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Postgraduate Study

The MRes in Management Studies is offered by Cambridge Judge Business School as a full-time period of study and research, during which students with experience at master's level will receive training in research methods and the foundations of their chosen discipline. The goal of the MRes programme is to lay the foundations that will enable students to contribute to the academic debate in their discipline through publications in leading journals, which they will develop during their PhD.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, students will have:

  • Gained knowledge of research methods used in management research.
  • Developed strong awareness of the current academic debates in their chosen discipline, and knowledge of the underlying theories of management.
  • Gained practical knowledge of management research through close supervision of their dissertation project
  • Developed strong methodological expertise across a spectrum of research areas and the ability to apply these methodologies as part of the dissertation research project.
  • Developed a strong awareness of the imperative of societal impact with management research, through a dissertation.
  • Gained auxiliary professional skills, e.g. communication skills, presentation skills, writing skills, research project management skills, literature review skills.

Continuing

In order to continue to the PhD, MRes students are required to achieve at least a 70 per cent overall average and also achieve at least 70 per cent in the dissertation element  (where the overall average includes the dissertation). Note that, as for all Cambridge PhDs, the first year of the PhD (the year after the MRes) is still probationary and students will be required to pass a first-year assessment. 

Visit the PhD in Management Studies page for further information on the first-year of the PhD programme.


Open Days

See further the Postgraduate Admissions Events pages for other events relating to Postgraduate study, including study fairs, visits and international events.

Cambridge Judge Business School also hosts Experience Days throughout the year. Please see Cambridge Judge Business School wide-events page for further information.

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Key Information


1+3 years full-time

Study Mode : Research

Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Research in the first instance

Judge Business School

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Dates and deadlines:

Michaelmas 2025

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Dec. 3, 2024
Course Starts
Sept. 1, 2025

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 3, 2024
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 16, 2024

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.


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