Management Studies
Management Studies introduces students to the fundamentals of management and gives them the opportunity to develop skills which will better prepare them for a potential future career in this area.
Management Studies is a one-year course open to all current Cambridge undergraduates as a third of fourth year of their Bachelor's degree. It is not possible to apply through UCAS.
Course
The programme is varied and includes: taught courses on Economics, Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Operations Management, Organisational Behaviour, and Quantitative Methods; a choice of papers that allow you to specialise in Environment and Sustainability, Business Innovation in a Digital Age or Human Resource Management (among others); a group Negotiations Workshop and a four week placement consultancy project. All this leads to a thorough intellectual understanding of the characteristics of great management and practical experience in the business world.
Undergraduates in their second or third year can apply to take Management Studies as the final (third or fourth) year of their degree. The course is run by the Judge Business School, one of the leading business schools globally, allowing students access to excellent library and computing facilities.
Places on the Management Studies Course are limited across the University, with around 50 places typically available each year. St John’s’ students have been very successful in securing a place, with an average of 5 students taking the course in recent years, which is well above the average within the university. Management students at the College have come from a variety of backgrounds; their earlier Tripos subjects include Economics, History, Natural Sciences and English. While it is important that you do have proficiency in Maths and Statistics (equivalent of A Level recommended), it is not required that you come from a purely Mathematical or Economic academic background.
Graduates from the course have gone on to careers in consultancy (including Management and IT consultancy), marketing and communications, and the finance sector (including investment banking, investment analysis, and risk analysis) after consistently gaining 2:1 and first class degrees.
Entry Details
Entry Requirements: Each year the MST is heavily oversubscribed for a limited number of places, and unfortunately it means that the Judge Business School cannot offer a place to all interested students. In the recent years, the entry requirement has gradually risen to a minimum overall average of 67.5% (2023-24 entry). We expect the cut-off for 2024-25 entry to remain around this figure. The precise cut-off will however be subject to the gathered field in this application year. Those with predicted grade - on a weighted average basis - is not in the mid 2.1 classification or above, it is extremely unlikely that an offer will be made.
Applications are handled by the Judge Business School, who run an information meeting for all interested parties in Lent Term. You can discuss your intentions to apply with your Tutor at any time.
Students intending to apply should register their interest with the Academic Administrator for Management Studies, Hayley Duignan, by 22 March 2024.
All St John’s applicants will be asked to attend an interview with the Director of Studies in Management Studies at the end of April to discuss their motivation for taking the course.
In addition to your interview and academic record, College references are also taken into account, so you should not assume you will be made an offer on your academic record alone, even if it meets (or exceeds) the stated requirement. On the other hand, even very good College references cannot compensate if you fail to meet the entry requirements.
People
Directors of Studies
Dr Robin Chatterjee
Tutor
Students taking Management Studies keep the same Tutor as they had for their entry Tripos.
Careers
Graduates from the course have gone on to careers in consultancy (including Management and IT consultancy), marketing and communications, and the finance sector (including investment banking, investment analysis, and risk analysis) after consistently gaining 2:1 and first class degrees.
Further information
Further Information
A full overview of the Management Studies course can be found on the Judge Business School website. If you have questions that are not answered by the website, you can contact the MST Programme Administrator Dr Bella Stewart.