Master of Philosophy in Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Organisational Behaviour at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

The MPhil in Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Organisational Behaviour (SMOOB) is an intensive nine-month programme that prepares you for continuation to the Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) PhD in the fields of strategic management, marketing, operations and technology management, or organisational behaviour. The educational aims of the programme are to prepare students for doctoral work in the fields of strategic management, marketing, operations and technology management, or organisational behaviour at CJBS.

What you will study

Students are required to also achieve at least 70 per cent in their dissertation (if not replaced by additional modules).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a First class Honours Degree. A degree in a discipline with a strong quantitative orientation (e.g. engineering, economics, operations research, statistics, mathematics, physics, computer science, or a similar course) will be expected. Students are required to have degree-level courses in calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics. 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. English language: IELTS (Academic) 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 17,760 a year (2027/28). University Composition Fee (tuition) for 2027 entry; maintenance/living costs excluded. Source

International applicants: GBP 45,018 a year (2027/28). University Composition Fee (tuition) for 2027 entry; maintenance/living costs excluded. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 9 months full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/bmjbmpsmo/apply

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