US-style Batchelor’s four year degree structure, with students entering on basis of SAT scores and able to leave their choice of “Major” until year 3. 25% General Education requirement.

Science Faculty within one College of Science (but see re Engineering below).

Undergraduate Admission to three broad Programmes:
• Mathematical Sciences;
• Natural Sciences;
• Engineering (possibly a College in its own right).

Programmes share teaching in the first two years, and students have some possibility of mobility between the Programmes.

Q: Especially if Engineering is a separate College, do we need the separate programmes in Math and Natural Sciences?

Level 1: modules typically taken by first year students.

These are a grown-up version of A-level so there should be no duplicate teaching (e.g. we do NOT have separate Maths course for separate programmes), and there are relatively few modules altogether. Programmes would have requirements, but students could satisfy more than one set of these and/or would expect to be able to be able to take some modules from across other Colleges.

Modules should be really foundational:

Strands of: Maths; Physics; Chemistry; Life Science;

?Single modules: English Language; Computing

Level 2: modules typically taken by second year students.

Still at year two a given topic area would be taught in only one version, but students having enough choice to significantly shape their specialisation. They would typically become committed at the level of Programme here.

Modules should progress level and give a taste of specialisation

Analysis;
Mathematical Methods

Computer Science
Engineering subjects…

Classical fields;
Quantum Mechanics;
Thermodynamics & Physical Chemistry

Organic Chemistry;
Inorganic Chemistry

Cell Biology
Ecosystems
Students will still be spending time on General Education requirements.