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Cambridge University

The Tripos System

 

Degree courses (called Triposes) are not modular but are divided into blocks lasting one or two years. In some subjects there is a two-year Part I (which may be divided into Part IA and Part IB) and a one-year Part II. In others Part I lasts a year and is followed by a two-year Part II. In Engineering and some

science subjects there is a fourth year (Part II or III) leading to the degree of MEng or MSci.

 

There are examinations at the end of each Part and these must be passed in order to achieve the Cambridge degree, BA Hons.

 

One of the most distinctive characteristics of Cambridge courses is that they cover the subject very broadly in the initial years and then become more specialized and offer a wide range of options in the later years.

 

Most students take successive parts of the same Tripos. However, it is possible to change Tripos after Part I or Part IA. Most changes are between related fields: within the science areas or within the arts, but switching between broad areas is also possible, and a wide range of subject combinations is therefore available.

 

 

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/tripos.html

 

 

 

Matriculation Requirements

 

These are the minimum entrance requirements for all applicants regardless of course and age, and are designed to ensure they have had a sufficiently broad general education.

 

Qualifications are required in:

 

  • English.
  • A language other than English.
  • An approved mathematical or scientific subject.
  • Two other approved subjects.

 

For applicants with GCSEs and GCE A levels, at least two of these subjects must be at GCE A level and the others at GCSE (grades A, B or C).

 

If there are good reasons why applicants expect not to be able to satisfy the matriculation requirements, for example, not taken a language other than English at GCSE, applicants should consult the Admissions Tutor of their preferred College, to find out if they would be able to waive any part of the requirement in their individual circumstances.

 

However, most applicants will be expecting to achieve high grades in three or four subjects at GCE A level or equivalent.

 

 

 

Economics Degree

 

The Economics Tripos at Cambridge focuses on giving students a sound understanding of the core of economics, pure and applied. However, while the specialized nature of this degree enables students to concentrate on studying economics in considerable depth, the breadth of the aims outlined above means that economists need to employ modes of thought and techniques drawn from many other disciplines, among them history, sociology, mathematics and statistics and philosophy.

 

Students can expect to develop skills in understanding complex arguments, the analysis of practical issues, knowledge of economic conditions, analysis of data, and effective communication. Such skills are of value in many subsequent careers, but particularly in professional, financial and managerial occupations.

 

A substantial number of economics graduates go on to professional training in chartered accountancy, actuarial work and similar fields: others are employed by financial institutions or as professional economists in industry, government and management consultancy.

 

 

Tripos transfers.

 

It is possible to combine Economics with another subject, either by spending the first year taking Part I Economics and then transferring to another subject such as Law or Social and Political Sciences, or by completing two years of Economics followed by a final-year subject such as Management Studies. Students can also study another subject such as Mathematics for one year before transferring to Part IIA Economics. Several students make such changes each year.

 

 

 Economics Course Outline

 

 

Part 1

 

Year 1

 

Part 1 provides an introduction to the subject: a common core of knowledge which can subsequently be extended. There are five compulsory papers:

 

  • Microeconomics.
  • Macroeconomics.
  • Quantitative Methods.
  • Politics (political and sociological aspects of economics).
  • British Economic History.

 

Through these papers students cover topics such as supply and demand, the role of prices and markets, employment, inflation, the operation of financial institutions and monetary policy. The Quantitative Methods paper provides an introduction to the use of mathematical and statistical techniques in economics.

 

 

Part IIA

 

Year 2

 

Part IIA consists of three compulsory papers (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics) plus one optional paper, chosen from Development, Sociology or Mathematics.

 

 

Part IIB

 

Year 3

 

The final year consists of two compulsory papers (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics), two optional papers and a compulsory dissertation. One of the objectives of the final year is to extend students’ knowledge of economic theory and train them to apply this theory to practical issues and public policy.

