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==Motivation== The University of Cambridge believes that their course's generalisation, rather than specialisation, gives their students an advantage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxbridgeapplications.com/blog/is-natural-science-right-for-you/|title=Is Natural Science Right For You?|website=oxbridgeapplications.com}}</ref> First, it allows students to experience subjects at university level before specialising. Second, many modern sciences exist at the boundaries of traditional disciplines, for example, applying methods from a different discipline. Third, this structure allows other scientific subjects, such as [[Mathematics]] (traditionally a very strong subject at Cambridge), Medicine and the [[History of science and technology|History]] and [[Philosophy of science|Philosophy of Science]], (and previously [[Computer science]]s before it had been removed for 2020 entry) to link with the Natural Sciences Tripos so that once, say, the two-year Part I of the Medical Sciences [[tripos]] has been completed, one can specialise in another biological science in Part II during one's third year, and still come out with a science degree specialised enough to move into postgraduate studies, such as a PhD.
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