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SubjectsComputer Science
From today you can learn to program for under £50 on the raspberry pi developed by the Computer Laboratory here in Cambridge. The raspberry pi Model B is a computer with two USB ports and an Ethernet port that just needs the TV and a mouse and keyboard ... and you to write the programs! Find out more at http://www.raspberrypi.org/
What makes the Cambridge Computer Science course so special?Cambridge’s Computer Science course is challenging, exciting, inspiring and highly marketable. The course attracts the best students from the UK and beyond. It provides a broad and deep education into all aspects of computer science and is taught by some of the world’s experts in the field. The Computer Science course provides a mixture of theory and practical aspects of the subject, with the aim of giving graduates an understanding of principles that will outlast today's technology. The subject, after 50 years of rapid advance, remains interdisciplinary, with links to linguistics and psychology as well as the more obvious mathematics and engineering. The course moves quickly from the fundamentals of the subject in first year, through the core material in second year, to advanced topics in the third year, some of which are only covered in Master’s degrees elsewhere. Why choose Newnham for Computer Science?The College Director of Studies, Mrs Kate Taylor, supervises courses in Software Engineering, Programming Languages and Applications and the Artificial Intelligence courses. Her background in industry as well as research and teaching make Newnham the place to study Computer Science whether you are aiming to be the next Grace Hopper (credited with finding the first computer bug) or the next Ada, Lady Lovelace (worked with Babbage on the first analogue computer).The College has two well-equipped computer rooms, with more public provision than many other colleges offer, and network connections in all student rooms. Newnham is almost exactly between the two sites where lectures and supervisions take place. It is on the bus route between the Laboratory and Town sites for those mornings when wind and rain make cycling less appealing. How many students take Computer Science at Newnham and what options do they choose?Newnham aims to admit two or three Computer Science students a year. Most Computer Science students take Mathematics and one other paper from the Natural Sciences Tripos in their first year, but they can also take papers from the Mathematical Tripos, or a Psychology paper from the PPS Tripos.How will I be taught at Newnham?The Director of Studies' contacts with other colleges ensure that you will be taught other subjects by experts in their field with a love of teaching. This makes a supervision a rewarding and exciting time as well as a real challenge to your knowledge of the lecture material. It also means that you work alongside students from other colleges, gaining the study and social benefits of being in a larger group.
Can you tell me more about the Computer Science Fellows?Director of Studies and Special Supervisor: Mrs Kate Taylor, BSc, MScSpecial Supervisor and Senior Information Provision Officer and Technical Editor, University Computing Service: Mrs Katy Edgcombe, MA, MIMA What jobs do Newnham Computer Science students go on to do?Cambridge graduates are highly sought after by industry. Of our recent graduates, around half go into the IT sector, a fifth into banking and investment, a further fifth go on to research degrees at Cambridge and elsewhere, and the final tenth into a range of other jobs.Are there any A-level subjects that are particularly useful?
Can I take a gap year?A gap year spent doing something which broadens your experience can be useful: the greater maturity and independence you have before starting the University course, the better. Schemes are available to set you up with a year in Industry, or you can apply directly to companies which offer such placements. Another worthwhile thing to do is to travel and work abroad for a year. But you should only aim to take a gap year if you have definite ambitions and plans for what to do: it’s important not just to sit about at home!Where can I find out more?You can find lots of information for prospective Computer Science undergraduates on the Computer Laboratory website.Take a look at the profile of a CompSci undergraduate. Back to course list |
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