Gonville & Caius College

There are a number of courses in Computer Science, including some which are available after studying other subjects at Cambridge.

Part IA of the Computer Science Tripos is the main first-year course for students who are expecting to study Computer Science to degree level at Cambridge. Half of the course is taught by the Computer Laboratory and the other half consists of Mathematics and a choice from a wide variety of options. See the Computer Laboratory's Web pages for an overall view of Computer Science at Cambridge and the course Web page for details.

Students on the Natural Sciences Tripos can also offer Computer Science as one of their three experimental sciences. Only half of the main Part IA course is covered, and this option is intended for students who will continue with Natural Sciences in later years. See the Computer Laboratory's Web page for details.

Part IB and Part II of the Computer Science Tripos continue in the second and third years from CST IA or, exceptionally, from Part IA of some other subject in the first year.

There used to be two one-year options for undergraduates (Part II (General) of the Computer Science Tripos) and for graduates (the Diploma in Computer Science). These are no longer offered. However, it is possible to transfer in to Part IB after one or two years studying some other subject; this requires some directed reading over the intervening long vacation.

A one-year post-graduate MPhil in Advanced Computer Science will be offered from 2009 for students who wish to continue to a Master's degree. Admission to this additional year will be conditional on an exceptional first degree. The same course may also be offered as a fourth year Part III for undergraduates leading to a Master's degree, but the regulations are not yet in place.

Anyone considering taking a Computer Science course (other than following the normal CST IA, CST IB, CST II route) should consult the Director of Studies in Computer Science as early as possible. No applications to change subject will be considered after Easter.

Peter Robinson

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