Studying Politics at Cambridge

<p>Stay tuned to hear Dr Ola Osman, Assistant Professor of African Politics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at Trinity Hall, share everything you need to know about studying Politics at Cambridge. Ola explores both the Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) and History &amp; Politics courses in depth.You can find more about Dr Ola Osman in the link below:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUzUzRWt6aHZ2NjcxLWJ3c3BFT3F6R3xBR3JiS2FteDE3RG9xdktCVlJtZ1lUS3RhdnJIUF94Y3NWUXZhRDJ1cWxneUhOM0V3NEp5TWpMWmF6NDZMWVpvOTNDNEpHYXlHV0ExOUdCN0JfMlozY0xsczVwTURTcjlfclY5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polis.cam.ac.uk%2Fpeople%2Fola-osman&v=hGqRi4veDGo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/people/ol...</a>A list of topic discussions can also be found below:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo">00:00</a> Introductions<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=30s">00:30</a> How can you study Politics at Cambridge?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=60s">01:00</a> What does HSPS stand for? What do you study?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=120s">02:00</a> What are the main differences between HSPS and History &amp; Politics?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=165s">02:45</a> Which course should you choose if you&#39;re interested in both contemporary politics and its historical context?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=230s">03:50</a> What is the structure of the HSPS course?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=290s">04:50</a> What&#39;s the difference between studying Politics elsewhere and studying HSPS?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=420s">07:00</a> What is critical theory?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=570s">09:30</a> Is it more important to study politics with an understanding of sociology and social anthropology, or with an appreciation of historical context?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=630s">10:30</a> What&#39;s the difference between HSPS at Cambridge and PPE at Oxford?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=800s">13:20</a> Can you study philosophy within HSPS?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=890s">14:50</a> Ola&#39;s research interests<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=1040s">17:20</a> Siam&#39;s trip to Nepal and diasporic identity<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=1160s">19:20</a> Studying African and Caribbean politics in HSPS<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=1240s">20:40</a> Studying individual countries in Africa through HSPS<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqRi4veDGo&t=1280s">21:20</a> If an applicant wants to study cutting-edge contemporary politics and political theory - not just the Western canon - would Cambridge be a good fit?</p>