 

 

Economics Course Requirements

 

 

Given the increasingly technical nature of economic theory, it is now essential that applicants have AS level Mathematics (or equivalent). Ideally students should have A level Mathematics (or equivalent) and this is essential for applicants to some colleges.

 

Economics is seen as useful preparation by all Colleges but it is not essential and History is considered useful by Newnham.

 

 

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/economics/index.html

 

 

 

Law Degree

 

The Cambridge Law Tripos gives students the opportunity both to see law in its historical and social context and to examine its general principles and techniques.

 

Although the greater part of this course, naturally, is concerned with English law, students will have the opportunity to study other legal systems, including civil (Roman) law, the law of the European Union and international law.

 

All Cambridge Colleges require applicants from the UK, EU and certain overseas countries to take the Law National Admissions Test (LNAT). The LNAT is designed to provide an assessment of the applicants' potential for the law degree. It will be used as an additional piece of information for admissions decisions alongside school results, the other information on the application form, and where applicable the applicants’ performance in interview.

 

 

Tripos transfers

 

Students who wish to combine law with another subject usually study law after that subject rather than before. It is desirable to study law for two years wherever possible, since it is not possible to pass all seven ‘foundation’ subjects at Cambridge in less than two years. If a students’ first subject has a two-year Part I, they will need to consider the implications – especially the financial implications – of four years as an undergraduate.

 

 

Law Course Outline

 

Part IA

 

Year 1

 

In the first year students take Part IA of the Law Tripos. There are four papers:

 

  • Criminal Law.
  • Constitutional Law.
  • Civil Law.
  • Law of Tort.

 

 

Part IB

 

Year 2

 

In the second year students choose five papers from a wide range of options. Most students take Contract Law and Land Law. Other options include:

 

  • Family Law.
  • International Law.
  • Administrative Law.
  • Criminal Procedure and Criminal Evidence.
  • Sentencing and the Penal System.
  • Legal History.
  • Civil Law II.

 

 

Part II

 

Year 3

 

At the end of the third year students take Part II of the Law Tripos, for which they will have selected and studied five papers from an even more extensive range.

 

  • Most students take Equity and European Union Law.
  • In the third year students can develop their interests in, for instance, Commercial Law subjects, Public Law subjects and in more theoretical aspects of Law (Jurisprudence).
  • Students can also take certain half-papers. These range from Taxation and Landlord and Tenant through Banking Law, Medical Law and Media Law, to the English Legal History 1500-1700.

 

 

Law Course Requirements

 

 

Many A level (or equivalent) subjects provide a good grounding for the study of Law at university and Colleges have an open mind about the subjects that are a sound preparation.

 

Good applicants tend to have taken subjects at A level (or equivalent) that develop a careful, analytical approach to reading and which require them to present information in a way which is well structured and thoughtfully argued. In our experience, applicants with backgrounds in Mathematics and science subjects perform as well as those whose background is in humanities subjects. Many Colleges are pleased to see applicants with a mixed background in these subjects.

 

Applicants are not required to have studied Law at GCSE of A level. Those who have done so tend not to have any special advantage once they begin studying Law at university. Academic subjects other than Law will generally provide a solid foundation for the course, as well as give a desirable breadth of experience.

 

All applicants are required to sit for the Law National Admissions Test (LNAT) test and some colleges require applicants to sit for test and interview. For details refer to Cambridge website Main Admission tests and written work page.

 

 

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/law/index.html

 

 

 

 

Engineering Degree

 

The aim of this course is to provide students with all the analytical, design and computing skills that underpin modern engineering practice, while encouraging the creativity and problem-saving skills that are so important to a good engineer.

 

Graduates from this course will be equipped to be flexible across the range of engineering disciplines, will have learnt the skills necessary for effective team leadership, and be able to apply new technologies in novel situations.

 

At the end of four years students will graduate with the BA and MEng degrees. (A few students leave the course after three years, either from choice or for academic reasons, and graduate with the BA Hons degree).

