Tripos subjects

This list taken with permission from A Concise History of the University of Cambridge by Elisabeth Leedham-Green, © Cambridge University Press. List originally compiled by John Easterling.

Year Subject
1748  Mathematics 
1824  Classics  
1851  Moral Sciences (became Philosophy in 1970), Natural Sciences 
1858 Law (became Law and History in 1870) 
1870  Law and History (previously Law from 1858, split in 1875) 
1874  Theology (became Theological and Religious Studies in 1970) 
1875  Law (previously Law and History from 1870), History (previously Law and History from 1870)
1878 Semitic Languages (became Oriental Languages in 1895) 
1879  Indian Languages (ceased after 1892) 
1886  Medieval and Modern Languages (became Modern and Medieval Languages 1917) 
1894  Mechanical Sciences (became Engineering in 1970)
1895  Oriental Languages (previously Semitic Languages from 1878, became Oriental Studies in 1958) 
1905  Economics  
1917  Modern and Medieval Languages (previously Medieval and Modern Languages from 1886) 
1919  English  
1920  Geography  
1921  Anthropology (became Archaeology and Anthropology 1928) 
1928 Archaeology and Anthropology (formerly Anthropology from 1921) 
1948  Music  
1950  Chemical Engineering  
1958  Oriental Studies (previously Oriental Languages from 1895), Anglo-Saxon (previously part of Archaeology and Anthropology, became Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in 1971)
1961  Architecture and Fine Arts (split in 1971) 
1963 Electrical Sciences (previously part of Mechanical Sciences, became Electrical and Information Sciences in 1987) 
1964 Agriculture (ceased after 1971) 
1965  Land Economy  
1969  Medical Sciences (became Medical and Veterinary Sciences 1992) 
1970  Philosophy (previously Moral Sciences from 1851), Engineering (previously Mechanical Sciences from 1894)
1971  Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (previously Anglo-Saxon from 1958), Architecture (previously Architecture and Fine Arts from 1961), History of Art (previously Architecture and Fine Art from 1961), Social and Political Sciences 
1971 Computer ScienceTheological and Religious Studies (previously Theology from 1874)
1980  Education, Production Engineering (became Manufacturing Engineering in 1989)
1987  Electrical and Information Sciences (previously Electrical Sciences from 1963), Management Studies 
1989 Manufacturing Engineering (previously Production Engineering from 1980) 
1992  Medical and Veterinary Sciences (previously Medical Sciences from 1969)