Application for the Major Subject is part of the Part II Allocations Procedure. The application needs to completed by the second week of the Easter term. Some departments ask for additional information - check the Allocations Procedure website. Those who want to study BBS should select their preferred Department for their major subject, and then select 'BBS' in the consecutive question. Places will be allocated after the exams, and students should know if they have a place before the summer vacation.
On this page you will find information to help you choose your Major Subject:
- The list of Major Subjects with links to the department websites
- Details of the Major Subjects course formats
- Contact details of Major Subjects course organisers and teaching administrators
Departments offering BBS Major Subjects
Click on the tiles below to access the respective departmental webpages relating to the Major Subjects on offer.
Major Subjects Course Format for AY23-24 |
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Subject |
Course format |
Modules offered |
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| Pathology (402-407 and 424-426) |
Choose 2 Modules out of 5 (Subject to change due to course restructure) |
Module A: Cancer and Genetic Diseases Module B: Immunology Module C: Microbiology and Parasitology Module D: Virology Module E: Dynamics of Infectious Diseases |
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(Maximum 15 candidates) |
Same lectures as the single subject. |
The course typically covers: Drug Discovery |
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(Maximum 20 candidates) Students must have taken MVST Part IB or NST Part IB Experimental Psychology to take this Major Subject. |
Same lectures as the single subject | Paper 1: General Courses Paper 2: Cognitive and Experimental Psychology Paper 3: Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience Paper 4: Developmental Psychopathology, Advances Topics in Social and Applied Psychology or The Family |
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(Maximum 7 candidates) |
The course is grouped into four 24 lecture modules, one of which has a branched structure to provide internal choice | Module A: Structural and Chemical Biology Module B: From Genome to Proteome Module C: Stem - The Dynamic Cell plus either: Branch 1 - Bioenergy OR Branch 2 - Molecular Microbiology of Infectious Disease Module D: Cell Cycle, Signalling and Cancer |
| Plant Sciences - Cellular (412) | Four modules from the single subject | PLM1: Plant Signalling Networks in Growth and Development PLM2: Microbes: Evolution, Genomes and Lifestyle PLL1: Plant Genomes and Synthetic Biology PLL3: Frontiers in Plant Metabolism |
| Plant Sciences - Ecological (413) | Four modules from Plant Sciences and Zoology | PLM3: Evolution and Ecosystem Dynamics Zoology ZM2: Conservation Science PLL2: Responses to Global Change Zoology ZL4: Applied Ecology |
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(Maximum 10 candidates) |
Four modules from the single subject | Module 1: Genomes, Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle Module 2: Early Development & Patterning: Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms Module 3: Human Genetics, Genomics and System Biology Module 4: Evolutionary Genetics and Adaptation |
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Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (415) (Maximum 22 candidates) |
Choose any four modules from the list |
Michaelmas: N1: Developmental Neurobiology Lent: N6: Higher Order Brain Functions and Dysfunctions |
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(Maximum 30 candidates - TBC for AY23/24) |
Choose two modules for Michaelmas Term and two modules for Lent Term. (The majority of combinations are available but please check with the Zoology Teaching Office for all permissible combinations) |
Michaelmas: ZM1: Vertebrate Evolution Lent: ZL1: Evolution and Comparative Anatomy of Mammals |
| Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour (428) |
Choose any four modules from nine modules offered by Psychology, PDN and Zoology (Subject to change due to course restructure) |
N2 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (PDN) N6 Central Mechanisms of Reward, Punishment and Emotion (PDN) N7 Neural Circuits and Behaviour N9 Neuronal Plasticity, Modulation and Behaviour (PDN) PS1 Emotional Regulation and Motivation (Psychology) PS2 Memory (Psychology) ZL3 Evolution and Behaviour: Populations and Societies (Zoology) ZM5 Evolution and Behaviour: Genes and Individuals (Zoology) |
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Human Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour (429)
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Two modules from B2, B3 and B4, and two optional modules among B12-B17 |
B2: Human Ecology and Behaviour
B12: Human Palaeobiology
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History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine (430) (Maximum 12 candidates)
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Four modules from the single subject |
Early Medicine |
Major Subjects Contact Details (AY22-23) |
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Course code |
Course |
Course Organiser |
Teaching administrator |
Email address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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402-407, 424-426 |
Pathology |
Dr Nick Holmes |
Becky Straw |
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408 |
Pharmacology |
Dr David Bulmer |
Christine Roberts |
phar-undergradadmin@lists.cam.ac.uk |
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409 |
Psychology |
Dr Mirjana Bozic |
Richard Sellens |
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|
411 |
Biochemistry |
Dr Phil Zegerman | Heather Platt/ Kiranmai Mogula | ug-admin@bioc.cam.ac.uk |
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412-413 |
Plant Sciences |
Professor Andrew Tanentzap |
Rhyanna Halasovski |
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414 |
Genetics |
Dr Christine Farr |
Amy Bains |
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415 |
Physiology, Development & Neuroscience (PDN) |
Dr Hannah Clarke Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri |
Sophie Jones |
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427 |
Zoology |
Professor Walter Federle |
Francesca Anthony/ Barbara Chase |
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428 |
Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour |
Dr David Belin (Psychology) |
Richard Sellens |
teaching@psychol.cam.ac.uk |
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429 |
Human Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour |
Dr Enrico Crema Dr Sylvain Lemoine |
Josh Giles | undergraduate-secretary@arch.cam.ac.uk |
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430 |
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine |
Dr Daniel Margocsy |
David Thompson |
hps-admin@lists.cam.ac.uk |
Major Subjects Contact Details (AY23-24) |
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Course code |
Course |
Course Organiser |
Teaching administrator |
Email address |
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402-407, 424-426 |
Pathology |
Dr Paolo D'Avino |
Becky Straw |
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408 |
Pharmacology |
Dr Cathy Wilson |
Christine Roberts |
phar-undergradadmin@lists.cam.ac.uk |
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409 |
Psychology |
Dr Mirjana Bozic |
Katherine Leiser | |
|
411 |
Biochemistry |
Dr Phil Zegerman | Heather Platt/ Kiranmai Mogula | ug-admin@bioc.cam.ac.uk |
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412-413 |
Plant Sciences |
TBC |
Rhyanna Halasovski |
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414 |
Genetics |
Dr Christine Farr |
Amy Bains |
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415 |
Physiology, Development & Neuroscience (PDN) |
Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri |
Sophie Jones |
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427 |
Zoology |
Professor Walter Federle |
Francesca Anthony / Barbara Chase |
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428 |
Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour |
TBC |
Katherine Leiser | teaching@psychol.cam.ac.uk |
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429 |
Human Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour |
TBC | Josh Giles | undergraduate-secretary@arch.cam.ac.uk |
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430 |
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine |
Dr Daniel Margocsy |
David Thompson |
hps-admin@lists.cam.ac.uk |