 

 

Tripos Transfers

 

 

Students may transfer to the Chemical Engineering Tripos at the end of their first year, or to the Management Studies Tripos or the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos after completing Part I of the Engineering Tripos.

 

 

 

 

Engineering Course Outline

 

 

Parts IA & IB

 

An unrivalled breadth of knowledge

Years 1 and 2

 

The broad foundation of the first two years (Parts IA and IB) ensures that students develop an understanding of basic principles over a wide range of subjects, together with an appreciation of the economic, social and environmental pressures under which these ideas are likely to be applied.

 

In the first year (Part IA), students will follow lecture courses in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Mechanics and Materials, Electrical and Information Engineering and Mathematical Methods (which offers two parallel classes taught at different levels). Coursework includes: structural design, product design, exposition, computing, microprocessors, management, electronic instrumentation and drawing. Seventeen laboratory experiments are performed covering the behavior of materials, components and systems.

 

In the second year (Part IB) students study eight core subjects at a more advanced level: Mechanics, Structures, Materials, Thermofluid Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Mathematical Methods and Business Economics.

 

In the third term of the second year students select two topics from seven professional engineering activities plus a foreign language option. The topics provide an introduction to the more specialized work of the third year: they emphasize engineering design and serve to consolidate the knowledge gained earlier in the course. Coursework includes over 20 laboratory experiments, together with numerical analysis and computing exercises.

 

A highlight of the second year is the popular Integrated Design Project where students work in teams of six to design and built robot vehicles which are then tested against each other.

 

 

Parts IIA & IIB

 

Professional Specialisation

Years 3 and 4

 

Specialisation begins in earnest in the third year (Part IIA). Students choose a combination of ten modules from an extensive portfolio from which a core will be associated with one of the following areas of engineering:

 

  • Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering.
  • Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
  • Electrical and Information Sciences.
  • Energy and the Environment.
  • Engineering for the Life Sciences.
  • Information and Computer Engineering.
  • Instrumentation and Control.
  • Mechanical Engineering.

 

The third term of the third year is devoted entirely to project work where students choose two activities from a variety of design and computer-based projects, projects in a foreign language or a surveying project. Some of our students are able to spend this year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as part of the Cambridge-MIT exchange programmes.

 

In the fourth year (Part IIB), further specialization is possible and students now select eight modules from a list of nearly 100. These modules benefit from the Department’s leading role in engineering research. The courses are taught by experts, and students graduate with an advanced appreciation of theory and practice in their chosen area. A major project extends throughout the final year and this can be expected to occupy about half their time. Many projects are associated with current department research and have direct industrial input and application.

 

 

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/engineering/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

History

 

History is highly focused in its objectives. It will equip students with a broad range of historical knowledge and understanding. It will teach students to evaluate critically the significance and usefulness of primary and secondary material. It aims to instill in students the confidence to undertake self-directed learning. And it emphasizes the importance of assembling, organizing and presenting ideas, clearly and coherently. Studying history will provide students with a multifaceted insight into human experience and make sense of a complex, globalizing world.

 

The course gives student opportunities to look at the past through many disciplinary lenses – including political, economic, social, cultural and intellectual – and explore how history has learnt from other disciplines like anthropology, literature and archaeology. Course options are shared with other departments, such as Social and Political Sciences, oriental studies, and Modern and Medieval Languages.

 

History is unusual among Cambridge subjects in not setting a classed first-year examination but most history undergraduates sit a Preliminary Examination towards the end of their first year. This does not count towards students’ final degree but aims to give them an informal sense of achievement to that point. The Colleges decide individually whether to enter their students for this or to assess their progress by other means.

 

 

Tripos Transfers

 

The flexibility of the History Tripos, and the fact that some Part II options are shared with faculties such as Social and Political Sciences (SPS) and Classics, means that few students wish to transfer out after Part I. Law and History of Art are favourites among those who do transfer. About ten people each year take a two-year Part II in History, usually after a one-year Part I in subjects such as SPS or Economics.

