knowledge, the nature of reason, consciousness and (see the Faculty website for suggestions). cognition, as well as the foundations of value and The Faculty has close links with related faculties such as political theory. Its questions are intriguing and its study Classics, History, and History and Philosophy of Science, requires complex critical thinking, rigorous analysis and so you can take advantage of a wide range of specialised consideration of new perspectives. lectures and seminars. You also have access to many Cambridge occupies a distinguished place in the history excellent libraries. of philosophy. It was here, in the early twentieth century, After Philosophy that Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Ramsey and others Although a Philosophy degree isn’t an essential developed the analytic style of philosophy that is now qualification for any particular career, the analytical prominent in much of the world. Today, the Faculty and critical skills developed through its study (eg rigour, retains a strong commitment to this analytic tradition, precision, creativity) prepare our graduates for a variety combining it with study of the history of philosophy of professions including business, computing, journalism, from Plato to the present day to offer one of the most administration and law. Around a quarter of recent far-reaching courses of its kind available anywhere graduates have gone on to further study, with others in the world. starting careers in publishing, teaching, banking and Teaching and learning investment, arts and recreation, IT and public services. Our approach emphasises the values of the analytic school: rigour, clarity and independent thought. But its content extends well beyond the analytic tradition and its main preoccupations. For instance, we currently offer papers on Greek and Roman, and early modern philosophy, as well as political philosophy and aesthetics.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges V500 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Murray Edwards IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by any Colleges 2016 entry Useful preparation Mathematics, an arts/science Applications per place: 4 mix, an essay-based subject Number accepted: 48 Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
102 www.phil.cam.ac.uk Course outline Much of the teaching takes the form of lectures, with additional classes for some subjects (such as first-year Logic). Philosophy You have weekly supervisions, for each of which you’re given topical reading and asked to write an essay which you then discuss with your supervisor. Although it varies throughout the year, each week you typically have between six and 12 lectures, and between one and three supervisions and/or small classes. Assessment is predominantly by written examinations. However, in Parts IB and II one written examination can be substituted with two extended essays of 3,000-4,000 words. Part II offers the additional alternative of submitting a dissertation of 6,000-8,000 words on a subject of your choice.
Year 1 (Part IA) Year 3 (Part II)
The course is designed to accommodate the many students Our objective in Part II is to provide you with an understanding of studying philosophy for the first time. In the first year, you acquire various contemporary debates and to familiarise you with current the reasoning skills that enable you to tackle philosophical problems philosophical concepts. Lectures explore current and new positions and to think intelligently about abstract questions generally, on debates and you participate in seminar discussions on not just gather information about who said what. Therefore, you’re advanced subjects. encouraged to approach topics in your own way and we organise There are no compulsory papers and you choose four from an regular discussion groups for first- and second-year students. extensive range of subjects. These include most of those mentioned Part IA gives you an introduction to philosophy through the study above, studied at a more advanced level, as well as several papers of four core compulsory papers: covering new areas. Papers recently available include: • Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind • European Philosophy from Kant • Ethics and Political Philosophy • Mathematical Logic • Logic • Philosophical Logic • Set Texts, such as Plato’s Meno, Descartes’ Meditations on • Wittgenstein First Philosophy and J S Mill’s On Liberty and The Subjection • Aesthetics of Women • Philosophy in the Long Middle Ages It’s also possible to take one or two papers from another course, Year 2 (Part IB) such as Classics or Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion. Years 2 and 3 focus on areas that particularly interest you. Part IB is about exploring the philosophical aspects of a range of issues, both practical and theoretical. There are two compulsory papers: I was drawn to philosophy because of the depth • Metaphysics and Epistemology of the questions it tries to answer, and also because • Logic of the breadth of topics within the course. You then choose two further subjects from: Mat • Ethics • Political Philosophy • Greek and Roman • Experimental Psychology Philosophy (from Classics) (from Natural Sciences, • Early Modern Philosophy involving practical work) • Philosophy of Science
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www.phil.cam.ac.uk 103 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences is an exciting, broad and flexible degree that covers all aspects of psychology.
Our course Professional accreditation and careers Psychology is very diverse – overlapping with The University’s teaching of psychology is accredited by and contributing to many other disciplines such the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means that as anthropology, archaeology, computer science, students who successfully graduate (with at least second linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy and sociology. class Honours) achieve the ‘graduate recognition’ Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) at Cambridge needed to pursue a career in psychology. gives you the opportunity to study cognitive, social, Many students continue with further study and research, developmental and biological psychology within the and graduates are eligible for admission to professional broader context of the behavioural sciences. courses in clinical, educational, forensic or applied The course covers, for example, cognitive psychology, psychology. Numerous past students of psychology psychopathology, language, brain mechanisms, at Cambridge have gone on to prominent positions gender, family relationships and influences, personality, in psychology and related fields throughout the world. and group social behaviour. A wide range of optional Our course also equips you with skills and knowledge courses allow you to study the topics that interest you applicable in a range of professional sectors. Other recent most in greater depth. graduates have entered careers in the media, management, the Civil Service, finance, law and business. Teaching and facilities In the Department of Psychology, you’re taught by lecturers and researchers of international excellence. Subject societies and seminar programmes offer regular talks from guest speakers too. Not all courses here give you the opportunity In addition to this academic expertise, you have access to cross the boundary between science and to the Department library and specialist collections humanities – be prepared for the PBS fun! held in associated departments’ libraries – amounting Quain to around 50,000 books and more than 150 periodicals – as well as other resources and computing facilities.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges C800 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Peterhouse IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map references D, M (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by all Colleges 2016 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level Applications per place: 7 Biology, Mathematics; an A Level/IB Higher Level Number accepted: 75 science/mathematics subject
Admission assessment Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
104 www.pbs.tripos.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, classes or seminars, and supervisions. Some papers include a practical Psychological and Behavioural Sciences element which takes place in laboratories. You can typically expect two lectures a week for each paper. You also have one or two supervisions a week to discuss your work and develop your reasoning and ideas.
The optional papers are selected from a range of around Year 1 (Part IA) 19 available. The subjects may change from year to year In Part IA, you take a total of four papers, two of which are compulsory: but typically include papers in: • Introduction to Psychology • biological and social anthropology • Psychological Enquiry and Methods (this includes practical • history and philosophy of science demonstrations and exercises) • education The remaining two papers are chosen from a selection of up to • sociology nine options. The optional papers available each year may vary • neurobiology but subjects include: • philosophy • biological and social anthropology You sit a written exam in each paper at the end of the year. • education • evolution and behaviour Year 3 (Part II) • politics In your final year, you undertake a research dissertation of 7,000 • philosophy words on a psychology topic of your choice. You also choose a • computer science further three papers from a selection available, each of which is • sociology assessed by a written examination. At the end of the year, you sit a three-hour written examination The subject of these papers may change from year to year in each paper. but typically include the following topics: • social and developmental psychology Year 2 (Part IB) • cognitive and experimental psychology Part IB provides a foundation for the research-led teaching of the • behavioural and cognitive neuroscience final year while also allowing you to begin to specialise in those • legal psychology areas that most interest you. • criminology You take four papers in total. All students take: • linguistics • the Social and Developmental Psychology paper • selected subjects from those offered at Part IB • the Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology paper, which teaches research methods and includes laboratory work • two optional papers
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www.pbs.tripos.cam.ac.uk 105 Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
This fascinating course enables you to combine the study of world religions with philosophy, ethics, history, literature, languages, sociology and classics. It explores contemporary and historic thought, culture and texts.
A relentless pursuit Our outstanding teaching is delivered by world experts The study of theology and religion is increasingly in a variety of faith traditions and in the study of religion, important in a world where religious belief is a driving religious practice, and philosophy of religion. force behind social and political events. Excellent career prospects Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion is a broad Our course equips students with significant transferable and demanding degree that addresses fundamental skills that are highly valued in a wide range of professions. questions through a range of religious traditions and Around 40 per cent of our students continue to further philosophical standpoints. Encompassing the history, study in theology or related disciplines, teacher training practice and thought of the major world religions of or law conversion courses. Other recent graduates have Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, gone on to positions such as equity broker for an the course develops your understanding of the investment bank, marketing campaign executive, significance of religion and its cultural contexts. personal assistant to the head of a philanthropic You have considerable freedom to create a varied foundation, and assistant private secretary in the programme of study by exploring a diverse range of Civil Service. topics. Alternatively, you can follow a particular pathway if you wish to specialise in a specific area of interest. World class resources Cambridge is an excellent place to study religion – Theology combines breadth and depth, allowing offering access to the latest research and historic a huge variety of options for different people – resources in the Faculty, College and University libraries. I’m always amazed at the number, range and For example, the University Library holds the Codex quality of the papers offered. Bezae (an important early version of the Gospel) and Dominic the Genizah collection (a globally significant source for medieval Judaism).
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges V600 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Churchill IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration Location Three years – BA (Hons) Other qualifications See p147-9 Map reference S (see p154-5) No specific subjects required by all Colleges 2016 entry Some Colleges require A Level/IB Higher Level in Applications per place: 2 an essay-based subject Number accepted: 43 Admission assessment At-interview written assessment, if interviewed (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
106 www.divinity.cam.ac.uk Course outline Teaching is provided through lectures, classes and supervisions. You can expect up to nine hours of classes and Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion lectures each week (including six for non-language papers and three for languages), as well as a weekly supervision. Assessment is mainly by three-hour written examinations, but some papers are assessed by coursework.
Year 1 (Part I) Year 2 (Part IIA)
You take five papers designed to give you a broad introduction This builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in Part I. A wide to the concepts, knowledge and skills required in the main areas choice of options is available, enabling you to develop a course of study. There are two compulsory subjects: suited to your own interests (scriptural languages are optional at • one scriptural language (studied from scratch, no prior this stage). You choose four papers out of 17, currently including: knowledge is expected) – Hebrew, New Testament Greek, • Introduction to Islam Qur’anic Arabic or Sanskrit • Ethics and Faith • a paper in biblical studies, either David: Israel’s Greatest Hero? • Philosophy of Religion: God, Freedom and the Soul or Jesus and the Origins of the Gospel (you can take the other • Great Theologians in place of one of the choices below) • Life and Thought of Religious Hinduism and of Buddhism Plus three other papers from a choice of five, currently: • Christianity in Late Antiquity • Christianity and the Transformation of Culture – a detailed • Religious Themes in Literature investigation of Christianity in England before, during and after You can also choose to take the Part IA Logic paper from the the Reformation Philosophy course. • The Question of God – exploring some of the major themes of Christian theology • Understanding Contemporary Religion – an introduction Year 3 (Part IIB) to the sociological study of religion In your final year, you choose four from a wide range of Special • World Religions in Comparative Perspective – looking at the Subjects and interdisciplinary papers (topics may vary), such as: history, beliefs and practices of the main world religions and • Religious Experience: Mesmerism, Spiritualism and the problems of comparing them Psychical Research • Philosophy of Religion and Ethics – introducing key questions • Christianity and Society in Africa and its Diaspora in philosophy of religion and religion and ethics, ranging from • Theology and the Natural Sciences: God and Creatures antiquity to contemporary controversies • God, Metaphysics and the Modern Challenge • Jews, Christians and Muslims Before and After Muhammad • New Testament Christology • Political Theology • Judaism and Western Philosophy You can choose to write a dissertation of 10,000 words in your third year instead of one paper.
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History 68 Open days 2017 24 April, 6 July – booking required, History of Art 72 see the Faculty website Human, Social, and Political Sciences 74 College open days (arts) Cambridge Open Days – Philosophy 102 6 July, 7 July (see p150)
www.divinity.cam.ac.uk 107 Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Veterinary Medicine
Cambridge offers a world class opportunity to study the scientific basis of veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary science. Our course provides the fundamental building blocks on which to develop and excel in any veterinary field.
Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge • successful applicants are required to complete a The Department of Veterinary Medicine has an international confidential occupational health questionnaire reputation as a centre of excellence, and is performing See full details and guidance at: www.undergraduate. world class veterinary research. study.cam.ac.uk/courses/veterinary-medicine. A major strength of the Cambridge course is the extensive If you are an applicant with a disability, Specific Learning use of practical teaching and the emphasis on small-group Difficulty or long-term health condition, you should teaching from Year 1. Our staff includes world leaders contact a College Admissions Tutor or the Director of in their field and our facilities include state-of-the-art Teaching at the Department of Veterinary Medicine as equipment, a five-theatre small animal surgical suite, early as possible to discuss your needs and the course an equine surgical suite and diagnostic unit, a superb requirements. Such disclosures are considered post-mortem unit, and a Clinical Skills Centre that’s independently of your academic qualifications available to students in all years. We also have one and the interview process. of Europe’s leading cancer therapy units with a linear accelerator for delivering radiotherapy. Careers The Cambridge course equips you with the clinical skills Selection and scientific understanding required to enter practice We are looking for committed students who are (in the UK and EU) and other areas of veterinary work. interested in the scientific principles that underlie There are also many opportunities to enter research both the health and disease of animals. In addition: in universities, Research Council institutes and private • trainee veterinary surgeons must satisfy the Royal College companies, and to obtain specialist postgraduate of Veterinary Surgeons’ fitness to practise requirements, qualifications. In addition, career openings are available both when applying and throughout the course with government agencies, animal charities (RSPCA, • offer holders are required to undergo an enhanced PDSA etc), pharmaceutical companies, and in academic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check clinical posts.
