Pembroke College Cambridge

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences

UCAS Code: C800. Circa 87 admitted per year at Cambridge. Pembroke seeks to admit circa 2 per year. No assessment required. Two pieces of written work required. No specific subject requirements. Maths and Biology are expected. A level typical offer: A star A star A. Scottish Advanced Highers typical offer: A1 A2 A2. IB typical offer: 42 - 43 points, with 776 at Higher Level.

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) is a three-year course covers the full range of psychology, including behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, as well as the study of atypical development and neurobiology. It is also of great value in many application areas ranging, for example, from traditional clinical concerns to the design of new technologies, from utilising behavioural insights to criminality. In addition to being an ideal platform for further study in Psychology. You will also gain practical skills through research projects, that will enable you to study the topics that interest you most at a greater depth. The course will further train you in experimental design and statistics.

Across the three years you will take compulsory PBS papers, whilst also having the opportunity to shape the course to your individual interests by taking optional papers. Optional papers can be selected from a large range of disciplines such as anthropology, biological sciences, criminology, philosophy, sociology, and many others.

For more information about the course, please see the PBS website

Admissions 

At A Level (or equivalent), no subjects are essential, but given the science focus of this course, applicants would normally be expected to have taken A Level/IB Higher Level Biology and/or Mathematics.

Previous study of Psychology is neither particularly recommended nor a disadvantage. You will be asked to submit two pieces of written work and these may be discussed at interview. Typically, written work submitted consists of essays you have already written for relevant A Levels. 

Pembroke Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Teaching Staff

Dr Andrea Greve - Director of Studies

My research focuses on understanding the cognitive and neural basis of human episodic memory. I am particularly interested in episodic encoding and retrieval processes and their specific interplay with semantic memories. In my research I use a combination of behavioral and functional brain imaging techniques (MRI and EEG/MEG) to test cognitive theories and to ultimately advance our understanding of how brain networks might support different memory processes. Furthermore, I am interested in using neural network simulations to improve our insight into how cognitive theories link in with observed neural dynamics.

Further enquiries should be directed to the Admissions Office.

Go to Psychological and Behavioural Sciences faculty website

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