<p>I wasn’t 100% sure where to put this. I’m an American but I want to be an international student at Cambridge. Can you double major in England, or more specifically, at Cambridge? I never hear about people doing it, and all my British friends have just one major. I’d like to major in linguistics (open to first year students entering 2010 or later) but it’s not the most practical subject out there, so I was thinking of doubling up.</p>
<p>im not sure this would help, but im also an american in england. If you join programs such as PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) or EPAIS (Economics, Politics and International Studies) in your second year, you have to choose which concentration you want to do. For example for EPAIS in my second year i had to choose either BSC in Economics minoring in Politics of International Studies or BA in Politics and International studies and minor in economics.</p>
<p>Most European universities allow students to double-major, but a double major entails twice the course load of a single major. You would actually have to fulfill the requirements for two full degrees since degree programs in England contain no single elective outside of your area of concentration. I haven’t heard anything about Cambridge in particular, but a double major would seem rather contrary to the mission of the school. Cambridge wants its students to invest themselves into their major to the best of their abilities. This value might be best reflected in the format of instruction, which you are most definitely aware of.</p>
<p>The programs that KING IS HERE mentioned are set up to be interdisciplinary (the most famous examples are PPE and the Natural Science Tripos). But it is usually not possible to construct an interdisciplinary major the way one might design an independent major at an American university.</p>
<p>You choose a course at Cambridge and you study that. If that is a combined course, such as Social and Political sciences, fine. If not, no can do.</p>
<p>The full course list is here.
[Undergraduate</a> Courses](<a href=“Study at Cambridge | University of Cambridge”>Study at Cambridge | University of Cambridge)</p>
<p>If the combination you want is not on this list, you can’t do it.
Oxford and Cambridge are the least flexible. Other universities may be more flexible, but in general you sign up to study a set course in the UK and cannot easily change it.</p>
<p>I looked at more stuff in the linguistics Tripos and there are some papers from other courses that can be borrowed into linguistics. I think that’ll be enough for me.</p>