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UCAS code Typical offers require Colleges D100 A Level A*AA Available at all Colleges except Christ’s, Corpus Christi, Homerton, Hughes Hall, IB 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level Duration King’s, Peterhouse and Trinity Six years – VetMB Other qualifications See p147-9 See box opposite for subject requirements Location 2016 entry Map references D, M, W (see p154-5) Applications per place: 4 Admission assessment Number accepted: 60 Pre-interview written assessment (see p39 and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment)
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Other examination systemsOther examination See p147-9 and consult any CollegeSee Admissions p147-9 Tutor Graduates may apply as an affiliate student top35) (see one for further advice. Admission assessment applicantsAll Colleges) (including applicants mature to are required take to a pre-interview written assessment (see and www.cam.ac.uk/assessment p39 experience Work Work experience is not a requirement for applicants but some experience is useful understand to the profession and what is required of its members. Graduate entry of Lucy Cavendish, Edmund’s St or Wolfson Colleges with: • •
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7 July , 6 July Open days 2017 6 July, September 7 July, 15 – booking required, see the Department website for information and for details of other offeredevents (sciences) days open College Cambridge Open Days – 94
Most applicants have at least three science/mathematics A Levels and some Colleges require this and/or particular subjects. See College websites for details. A Levels in Chemistry and one of Biology/Human Biology, Mathematics. Physics, 01223 330811 / 766365 [email protected] www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study
You may enter up four to You veterinary medicine/science courses Please note that inthe past three admissions rounds, 96 per cent of applicants for Veterinary Medicine offered three or more science/mathematics A Levels and, of these, 36 per cent were successful in obtaining a place. Of the four per cent of applicants who offered only two science/mathematics18 A Levels,percent were successful in gaining a place. Baccalaureate International Entry requirements Medicine Veterinary for in your UCAS application. remaining Your choice can be used for an alternative course without prejudice your to commitment to veterinary medicine. Biology, Biology/Human to subjects’ refers ‘Science/mathematics Psychology. does include not It Mathematics. and Physics Chemistry, A Levels • • A Level subject requirements also apply the to IB – Higher Level subjects satisfy A Level subject requirements. www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study Natural Sciences Natural Related courses Related
www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study animal breeding,animal nutrition welfare and clinical and pathologyanatomical microbiology veterinary and parasitology clinical pharmacology respiratory system diseases communication skills practical clinical skills radiography anaesthesia gastroenterology Year 4 (clinical studies) (clinical 4 Year The emphasis of the clinical studies give is to you sufficient clinical knowledge and skills begin to practise to veterinary medicine (‘day one(‘day competencies’) and also provide to you with the scientific background you need benefit to from future trends and advances in veterinaryin medicine. you 4, studyIn Year topics including: • • • • • • • • • • also learnYou about veterinary public health, including food state veterinaryhygiene, medicine the and medicineof rabbits, rodents, reptiles and birds. Clinical tuition begins with basic clinical methods and integrated the husbandry/management in medicine and teaching horses of and farm species. mornings Two each week are given over to practical clinical work including basic clinical examination of the main domestic species, radiography and post-mortem investigation. also develop You a range of technical and practice-related skills in the Clinical Skills Centre. (cont.)
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a single Part II Natural Sciences subject (see p100-1) Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences (see p100) a subject less obviously related veterinary to medicine, such as Anthropology or Management Studies
Veterinary Medicine Course outline Course Cambridge,At you study the basic veterinary sciences first before to applylearning that knowledgeveterinaryto practice a clinical as student. taught you through are During lectures your pre-clinical and practical hours studies 1-3), (Years classes (including 120 of dissection the in across the science central three departments, years) and College supervisions – you can typically expect timetabled 20-25 hours teaching each week. The clinical studies a mixture is teaching of lectures 4 Years (in practicals,and 5), tutorials, supervisions and clinical rotations. weeks’In addition, you work must of complete a minimum experience 12 (pre-clinical extramural study) during the University knowledge gain 1 and 2 to vacations Years in of husbandry. animal During your clinical studies, you must weeks leastcomplete at 26 of clinical extramural some study, of which be may undertaken abroad. reviewed progress continually is by your supervisorsYour and your Director of Studies. Formal assessment, which determines your progression through the course, takes a variety of forms including written essays, short answer questions and practical examinations. • • This is a feature distinctive our to course and one which offers significant advantages undergraduates. our to as well As considerable satisfaction and enjoyment, this ‘extra’ year has been pivotal many to graduates’ career progression and all benefit from the global recognition of the Cambridge BA. then You continue to the three years of clinical studies at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, which is just a short walk or bike ride from the city centre. by the University qualify to for the degree. BA Options include: • Years 1, 2 and 3 (pre-clinical 1, Years studies) Years 1 and 2 In Years 1 andIn Years 2, you are taught the core scientific knowledge Year 3 specialiseYou in one of a wide range of other subjects offered and skills needed as a veterinary professional. by someTaught of the world’s top academic scientists and veterinary surgeons, we provide you with the scientific and practical basis that will allow you develop to your veterinary career the to full, whether your aim deliver is to outstanding care or push to forward the boundaries academic of veterinary medicine. In addition core to science, you follow the Preparing for the Veterinary Profession course introduction (an the to ethical, social and professional responsibilities of the profession) handling management. and animal coursesand in can readYou more about 1 and Years 2 online at: www.biology.cam.ac.uk/undergrads 110
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Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS), which is the professional qualification requiredto enter practice. to exploreto a special interest. Achievement of the VetMB degree allows you become to a Year 6 (clinical studies) (clinical 6 Year This is a 40-week lecture-free year with tuition centred on clinical teaching, in which groups of just three or four students rotate through different disciplines in the hospital with individual clinicians. The small size of these groups means each student’s caseload is higher and they are given the maximum possible responsibility for the management of clinical cases. This allows you develop to your clinical and problem-solving skills and client communicationskills in a real clinical practice environment. Finally, you have period a of eight weeks’ elective study in which
various topics surgical communication skills practical clinical skills practice management
cardiology neurology oncology endocrinology www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study Josie The course is great! I’ve really enjoyed enjoyed really I’ve great! is The course learning all the science background, while the third year allows you to focus focus to you allows year third the while you. interests really that something on • • • Five mornings every week are set aside for practical clinical Year 5 (clinical studies) (clinical 5 Year continueYou the differentcourses in species medicine started and 4, instructionin Year is given in subjects including: • • • • • work across various species and clinical disciplines. This includes visits external to establishments such as the RSPCA clinic, and practical and consultation further your hone opportunities to skills the in Clinical Skills Centre. Part II Course Course II Part
Management Studies Management Management Studies
Management Studies is offered as a Part II-only course. Students at any College can apply to transfer to Management Studies after two or three years of studying another subject at Cambridge.
A management environment A stimulating environment • human resources and No undergraduate business degree The Judge Business School – organisations by itself can teach someone how to one of the best in the world – • operations and information be a competent manager: that comes is responsible for Management systems with experience and then further Studies, and provides library and • strategy and marketing education. What Management Studies computing facilities for both carrying • finance and accounting enables you to do is to study the out coursework and preparing • management science subjects relevant to management papers and presentations. The value of our course is evident and the environment in which the However, amongst the most in the successful careers of our manager operates, whilst still a stimulating resources on the course graduates. Since its introduction full-time student. are your fellow students: they come in 1986, Management Studies You develop a sound understanding from different subject areas and students have found little problem of the fundamentals of management have contrasting strengths, enabling in finding the type of employment and various aspects of management you to learn from each other. they seek in industry and commerce. practice, as well as gain practical Teaching, topics and careers Recent graduates have gone on to experience in a real-life context. Teaching involves lectures, careers in consultancy (for private You acquire the skills that a good supervisions and other active equity and trade), marketing and manager needs, including the learning methods, such as a communications, recruitment (in one ability to apply critical analysis negotiations workshop. case, starting their own consultancy), to management issues and an IT and information systems, and awareness of the responsibilities The six main areas of a manager’s the finance sector (including an of managers in an economic, work make up the core subjects investment analyst and a risk analyst). social and environmental context. of the course: • business and management economics
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Duration One year Entry requirements Competitive entry after two or three years of another Cambridge course1 Places available 60 Location Map reference J (see p154-5)
1 Please note that not all Colleges allow students whose original course is three years to stay on to take Management Studies as a fourth year.
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Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering is offered as a Part II-only course. Students at any College can apply to transfer to Manufacturing Engineering after completing Part I of Chemical Engineering or Engineering.
Engineers and entrepreneurs An international emphasis Careers Successful, wealth-creating industries Towards the end of the course, Our graduates are much sought are increasingly managed by engineers students are encouraged to after for demanding jobs, not only with an appropriately broad education organise a voluntary overseas in manufacturing but also in and training. Manufacturing engineers research tour for the whole group other branches of engineering, naturally have particular expertise to investigate an area of current consultancy and commerce, and in the design and operation of relevance. Recent projects have indeed a diverse range of other manufacturing facilities, but looked at how the manufacturing fields. They’re equally well-placed increasingly their role is as leaders industry is emerging and evolving to start their own companies, of multidisciplinary teams. in countries such as India and China, having gained a comprehensive Manufacturing Engineering gives and the Californian approach to understanding of how business you a thorough grounding in industrial sustainability. works and having acquired contacts within a large number of national manufacturing technology and Teaching and international companies. management, together with an Lecture courses (taught papers) understanding of the full range provide the academic framework for of activities involved from market the subject, and are complemented analysis through product design by project work, industrial visits and production, to sales and and a programme of personal distribution, all set firmly within and business skills development. a financial and business context. Successful completion of the As well as the engineering and programme leads to the award business sides, you also acquire a of the BA and MEng degrees. sound understanding of the human aspects of industry and develop leadership and people skills.
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Duration Two years Entry requirements Competitive entry after successful completion of Chemical Engineering Part I (see p51) or Engineering Part I (see p63) Applications from other science students may be considered Places available 40 Location Map reference W (see p154-5)
01223 338078 [email protected] www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/met www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/met 113 Colleges and how to choose
Once you’ve decided we offer a course that you’d like to study, you need to consider College choice.
The Cambridge Advantage: Our Colleges
At Cambridge, as well as being Community a member of the University, The membership of each College is a mixture you’re also a member of a of students, academic Fellows and staff. Most College (see p5). undergraduates value the strong community atmosphere they feel part of within their College. Accommodation The 29 undergraduate Colleges provide accommodation for most students for at least three years. Location Colleges are located across the city and all are within walking or cycling distance of the city centre and the academic faculties and departments.
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What’s a College? ‘open’ application (see p116) Your College is your base for the and accept the allocation made time you’re at Cambridge. It’s where by a computer program.1 you live (see also p22-3), eat, do a lot In both cases, your UCAS of socialising, receive academic and application is sent to a College pastoral support, and where you and that College assesses it. often (though not always) have your supervisions (see p11). Are some Colleges better for certain subjects? In your UCAS application, as well as Regardless of their College, listing Cambridge (institution code all students on the same course CAM C05) as one of your options in attend the same lectures, seminars the ‘Choices’ section, you need to and practicals, and sit the same enter a College (campus) code. exams (see p5). You can either choose a particular College or, if you don’t have a preference, you can make an
How do I choose a College? There’s no single answer to this – everyone’s reasons for choosing their College differ. Some Colleges don’t take students in all subjects (listed in the course and College fact files) so check availability for your course first. Otherwise, we suggest that you think of choosing a College in terms of where you’d like to live; you may want to consider the following points (see also p116):
• your age – four Colleges are exclusively for students This section introduces each College. Once you’ve aged 21 or older (mature students, see p34-5) and read the College profiles you may wish to: their facilities are geared accordingly 1. shortlist around half a dozen • your gender – three Colleges consider applications 2. look at their websites to get more detailed information from female students only 3. get in touch with College admissions offices • size – number of students if you have any questions • appearance and type of accommodation 4. visit a few Colleges so you can meet current students (eg on-site or College-owned houses) and see for yourself what it might be like to live and • particular facilities (eg for certain sports, study there performing arts etc) • personal instinct – many students can’t explain why they were drawn to their College other than it just ‘felt right’ for them
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• Applications statistics – choosing a College that attracts fewer applications or making an open application won’t increase your chance of receiving an offer. • Travelling time – Cambridge is a compact (and fairly flat!) city so wherever you are, getting between your College and your department on foot, or by bike or bus isn’t difficult. • Age of the College – your student experience isn’t dependent on the age (or youth) of a College. They all provide the facilities and support you’d expect and each has its own traditions and history. • Specialisms of College Fellows – the research specialisms of a College’s Fellows won’t dictate what you can study or guarantee you’ll be supervised by them. You’ll attend supervisions at another College if that’s where the relevant subject expert is based. Further information www.cam.ac.uk/choosingacollege
What’s an open application?
If, having looked at the different Colleges, you don’t Don’t agonise over choosing a College. mind which you attend then you don’t have to choose – you could make an open application instead. They have many more similarities • After the closing date (15 October), a computer program than differences, and students quickly allocates each open applicant to a College. settle in and really enjoy their College, • The basis of the allocation is to even out the distribution whichever that ends up being! of applicants for each course across the Colleges. • Once allocated to a College, your application is treated • It’s the University (not your College) which exactly the same as any other application. determines course content and students from • For equally well-qualified UK/EU applicants, making an all Colleges study together in the University’s open application or indicating a preference College makes academic faculties and departments (see p5). no difference to your chance of being made an offer. • Indicating a College preference or not (an ‘open’ If you’re an applicant with unusual qualifications (eg a application, see right) doesn’t affect your chances non-standard choice of A Levels for your subject), a mobility of being made an offer. Interviewers can’t see and/or sensory impairment, or have other considerations whether you made an open application or that require particular guidance/support, then it’s selected a preferred College, and each year advisable to apply to a specific College having sought around 900 applicants are made an offer through advice about your circumstances at an early stage, the pool system (see p8) by a different College to rather than make an open application. the one they originally applied/were allocated to. Before you submit an open application, be sure that you’ll That’s about 20-25 per cent of all offers made. be quite happy whatever the outcome: we can’t change it once it’s done. If you decide to make an open application, you should select ‘9’ as the campus code in your UCAS application. See p6-9 and the website (www.cam.ac.uk/apply) for information about the application process.
