专业：MPhilinAstronomy
链接：
https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/pcasmpmay
课程设置：
TheassessmentfortheAstronomyMPhildegreeisexclusivelybyresearchandaprojectandsupervisormusthavebeenidentifiedpriortoaformalapplicationbeingmadebythestudent.Thereisnotaughtelement.ThedegreeisnotsuitableforphysicistsandmathematicianswishingtoprepareforaresearchPhDinAstrophysicsandthenumberofstudentsadmittedissmall.Many,butnotallofourpreviousstudentshadcompletedanundergraduatedegreeinNorthAmericaandreturnedtheretoundertakeaPhDaftercompletingtheMPhilinCambridge.
Historically,mostMPhilstudentshavesecuredfundingfortheirMPhilstudiesthroughapplicationstoscholarshipprogrammessuchasChurchill,GatesandMarshall.
Theaimsoftheprogrammeare:
togivestudentswithrelevantexperienceatfirst-degreeleveltheopportunitytocarryoutfocussedresearchinthedisciplineunderclosesupervision;and
togivestudentstheopportunitytoacquireordevelopskillsandexpertiserelevanttotheirresearchinterests.
LearningOutcomes
Bytheendoftheprogramme,studentswillhave:
acomprehensiveunderstandingoftechniques,andathoroughknowledgeoftheliterature,applicabletotheirownresearch;
demonstratedoriginalityintheapplicationofknowledge,togetherwithapracticalunderstandingofhowresearchandenquiryareusedtocreateandinterpretknowledgeintheirfield;
shownabilitiesinthecriticalevaluationofcurrentresearchandresearchtechniquesandmethodologies;
demonstratedsomeself-directionandoriginalityintacklingandsolvingproblems,andactedautonomouslyintheplanningandimplementationofresearch.
入学要求：
ApplicantsforthiscourseshouldhaveachievedaUKFirstclassHonoursDegree.
