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15 courses offered in the Judge Business School

Business administration - mba.

The MBA is taught through a blend of workshops, seminars, lectures, small group work, group discussion, presentations and experiential learning.

Progress logically through a 'micro to macro' pathway, starting with the fundamental disciplines of business and team building, through to team leading skills, and organisational impact.

Tailor your MBA through 'Concentrations', Summer Term activities, plus student-led activities and sector-related elements of the Career Development Programme.

More information is available from the Cambridge Judge Business School website .

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Business Administration, Executive - EMBA

The Cambridge Executive MBA is a 20-month programme delivered over 16 weekends and four week-long sessions, across five terms. It is designed so that you can continue working whilst earning a Cambridge degree. Between study periods in Cambridge, participants are fully supported and engaged in the programme through the virtual learning environment (VLE), our online learning platform.

More information is available on the Cambridge Judge Business School website .

Doctor of Business - BusD

The BusD programme enables students with significant experience at senior executive level, typically in the region of 20+ years, to demonstrate an intellectual achievement at the highest level and thereby become better, more effective and more reflective leaders. Students will carry out high-calibre impact-orientated research that is of particular relevance for experienced senior managers at the highest level of the management profession. The degree is relevant to practice, facilitating transformational leadership in organisations. The BusD also emphasises continuing, life-long education.

Executive MBA (Global) - EMBA

The Cambridge Global Executive Masters of Business Administration (GEMBA) is a 20-month programme delivered over 10 week blocks of 5-6 days, at least 50% of which are taught at Cambridge Judge Business School and 50% are taught internationally, namely in China.  It is designed for senior executives so participants can continue working whilst earning a Cambridge degree. Between study periods, participants are fully supported and engaged in the programme through the virtual learning environment (VLE), our online learning platform. The programme develops both hard and soft skills and provides practical, relevant knowledge to enable participants to play a leading role in an organisation.

Finance - MFin

The Cambridge Master of Finance provides an academically rigorous and commercially relevant master's level degree in finance combined with excellent resources to support career development.

The Master of Finance has been designed in consultation with the banking and finance industry and provides first-class training for ambitious and successful finance professionals wishing to strengthen their existing knowledge of finance. 

More information can be found on the Cambridge Judge Business School website .

Finance - MPhil

The MPhil in Finance is an intensive, research-focused, and advanced degree. The programme is distinctive because the electives are drawn from three Cambridge faculties – the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Mathematics, and Cambridge Judge Business School. The programme is particularly suitable for those intending to continue to a PhD at Cambridge or elsewhere. The programme also provides a strong academic background for those opting for a career in finance, but it is not designed to be a vocational programme. In the past few years, our graduates have been admitted into PhD programmes in finance and accounting at MIT, LBS, and Cambridge. Students have two options: nine taught modules, or six taught modules and a dissertation of 12,000 words.

Innovation, Strategy and Organisation - MPhil

The MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation (ISO) is an intensive nine-month master's degree combining advanced study and research.

The MPhil ISO programme has been designed for students seeking to extend their knowledge of social science methodologies and their application to the interdisciplinary study of organisations. The MPhil ISO programme is oriented to those seeking to prepare for a career in academic research.

Management - MPhil

The MPhil in Management programme is a nine-month, intensive course aimed at giving talented graduates the foundations needed for a successful career in management.

Management Studies - PhD

The PhD Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School is designed to prepare students for an academic career in a business school. It develops PhD students who challenge conventional wisdom and advance knowledge through innovative theory and empirical research leading to publications in top-tier academic journals.

Management Studies - MRes + PhD

The MRes/PhD in Management Studies programme at Cambridge Judge Business School is designed to prepare students for an academic career in a business school. It develops PhD students who challenge conventional wisdom and advance knowledge through innovative theory and empirical research leading to publications in top-tier journals.

Master of Accounting - MAcc

Mst in entrepreneurship - mst.

The Master of Studies in Entrepreneurship (MStE) is an academic programme focussed on developing impact on the world through the practice of entrepreneurship.

The MStE programme combines in-person and online teaching with hands-on workshops and seminars by industry practitioners and subject matter experts to provide the knowledge and skills to effectively pursue one's entrepreneurial ambitions.  The combination of a rigorous academic curriculum and a learning-by-doing approach is facilitated by mentors, industry practitioners and peers,  providing a richer learning experience.  Our cohort ranges from nascent to experienced entrepreneurs and includes some intrapreneurs who reside in more established businesses but seek to instil more entrepreneurial actions into their companies.  Our nascent entrepreneurs seek to give their businesses the best chance of success by learning from those who have come before them.  Our more experienced entrepreneurs may have achieved substantial success already, yet still crave a deeper understanding of the drivers of success.  

Our students come from diverse backgrounds and have various objectives.  However, they are all connected by a common desire to learn from each other, take responsible action and contribute to a special community of entrepreneurs at Cambridge Judge Business School.

Social Innovation - MSt

The Master of Studies in Social Innovation is a part-time postgraduate programme for working professionals across sectors who wish to design and lead innovative solutions to pressing social issues. The programme will be delivered over two years by Cambridge Judge Business School through e-learning and residential weeks in Cambridge. 