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www.cam.ac.uk/christs College Christ’s Christ’s College
In the heart of Cambridge, Christ’s is a medium-sized College with a vibrant academic and social community. It has a long tradition of academic excellence with something to offer everyone: students very quickly feel at home whatever their background.
relationships with their Director of are nearby too. Our students take Studies, supervisors, and with each full advantage, with successful other. Our students come from sports teams, theatre, music and across the UK and the world, from all film societies, and numerous other types of schools and backgrounds. student-run clubs and activities. All of our undergraduate For more information please accommodation, of which an visit our website or email: impressive 40 per cent is en suite, [email protected]. is on the main College site (in either With everything that Christ’s has to our beautiful medieval buildings Christ’s offers you the best of both offer, we hope you agree that there or more modern buildings in other worlds – a central location that is no need to look any further down courts) or adjacent streets. Everyone provides instant access to everything the list! is within five minutes’ walk of our that Cambridge has to offer but with catering facilities which provide comfortable accommodation and good quality food every day. tranquil courts that allow you to work in peace and quiet. Facilities for academic study and Christ’s has been a second home since extra-curricular activities are A list of our alumni, from Charles the day of my interview, and going into excellent: the library is open 24/7, all Darwin and John Milton to Sacha my third year I’m still amazed by the rooms have fibre-optic broadband, Baron Cohen and Simon Schama, academic and social opportunities there’s a theatre, gym, squash court, shows there is no typical Christ’s we get here. outdoor swimming pool, music student: anyone who is bright and Joseph practice rooms and much more hardworking can flourish in our besides. The well-equipped nurturing community and form boathouse and sports grounds close and rewarding working
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Robert Hunt
UCAS campus code A Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Veterinary Medicine Arts 23 September Sciences 16 September Student numbers Mathematics 29 April 420 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c125 admitted each year 200 postgraduates Location Map reference 1 (see p154-5) Admissions Tutor St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge CB2 3BU 01223 763983 Dr Emily Tomlinson [email protected] www.christs.cam.ac.uk www.christs.cam.ac.uk 117 More photos at:
Churchill College www.cam.ac.uk/churchill Churchill College
Churchill’s motto is ‘Forward’. We look to the future, not the past. Our students achieve superlative exam results amidst some of Cambridge’s best accommodation and facilities, sited on the largest College campus.
Quality is exceptional: rooms are many opportunities to meet people modern, spacious and light, with and make lasting friendships. free wireless internet. Many are When looking at undergraduate en suite. Rents are set bearing in admissions we strongly prioritise mind the objective of affordability. academic results while actively Facilities for disabled people encouraging applicants from a wide are excellent. range of backgrounds. If you are The College’s leafy site is close among the brightest, hardest-working to the West Cambridge science and highest-achieving students in campus and within easy reach your school or college, you are likely Our founder, Winston Churchill, of the University Library and arts/ to be a serious applicant. We urge envisaged a sciences-focused humanities faculties. We are near you to consider applying. community, but our large size means enough to central Cambridge to that arts students are as numerous enjoy a city location, but far enough here as in many other Colleges. out to enjoy the benefits of space, Today we are distinguished not just quiet and greenery. Facilities include by our academic reputation but also I have absolutely loved my time at an all-day bar/coffee shop; on-site by our diversity. Encouraging social Churchill. There is so much on offer sports pitches, courts and a gym; mobility and internationalism is – in sport, music, drama or politics. a 300-seat theatre/cinema; music integral to our mission of excellence Plus there is a great community rehearsal, performance and recording and of reaching out to the wider world. among both students and academics. facilities; and an art studio. All this Jenny We can provide on-site constitutes a vibrant hub of activity. accommodation to all undergraduates Clubs and societies, coupled with for the full duration of their course. a calendar of social events, provide
Fact file Mr Richard Partington (arts) Dr Paul Russell (mathematical sciences) UCAS campus code B Senior Tutor Mr Richard Partington Courses available All courses except Land Economy, Open days 2017 and Theology, Religion, and Philosophy See the College website for information of Religion and booking All subjects 6 July, 7 July, 22 September Student numbers Arts 11 April 460 undergraduates Sciences 10 April c137 admitted each year Mathematics 6 May 310 postgraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 01223 336202 [email protected] Admissions Tutors Location www.chu.cam.ac.uk Dr Adrian Barbrook (sciences) Map reference 2 (see p154-5) Dr Nick Cutler (all subjects) Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS
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www.cam.ac.uk/clare Clare College Clare College
Clare is a thriving community that is home to students from all backgrounds and from all over the world. Diverse and inclusive, it’s known for its friendly and supportive environment, its bright, engaged students, and its vibrant College life.
Clare has a large and active The College has open days in July teaching Fellowship, providing and September, and welcomes inspiration and academic guidance school visits. Please see the Clare for students. The College accepts website or contact the Admissions applications in all subjects and Office (details below) for more the Fellows have a vast range of information. teaching and research interests. Staff and students work closely together, and there are student representatives on all major Clare has given me simply the best Situated in the very heart of committees. university life I could have hoped for, Cambridge, the elegant buildings There is a wide range of College both academically and socially. What and gardens of Clare extend to societies, including politics, drama, a wonderful College to be part of for both sides of the river, forming comedy, and numerous sports three years! part of the famed ‘Cambridge clubs. Societies also bring Fellows Backs’. Accommodation is provided Jess and students together for lectures for all undergraduates throughout and social events. Clare has a very their time at the College. Clare has strong musical tradition, with an its own well-stocked library, internationally renowned choir. sportsground, gym and music In addition, the College bar is a practice rooms. The University favourite venue for live music. Library is immediately adjacent to the College site, and many faculties and departments are also nearby.
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Jacqueline Tasioulas
UCAS campus code C Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 23 September Mathematics 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 496 undergraduates c140 admitted each year Location 297 postgraduates Map reference 3 (see p154-5) Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TL Admissions Tutors 01223 333246 Professor Howard Griffiths (sciences) [email protected] Dr Kirsty McDougall (arts) www.clare.cam.ac.uk www.clare.cam.ac.uk 119 More photos at:
Corpus Christi College www.cam.ac.uk/corpus Corpus Christi College
Situated across two sites, Corpus features medieval buildings in the heart of Cambridge as well as expansive facilities at nearby Leckhampton. Our dynamic student community fosters academic excellence and a rich and inclusive social life.
of ancient manuscripts that draws social and cultural life. We have a scholars and students from around flourishing music scene, many the world. subject societies, and a unique As a Corpus undergraduate, you’re stand-alone studio theatre, the guaranteed accommodation for the Corpus Playroom. duration of your course in single- You can find useful information occupancy rooms, in or close to the about admissions and facilities on main College site. Our graduate site our website. Better yet, visit us on at Leckhampton is a 10-minute walk one of our open days to tour the away and is regularly used by our historic buildings and meet our It’s hard to beat the location and undergraduates. Here you find large students and Fellows. setting of Corpus. Founded in 1352, playing fields, tennis courts, a gym, our main site is in the centre of pool and extensive gardens. town, close to lecture halls, libraries and student facilities. At Corpus, the Our students come from a wide ancient and modern sit side by side. range of social and educational Corpus, being one of the smaller Our Old Court is possibly the oldest backgrounds and we value each Colleges, gives students from many surviving court in Cambridge and student’s academic potential while different backgrounds the chance to has housed students for more than providing the resources to flourish come together into a very welcoming 650 years. However, the adjacent in Cambridge – outstanding community. Its strengths include an court is home to the Taylor Library, teaching by our Fellows and ideal location, stunning architecture, a modern 24 hour library with wi-fi academics, fantastic student private sports and leisure facilities and access and extensive holdings. facilities and first-rate pastoral lots of interesting history. The splendid New Court houses the support. Students combine their Rhys Parker Library, a famous collection academic activities with our lively
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Marina Frasca-Spada
UCAS campus code Z Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education, Land All subjects 29 April, 9 September Economy and Veterinary Medicine Mathematics 29 April See also Cambridge Open Days p150 Student numbers 280 undergraduates Location c90 admitted each year Map reference 4 (see p154-5) 220 postgraduates Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RH 01223 338056 Admissions Tutor [email protected] Dr Michael Sutherland www.corpus.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/downing Downing College Downing College
Founded in 1800, Downing is both the newest of the ‘old’ Colleges and the oldest of the ‘new’. We welcome applications from anyone with talent and commitment to join our friendly, academic community.
realise their full potential. and recitals. Our excellent sporting Our Fellows are at the forefront facilities include a gym, tennis and of their academic fields, and their basketball/netball courts, as well as expertise informs their teaching. an off-site sports ground and Downing is able to house all boathouse by the river. Students undergraduate and graduate also enjoy the lively common rooms students on the main College site. and student bar. This is unusual in Cambridge and Downing is an inspiring place to helps build the strong sense of live and study. Visit us on one of our community so characteristic of open days to tour the College and Home to about 420 undergraduates, Downing. The accommodation meet students and Fellows. 220 graduates and 50 Fellows, all is exceptional, and all rooms are supported by more than 130 staff, single occupancy with internet Downing is a diverse and connectivity. More than half are welcoming place. Our beautiful en suite and several are adapted Neo-Classical buildings are set Wide open spaces, beautiful buildings, for students with physical or in a spacious landscape of lawns, great accommodation, fantastic sensory impairments. trees and gardens in the heart of facilities, a lively and friendly student Cambridge, close to many University Our facilities include the well-stocked body, and a world class education – faculties and departments. Maitland Robinson Library, the what more could you ask for? magnificent Howard Theatre and Downing accepts students in all Dan the new purpose-built Heong subjects, and our highly-respected Gallery. Downing has a strong teaching and research staff are musical tradition, with a flourishing dedicated to helping the students Chapel choir and frequent concerts
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Guy Williams
UCAS campus code D Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 29 April, 9 September Mathematics 29 April Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 425 undergraduates c130 admitted each year Location 220 postgraduates Map reference 5 (see p154-5) Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1DQ Admissions Tutors 01223 334826 Dr Marta Correia [email protected] Dr Marcus Tomalin www.dow.cam.ac.uk www.dow.cam.ac.uk 121 More photos at:
Emmanuel College www.cam.ac.uk/emmanuel Emmanuel College
The reputation of Emmanuel as ‘the friendly College’ has grown over the years. This reputation, like the College’s excellent record of academic achievement, is primarily due to our students.
exams, their sport and their music, summer, the swimming pool and while still finding time to enjoy the large grass area known as the an active and inclusive social life. Paddock, are there for all members The College provides the framework of the College to enjoy. However, – excellent facilities for sport, the grass in Front Court is sacrosanct: computing and music; terrific only ducks and Dons, and snowmen teachers; a recently rebuilt library that appear mysteriously in the middle and with one of the best reading of the night, are allowed on it. rooms in Cambridge; a student-run bar and so on – but the students Emmanuel is a community that lives do the rest. by principles of mutual support and Emmanuel is first and foremost an The inclusive environment of collective responsibility. Part of the intellectual community in which Emma is one of the most important reason for our success, besides the individuals can develop to their aspects of the College – you feel more formal collegiate supervision full potential. It’s also aesthetically accepted and ‘at home’ whatever system, is the striking supportive pleasing: the spaciousness and quiet your background or beliefs. relationship that has grown up architectural beauty of the grounds between students in different years Nicola and buildings, in the very centre of of their courses and which persists Cambridge, surprise everyone who as one group graduates and another enters. The Head Gardener believes group of freshers arrives. that gardens are to be used, so the The result of this is that Emmanuel’s two ponds, with their ducks and students continue to excel in their moorhens, the tennis courts in
Fact file Dr Philip Howell (arts) Dr Corinna Russell (arts) UCAS campus code E Senior Tutor Dr Robert Henderson Courses available All courses except Land Economy and Open days 2017 the Education track Education, English, See the College website for information Drama and the Arts and booking All subjects 27 September (afternoon) Student numbers Mathematics 6 May 460 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c145 admitted each year 220 postgraduates Location 01223 334290 Map reference 6 (see p154-5) [email protected] Admissions Tutors St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge CB2 3AP Dr Carolin Crawford (sciences) www.emma.cam.ac.uk Dr Robert Henderson (sciences)
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www.cam.ac.uk/fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam College
Fitzwilliam College combines the best of Cambridge tradition with a friendly, forward-thinking approach. Our active and diverse student community lives surrounded by some of the most beautiful gardens in Cambridge.
around the extensive gardens committees. Our lovely café/bar of a Georgian estate, combines symbolises the open and welcoming ‘the best of the old and the new’. nature of the College: it’s an informal The Regency house at the heart space where students, staff and of the College was once home teaching Fellows meet over coffee to Darwin’s widow. More recent and homemade cake. buildings include our auditorium Come and see for yourself! (a venue for plays, concerts, debates Explore Fitzwilliam with our and lectures) and new, superbly students at an open day, or email: equipped 24/7 library. Students live [email protected] with questions Fitzwilliam was founded in 1869 to in rooms in College (many en suite) or to book a visit. broaden access to the University, or in College houses very nearby for and we’re proud of our history. all three (or four) years. Our beautiful We admit students from all gardens are there for all – everyone backgrounds strictly on the basis of can walk on our grass! ability and promise. Our intellectually Fitz dispels every myth you’ve heard Fitzwilliam has a strong reputation stimulating environment together about Cambridge. It’s a down-to-earth for music, thriving drama and sport, with strong pastoral and academic and welcoming College, full of friendly and a varied range of other College support enable our students to faces. What makes Fitz special is our societies. There are music practice reach their full potential. sense of community; students have so rooms, allotments, an art studio, many opportunities to get involved in Our location – between the main the radio studio of CamFM, a new College life. arts and science sites – is ideal for gym and squash courts on-site Sophie taking advantage of everything and playing fields nearby. Students Cambridge has to offer. The setting, participate fully in our key College
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Paul Chirico
UCAS campus code F Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 22 April, 2 September Mathematics 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 440 undergraduates c140 admitted each year Location 335 postgraduates Map reference 7 (see p154-5) Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DG Admissions Tutors 01223 332030 Dr Holly Canuto (sciences) [email protected] Dr Sara Owen (arts) www.fitz.cam.ac.uk www.fitz.cam.ac.uk 123 More photos at:
Girton College www.cam.ac.uk/girton Girton College
Set in more than 50 acres of beautiful parkland and gardens just outside the city centre, Girton College’s setting matches its open and informal atmosphere.
