The Computer Science Tripos Part II (General) is a one-year non-specialist course intended for third-year students. In the past it has attracted transfers from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering, and has also provided a third-year option for students in Medicine. It is not available to those who have read Part IB Computer Science.
It is a limited entry course and there is a mandatory two-week
programming course in the previous Long Vacation. To be a candidate
for honours a student must have obtained honours in year 2 in the
subject he or she is coming from.
The courses provided cover a wide range of Computer Science topics and
aim to give as broad and coherent a coverage of the subject as is
possible within a single year. The lecture and examination structure
provides students with a significant amount of flexibility in the
selection of their courses. This makes it possible for students to
select advanced courses in areas closely related to their previous
studies, while still gaining a reasonable foundation in areas that
they have not previously encountered.
Some courses are indicated as prequisite for later ones. Where a
course is shown as a prerequisite for a Diploma course this should be
regarded as being a prequisite for the Part II (General) course, too.
The syllabus information given in this document is for guidance only
and should not be considered definitive. The Cambridge
University Reporter should be consulted for current timetables.