 

 

Course Outlines

 

Years 1 and 2

 

Part I lasts two years (six terms).Students choose five from 22 periods of history and study one each term for the first five terms.

 

·        Students take at least one period of British political history and one of British economic and social history.

·        For the other three papers it is possible to study any period of European history from the Greeks to the present, periods of extra-European history, the history of the USA, and/or the history of political thought. Students may specialize, for example in ancient and medieval papers, or almost entirely in the twentieth century.

 

For the sixth component, Themes and Sources, students will complete a 5,000 word essay. There is a very wide choice of topics, typically investigating a major theme in comparative history (such as gender, democracy, revolutions or music). The essay is written over a period of some months, and involves individual research.

 

 

Year 3

 

Students who have taken Part I then take a one-year Part II. (The two-year Part II is for those who have taken a one-year Part I in another subject).

 

This consists of five units:

 

·        A general paper, Historical Argument and Practice

·        Four other papers chosen from nearly 40 options in all, ranging across the centuries and continents.

 

Students can substitute a dissertation on a topic of their choice for one paper.

Course Requirements

 

There is no single combination of subjects that is especially good for students wishing to study History. It is highly desirable, but not essential, that you be taking History A level (or equivalent). Successful applicants take all sorts of subjects from Mathematics and the Sciences, to arts and social sciences. All of these teach skills that can be useful to the undergraduate historian. It may be useful to have a second essay-based subject alongside History. No subject is absolutely undesirable.

 

At many Colleges there is a preference for applicants to have, in addition to History, at least one further essay-based A level in a traditional arts or social science subject. Performance-based subjects and some of the newer A levels that contain less individual essay work for assessment would be acceptable as a third A level.

 

 

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/history/index.html

 

 

Social and Political Sciences

 

The Social and Political Sciences Tripos (SPS) explores many of the questions about human beings that excite great passions and it enables students to consider them in a coherent and detached manner as the heirs to distinguished cosmopolitan traditions of thought. It encourages students to think for themselves about these questions and to understand why others will answer them differently.

 

SPS is a distinctive course within the social sciences and humanities in the range of subjects and choices it can offer students:  in few other institutions are Politics, Social and Development Psychology (in contrast to Experimental Psychology) and Sociology taught together and combined under the same roof. In the first year, SPS also includes Social Anthropology. This gives students the opportunity to study four subjects in the first year, to specialize in the second year, and to broaden out again in the third year. But students can also combine subjects in the second and third years:  both Sociology and Psychology, and Sociology and Politics.

 

SPS combines opportunity to develop specific skills and knowledge to equip students for particular careers in psychology and research, with a broad education that can lead to careers in the media, management, the Civil Service, diplomacy, national and international non-government organizations, and much else beside.

 

The course offers an unusually diverse range of career openings. Students who follow the psychology route are eligible for admission to professional courses in clinical and educational psychology through graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. In recent years, up to a third of our graduates have begun careers in finance, law and business, including consultancy. Many Cambridge students pursue further study and research, frequently abroad.

 

Tripos Transfers

 

Students can enter the SPS Tripos after taking other subjects at the end of their first or second year. Conversely, after completing Part I or Part II of the SPS Tripos, students can transfer to another Tripos, such as Law, Social Anthropology, Management Studies or History.

 

 

Course Outline

 

Year 1:  A Broad Introduction

 

Part I of the SPS Tripos introduces students to the subjects of politics, psychology, sociology and social anthropology. Studns will look at questions about gender, social inequality, the media, the state, democracy, war and peace, early social development, groups and crowds, gypsies, kinship, and religious rituals.

Year 2:  Choosing one discipline or combined disciplines

 

For Part IIA, students focus on one of Politics, Psychology or Sociology, or they take a combined course in Psychology and Sociology.

 

·        In Politics, students take one paper in the history of political thought and one in comparative and international politics. Each offers choice within it. The third requirement is for two long essays on subjects of their choice, on which they receive individual supervision and in which they can deepen their work in this year and prepare for the third year of the course.

