| Type |
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|---|---|
| Skills tested | Natural science |
| Year started | 1851[1][2][3] |
| Duration | 3 or 4 years |
| Regions | University of Cambridge language |
| based on | Tripos |
| Website | www |
The Natural Sciences Tripos (NST) is the framework within which most of the science at the University of Cambridge is taught. The tripos includes a wide range of Natural Sciences from physics, astronomy, and geoscience, to chemistry and biology, which are taught alongside the history and philosophy of science. The tripos covers several courses which form the University of Cambridge system of Tripos. It is known for its broad range of study in the first year, in which students cannot study just one discipline, but instead must choose three courses in different areas of the natural sciences and one in mathematics. As is traditional at Cambridge, the degree awarded after Part II (three years of study) is a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A Master of Natural Sciences degree (MSci) [4] is available to those who take the optional Part III (one further year).[5] It was started in the 19th century.[1][2][3]
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- ^ a b Anon (1865). "The Natural Sciences Tripos, Cambridge". The Lancet. 85 (2160): 66. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)69618-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
- ^ a b Liveing, G. D. (1874). "The Student's Guide to the University of Cambridge". cambridge.org. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511694158.008.
- ^ "Programme Specification: Introduction". 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Natural Sciences Tripos". University of Cambridge. 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.