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Directors of Studies

Your Director of Studies (DoS) is responsible for your academic coursework and for arranging supervisions (small-group teaching sessions provided by the College).  You can expect to meet regularly with your DoS to discuss your academic progress. Postgraduate students The majority of graduate teaching happens within departments. However, Queens’ is able to provide Graduate Directors of […]

Supervisions

Supervisions, supervisees and supervisors Undergraduate education at Cambridge is designed to encourage rigorous, critical thought and a profound understanding of a chosen field of study. Supervisions are a core element of that education and rely on mutual respect and co-operation between students and supervisors, to develop opportunities for students to learn during the course of […]

Examinations

University exams for undergraduates usually take place during Easter Term (April to June each year). Some subjects have preliminary exams which do not count towards an Honours Degree but will indicate your progress. Tripos exams do count towards your Honours Degree. The number of Tripos exams you will sit is dependent upon the subject you are […]

Teaching and Learning

These pages are for current undergraduate students and supervisors. Students will find information about the Cambridge teaching process as well as information about Directors of Studies (the academics who are responsible for students’ academic coursework) and supervisions. Supervisors will find information ranging from the practicalities of booking teaching rooms to accounts of different approaches to teaching […]

Documents and Policies

These pages contain the College’s official documents setting out responsibilities and expectations connected with the College as an institution and a charity. On this pageStudent PoliciesFreedom of SpeechRoom bookings and Deans' policiesStudent societies and clubsData Management (GDPR)Environmental PolicyPrevent PoliciesCollege Documents

Undergraduate Admissions

At Queens’ College we offer 30 of the 31 undergraduate courses available at the University of Cambridge (not Philosophy). We are one of the Colleges also offering the Foundation Year course. You can find out more information about studying a subject at Queens’, as well as hearing from our current students, on our individual subject […]

About Us

Queens’ College is one of the 31 constituent Colleges of the University of Cambridge. We admit undergraduate and postgraduate students, both at the standard University age and mature students, to study the majority of subjects offered by the University.

Applying Here

Queens’ College is part of the University of Cambridge, a world-leading university for teaching and research. These pages cover everything you need to know about admissions to Queens’ College – contact us if you have any questions. Please also look at the University’s website for information about applying to Cambridge for undergraduate or postgraduate study.

The Subject Fund in History is Established

The Subject Fund in History The study of History continues to grow and thrive at Queens’. New joint degrees in History & Politics and History & Modern Languages mean that we now admit around 11 undergraduate students in a typical year. Queens’ also has an active student History society, the Erasmus Society, which provides opportunities […]