Prospective Undergraduates

Prospective Undergraduates

• All applications for undergraduate courses must be made on-line through the University's Admissions Office
• For information about admissions, fees, funding, the University and the colleges, see the University Undergraduate Prospectus
• For information about the undergraduate degree in philosophy, see the Faculty Guide to Courses.
• Study at Cambridge
• Cambridge Open Days 2026
• Cambridge Open Days Programme 2026 (times of philosophy course presentation, taster lecture etc - available end of May 2026)
   

  Open Days 2026

  The Philosophy Faculty will be taking part in the University-wide Open Days on the 9th and 10th of July 2026.

  The Faculty has very limited space and will only be open from 10.00 to 15.00pm on the above dates.  ​​​​​​

  The following events will be offered but space will be limited to prospective students only. Booking for Open Days in July 2026 will open in mid-March 2026. Booking for the Colleges Open Day in September 2026 will open after the July Open Days.

   

  • Faculty Information Stand in the Sidgwick Site Lecture Block.
  • Brief Faculty Tours including the Casimir Lewy Library will take place each hour on the hour and last for approx. 15mins. Please note that at peak times, potential students only will take priority as we are a small Faculty and space is limited.
  • An Introduction to the Philosophy Degree by the Undergraduate Co-ordinator (syllabus, assessment of how it all works!).
  • Sample Lecture.
  • At the same time as the Introduction to the Philosophy Degree, staff members will be available at the Information Stand to answer parents' questions.

   

  Please see the Open Days website above for further information.

   

  Preliminary readings and frequently asked questions

• Some suggested preliminary readings for those interested in studying philosophy are available via Reading Lists Online (with links to readings freely available online) or as a PDF or Word document.
• Frequently asked questions (mostly about admissions).

Here is a podcast of a talk given at a recent Sixth Form Philosophy Conference:

  Free will and neuroscience by Professor Richard Holton