including football, rugby and cricket We have a state-of-the-art library, pitches; squash and basketball well-equipped computer rooms, courts; a new gym and, uniquely, and internet connections across an indoor heated swimming pool. all accommodation. We maintain There is a wide range of student-run roughly equal numbers of men clubs and societies, from the allotment and women amongst our Fellowship society to the amateur dramatics and student body, and the society, and some of the best relationship between Fellows, facilities for music in the University. students and staff is friendly, lively and supportive. Founded on values of equality and The College guarantees diversity, Girton offers every student accommodation for undergraduates superb facilities in which to live and for three years, and fourth years learn. One of the larger Cambridge are offered rooms when available. Were I to choose again, I wouldn’t Colleges, we offer a friendly The majority of our undergraduates, apply anywhere else. There’s a community where no-one is including all first years, are housed togetherness like at no other College anonymous. Whatever your subject, on the historic main College site, – always a friendly face and staff are you receive top-class tuition, excellent in a variety of accommodation – approachable. One of the unrecognised support and an opportunity to ranging from Victorian rooms in gems of Cambridge Colleges. exceed your expectations. the original building, to modern en suite rooms in Ash Court. We have Andrew Girton is a home from home, where a popular self-service cafeteria and you can experience all that’s best about every corridor has a communal being at Cambridge. The College has kitchen, offering students plenty some of the best on-site sporting of flexibility for meals. and leisure facilities in the University,
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Sandra Fulton
UCAS campus code G Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education and All subjects 16 September History of Art Mathematics 6 May See also Cambridge Open Days p150 Student numbers 500 undergraduates Location c140 admitted each year Map reference 8 (see p154-5) 280 postgraduates Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0JG 01223 338972 Admissions Tutors [email protected] Dr Stuart Davis (arts) Dr Julia Riley (sciences) www.girton.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/caius Gonville & Caius College Gonville & Caius College
Caius is a large, friendly College based around three beautiful courts in the very centre of Cambridge. Founded in 1348, the College is known for its diverse and energetic student body, its academic ambition, and its strong sense of community.
Caius has more than 100 Fellows, or in city-centre College-owned including Stephen Hawking, and houses. We have an extremely many have international reputations. impressive library, containing The range of teaching and research over 100,000 books and journals. interests within the College is huge We also offer excellent music, art and all subjects are supported at the and sporting facilities, including highest level. Our students are able our own large, central sports ground to form close working relationships and a gym. In addition, the College with their teachers. Many subjects supports a wide range of very have their own societies within the successful clubs and societies – We admit students solely on the College, bringing together students if you want to do it, you can do basis of academic potential. This and Fellows for social events, it here. Feel free to visit us to see potential can be demonstrated in discussions and lectures. the College for yourself. different ways and each applicant Accommodation is provided for all is considered as an individual. Our students throughout their time at students come from every type of Cambridge. We encourage students school and social background and to eat together in the College Hall Maybe what’s most impressive are of many different nationalities. but all accommodation provides about the societies at Caius is the To help you settle in, we operate cooking facilities. All first years have general atmosphere of inclusion, a full freshers’ programme and a a modern en suite study bedroom. development and achievement. ‘parenting scheme’ to welcome new Students in other years ballot for students into the College community. Jack rooms in the medieval Old Courts,
Fact file Academic Dean Dr Paul Wingfield
UCAS campus code Y Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses Mathematics 29 April, 6 May See also Cambridge Open Days p150 Student numbers 560 undergraduates Location c160 admitted each year Map reference 9 (see p154-5) 250 postgraduates Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1TA Admissions Tutors 01223 332413 Dr Andrew Bond (sciences) [email protected] Dr Sarah Houghton-Walker (arts) www.cai.cam.ac.uk www.cai.cam.ac.uk 125 More photos at:
Homerton CollegeHomerton www.cam.ac.uk/homerton Homerton College
Homerton has been in Cambridge for well over 100 years and yet is the newest College of the University, the largest and one of the most diverse.
mixture of old and new, with a fine interests there will be others who Victorian building at the College’s share them. Our students participate heart. Our study bedrooms have fully in the life of the College, taking en suite bathrooms and all the part in its decision-making through necessary links that technology the Students’ Union and enriching allows. All undergraduates can the local and wider society with be accommodated on-site their multitude of interests, skills throughout their studies. and enthusiasms. We’re an evolving Living in College is overwhelmingly community, committed to remaining popular, not just for the comfortable a place where doors are open, where At Homerton, we blend a few rooms but for the full social and nobody’s too grand to talk to you, long-established traditions with a intellectual life that Homerton offers. and where each student can develop modern forward-thinking approach. We have the usual facilities: a large their full potential in supportive and Each new generation of students modern and well-stocked library, beautiful surroundings. helps to build our academic a gym, a theatre, music rooms, and, community, enhancing what’s more unusually, a dance studio and already one of the most vibrant, sports grounds on-site. Our students open and inclusive places for living take full advantage of these to play It’s just the most buzzing, lively, and learning in the University. hard and work hard. friendly atmosphere – and I love Homerton is a green oasis on the Homerton has always been a being a part of it! south side of the city, with spacious welcoming place; somewhere Sandy grounds through which all College to become what you want to be. members can roam (even walking Whatever your background and on the grass!). Our buildings are a
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Penny Barton
UCAS campus code H Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Architecture All subjects 9 September and Veterinary Medicine Mathematics 29 April See also Cambridge Open Days p150 Student numbers 550 undergraduates Location c175 admitted each year Map reference 10 (see p154-5) 500 postgraduates (including 200 PGCE) Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PH 01223 747252 Admissions Tutors [email protected] Dr Paul Elliott (sciences) Mr Steve Watts (arts) www.homerton.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/hughes Hall Hughes Hughes Hall
A mature, friendly and pioneering academic community, dynamic in our approach, developing a unique global impact at the cutting-edge of the academic, professional and commercial worlds.
the legal community, leading You are guaranteed accommodation business people, engineers and for the duration of your course scientists across the globe; many (including vacations) in excellent of whom volunteer to support quality rooms, on or close to the our current students. main College site. Most rooms Undergraduates are strongly are modern, en suite and well- represented in student societies proportioned to suit more mature and sports, regularly representing students. Rents are set bearing in Cambridge on University teams, mind affordability. and contributing fully to a generous We are enthusiastically open to Hughes Hall is a different type and diverse community where all mature and affiliate undergraduates of Cambridge College. We have can flourish. from every continent. around 650 students, of whom around 100 are mature or affiliate We understand the challenges undergraduates, and two-thirds that face mature and affiliate are from outside the UK. We accept undergraduates and have a tutorial For me, the highlight of living at undergraduates for nearly all system tailored to this, as well Hughes is its incredible group of courses, and our largest cohort as a College nurse, gym facilities, people. You’re welcomed into a is in Law. Whatever your subject, a modern library and excellent food. supportive community where you benefit from living with Hughes Hall is situated in the internationalism and diversity undergraduates in all subjects, liveliest, most cosmopolitan part are proudly embraced. and with postgraduates of similar of Cambridge, within a 10-minute age and outlook. bike ride of most faculties, yet Peta Alumni include a gold medal surrounded by the peaceful green winning Olympian, government spaces of the University cricket ministers, senior members of ground and Parker’s Piece.
Fact file Admissions Tutors Dr Corinne Roughley (arts) UCAS campus code 7 Dr Martin Steinfeld (Law, sciences)
Courses available Senior Tutor Dr Philip S Johnston All courses except Architecture, Medicine (other than the Graduate Open days 2017 Course) and Veterinary Medicine See the College website for information and booking Student numbers All subjects 6 July, 7 July 100 mature undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c35 admitted each year 550 postgraduates Location 01223 761805 / 334897 Map reference 11 (see p154-5) For students aged 21 and over [email protected] Wollaston Road, Cambridge CB1 2EW www.hughes.cam.ac.uk www.hughes.cam.ac.uk 127 More photos at:
Jesus College www.cam.ac.uk/jesus Jesus College
Our students say the best things about Jesus College are the mix of people and relaxed atmosphere, the great accommodation, and the location in the heart of Cambridge.
All our undergraduates are offered and our strong support for the accommodation either in the main visual arts, especially sculpture. College buildings or in College- There are plenty of opportunities owned houses just across the road, to relax and unwind too, with newly so all Jesus students live within a refurbished facilities including a stone’s throw from the Porters’ brand new bar, café and common Lodge. The mix of rooms enables room and, unusually for a individual needs and preferences to Cambridge College, our playing be catered for. The College grounds fields are on the main site. are spacious and tranquil, away from You’re very welcome to come and We say the best things about Jesus the main tourist routes but only five see the College for yourself – attend students are their diversity, their minutes’ walk from the city centre. an open day or contact us to arrange strong sense of community and Our students are encouraged to an informal visit. their capacity for hard work. excel in all walks of life, and this We admit around 145 undergraduates leads to a good mix of academic a year, across all subjects studied at excellence with music, sports and the University, with roughly equal the arts. We’re particularly proud There’s a family atmosphere which numbers in arts and sciences. of our award-winning library extends beyond your three or four We welcome applicants from all which provides a superb working years here: ‘Once a Jesuan, always types of school and background environment, our commitment a Jesuan’. – everyone is considered for to music of all sorts (ranging from Alice admission as an individual on two Chapel choirs to dedicated their own academic merit. spaces for student-run events),
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Geoff Parks
UCAS campus code J Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 23 September Mathematics 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 510 undergraduates c145 admitted each year Location 380 postgraduates Map reference 12 (see p154-5) Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BL Admissions Tutors 01223 339455 Dr Christopher Burlinson (recruitment) undergraduate-admissions Dr Brechtje Post (arts) @jesus.cam.ac.uk Dr Noel Rutter (sciences) www.jesus.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/kings King’s College King’s College
King’s has a long history of intellectual, artistic and social innovation. We were among the first of the historically male Colleges to admit women, and we have played a leading role in attracting ethnic minorities and state-educated students to Cambridge.
The College offers good computer male-voice choir, there’s King’s facilities and an excellent library, with Voices (a mixed choir), a student many welcoming places to work. orchestra and musical society, and King’s stands in the centre of countless other groups for different Cambridge, with its splendid tastes and styles. The College bar grounds and buildings stretching also has popular open mic nights. to the River Cam and beyond. At King’s, students from any There’s a wide choice of background can fulfil their personal accommodation. Meals are offered and intellectual potential. We admit in our cafeteria, but you take your strictly on academic promise, and King’s is a vibrant, diverse and tolerant tray into the grand College Hall. welcome applicants from any type community. The College actively King’s has a welcoming bar and of school or region of the world. encourages applications from a coffee shop. We offer sports continental Europe and overseas. facilities, punts and kayaks, music The College has a high ratio of practice rooms, a dark room, clubs teaching Fellows to undergraduates, and societies, student-run club What struck me when I arrived was and relations between members of nights and an Art Centre running how very normal everyone is. But at the College are traditionally informal. classes. Our students are represented King’s there’s also a sense that being Our academic standards are high on College committees and fully ‘different’ (be it in terms of interests, and we take intellectual life seriously. engaged in the College’s rich race, sexuality or politics) is something King’s makes every effort to support intellectual and social life. to be respected. students in their academic work and King’s is renowned for its music and their experience of living and enjoying Rachel Chapel. In addition to our celebrated themselves at the University.
