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The University of Cambridge has an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching (both at the undergraduate and graduate level) and research. Almost 6,000 students pursue graduate studies, of whom about 1,500 are from overseas.

Graduate students can either pursue courses of research leading to the degree of PhD, on a wide variety of topics where Cambridge has particular strengths (the normal length of doctoral research is three years), or one-year postgraduate courses of study for the MPhil in:

Advanced Chemical Engineering Practice
American Literature
Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Architecture & the Moving Image
Biological Anthropological Science
Biological Anthropology
Biological Science
Biosciences Enterprise
Chemistry
Chinese Studies
Classics
Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology
Conservation of Natural Science Materials
Contemporary European Studies
Criminology
Criminological Research
Design, Manufacture & Management
Developmental Biology
Development Studies
Early Modern History
Earth Sciences
Economics
Economics with Development
Economics with Econometrics
Economics with Finance
Economic and Social History
Education
Engineering
Engineering for Sustainable Development
English and Applied Linguistics
English Studies 1700-1830
Environment and Development
Environmental Design in Architecture
Environmental Policy
Epidemiology
Ethnomusicology
European Literature
Finance
Geographical Information Systems & Remote Sensing
Historical Studies
History and Philosophy of Architecture
History and Philosophy of Science & Medicine
International Relations
International Studies
Land Economy
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Management Studies
Materials Modelling
Medical Sciences
Medieval History
Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Microelectronic Engineering & Semiconductor Physics
Modern European History
Modern Society and Global Transformation
Musical Composition
Musicology
Oriental Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Planning, Growth and Regeneration
Polar Studies
Political Thought and Intellectual History
Quantative Modelling of Industrial Processes in the Natural Resource Sector (Fluid Flow)
Quaternary Science
Real Estate Finance
Social and Developmental Psychology
Social Anthropological Analysis
Social Anthropological Research
Soil Mechanics
Statistical Science
Technology Policy
Theology
Veterinary Science

There is also a one-year taught postgraduate course for the Master of Law (LLM) degree; and Diploma courses (usually of one year’s duration) in:

Architecture (2 years)
Classical Archaeology
Computer Science
Development Studies
Economics
Historical Studies
International Law
Legal Studies
Management Studies
Theology

Graduates may apply to read for Part III of the Mathematical Tripos which is a one-year course leading to the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics.

The University does not provide courses in such subjects as:

Accountancy
Commerce
Dentistry
English as a Foreign Language
Film
Journalism
Media Studies
Nursing
Photography
Public Administration
Social Work
Surveying
Vocational training in technical subjects

Details about the University's graduate courses and current (May 2003) details of awards offered by the Trusts for overseas students may be found in the Graduate Studies Prospectus which is available at local universities or offices of the British Council or on the Web: www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/overseas/