 

·        In Psychology, students take one paper in social psychology, one in experimental psychology (which involves undertaking laboratory experiments) and another I research methods and statistics, which includes a personal research project.

 

·        In Sociology, students take three papers:  one on social theory, one on elementary research methods, which includes a personal research project; for the third they can choose between a Sociology paper on globalization, and a Politics paper on comparative and international politics.

 

·        In the Psychology and Sociology scheme, students take the papers in social psychology, research methods and statistics, and choose between the two Part IIA papers in sociology.

 

 

Year 3:  Students’ Particular Interests

 

In the third year, Part IIB, students have a wide choice. They must do either one or two papers in the subjects you chose in Part IIA, and then they can choose from a selection of papers offered in other subjects and form a range of interdisciplinary papers if they so wish. Not all the papers listed are offered in every year, but students will always be able to pursue their particular interests in a dissertation.

 

·        In Politics, students choose either three papers from a range that can include the history of political thought, modern political philosophy, the politics of the European union, the USA, Japan, and Russia, modern revolutions, international organizations, and international political economy, or two of these and a dissertation on a subject of their choice. Students also take an unseen essay paper in which they are encouraged to display their understanding of politics after three years of study.

 

·        In Psychology, students are required to take a paper in developmental psychology and to write a dissertation, and can choose from others on current research interests in social psychology or psychology and social issues. They may also take one paper in Sociology or Politics or an interdisciplinary paper.

 

·        In Sociology, students may choose from media and culture, modern Britain, education, politics and religion, and health and illness. They can also choose up to three papers from a selection of papers in Politics, or take a paper in Psychology.

 

·        In Psychology and Sociology, students can choose from the papers in Sociology and Psychology or the interdisciplinary papers. They may also take two papers from a selection in Politics.

 

·        The Interdisciplinary Papers (which can vary each year) include papers on gender, the family, social and political economy of capitalism, crime and deviance, advanced research methods, and the society and politics of Latin America and South Asia, the anthropology of colonialism and empire.

 

 

Course Requirements

 

No particular subjects at A level (or equivalent) are required for Social & Political Sciences (SPS). SPS is a broad course, therefore a range of subjects provide a good background:  from Mathematics to Social Sciences (eg. Psychology, Politics and Geography) to Arts (eg. English, History and Modern Languages).

 

 

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/sps/index.html

 

 

 

Cambridge University (Graduate Studies)

 

Entry Requirements for Graduate degree:-

 

Applicants are normally expected to hold or to be about to achieve:

 

·        At least a 2i honours degree from a UK university

·        An equivalent standard from an overseas university

·        A fluent command of the English Language

 

 

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/subjects/economics/economics1d.html

 

 

Graduate Degree Summary Table:-

 

The table summarizes how each course is structured, how students are assessed, and gives other important details for each course:-

 

Degree

Duration (yrs)

Format

Assessment

MSc

2 f-t

3.3 p-t

Research leading to production of a dissertation may include some lectures and course work, but these are not part of the final assessment

Award of degree is decided solely on the results of the students’ research and on their performance in the oral exam on their dissertations

MPhil

Usually 1 year

Lectures and, in some cases, a project leading to production of a dissertation

Varies, but often a written examination and/or, in some cases, an oral examination on the dissertation

Master of Law (LLM)

1

 

Written examination and, in some cases, an oral examination on the dissertation

 

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/subjects/intro1.html

Research Degrees

 

If applicants wish to undertake a research degree they should first make sure that the appropriate Faculty or Department has the necessary expertise and resources. Some Faculties ask that applicants to identify a suitable supervisor before submitting an application. Please consult the Faculty of Department website in the first instance, and contact the Faculty directly, for advice and further clarification.

 

 

Competence in English

 

If the applicants’ first language is not English then they should take a language proficiency test to show that they have the necessary command of the language to get the most out of the course. Applicants do not need to take the test before applying, but, if given an offer and applicants’ have not already sent us a copy of their results, one of the conditions of admissions will be that they pass an IELTS test level i.e.

