Information for Current Undergraduate Students

Photograph of a student studying in the Haddon Library, University of Cambridge.The Annual Year: Terms and Weeks

There are three terms:
•    Michaelmas (Oct-Dec)
•    Lent (Jan-Mar)
•    Easter (Apr-June)

Each full term lasts eight weeks. Terms begin on a Tuesday and end on a Friday. Lectures always start on the first Thursday of term. The lecturing week runs from Thursday to Wednesday. See University term dates.

All Part IIA and Part IIB students must register in the Social Anthropology office at the beginning of each academic year. Registration forms are available here: IIA registration form, IIB registration form. They will also be available from the office in late September.

Lecture List

Timetables are available from the first floor of the Social Anthropology building.

Diary

Examinations

Each of the three examinations (Part I, Part IIA and Part IIB) is a full Tripos examination. This means that they are compulsory and that students will be examined on the relevant year’s work. Each Part of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos is fully examined at the end of the academic year and no marks are carried forward from year to year. However, there is a progression in terms of knowledge and intellectual content from Part IIA to Part IIB. Further information on the Tripos examinations is available here. Please note all students should contact their Director of Studies at their college to register for examinations.

Video Library

Within the Division, students may take advantage of the Social Anthropology Video Library (to access the on-line database click here). The video collection is available in the viewing room, B5, in the basement. The key to B5 is available from Reception. Videos may be viewed here, but may not be removed from the Division.

Useful links:

Health & Safety

The Little Green Safety Book

All students should read the University’s Little Green Safety Book, which is available at: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/cam-only/offices/safety/publications/hsd150m/

This book covers all aspects of health and safety within the University.

Division’s Safety Policy

Please also see the Division’s Safety Policy, which is available here (pdf).

Policy on Copyright and Plagiarism

Please also see the policy on copyright and plagiarism.

After the Undergraduate Degree

If you are interested in taking your studies further, you should seek the advice of your supervisors and Director of Studies. You might wish to supplement your Social Anthropology with a specialist Master’s course (MPhil or MRes) or think about going on to professional training and fieldwork at PhD level (PhD). In either case, applications for places (at Cambridge or other universities) and for grants usually have to be made in the Michaelmas term.

The Graduate Studies Prospectus is available from the Board of Graduate Studies. The prospectus covers all postgraduate courses offered at Cambridge and incorporates all necessary documentation including graduate application and reference forms.

The Cambridge University Careers Service provides careers education, information and guidance to students and alumni of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge students, alumni and staff should register with the Careers Service for complete access to their services and website.

Information on upcoming vacancies, scholarships and funds are also posted on the noticeboards on the first floor of the Social Anthropology building.