In other words, in a university, there are divisions such as the Civil Engineering College, Computer Science College, Humanities College, etc.
Each college has strong specialized programs with very little overlap in core subjects.
But this template does not apply to the various colleges of the University of Cambridge.
Take for example the 18 colleges in Cambridge in 1850.
These colleges have a high degree of autonomy administratively; each college can essentially be seen as a mini-university:
They all offer physics, chemistry, mathematics, history, and a series of subjects, without any functional division of labor.
It's just that some colleges excel in certain subjects, while others are weaker.
Ha, the Divinity School would add a theology course, but that doesn't need much elaboration.
Currently, there are 16 colleges at the University of Cambridge with a mathematics department, and the lecturers are decided collectively by the college leadership.