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Perveez Mody
UCAS campus code K Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education, Land All subjects 19 September Economy and Veterinary Medicine Mathematics 6 May See also Cambridge Open Days p150 Student numbers 430 undergraduates Location c120 admitted each year Map reference 13 (see p154-5) 280 postgraduates King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 1ST 01223 331255 Admissions Tutor undergraduate.admissions Dr Felipe Hernández @kings.cam.ac.uk www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study 129 More photos at:
Lucy Cavendish College www.cam.ac.uk/lucycavendish Lucy Cavendish College
When Lucy Cavendish was founded in 1965, newspapers called it ‘the College without towers, turrets or gatehouse’. We’re still as informal and as open-minded today.
with a collection designed to We are known for preparing women encourage reading for pleasure, for the professions but Lucy not just academic study. Students Cavendish students have excelled also enjoy a well-equipped gym across the arts and sciences. and interconnecting common The College has a growing profile room, bar, games room and in sport, and values creativity as a conservatory. The sunny dining hall complement to scholarship: we run opens onto an al fresco eating area an annual fiction prize, and recent and our chefs pride themselves on students have included novelists, using seasonal, local produce. filmmakers and theatre directors. Lucy Cavendish is one of the smaller On-site accommodation is offered Cambridge Colleges, and one of to all single undergraduates; most the most diverse: our 370 students rooms are en suite, with a smaller come from more than 60 countries, number of twin ‘sets’ sharing a Lucy Cavendish creates a special type and include many affiliate students bathroom and kitchenette. Our new of friendship. We have at the College alongside first-time undergraduates Histon Road complex includes a group of incredibly bright, articulate, with a wide range of interests, one- and two-bedroom flats, funny, supportive women who really experience and qualifications. increasing the options available changed my life. The College lies close to the city to couples and families. Sam centre, in tranquil grounds featuring The ratio of staff to undergraduates a wildflower meadow, pond and is low, making for close-knit, music pavilion as well as our cluster non-hierarchical relations; social of Victorian and 1990s buildings. events involve the whole College. The library is unusually spacious,
Fact file Admissions Director Dr Victoria Harvey
UCAS campus code L Senior Tutor Dr Leigh Stoeber
Courses available Open days 2017 All courses See the College website for dates, information and booking Student numbers All subjects 6 July 150 mature undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c50 admitted each year 220 postgraduates Location Map reference 14 (see p154-5) For female students aged 21 and over Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge CB3 0BU 01223 330280 [email protected] www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/magdalene Magdalene College Magdalene College
Magdalene College has the advantage of an attractive and convenient location, on the banks of the River Cam, less than five minutes’ walk from the city centre.
account both potential and track College tradition is maintained with record. At Magdalene, we want our candlelit dinners in Hall, though students to fulfil every gram of their many students also use the informal potential and our Directors of Studies cafeteria and cooking facilities in are on hand to help you achieve at the numerous staircase kitchens. the highest possible level. Why not take a look at our If you come to study here, you’ll website and download the receive a warm welcome as soon as Magdalene prospectus? you arrive in Magdalene: there are plenty of activities in the first week With buildings that are both and beyond to help you settle in, beautiful and welcoming, libraries meet new people and feel at home. providing everything from first-year All the students appreciate textbooks to medieval manuscripts, We’re able to accommodate all our Magdalene’s close-knit, diverse committed teaching staff and a students, and a good choice and and friendly community. The College vibrant community, Magdalene mix of housing is available; from has the work-life balance spot-on College is a perfect environment the formality of First Court, through and offers me everything I want in which to live and study. to the Magdalene village (ranging both academically and recreationally. from medieval study bedrooms to Formal hall seven days a week is also Magdalene typically admits around modern sets) and Cripps Court, a definite positive. 105 undergraduates a year and with its handsome garden and encourages applicants from all Paul en suite rooms. educational and social backgrounds. Every applicant is assessed on his or her own merits and we take into
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Stuart Martin
UCAS campus code M Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 5 July AMES, Classics, Linguistics, MML Student numbers 17 March 339 undergraduates Mathematics 29 April c105 admitted each year See also Cambridge Open Days p150 212 postgraduates Location Admissions Tutors Map reference 15 (see p154-5) 01223 332135 Dr Stuart Martin (post-offer) Magdalene Street, Cambridge CB3 0AG [email protected] Dr John Munns (post-application) Dr Emily So (recruitment) www.magd.cam.ac.uk www.magd.cam.ac.uk 131 More photos at:
Murray Edwards College Edwards Murray www.cam.ac.uk/murrayedwards Murray Edwards College
Murray Edwards College provides academic excellence within a warm and welcoming community. At its heart lies a proactive commitment to improving the opportunities open to women within education and their professional lives.
to help students develop the living environment and the knowledge and experience to make stimulating range of activities good choices and achieve their goals. together provide the energy and In giving voice: we encourage our special character for which the students to speak out and be heard College is known. – they engage in College decision As an open and outgoing College, and policy making and interact our students are involved in the with prominent guest speakers. full range of academic and social In respecting others: the College activities across the University, and students (of all genders) are always Our College makes a difference. welcomes and respects students from all backgrounds and many welcome to join in our day to day In learning: we strengthen countries, constantly developing life here. Come and see for yourself. understanding about how women to reflect this commitment. learn and provide a stimulating and supportive environment – more Our distinctive skyline, light than 92 per cent of our students buildings and informal gardens Murray Edwards combines real achieve a 2.1 or first. are a short walk from both central Cambridge and the West academic excellence with strong In personal development: we Cambridge Site. Students enjoy pastoral support, as well as being a provide networking and leadership modern accommodation (many place where you can feel at home. workshops, as well as travel rooms are en suite), a well-stocked Magdalen opportunities and challenges to build library, a gym, a squash court and insight, confidence and resilience. tennis courts. The cafeteria is In careers: we offer work shadowing, popular, especially Saturday brunch internship placements and CV advice and the salad bar. This comfortable
Fact file Admissions Tutor Dr Andrew Spencer
UCAS campus code O Senior Tutor Dr Juliet Foster
Courses available Open days 2017 All courses except Education See the College website for information and Philosophy and booking All subjects 6 July (morning), 9 September Student numbers Mathematics 29 April 360 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c105 admitted each year 170 postgraduates Location Map reference 16 (see p154-5) 01223 762229 For female students Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF admissions @murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/newnham College Newnham Newnham College
Newnham is located in the heart of Cambridge. Run by and for women, we’ve been educating exceptional students for nearly 150 years. If you have academic potential, we could be the College for you.
prioritises the achievement, in our Old Labs venue. We have needs and potential of women. on-site sports fields, tennis and Newnham’s extensive site, with its netball courts, and Newnham Boat beautiful Victorian architecture and Club is one of the best in Cambridge. truly stunning gardens, lies opposite We’re proud of our students’ academic, the main arts departments and sporting and artistic achievements, is a five-minute cycle from the and we believe in supporting science faculties and the city centre. women to realise their potential. All students are accommodated Many of our graduates take an on-site in bedrooms with high- active interest in current students, Our students come from all types speed internet access, and guests offering career advice through of background, and we welcome are welcome. Many of our rooms regular workshops. If you have the diversity and fun that brings. have antique furniture and lovely questions, do get in touch with There’s a lively social, sporting and views. Student kitchens are our approachable Admissions Team, cultural life, and everyone can make well-equipped for self-catering, or come to an open day. lasting friends here; we’re proud of and we provide daily meals in our our unpretentious and democratic stylish modern Buttery and weekly community. Your education won’t formal dinners in College Hall. be single-sex; you’ll get the same mixed education and social Our library has more than 90,000 Newnham is a friendly and vibrant opportunities as at other Colleges, books, including many by famous College, which takes a real interest but you also have the advantage Newnham authors, and we host in individual students. of being part of a College that recitals and theatrical performances Becky
Fact file Senior Tutor Professor Liba Taub
UCAS campus code N Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education All subjects 5 July, 9 September Mathematics 29 April Student numbers Teachers’ open day 10 March 360 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c110 admitted each year 290 postgraduates Location Map reference 17 (see p154-5) For female students Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DF 01223 335783 Admissions Tutor [email protected] Dr Sam Lucy www.newn.cam.ac.uk www.newn.cam.ac.uk 133 More photos at:
Pembroke College www.cam.ac.uk/pembroke Pembroke College
Centrally located in Cambridge, Pembroke is a stone’s throw from many departments. Our supportive, diverse community, with its strong reputation for academic excellence, is one in which the most able students from all backgrounds thrive.
We have a library, computer room, highly in readiness for their careers bar, gym, music practice rooms and and lives beyond university. more on site, and sports fields a short In assessing applications, we place a cycle ride away. There are numerous great deal of emphasis on academic opportunities for students to explore achievement, and we encourage their wider interests, however the brightest and most interested seriously (or otherwise!) they want students, whatever your background, to take them. Pembroke students to consider us. We particularly flourish, and we do everything we encourage those students whose can to offer the support they deserve. school or college has little experience At the heart of a bustling city, the Members of Pembroke are united of Cambridge to think about College is an oasis, with spacious by a deep interest in their subject, applying to us. gardens and a large site. Pembroke their intellectual curiosity and their students live on the main site or in commitment to fulfilling their nearby College-owned houses academic potential, but at the same throughout their undergraduate time they respect one another’s studies, and accommodation ranges Pembroke is a wonderful, open, right to be different within the from the old to the new. Our food is friendly environment in which to live College’s inclusive and friendly renowned for its quality, with lots of and study. All the students and staff ethos. Tutors, Directors of Studies choice and flexibility. Students can here are approachable and friendly. and academic supervisors are also catch up with friends or work It doesn’t take very long to settle in dedicated to supporting and at Café Pembroke, which serves and feel part of it. inspiring students to develop their hot and cold food and drinks Victoria existing talents so that they achieve throughout the day.
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Dan Tucker
UCAS campus code P Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education All subjects 23 September and Geography Arts 6 April Sciences 7 April Student numbers Law 5 July 430 undergraduates Mathematics, Music 6 May c135 admitted each year See also Cambridge Open Days p150 295 postgraduates Location 01223 338154 Admissions Tutor Map reference 18 (see p154-5) [email protected] Dr Caroline Burt Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RF www.pem.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/peterhouse Peterhouse Peterhouse
Just five minutes’ walk from the city centre, Peterhouse is an exciting and friendly place to live. It’s perfectly situated for student life in Cambridge – close to the arts, engineering and science faculties, but just off the tourist trail.
rooms) in central Cambridge To find out more about Peterhouse, (on or adjacent to the main site) for why not come to an open day and all undergraduates for the duration meet our students and staff? of their course. We offer great If you’re unable to attend one of food eaten in the oldest Hall in these, individual visits can usually Cambridge, and there’s the option of be arranged with the Admissions a candlelit dinner every night during Team, who are always happy term. Peterhouse has excellent to advise you and answer any facilities for study, sport, music and questions you may have. social events. These include a Peterhouse’s size (we are the spacious and well-stocked library, smallest College, admitting about as well as a theatre, music practice 75 freshers a year) promotes plenty rooms, bar, computer room, gym, Peterhouse has one of the most of individual attention for students. boathouse and sports grounds. active extra-curricular scenes of any It is a supportive community where The beautiful and tranquil Deer Park Cambridge College. We have College students quickly make friends and feel provides a large space for students to societies focused on politics, feminism, at home. Both lively and inclusive, relax and meet friends while enjoying science, humanities, drama and Peterhouse welcomes students with a pause in their busy schedules. cocktails, to name a few, as well as wide-ranging backgrounds, interests We always look to admit those numerous enthusiastic sports teams. and opinions. The only things all our with the potential to flourish in students have in common are high Eloise our nurturing environment and are academic ability, dedication to their committed to offering places to the subject and a willingness to work hard. most able, regardless of school or We provide a range of excellent background. accommodation (including en suite
Fact file Mr Scott Mandelbrote (arts) Dr András Zsák (sciences) UCAS campus code U Senior Tutor Courses available The Reverend Dr Stephen Hampton All courses except Education, Geography, Land Economy, Psychological and Open days 2017 Behavioural Sciences, and Veterinary See the College website for information Medicine and booking All subjects 16 September Student numbers Mathematics 29 April 241 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c75 admitted each year 01223 338223 163 postgraduates Location [email protected] Map reference 19 (see p154-5) Admissions Tutors www.pet.cam.ac.uk Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RD Dr Sophie Jackson (sciences) www.pet.cam.ac.uk 135 More photos at:
Queens’ College www.cam.ac.uk/queens Queens’ College
Queens’ is a large, centrally located College. It is characterised by openness and informality, making it modern, welcoming and comfortable.
and wi-fi is available throughout the our reputation for academic site. Queens’ provides superb facilities excellence. We have a detailed for the arts. There are also squash programme of support to help courts, a gym and punt hire within first-year students make the College, and the sports ground and transition from school to university. boathouse are nearby. You’re welcome to contact the The sole condition for admission Admissions Office directly, to look to Queens’ is academic potential. on the web or attend an open day We welcome applicants from schools to find out more. with no prior history of application We want our students to pursue to Cambridge. We will work hard to their academic interests and achieve ensure that no applicant is prevented their full potential. Queens’ has been from studying here because of a in the heart of Cambridge for more Queens’ has been such a friendly and disability or social or financial than five centuries, and today it inclusive community from the day I disadvantage. We take particular care supports a thriving academic started. The College performs really in selecting students. Applicants are community of undergraduates, well academically, has a central interviewed sympathetically by graduates and academics. location and does a great brunch, experienced Fellows who want as well as being sociable and fun. Queens’ undergraduates are you to show us your strengths. guaranteed accommodation on Lizzie Achieving a place at Queens’ brings the main College site for three years. responsibilities. There’s a firm We offer a full catering service but expectation at Queens’ that every each landing has a kitchenette for student will work hard to fulfil their those who want to self-cater. academic potential and maintain All rooms enjoy internet access
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr James Kelly
UCAS campus code Q Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects TBC Mathematics 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 490 undergraduates c150 admitted each year Location 450 postgraduates Map reference 20 (see p154-5) Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9ET Admissions Tutor 01223 335540 Dr Andrew Thompson [email protected] www.queens.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/robinson Robinson College Robinson College
Founded in 1979, Robinson is one of the most modern and ambitious Cambridge Colleges. Famed for its strong sense of community and relaxed atmosphere, there’s nowhere better to pursue your studies and interests.
There are students on most A copy of the College prospectus Cambridge courses, and a community and a video about College life of scholars with varied academic can be found on our website. interests who are keen to help Our open events in March, April, students with their work. July and September are good times Robinson accommodation is to visit, but we also welcome outstanding and all undergraduates individuals or school groups live within the College grounds throughout the year. If you have any throughout their original course. questions or wish to arrange a visit, Around half is en suite and the please contact Francesca Amabile Robinson is perfectly located for life remaining generally has one or two in the College Admissions Office. in Cambridge – directly opposite the bathrooms between two or three University Library and extremely close individuals (no bedrooms are shared). to the arts and sciences departments. Facilities are exceptional: no matter A short walk or bike ride takes what your interests, there are All Robinson undergrads live in College you directly into the city centre. opportunities to pursue them here. or in one of the houses on the main The magnificent College gardens Our library is accessible 24 hours site, which is great as it means we’re are much loved by students and and boasts a comprehensive often friends with people in different academics alike. collection of books. Robinson year groups. At Robinson, the student body is truly also has some of the best College Anna diverse, coming from all backgrounds food in Cambridge, whether in the and from all over the world. They cafeteria-style Garden Restaurant have the very best academic and or the optional twice-weekly formal pastoral support, allowing them dinners in the Hall. to achieve at the highest levels.
