Overview

Management Studies develops PhD students at University of Cambridge who challenge conventional wisdom and advance knowledge through innovative theory and empirical research leading to publications in top-tier academic journals.

The educational aim is to teach students to undertake research and produce papers for publication in top-tier journals in one of the management disciplines:

Finance
Marketing
Operations & Technology Management
Business Economics
Organisational Behaviour
Organisational Theory & Information Systems
Strategic Management
Accounting

The first year of the PhD course is probationary. Students are assessed on the basis of a first-year report or comprehensive examination, and a series of coursework modules.

Learning outcomes

Publications or invitations to revise and resubmit research papers in leading academic management journals. One of the papers with the student as the lead author will serve as the student's "job market paper" to secure placement in a junior faculty position in a business school.

Programme Structure

Curriculum includes:

In their first year, students are set a number of research modules, research assignments or self-study assignments that will be assessed. These are individually tailored to the student by their supervisor, pathway representative and PhD Director. The number and nature of assessed assignments vary by pathway but typically three is the minimum. Most first-year students are required to complete a first-year report (of up to 20,000 words). Students in the Finance pathway are required to take a comprehensive examination.
At the start of each academic year, a plan for non-assessed training is agreed between the student and their supervisor. This might entail attending further modules within the University or academic workshops at other institutions. There are expected timelines for progress on research papers and conference presentations in years 2–4 of the PhD which vary by pathway.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a Masters (Merit).
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
Applications are only accepted from students who are completing (or have completed) a CJBS Research MPhil, or occasionally from students completing the MPhil Economics Research at Cambridge. (Please see departmental website for the specific MPhil needed for each PhD pathway).
Applicants must have a first-class honours degree (minimum GPA of 3.7/4.0) at the undergraduate level.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

42546 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

11208 GBP / year

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Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

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