University of Cambridge, Pembroke College

A research project that assigns students to expert professors in their proposed research topic. The course takes which takes the students' research capabilities to a more professional level. This can be most closely compared to what is called a supervised research project in the USA.

A research project that assigns students to expert professors in their proposed research topic. The course takes the students' research capabilities to a more professional level. This can be most closely compared to what is called a supervised research project in the USA.

This course looks at the brain: what it does and how it does it. It takes students on a journey through contemporary neuroscience. What do we know about how the brain enables you to feel, see, move, experience emotions, and have thoughts and memories? What do we still need to know, and what happens when the brain starts to go wrong? 

This course focuses on psychological aspects of the criminal justice system and combines theoretical and practical approaches to activities central to the processes within, such as interviewing witnesses and suspects, person identification, detecting deception, and jury decision-making. It further focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and psychology and the "science" and associations between cognitive development, disorders, and offending.
Consideration is given to psychological theories of predisposing and precipitating factors that influence criminal behavior. Students learn about the approach of the criminal justice system to those with mental disorders as well as treatment options. They are also introduced to assessing risk and decision-making within the wider system.

This course introduces students to key International Relations (IR) theories, concepts, and discussions. It examines the complex and difficult problems the world faces today and the different ways of defining, understanding, and responding to these problems. Understanding the causes of the world’s complex problems is no easy task and no single analytical lens can capture any issue accurately. 

The course examines critical economic issues that influence contemporary societies, including income inequality, labor market discrimination, poverty, exploitation, migration, and feminism. Focusing on both theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of how economic disparities emerge, persist, and may be addressed. Students explore global perspectives, with a focus on Europe, the US, China, and India, analyzing the role of race, gender, and social origin in shaping economic opportunities and outcomes. The course also explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies shape income distribution, employment opportunities, and economic equity. As AI integrates into numerous industries, it influences wage structures, job availability, and productivity, often favouring those with access to specialised skills or technology. This course investigates whether AI reduces or exacerbates existing income gaps and examines if its benefits are distributed equitably across social and economic groups. The course also considers policies and regulatory frameworks that aim to ensure AI supports more inclusive economic outcomes.

This course provides an overview of how individual consumers and firms interact through the institution of competitive markets. The objectives of the course are for students to understand what a market is; describe the market behavior and be able to make precise predictions regarding the outcomes of market interactions; analyze the welfare properties of market outcomes; understand phenomena that lead to departures from efficiency, such as externalities, public goods, and asymmetric information; and investigate the role of uncertainty in making decisions.