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Bill Nolan
UCAS campus code R Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except History of Art All subjects 6 July, 7 July Question and answer sessions Student numbers 18 March, 22 September 386 undergraduates Mathematics 29 April c120 admitted each year See also Cambridge Open Days p150 172 postgraduates Location Admissions Tutor Map reference 21 (see p154-5) 01223 339143 Dr David Woodman Grange Road, Cambridge CB3 9AN [email protected] www.robinson.cam.ac.uk www.robinson.cam.ac.uk 137 More photos at:
St Catharine’s College www.cam.ac.uk/stcatharines St Catharine’s College
St Catharine’s is a welcoming, medium-size College for men and women, situated right in the centre of town. A lively and diverse community, we have earned a reputation for friendliness and academic success.
from the widest possible range of tennis courts; a gym; an all-weather students, regardless of educational AstroTurf hockey pitch; and an background. We interview most extensively refurbished boathouse. applicants, and will do everything Our active choir records and tours we can to make the admissions regularly. We were also proud to process as positive as possible. be the first College to be awarded All students are accommodated for Fair Trade status. three (or often four) years – first- and Our Admissions Office is happy to third-year students live on the main receive enquiries from and arrange site, while second-years live in an visits to St Catharine’s for any Founded in 1473, St Catharine’s is an attractive setting still only a short prospective applicants. Further extremely supportive College, with walk from the heart of the University. detailed and up-to-date information a strong community spirit between can be found on our website. students and staff. We’ve gathered The College offers excellent facilities a dedicated and approachable team for study and recreation. Our two of teaching staff committed to libraries are among the best in helping our students realise their Cambridge, there are well-maintained academic potential, and excellent computing facilities, and all student My time at Catz has left me with a pastoral support staff. rooms have high-speed internet wide circle of close friends in many access. The College has a small different walks of life, and even after Our admissions decisions are based auditorium as well as a larger venue graduating College still feels as familiar solely on applicants’ academic ability and a new student bar. Our sports and welcoming whenever I return. – proven and potential – and we facilities include extensive playing strongly encourage applications James fields; squash, badminton and
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Paul Hartle
UCAS campus code S Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Architecture, All subjects 5 July, 8 July, Education, History of Art and Linguistics 9 September, 16 September See also Cambridge Open Days p150 Student numbers 440 undergraduates Location c135 admitted each year Map reference 22 (see p154-5) 220 postgraduates Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RL 01223 338319 Admissions Tutors undergraduate.admissions Dr David Bainbridge (sciences) @caths.cam.ac.uk Dr Miranda Griffin (arts) www.caths.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/stedmunds St Edmund’s College St Edmund’s College
St Edmund’s has an international and multidisciplinary flavour. Half of our student body are from overseas, with almost 80 countries represented.
students (some en suite). All rooms The Chapel reflects the Catholic are centrally heated and connected heritage of the College and is open to the internet, and some are to other Christian bodies. It’s also suitable for students with physical open to all members of the College disabilities. Six maisonettes and as a place of quiet prayer and seven apartments are suitable for contemplation. The Von Hügel and families. Our library building includes Faraday Institutes enrich the life of a large reception/lecture room, the College in the areas of social a library, teaching rooms, a gym justice and the interconnection of and a music practice room. science and religion, respectively. St Edmund’s student community Scholars and Fellows of St Edmund’s includes 117 mature undergraduates form a single community with the (aged 21 or over), including affiliate student body led by a lively executive students (who already have a committee that runs the Combination St Edmund’s offers a supportive degree from another university). Room with its bar, pool table and a environment where Fellows, staff and Many students are studying for a host of social events. The College students work together to make it an degree after a break from full-time kitchen offers up to three meals enjoyable place to study and socialise. education. a day as well as formal meals at least The collective community spirit makes The College sits in six acres of parkland once a week during term time. for a welcoming and enriching and is conveniently placed for the arts The numerous College clubs and environment. faculties, the West Cambridge Site, societies include the choir and those Stephen the Veterinary School, the University for law, sports and music. Many Library and the city centre. The College College members participate in their buildings currently house 218 single field at University and national level.
Fact file Admissions Tutors Dr Michele Gemelos UCAS campus code I Dr Matthew Cole (Deputy)
Courses available Senior Tutor Dr Judith Bunbury All courses Open days 2017 Student numbers See Cambridge Open Days p150 117 mature undergraduates c40 admitted each year Location 470 postgraduates Map reference 23 (see p154-5) Mount Pleasant, Cambridge CB3 0BN For students aged 21 and over 01223 336086 [email protected] www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk 139 More photos at:
St College John’s www.cam.ac.uk/stjohns St John’s College
With its lively mix of undergraduates and guaranteed on-site accommodation throughout your course, St John’s puts students at the heart of a friendly, diverse community in one of Cambridge’s most spectacular settings.
lifelong friends. The College also has ‘I applied to St John’s because it’s such more than 40 student-run societies a vibrant, diverse place. Now I get to and sports teams, so there’s always study with people from all over the plenty to do. world.’ Katie One of the most important One of the best ways to experience experiences we offer is the chance what the College has to offer is to to be part of a group that achieves come and see for yourself. Dr Helen distinction at the highest level. Watson, the Admissions Tutor, and Whether at a concert, in the library, the Admissions and Access Team or in conversation over dinner, are happy to offer advice or arrange The atmosphere at St John’s is you’re immersed in a world where visits for individuals and schools. energetic, challenging, inspiring. the exchange of ideas is enthusiastic, We’re committed to providing a unpretentious and motivating. world class education in an exciting multicultural environment where ‘The people and environment are you can thrive and exceed your what makes John’s so special – it’s a Coming here has been a fantastic own expectations. Whatever your big College, but it has a really friendly journey and I’m grateful for all the subject, there’s someone here in community.’ Julie opportunities that the College has your discipline to support you. ‘Many people where I come from given me as a student. It’s inspired me to encourage teenagers from all sorts Our central riverside grounds thought Cambridge was far away of backgrounds to follow their dreams provide easy access to University and socially exclusive. The reality in and consider applying. facilities and have a strong sense St John’s is that people from all sorts of community – all students can of backgrounds come here to live and Michael find like-minded people and make study.’ Tom
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Matthias Dörrzapf
UCAS campus code X Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 26 June, 23 September Mathematics 29 April, 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 569 undergraduates c170 admitted each year Location 336 postgraduates Map reference 24 (see p154-5) St John’s Street, Cambridge CB2 1TP Admissions Tutor 01223 338703 Dr Helen Watson [email protected] www.joh.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/selwyn College Selwyn Selwyn College
Selwyn College provides an environment in which students can excel academically and achieve their full potential while at the same time enjoying student life to the full.
which is en suite, and can house all Selwyn seeks to admit the very of our undergraduates on-site for best students, regardless of the three or four years of their course. background, on the basis of Having everyone living together academic excellence and potential makes for a strong sense of to thrive on our demanding courses. community and a vibrant social life. We invite you to visit our website Selwyn is adjacent to the Sidgwick or contact us to find out more; Site, which houses most of the arts we would also be pleased to see faculties, and is also close to the you in person at an open day, West Cambridge Site where several a school visit or by appointment. The Fellows of Selwyn College are of the large science departments are committed teachers who take a located. None of the other University keen interest in the academic departments are more than a few progress of their students and minutes away. My time at Selwyn has been not provide an exceptionally supportive only academically stimulating but environment. The College is noted Student life in Selwyn is busy and immensely enjoyable. From great for its high standards and the lively varied. Our students are enthusiastic facilities to supportive supervisors, participation of its students in participants in many College and I couldn’t have asked for a better place university life. University clubs and societies, and Selwyn enjoys a strong reputation to make the most of university and The College is only a few minutes’ in both drama and music, as well prepare me for the future. walk from the city centre and as having an excellent Chapel choir. Cath comprises a single spacious site with Many students enjoy participating beautiful gardens. We have a range in College sport, and the teams of accommodation, 70 per cent of have enjoyed notable success.
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Mike Sewell
UCAS campus code V Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses All subjects 16 September (afternoon) Mathematics 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 400 undergraduates c125 admitted each year Location 200 postgraduates Map reference 25 (see p154-5) Grange Road, Cambridge CB3 9DQ Admissions Tutors 01223 335896 Dr Daniel Beauregard (sciences) [email protected] Dr Sophia Connell (arts) Dr Stuart Eves (sciences) www.sel.cam.ac.uk www.sel.cam.ac.uk 141 More photos at:
Sidney Sussex College Sussex Sidney www.cam.ac.uk/sidneysussex Sidney Sussex College
Founded in 1596, Sidney Sussex College is a diverse, inclusive and forward-looking community set among elegant buildings and tranquil gardens in the heart of Cambridge.
sessions and a large welfare team society, which organises regular including a College nurse. recitals, and the Chapel choir has There’s a variety of accommodation, made several critically-acclaimed including rooms with shared facilities, recordings and tours regularly in en suites, traditional study and the UK and overseas. bedroom ‘sets’ and College-owned One of Sidney Sussex’s greatest houses. Rooms are refurbished assets is the friendly and supportive regularly, and all have internet relationship between students, connection and access to kitchen Fellows and staff. The best way facilities. Meals are also available in to experience this is by visiting us Our small size fosters genuine our beautiful eighteenth-century yourself: to arrange a visit, please inclusion: there’s no such thing as a Hall. The College is known for the contact the Admissions Office. typical student, and undergraduates quality of its food and our candlelit come from every background formal halls are always popular. and from all over the world. We encourage applicants from all school Being at Sidney Sussex isn’t only types, and admission is based solely about studying – students manage Sidney is so much more than just a on academic merit and potential. to combine their academic work place to work. Its small size means it’s with busy social lives. The Students’ really easy to get to know everyone Most of our Fellows teach and Union arranges regular and varied and get involved with all sorts of supervise undergraduates, and events, including live music and opportunities. The atmosphere is we’re committed to providing all comedy nights. Our sports facilities incredibly inclusive and friendly. the support you need. We offer a (including a gym) see enthusiastic well-stocked library with 24-hour Charlotte use, and there are teams for all major access, a range of study skills support sports. There’s a thriving music
Fact file Senior Tutor Mr Massimo Beber
UCAS campus code 3 Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education All subjects 9 September, 16 September Mathematics 29 April, 6 May Student numbers See also Cambridge Open Days p150 350 undergraduates c105 admitted each year Location 275 postgraduates Map reference 26 (see p154-5) Sidney Street, Cambridge CB2 3HU Admissions Director 01223 338872 Dr Catherine Sumnall [email protected] www.sid.cam.ac.uk
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www.cam.ac.uk/trinity Trinity College Trinity College
Trinity provides a large and diverse community in which to live, work and play. We offer high-quality accommodation, a central location on the river, excellent meals in Hall and extensive sports facilities.
the Chapel (home to our outstanding You can learn more about Trinity choir), the Hall, Nevile’s Court, the by booking a place on an open Wren Library – but there are also day, or just by visiting the College fine modern buildings, including an informally to have a look round. attractive development at Burrell’s Our website contains comprehensive Field, a short walk away through information and the Admissions the beautiful College gardens. Office is happy to deal with Trinity has a long tradition of further enquiries. academic excellence. We welcome all those who have the ability There’s a lively Students’ Union that and determination to succeed, organises a wide variety of social whatever their background. The best thing about life at Trinity is the events, and a popular student We engage extensively in visiting way it gives students from a huge range centre with common rooms and a schools, in hosting residential and of backgrounds one common identity. bar. Undergraduates can live in other visits to the College, and College throughout the full length Julie working with educational charities. of their course, and all rooms have Along with other Cambridge internet connections. Colleges, we are actively committed We pride ourselves on being both to widening participation, while traditional and progressive, and this emphasising that admission to is reflected in our buildings. There is Trinity is based solely on academic some magnificent architecture at the merit and potential. heart of the College – Great Court,
Fact file Senior Tutor Professor Catherine Barnard UCAS campus code T Open days 2017 Courses available See the College website for information All courses except Education and booking and Veterinary Medicine Arts 26 June Sciences 27 June Student numbers Mathematics 29 April, 6 May 695 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c200 admitted each year 350 postgraduates Location 01223 338422 Admissions Tutors Map reference 27 (see p154-5) Trinity Street, Cambridge CB2 1TQ [email protected] Professor Adrian Poole Dr Malte Grosche (Assistant) www.trin.cam.ac.uk Dr Glen Rangwala (Assistant) www.trin.cam.ac.uk 143 More photos at:
Trinity Hall Trinity www.cam.ac.uk/trinityhall Trinity Hall
The first thing visitors notice about Trinity Hall is its vibrant community atmosphere. There’s a sense of vitality and youth among its members, making it a fun and informal place to live and study.
gardens back onto the river, making a More than just a collection of beautiful relaxed environment in which to work buildings, Trinity Hall is a dynamic and unwind. The Aula Bar and Coffee community of people from all over Shop provide a cosy setting in which the world. We encourage applications to grab a drink and catch up with from all school types, including those friends, play pool or watch TV. with little or no tradition of applying Accommodation is available for all to Cambridge. undergraduates for at least three years To find out more about Trinity Hall, and varies between atmospheric please visit our website or attend buildings steeped in history to one of our open days. Our Admissions Take a walk from one end of Trinity contemporary housing with Officer is always happy to answer any Hall to the other and you’re bound en suite facilities. queries you might have. to meet a friendly face along the way, whether it’s a smiling Porter at the As well as maintaining a tradition of front desk, a group of students sitting academic excellence, our students on the lawn, or a Fellow on their make significant contributions to way to give a lecture. College and university life through The best bit about College? Standing numerous clubs, societies and sports. in the middle of Front Court for hours Trinity Hall is ideally situated for student Trinity Hall students have the use of chatting to whoever comes through life in Cambridge, located within easy a free gym, squash courts, tennis courts, – there’s always a friendly face! walking distance of lecture halls, playing fields, a boathouse and a labs, libraries, clubs, pubs and shops. Madeleine music room with a grand piano, The College library and picturesque electric keyboards, amps and drum kit.