 

 

·        Minimum requirement:  an overall band score of 7.0 with not less than 7.0 in speaking, listening and writing, and 6.5 in reading.

 

 

 

Law

 

 

Taught Course

 

Master of Law (LLM) – 1 year

 

 

Entry Requirements

 

This is a postgraduate course in advanced legal topics, not an introduction to the Common Law. It is taught through lectures and, for some courses, seminars. Independent study is a major part of the LLM:          there are no College supervisions or tutorials.

 

From the options offered by the Faculty, candidates are free to choose any four subjects, except in the cases where constraints of the timetable limit this choice. Each year certain papers are designated as papers in International Law, Commercial Law and European Law. The subjects offered by the Faculty might vary from year to year in the light of changes of Faculty policy or personnel. In recent years the courses offered have included the following:

 

 

·        Corporate Tax

·        International Commercial Tax

·        International Commercial Litigation

·        The Law of Restitution

·        International Sales

·        Commercial Insurance Law

·        Corporate Insolvency Law

·        International Banking and Financial Law

·        Corporate Finance Law

·        Corporate Governance

·        Economics of Law and Regulation

·        Intellectual Property

·        Contemporary Issues in the Law of European Integration

·        Competition Law

·        European Environmental Law and Policy

·        Civil, Social and Environmental Rights in the EU

·        EU Trade Law

·        The EU as a New Legal Order

·        Foundations of International Law

·        Law of Armed Conflict

·        Settlement of International Disputes

·        History and Theory of International Law

·        WTO and International Economic Law

·        International Criminal Law

·        International Human Rights Law

·        Law and Practice of Civil Liberties

·        Comparative Public Law

·        Comparative Law

·        Jurisprudence

·        Private Law and Political Theory

·        Philosophy of Criminal Law

·        History of English Civil and Criminal Law

·        European Legal History

·        International Intellectual Property Law

 

 

 

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/subjects/law/law1d.html

 

 

 

MPhil in Economics

 

The Faculty offers an MPhil degree in two forms – Option A for candidates who do not intend to do a PhD.

 

The objects of the MPhil degree are:

 

·        To provide an advanced technical training in core economics subjects

·        To introduce students to work at the frontiers of the subjects in particular areas

·        To help students to acquire some independent research skills and experience of putting these into practice

·        To equip students with sufficient knowledge and understanding of advanced economics to proceed to a career as a professional economists in business or government, or to a research degree

 

The MPhil has three major components:   compulsory core courses, specialist papers and a dissertation. The course starts with compulsory preparatory courses in mathematics and statistics. It then includes:

 

 

For Option A students (those who do not intend to do a PhD):

 

Compulsory lectures, classes and seminars in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics.

 

Two specialists subjects from a wide choice of options, which might include:

·        Microeconomics II (advanced core course)

·        Applied Economic Theory

·        Topics in Advanced Economic Theory

·        Macroeconomics II (advanced core course)

·        Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics

·        Econometrics II (advanced core course)

·        Advanced Econometrics (I and II)

·        Theory of Finance

·        Topics in Industrial and Financial Economics

·        Development Economics

·        The Economics of Poor Countries

·        Financial Organization and Economic Growth

·        British Industrialization

·        Philosophical Issues in Economics

·        The Methodology of Economics

·        Economics of Institutions

·        Dissertation (maximum length 10,000 words)

 

 

 

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/subjects/economics/economics1d.html

 

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Oxford University

 

 

Entrance Requirements

 

All candidates applying to Oxford are considered carefully on their individual merits. Conditional offers made to successful candidates may vary depending on the college, subject and the applicant’s individual circumstances. We do not have standard offers. For A-level students, most conditional offers are likely to be set at AAA, or sometimes AAB in three subjects taken as full A-levels. In addition, colleges may specify a certain grade to be achieved i