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The second year of the Design degree aims to build on the skills gained in the first.

Many of the lecture courses are shared with the Architecture Tripos, but a number of them are now specific to the course, building on the increased mathematical techniques taught in first year. All students attend studios which are led by lecturers and concentrate in each term on a different theme. The lecture courses consist of three core courses and a choice of optional papers. Students must take one optional paper from list A (history and theory), one from list B (integrated and technical subjects) and one from list C (technical subjects). They are encouraged to begin thinking about the future pathway they might pursue towards accreditation if they wish to proceed to the fourth year. The emphasis is not on accreditation but on providing a choice of courses that provides students with a richer understanding of interdisciplinary design and sustainability.