Fact file Senior Tutor Dr Clare Jackson
UCAS campus code 4 Open days 2017 See the College website for information Courses available and booking All courses except Education Arts 4 April Sciences 5 April Student numbers Mathematics 6 May 374 undergraduates See also Cambridge Open Days p150 c110 admitted each year 243 postgraduates Location Map reference 28 (see p154-5) Admissions Tutors Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TJ 01223 332535 Dr Andrew Murray (sciences) [email protected] Reverend Dr Stephen Plant (arts) www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
144 www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk More photos at:
www.cam.ac.uk/wolfson Wolfson College Wolfson College
Wolfson is one of the most cosmopolitan Colleges in Cambridge, with typically 470 mature undergraduate and graduate student members.
internationalism is fostered main buildings orbit attractive by students from more than garden courts. All rooms have central 70 countries. All subjects are heating, telephone and computer represented among Fellows and sockets, and access to well-equipped the breadth of membership is kitchens for self-catering. Most are further extended by distinguished single study bedrooms, with a academic visitors who come to mixture of shared facilities and Wolfson for periods of research. en suite. There’s also some The relationship between senior accommodation for couples and and junior members is informal, families. Our spacious library is We take mature undergraduates with common rooms and social open 24 hours a day. as well as affiliate students with facilities open equally to both. The College is close to the University a previous Honours degree. Most We offer a gym and various sports Library, and most faculties and the undergraduates are in their early 20s clubs and societies, including Zumba, city centre are a few minutes away but we warmly welcome applicants football, rowing, yoga and salsa by bicycle. of all ages (21 or older). Wolfson is dancing. The humanities and one of three Colleges that admit science societies host a series of students for the Graduate Course termly lectures, and a lunchtime in Medicine. seminar attracts speakers from The unique thing about Wolfson is not The College has a lively, friendly across disciplines. Spouses and only that you work with people from atmosphere and a uniquely partners of students actively different academic backgrounds and egalitarian character. All of our participate in College life. levels, but also people from all over students bring a richness of Wolfson accommodates all students the world. experience which benefits their who wish to live in College and the academic work and the spirit of James
Fact file Admissions Tutors Dr Michael Hrebeniak (arts) UCAS campus code W Dr Lesley MacVinish (sciences)
Courses available Senior Tutor Dr Jane McLarty All courses except Economics, Mathematics and the combination of Open days 2017 Computer Science with Mathematics See Cambridge Open Days p150
Student numbers Location 168 mature undergraduates Map reference 29 (see p154-5) c50 admitted each year Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9BB 300 postgraduates 01223 335918 For students aged 21 and over [email protected] www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk 145 Entrance Requirements
If we offer a course you want to study and you decide to apply, then your overall chance of being made an offer of a place at Cambridge is approximately one in five.1
The following pages give more details on course requirements and typical offers. In addition, guidance on the information used to assess applications is on p7 and general information about what Admissions Tutors look for can be found on p5. Please see the Undergraduate Study2 and College websites for full conditions of entry.
146 Course requirements Entrance Requirements For many Cambridge courses qualifications in certain subjects are required and all Colleges expect such subjects to be passed, normally with an A* or A grade at A Level/ grade 7 or 6 at Higher Level of the IB (or equivalent). Our other courses don’t have particular subject requirements, although the Colleges will expect high grades in your subjects most relevant to the course you’re applying for. Essential subject requirements are given in each course entry (p40-113) and are defined as follows: • all Colleges require – subjects that are essential for all Colleges • some Colleges require – subjects that are essential for some Colleges • useful preparation – subjects that aren’t required by any Colleges (so won’t affect admissions decisions) but which can provide useful preparation for the course All undergraduate admissions decisions are the responsibility of the Cambridge Colleges so please check College-specific requirements/preferences with the College(s) you’re considering applying to.3 If you haven’t yet decided on a course, advice about subjects and subject combinations that provide Students at other UK universities an effective preparation for study at Cambridge can be found in our The Cambridge Colleges will only consider applications to Subject Matters leaflet, available Cambridge from students enrolled on degree courses at other online at: www.cam.ac.uk/ UK universities in very exceptional circumstances. Any application ugpublications. to study at Cambridge would need strong support from your course director or other academic tutor at your current university. A reference/letter of recommendation from that person would be required before a Cambridge College could consider an application, and such applications would still be subject to the same academic assessment as any other application to the University. Contact a College admissions office for advice.
1 Of the 16,750 applications made for entry in October 2016 (or deferred entry in October 2017), 3,457 students were accepted. 2 www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/decisions. 3 Although you may be considering a number of Colleges, you can only make one application to the University in a year – either indicating one preference College or selecting the open application option in the UCAS application. Applying to more than one College, or applying to a preference College and also making an open application isn’t possible. Once the UCAS application is submitted, your choice cannot be changed. www.cam.ac.uk/entrancerequirements continued overleaf 147 Entrance Requirements Typical offers and requirements Whatever system you’re being educated in, we require One of the strengths of the Cambridge admissions top grades in the highest level qualifications available system is its ability to assess all applicants individually, for school/college students – most successful applicants and all Colleges may modify offers to take account ultimately exceed the conditions of their offer. of individual circumstances. This means that some If you haven’t taken six or more GCSEs/IGCSEs or five or applicants may be set lower/more challenging more Scottish National qualifications in the last three years, offers than those listed below/in the course entries, you’re also required to submit a transcript outlining details and some offers may specify grades to be achieved of your qualifications as part of your application. See the in particular subjects. College websites for subject requirements/preferences and admissions guidance.
Entry requirements Qualification Notes GCSEs • There are no GCSE (or equivalent) requirements for entry to Cambridge. • GCSE results are looked at as a performance indicator, but within the context of the performance of the school/college where they were achieved. A Levels • Refer to the relevant course entry/entries (p40-113) for typical A Level offers. • Applicants may be required to achieve A* in a particular subject(s), depending on individual circumstances. • Students taking any modular A Levels are required to provide details of these qualifications and UMS in the SAQ (see p7). • We expect that students taking new A Levels in science subjects will complete the practical assessment. • Critical Thinking is worthwhile but not acceptable as a third A Level subject for any Cambridge course. • Key Skills and General Studies are not included in academic assessment. Extended Project • Applicants are encouraged to undertake an Extended Project but it won’t be a requirement of any offer made. International • Typical offers are 40-42 points out of 45, with 776 in Higher Level subjects. Baccalaureate • Applicants may be required to achieve 7 in a particular subject(s), depending Diploma on individual circumstances. Programme (IB) Scottish Advanced • Offers usually require AAA at Advanced Higher grade. Highers • In some cases, two Advanced Highers and an additional Higher may be acceptable – contact a College for advice. • Three Advanced Highers are expected within the Scottish Baccalaureate. Welsh • Offers are conditional on three A Level subjects studied as options for the Welsh Baccalaureate qualifications Advanced Diploma. The core may be taken into consideration in assessment for admission, and may be included as part of an offer. • Students taking any modular A Levels are required to provide details of these and their UMS in the SAQ (see p7). Irish Leaving • Offers typically require H1 in three relevant Higher Level subjects. Certificate • Medicine and Veterinary Medicine applicants may be required to take an IGCSE (or equivalent) in the science subject not taken within the Certificate.
148 www.cam.ac.uk/entrancerequirements Entrance Requirements Sixth Term • STEP Mathematics is used to assess aptitude for university study in mathematical subjects. Examination • It is used as part of almost all conditional offers from Cambridge for Mathematics and Papers in Computer Science with Mathematics. Some Colleges require/may require STEP for other Mathematics courses needing strong mathematical ability. (STEP) and Further • The STEP content is based on core A Level/IB Higher Level/Scottish Advanced Higher Mathematics (or equivalent) Mathematics material, and is taken immediately after the A Level examination period. You must speak to your school/college about registering for the STEP assessments. • More information and links to resources (including the free online STEP support programme) are available online at: www.cam.ac.uk/step. • For 2019 entry onwards, A Level Further Mathematics/IB Higher Level Physics will be an essential entry requirement for Mathematics. Further information is available online at: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/mathematics. AQA Baccalaureate • Offers are conditional on achievement in the A Levels (see opposite) within the qualification, rather than the overall Baccalaureate award. Cambridge Pre-U • Conditional offers are set on an individual basis but are likely to require the achievement Diploma of Distinction level grades (D2 or D3) in Principal Subjects. Access to HE • Attainment of an Access to HE Diploma with Distinctions in all relevant subject units can be Diploma acceptable preparation for most arts subjects and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) at Cambridge. • An Access to HE Diploma alone is not sufficient preparation to study a science subject (excluding PBS) or Economics at Cambridge. • Some courses may have additional academic requirements (see online for details). • In all cases, contact a College admissions office for advice. Advanced • The Advanced Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies is acceptable for Geography Diplomas and Natural Sciences (Biological). Conditions apply in all cases (details online). European • 85-90 per cent overall, with 90 per cent in subjects most closely related to the course you Baccalaureate want to study. French • 16 or 17 (‘mention très bien’) out of 20, with 16 or 17 usually required in individual subjects. Baccalaureate German Abitur • Between 1.0 and 1.3 overall, with 14 or 15 in subjects most closely related to the course you want to study. Advanced • Successful applicants normally have high passes in the High School Diploma and the SAT, Placement Tests and 5s in at least five Advanced Placement Tests in appropriate subjects. VCE and Applied • These qualifications are not an appropriate preparation for most Cambridge courses, although A Levels, GNVQs a combination of A Levels and VCE or other qualifications may be acceptable for some courses. and BTECs • See the website for guidance and seek further advice from a College Admissions Tutor. Edexcel International • Offers are conditional on achievement in the A Levels (see opposite) within the qualification, Diploma (Academic rather than the overall Diploma award. Route) English language • If your first language isn’t English, please see p37. requirements www.cam.ac.uk/entrancerequirements
If the qualification you’re taking isn’t listed here, please individual qualifications are acceptable and any look online (www.cam.ac.uk/uginternational) as early subject requirements are met. Conditional offers are as possible to check that it provides an appropriate made on a case-by-case basis but are normally in line preparation for the course you hope to study. with the typical offers made when the qualifications Applicants taking a mix of qualifications from different are taken on their own. examination systems are considered providing that the
www.cam.ac.uk/entrancerequirements 149 Open Days and Events
You don’t have to visit Cambridge to apply to the University but our open days and events offer opportunities to get a feel for the place, talk to staff and students, and ask any questions.
Cambridge Open Days College open days If you can’t attend 6 and 7 July 2017 During College open days you an open day The Cambridge Open Days for can pick up a range of information If you can’t make an open day, you prospective applicants in Year 12 and get a sense of College life, but can visit at another time – College (or equivalent) will be on 6 and 7 July remember that visiting a particular and some department grounds are (booking is essential). College doesn’t commit you to open for most of the year. However, applying to that College. See the All subjects will be offering course while Colleges and departments individual College entries (p117-45) presentations and/or information do their best to help applicants for dates and the relevant website(s) stands. Tours and additional to visit them, there are restrictions for more information and sessions may also be available in and/or charges for tourists at certain booking instructions. departments, for which separate Colleges and at certain times booking may be required. (such as during exams) so do Department open days check with the College/department Many Colleges will be open all day Department open days focus on the before you come. for Cambridge Open Day visitors. specific course(s) in that faculty or If you’d like to speak to College staff However, some will be holding department. You get to meet some during a visit to Cambridge, please their own College event for which of the lecturers, and see the library contact that College’s Admissions separate booking with that College and other facilities. See the relevant Office in advance to arrange this. is required. course entry (p40-113) for dates and See the Undergraduate Study contact the appropriate department website for more details, booking to book a place. instructions and information about department and College open days. Further information www.cam.ac.uk/opendays
150 www.cam.ac.uk/opendays Other events College Area Links Scheme Events and Days Open The Scheme links every local authority area in England Subject Masterclasses to a specific Cambridge College. There are also links Year 12 (or equivalent) between Cambridge Colleges and Wales, Scotland Subject Masterclasses provide an opportunity to explore and Northern Ireland. topics of interest beyond what’s covered at A Level/IB It was established to build effective relationships with Higher Level, and to experience typical undergraduate UK schools and colleges by enabling the Cambridge teaching at Cambridge. Each subject-specific Masterclass Colleges to develop knowledge/understanding of involves two or three taster lectures, an overview of the specific regions, and providing schools and colleges admissions process and chance to speak to current with specific contact points for the University. undergraduates. If you’d like information about the University or to Masterclasses take place on selected days throughout arrange a school visit to or from Cambridge, your link the year – booking is required, and usually opens College is keen to hear from you! Each College runs approximately two months before each Masterclass. its own programme of activities for schools/colleges Higher education fairs in their link regions. For more details visit: The University is represented throughout the year www.cam.ac.uk/arealinks. at higher education (HE) fairs and UCAS Conventions CUSU Target Scheme across the UK, and our representatives are happy to The Target Scheme is a student-run initiative whereby answer any queries about applying to and studying at current Cambridge undergraduates visit state schools/ Cambridge. Details of these events are available online. colleges across the country (where possible, in their Further information home region). The visits are intended to give information www.cam.ac.uk/outreachevents to Year 12 (or equivalent) students who’re considering the University, and provide an opportunity for them Events information for teachers to hear about the University from a current student’s and HE advisers perspective. The Target Scheme can also offer sessions on post-A Level choices for younger students. Events for you A number of events for teachers and HE advisers Information about the Scheme and how to request are organised by the Cambridge Admissions Office a visit can be found online at: www.target.cusu.co.uk and several of the Colleges to provide up-to-date or by contacting the CUSU Access Officer (see p152). information about the University, application procedure and outreach activities offered. Details are available in the teachers’ and advisers’ area of our website at: www.cam.ac.uk/teachers. Events for your students In addition to those already mentioned, we offer a number of other events that you may wish to consider or highlight to your students in the next academic year: • The Subject Matters (Year 11 or equivalent) • regional Oxford and Cambridge Student Conferences (Year 12 or equivalent) • subject-specific residential Sutton Trust Summer Schools (Year 12 or equivalent) • CUSU’s residential Shadowing Scheme (Year 12 or equivalent, and prospective mature students) Some are open to any students in the relevant school year but some have eligibility criteria, and booking/ application procedures vary. See the Undergraduate Study website (www.cam.ac.uk/outreachevents) or CUSU website (www.applytocambridge.com/ shadowing) for details.
www.cam.ac.uk/outreachevents 151 Finding Out More Out Finding Finding Out More
Should you have any further questions after reading this Prospectus, please get in touch.
