Research Project #1 - Trinity College Cambridge & Subjects

Universities and the preferred subjects:

 

On the Trinity College Cambridge site it states they prefer certain subject combinations and don’t accept subjects not written on their listing: (Link below in references section)

 

FACILITATING SUBJECTS

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Classical Languages
• English Literature
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics/Further Mathematics
• Modern Languages
• Physics

• Each language taken to A-level counts as one facilitating subject. For individual subjects, there are some additions to this list. For Maths, A-level Mathematics and A-level Further Mathematics count as two separate facilitating subjects, but for other subjects they count as one facilitating subject. Candidates for sciences are encouraged to take two science subjects to A-level, alongside Maths and, if applicable, Further Mathematics. For Economics, A-level Economics counts as a facilitating subject. For Music, A-level Music is a facilitating subject.

 

Facilitating Subject definition:

 

The definition of facilitating subject is the subjects most commonly required or preferred by universities to get on to a range of degree courses. They help you keep your options open when choosing a degree, and many of the top universities will ask you to have at least one A-level in a facilitating subject when you apply.

 

This means that the best institution are generally biased and do not the expressive arts as a qualification unless it is music, lesser academic studies like health and social care are also discriminated against in the form that they are not accepted as a qualification at the top universities this could be seen as purposeful and this is there way of stripping the “meat form the fat” in other words the best students from the average students and the “poorer” students in terms of both money (social class) and the lesser minded students (not so smart students). But it also picks apart the students in terms of their academic studies, the lesser academic studies and expressive arts are often not accepted at top universities and the better universities only look for the “brighter talented” students who did academic studies at A-level. An alternate viewpoint is that this may be accidental discrimination against those people who do choose expressive and lesser academic subjects. However it seem more likely that this is on purpose.

 

 SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS

• Classics (three-year course): applicants must take Latin or Greek A-level. If not, the four-year course can be considered.
• Computer Science: applicants should ideally offer Maths, Further Maths and Physics. Maths, Further Maths and Computing or Maths, Physics, Computing and AS Further Maths are acceptable alternatives.
• Economics: applicants must take Maths A-level.
• Engineering: applicants are expected to take Maths, Further Maths and Physics. Those unable to take Further Maths A-level may take Maths, Physics, an AS in Further Maths, and an A-level in any of Chemistry, Biology or Electronics.
• English: applicants need to take either English Literature or combined English Language and Literature at A-level.
• History: applicants must take History A-level.
• History and Modern Languages: applicants must take an A-level in the relevant language, unless they are applying for Russian or Portuguese in which case another foreign language A-level is recommended.
• Maths: applicants are normally expected to offer Maths, Further Maths and Physics, although if necessary another facilitating subject may be substituted for Physics.
• Medicine: applicants must take Chemistry A-level, and two further A-levels out of Biology, Physics, Maths and Further Maths.
• Modern Languages: applicants must take at least one of their selected languages at A-level.
• Music: applicants must take Music A-level.
• Natural Sciences: all applicants should take Maths A-level. Those intending to take subjects in their first years that are primarily drawn from the Physical Sciences should ideally take Physics and Further Maths A-levels, but may if necessary take Physics and either Biology or Chemistry as well as AS Further Maths. Those intending to study subjects in the first year that are primarily on the Biological Sciences side should ideally take two out of Chemistry, Biology and Physics, although applications from those with only one of these three are not discouraged.
• Psychological & Behavioural Sciences: applicants must take Maths and Biology A-levels.

Take into account that only music from the disrespected list and lesser picked study subjects is on this list, not even psychology is an acceptable subject for studying psychology and behavioural sciences, you must study maths and biology to take psychology and behavioural sciences.