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18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Management of Education Quality and Standards. The University ensures high quality of teaching and learning in the following ways:. Scrutiny of the External Examiners Reports for all teaching programmes;.

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Neurobiology. Subject Summary. This course is an interdepartmental collaboration between three biological departments (Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Psychology and Zoology). ... Programme Specification.

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Chemistry. Subject Summary. Part III (the fourth year) is intended for those who wish to pursue a career in research; it leads to graduation with an M.Sci. degree. The fourth year will be quite different from

18 Jul 2024: In the first year, you study four courses (three experimental subjects and one mathematics course).

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Ecology & Conservation. Subject Summary. This course is run jointly by the Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology. It introduces a variety of approaches to study the relationships between plants, animals, and

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Chemistry. Subject Summary. In this course we begin to explore the complex and subtle relationship between the structure of a molecule and its chemical properties; an understanding of this relationship is

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Teaching and Learning Methods. Each course employs a variety of teaching and learning methods, including lectures, seminars, small-group teaching sessions (supervisions), computer work, practical classes,

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Criteria for Admission. It is essential for students to have obtained at least two science/maths A Levels, (or the equivalent). Some subjects require or recommend particular A Level prerequisites. Typical offers

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Physical Sciences. Subject Summary. The aim of Part II Physical Sciences is to allow students to continue to develop a broader knowledge of the sciences than a Part II single subject may provide. NST Part II

18 Jul 2024: an advanced, in depth, understanding of the core principles and their experimental basis of a chosen major subject;.

18 Jul 2024: illustrate the experimental approaches and technologies which have led to our understanding of cell biology;. ... provide laboratory classes and on-line exercises complementary to the lecture topics to enable students to experience directly the

18 Jul 2024: continue to develop experimental skills and to gain experience of using modern instruments and experimental techniques;. ... provide an introduction to scientific computation, using Python;. provide a rigorous basis for experimental and theoretical

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Chemistry B. Subject Summary. Our second-year courses present the fundamental ideas of chemistry both for those who are intending to carry on with chemistry in the third year, and also for those who regard

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Pharmacology. Subject Summary. The course deals with the action of chemical substances on biological materials and thus has roots in both the physical and biological sciences. The first part of the course will

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. History and Philosophy of Science. Subject Summary. This course gives students with relevant experience at Part II the opportunity to carry out focussed research in History and Philosophy of Science. It provides

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Cambridge Open Days. Join us on 4th or 5th July 2024 for the Undergraduate Open Days. Information on attendance available on the University Open Day Website. Information on the Natural Sciences Tripos can be

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Astrophysics. Subject Summary. There are eight 24-lecture courses spread over Michaelmas and Lent Terms, which teach the fundamental physics underlying the course and the main areas of contemporary astronomy -

18 Jul 2024: You can also range over the spectrum from strongly experimental to highly theoretical physics, and choose from a range of specialist options. ... have carried out a substantial independent research project involving experimental or theoretical work, or

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Assessment. The individual courses employ a range of assessment techniques, including unseen written examinations, assessed coursework, experiment write-ups, literature and experimental reports, marked essays,

18 Jul 2024: Search site. Natural Sciences Tripos. Part IA Marking and Classing - Pre-2023. Marking and Classing - pre-2023. The following marking scheme has been approved by the Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos. Introduction. Examiners