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Postgraduate Study

Course closed:

Innovation, Strategy and Organisation is no longer accepting new applications.

Teaching

The MPhil ISO is an interdisciplinary degree exploring innovation and change through three interconnecting themes: innovation and work practices, innovation and strategic change, and organisational theory.

The programme seeks to provide the methodological and theoretical foundation for further research and is specifically aimed at students intending to continue to a PhD degree, whether in Cambridge or elsewhere.

The MPhil ISO programme consists of: 

three core courses, one for each of the three areas of innovation, strategy and organisation;

two research methodology core courses;

a specialist elective; and

a 12,000-word dissertation. Students may request to take an additional three modules in place of the dissertation.

One to one supervision

For their dissertation students will be allocated a supervisor towards the end of the Michaelmas Term. Students will engage with dissertation supervisors over the Lent and Easter Terms.

The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision.

Seminars & classes

Students will attend weekly classes and seminars.  Students are normally expected to do pre-reading in order to participate in classes and seminars, contribute to group work, and deliver individual or group presentations where required.

Lectures

Students will normally attend an average of ten hours of lectures per week, although this will vary depending on the choice of modules.

Feedback

Every effort is made to provide students with provisional marks and feedback on their coursework performance. Marks will be given as a percentage.

The nature and extent of the feedback given will vary from lecturer to lecturer, but students may reasonably expect to receive some indication of the strengths and weaknesses of any work submitted. All marks and feedback provided during the year are informal and provisional. Final marks are only determined at the end of the degree by the Board of Examiners.

Assessment

Thesis / Dissertation

A 12,000 word dissertation

Essays

Assessment across the modules will be by written examination, project, or coursework, depending upon the nature of the particular module.

Practical assessment

Presentation features as an assessment component in a number of Cambridge Judge Business School modules that are offered on the MPhil ISO.

Key Information


9 months full-time

Study Mode : Taught

Master of Philosophy

Judge Business School

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Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2023
Application deadline
Feb. 22, 2024
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2024

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

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 5, 2023
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 11, 2023

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2024, Lent 2025 and Easter 2025.


2024 Entry

Applications per place: 12
Number Accepted: 9

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