In recognition of the fact that social innovation cuts across sectors and types of organisations, the programme is aimed at middle and senior-level leaders operating in all sectors of the economy – including corporate, public bodies, NGOs and social ventures – who wish to build on their experience and expertise to collaborate with others to create social change. 

Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Organisational Behaviour - MPhil

The MPhil in Strategy, Marketing,  Operations and Organisational Behaviour prepares students without prior research experience for PhD- level research in the fields of strategic management, marketing, operations, or organisational behaviour. The course provides advanced quantitative methodology training, and assumes degree-level mathematics training in linear algebra, calculus and statistics, as provided by engineering, economics, statistics, operations research, computer science, physics or mathematics degrees.

For the Organisational Behaviour specialisation, someone with a Psychology degree would also be acceptable as long as they did well in their undergraduate statistics courses. For the Strategic Management specialisation, someone with a degree in sociology, psychology, business, or management would also be acceptable provided they did well in their undergraduate statistics courses.

Technology Policy - MPhil

The MPhil in Technology Policy provides a deep training in the conceptualisation, analysis, and assessment of the way in which technologies emerge and create value for society. It focuses on the governance of science and technology in areas such as energy, health, ICT and transport. The MPhil addresses key societal challenges such as how to stimulate the development of new technologies, how to make technology choices, and how to regulate unintended consequences of technical change. The aim of the programme is to produce future leaders in policy-making institutions or businesses which interact closely with government and the science base in innovation.

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A research programme designed to challenge

Take your leadership to the next level on our 4-year Business Doctorate. 

On this full-time programme, you’ll delve deep into key business issues and produce a thesis on a topic of your choice. Taking time out of your current employment, you’ll spend a year in Cambridge, then return to the workplace to carry out research in your second, third and fourth years.  

Guided by academics from Cambridge Judge Business School and the wider University of Cambridge, you’ll learn how to collect and analyse data, gain an inside-out knowledge of management theory and get to grips with the major academic debates in your field.

Programme overview

Here’s how the programme is structured:

• Year 1 Year 2-4
• Year 2-4 Year 1

In the first year, you’ll study and live in Cambridge for all 3 terms (a total of 24 weeks). You’ll cover modules exploring different research methods and study relevant academic literature. You will be assessed mainly by written coursework. 

At the end of the year, you’ll produce a final 20-page research plan/First Year Report for your doctoral dissertation to be assessed by external examiners and give a presentation to faculty members explaining your proposal. 

The Certificate of Postgraduate Studies will be available to candidates successfully completing the first-year requirements but not continuing to the BusD. 

Continuation to the BusD years 2 to 4 will be subject to satisfactory performance during the first year.

Years 2 – 4

In your second, third and fourth years, you’ll carry out work-based research in relation to your thesis, collecting data in a business environment.

You’ll need to be resident in Cambridge for at least 4 weeks each year; the rest can be done remotely, keeping in regular contact with your supervisors. When absent from Cambridge you must apply for formal “Leave to Work Away”.

Non-EEA candidates (on a Tier 4/Student  visa) will need to carry out their work-based research outside the UK, as the Tier 4/Student  visa doesn’t allow candidates to be employed in the UK.

At the end of years 2 and 3, you’ll submit a progress report, to be assessed in June. The progress report should be no more than 10,000 words.

At the end of Year 4, you’ll submit a thesis of around 200 pages (or a maximum length of 80,000 words). You’ll be expected to reference academic literature as well as your own research, and you’ll also need to attend a viva examination in Cambridge to present your work.

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You’ll be given a one-on-one supervisor from Cambridge Judge Business School to help guide and oversee your research throughout the programme. Most students meet with their supervisor once a month (either in person or virtually), but this depends on the particular topic and interests.     You’ll also learn from leading university academics during your first year, gaining valuable research tools in preparation for your thesis.  

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What is the duration of the programme?

The Business Doctorate is a full-time, 4-year programme that requires you to be resident in Cambridge for at least 24 weeks in your first year, and for at least 4 weeks per year for the subsequent 3 years of the programme. Although you are not resident in Cambridge for the final 3 years, you are expected to be in regular contact with your supervisor and demonstrating appropriate progress. The workload of the programme is substantial and equivalent to that of a full-time PhD, which is 24 weeks per year at least.

When does the programme start?

The programme starts at the beginning of October.

Can I work part-time while I am enrolled on the programme?

The BusD programme is designed for part-time work, however it is not a part-time programme. Students may be flexible about how the programme is integrated into their existing work commitments. You will have to be in Cambridge during the 3 terms of the first year of the programme (24 weeks in total) and for at least 4 weeks every year in the subsequent 3 years. You should also be aware that the workload of the programme is equivalent to that of a full-time PhD, and so is substantial and demanding.

Candidates (on a student visa) must not undertake their work-based activity taking place in years 2, 3 and 4 within the UK, as this visa type does not permit candidates to engage in UK-based employment.