Cambridge Admissions Office (CAO) Colleges Postgraduate study The CAO provides general advice All of the Colleges have their own The University offers a wide range of to prospective applicants and their websites (see p117-45) providing postgraduate courses, including PhD, advisers about applying to and much of the information you may MSc, MLitt and MPhil degrees and studying at Cambridge. This Prospectus wish to know. To then find out more certain Certificates and Diplomas. and information about interviews about a College, get in touch with Information is available online and and student finance are available that College’s Admissions Office. from Graduate Admissions. online or by contacting the CAO. www.undergraduate.study. 01223 760606 01223 333308 cam.ac.uk/colleges graduate.admissions [email protected] @admin.cam.ac.uk Courses www.undergraduate.study. www.graduate.study. All of the faculties and departments cam.ac.uk cam.ac.uk have their own websites providing www.facebook.com/ further information. See the individual Location cambridgeadmissions course entries for web links and Map reference F (see p154-5) Location contact details (p40-113). Tourist Information Centre Map reference A (see p154-5) www.cam.ac.uk/courses For information about visiting the city, including guides to what’s on, Cambridge University Disability Resource Centre (DRC) accommodation, travel and parking. Students’ Union (CUSU) Students with a disability/long-term CUSU provides information and health condition/Specific Learning 0871 226 8006 advice for prospective applicants on Difficulty are encouraged to contact [email protected] their main website and Alternative the DRC and a College admissions www.visitcambridge.org Prospectus website (which includes office as early as possible for advice. the ‘Ask a Student’ facility). CUSU Guidance can also be found on the Location also runs the Target Scheme and DRC website. Information from this Map reference (see p154-5) Shadowing Scheme (see p151). and other CAO publications can be 01223 333313 provided in alternative formats on Universities and Colleges request from the CAO (see left). [email protected] Admissions Service (UCAS) 01223 332301 Applications to Cambridge are www.cusu.co.uk made online through UCAS. www.applytocambridge.com [email protected] Once you’ve submitted your www.cam.ac.uk/disability application, you’ll be able to monitor Location its progress using UCAS Track. Map reference F (see p154-5) Location Map reference J (see p154-5) 0371 468 0 468 www.ucas.com
152 www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk Travelling to the University Travelling to the Travelling to the University
Cambridge is a small and busy city that wasn’t built with modern traffic flows in mind, so it’s best to visit the centre – where many of the University buildings and Colleges are situated – on foot.
By car Distances to Cambridge If you’re planning to drive to Cambridge, we strongly recommend that you use the Park and Ride scheme Aberdeen 460 miles Leeds 150 miles as parking is limited and several city centre roads have restricted access. Information is available online at: Birmingham 100 miles London 60 miles www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/parkandride. Cardiff 200 miles Manchester 170 miles Disabled parking is available in the city’s car parks and Edinburgh 335 miles Newcastle 230 miles on some streets. Please check in advance with the Exeter 240 miles Nottingham 85 miles Cambridge Tourist Information Centre (see opposite) or Glasgow 355 miles Southampton 130 miles on our website at: www.cam.ac.uk/disability/guide/city. By bus Cambridge bus station is centrally located, and there’s a ‘Universal’ bus service which runs from the Madingley Road Park and Ride site through to Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Monday to Saturday). By train Cambridge is well-connected by train and the main station is located about one mile from the city centre (around 20 minutes on foot). Buses run frequently between the station and city centre, and there’s a taxi rank outside the station. By air The nearest airports to Cambridge are Stansted (30 miles) and Luton (40 miles). There’s a direct train link to Cambridge from Stansted, and Heathrow and Gatwick are also easily accessible by train. In addition, buses regularly run from Stansted, Luton, Heathrow and Gatwick to the city centre.
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1 Christ’s 16 Murray Edwards 2 Churchill 17 Newnham 3 Clare 18 Pembroke 4 Corpus Christi 19 Peterhouse 5 Downing 20 Queens’ 6 Emmanuel 21 Robinson 7 Fitzwilliam 22 St Catharine’s 8 Girton 23 St Edmund’s 9 Gonville & Caius 24 St John’s 10 Homerton 25 Selwyn 11 Hughes Hall 26 Sidney Sussex 12 Jesus 27 Trinity 13 King’s 28 Trinity Hall 14 Lucy Cavendish 29 Wolfson 15 Magdalene
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A C A Levels – see also individual course entries 116, 147-9 Cambridge (the city) 20-1, 152, 153, 154-5 Access events 151 Cambridge Admissions Office (CAO) 27, 34, 151, 152, 155 Access to HE Diploma 34, 149 Cambridge Bursary – see Financial information Accommodation 5, 22-3, 25, 27, 28-9, 114-6 Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA) 8, 37 Admission assessments – see also individual course entries 35, 39 Care leavers 27, 31 Admissions Office, Cambridge (CAO) Careers – see also individual course entries 32-3 – see also individual College entries 27, 34, 151, 152, 155 Catering 5, 21, 23, 29 Admissions Policy 9 Celtic Studies – see Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Admission, Terms of 146 Changing course 39 Advanced Diploma 62, 149 Chemical Engineering 50 Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering – see Engineering Chemistry – see Natural Sciences Affiliate students (second undergraduate degree) 35, 37 Childcare 25 Age at application 34, 84 Chinese – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Akkadian – see Archaeology Choral Awards 17 Alternative Prospectus website 15, 152 Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering – see Engineering Anatomy – see Medicine, Natural Sciences Classics – see also Modern and Medieval Languages 52 Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic (ASNC) 40 Clubs and societies 14-9 Anthropology, Biological – see Archaeology College fees 28, 35, 37 Anthropology, Social – see Human, Social, and Political Sciences Colleges 5, 6, 22-3, 24, 29-31, 34, 114-45, 147, 148, 150, 152, 154-5 Application and admission procedures 6-9, 35, 37 Colleges, how to choose 115-6 Application statistics Computer Science – see also Natural Sciences 54 – see also individual course entries 8, 9, 39, 116, 147 Contextual data 7 Arabic – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Counselling Service 25 Archaeology – see also Human, Social, and Political Sciences 42 D Architecture 44 Deferred entry 9, 62, 82, 87 Art History – see History of Art Disabled students 26, 152 Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) 47 Drama 15 Ask a student 15, 152 Dyslexia and dyspraxia 26 Asperger syndrome and autism 26 Astrophysics – see Natural Sciences E Earth Sciences – see Natural Sciences B Economics – see also Land Economy 56 Biochemistry – see Natural Sciences Education 58 Bioengineering – see Engineering Egyptology – see Archaeology Biological and Biomedical Sciences – see Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering – see Engineering Natural Sciences, Veterinary Medicine Electrical and Information Sciences – see Engineering Biological Anthropology – see Archaeology Employment – see also individual course entries 30, 32-3 Biomedical Admission Test (BMAT) 86 Energy, Sustainability and the Environment – see Engineering Bursaries and scholarships – see Financial information Engineering 61
156 www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk English – see also Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic; Education 64 International (overseas) students 8, 36-7, 147-9 Index English language requirements 37 Interviews 7, 8, 9, 37 Entertainment 14-21 Irish (medieval) – see Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Entrance requirements Irish Leaving Certificate 148 – see also individual course entries 5, 9, 34, 37, 147-9 Islamic Studies – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Environment – see Engineering, Geography, Land Economy Islands students (Channel Islands, Isle of Man) 37 Events and open days 150-1 IT provision, internet and email access 12 Exchange schemes 11, 48-9, 61, 70, 78, 89-91 Italian – see History and Modern Languages, Extended Project 148 Modern and Medieval Languages Extenuating circumstances 8 Extra-curricular activities 9, 14-21 J Japanese – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies F Joint Honours courses – see History and Modern Languages, Financial information: international students 37 History and Politics Financial information: UK and EU students 23, 28-31 Judaism – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Food 5, 21, 23, 29
French – see History and Modern Languages, L Modern and Medieval Languages Land Economy – see also Economics, Law 76 Frequently asked questions 9 Language Centre 12
G Languages, ancient – see Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic; Archaeology; Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Classics; Modern Gap years 9, 62, 82, 87 and Medieval Languages; Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of GCSEs 148 Religion Genetics – see Natural Sciences Languages, modern – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, History Geography 66 and Modern Languages, Modern and Medieval Languages Geological (Earth) Sciences – see Natural Sciences Latin – see Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic; Classics; Modern and Medieval Languages German – see History and Modern Languages, Modern and Medieval Languages Law – see also Land Economy 78 Graduate destinations – see also individual course entries 32-3 Libraries 12 Greek, Classical – see Classics, Modern and Medieval Languages Linguistics 80
H M Health condition 26 Management Studies 112 Hearing impairment 26 Manufacturing Engineering 113 Hebrew – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; Map 153, 154-5 Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Materials Science – see Natural Sciences History – see also History and Modern Languages, Mathematics – see also Computer Science, History and Politics 68 Economics, Natural Sciences 82 History and Modern Languages (History and ML) 70 Mature students (aged 21 or over) 31, 34-5, 115, 151 History and Philosophy of Science Mechanical Engineering – see Engineering – see Human, Social, and Political Sciences; Natural Sciences Medical condition 26 History and Politics 71 Medicine 84 History of Art 72 Medicine (Graduate Course) 87 Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) 74 Mental health 25, 26 Mesopotamia – see Archaeology I Middle Eastern Studies – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Illness (long term) 26 Mobility impairment 26 Information and Computer Engineering – see Engineering Modern and Medieval Languages (MML) – see also Asian Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) 36, 39 and Middle Eastern Studies, History and Modern Languages 89 Instrumental Awards 17 Museums and collections 12 Instrumentation and Control – see Engineering Music 17, 21, 92 International Baccalaureate Music Awards 17 – see also individual course entries 147-8 www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk 157 Index N Sociology – see Human, Social, and Political Sciences Natural Sciences 94 Spanish – see History and Modern Languages, Modern and Neuroscience – see Natural Sciences Medieval Languages Norse, Old – see Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) 26 Sport 18-9 O Statistics, application – see also individual Open applications 6, 116 course entries 8, 9, 39, 116, 147 Open days – see also individual course and College entries 150-1 Structural Engineering – see Engineering Organ Scholarships 17 Student life 14-21, 36 Oriental Studies – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Students’ Union, Cambridge University (CUSU) 15, 25, 151, 152 Outreach 150-1 Study abroad 11, 48-9, 61, 70, 78, 89-91 Overseas (international) students 8, 36-7, 147-9 Summer schools 36, 151 Supervisions 5, 10-1, 24, 115-6 P Supplementary Application Pathology – see Medicine, Natural Sciences Questionnaire (SAQ) 7, 47, 55, 59, 70, 83, 91, 96 Persian – see Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Support 5, 15, 24-7, 30-1, 115 Pharmacology – see Medicine, Natural Sciences T Philosophy – see also Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion 102 Teachers’ information and events 151 Physical impairment 26 Teaching – see also individual course entries 5, 10-3 Physics – see Natural Sciences Terms of Admission 146 Physiology – see Medicine, Natural Sciences Tests, admission – see Admission assessments Plant Sciences – see Natural Sciences Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion – see also Philosophy 106 Politics – see History; History and Politics; Human, Social, and Political Sciences Transferable skills 33 Pools – see Winter pool Transferring to Cambridge 147 Portuguese – see Modern and Medieval Languages Travelling to Cambridge 153 Postgraduate study 152 Triposes 4 Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) 104 Tuition fees – see Financial information Psychology – see Computer Science, Education, Natural Sciences, Psychological and Behavioural Sciences U UCAS 152 Q UCAS application 7, 8, 9, 26, 27, 35, 37, 86, 87, 109, 115-6, 152 Qualifications for entry 5, 34, 37, 147-9 V R Veterinary Medicine 108 Religious Studies – see Theology, Religion, and Philosophy Visas and immigration 36 of Religion Visiting Cambridge 150-1, 152, 153, 154-5 Russian – see History and Modern Languages, Modern and Visual impairment 26 Medieval Languages Vocational qualifications 149
S W Sanskrit – see Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Welfare 5, 15, 24-7 Scholarships – see Financial information, Music Awards Welsh (medieval) – see Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Scottish qualifications 148 Welsh qualifications 148 Second undergraduate degree 35, 37 Winter pool 8, 116 Sensory impairment 26 Work experience 9, 11, 32-3, 48, 50, 54, 61, 85, 86, 87, Shopping 21 89-91, 109, 110-1, 112, 113 Sixth Term Examination Papers in Mathematics (STEP) 50, 54, 62, 82, 149 Z Social activities 14-21, 36 Zoology – see Natural Sciences Social Anthropology – see Human, Social, and Political Sciences Societies 14-9
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