Course summary
Prepare for doctoral work in the fields of strategic management, marketing, operations and technology management, or organisational behaviour. This 9-month, specialist research MPhil is ideal for those intending to continue to a PhD and career in academia. The MPhil in Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Organisational Behaviour (SMOOB) gives you the foundational knowledge and skills you need to: conduct rigorous research in your chosen field of specialisation study, interpret and critique research papers present your ideas in a public forum
Modules
Start thinking about your career goals and choose between the Strategic Management, Marketing, Operations and Technology Management or Organisational Behaviour specialisations, each providing foundational coursework for a specific PhD pathway. Depending on the specialisation you choose, you will take 6 courses and a dissertation or 9 courses over 9 months. You will start your MPhil with a mandatory online pre-course in mathematical and statistical methods, engage in weekly faculty lectures, research seminars and coursework for the duration of the programme, and on completion of your degree continue to a PhD at Cambridge or elsewhere.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- European Quality Improvement System
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Secondary
Entry requirements
You’ll need an excellent degree equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree from a reputable university in a discipline with a strong quantitative orientation, eg industrial or general engineering, economics, statistics, operations research, computer science, physics, or mathematics. Other degrees would be acceptable, provided you did well in your undergraduate statistics courses, specifically: a psychology degree would also be acceptable for the Organisational Behaviour specialisation a degree in sociology, psychology, business, or management would be acceptable for the Strategic Management specialisation In most countries the equivalent to a UK bachelor’s is a first degree (Bachelor, Licentiate) but from some countries a masters level degree may be required. The minimum standard required is a UK First Class Honours (USA CGPA of 3.7/4.0) or equivalent from an overseas institution.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees
Provider information
University of Cambridge
The Old Schools
Trinity Lane
Cambridge
CB2 1TN