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Overview FAQs
You will receive a BA Hons, in common with everyone else. This is all that is noted on your degree certificate.
Your Official Transcript will give details of each Part of each Tripos you have taken in order to achieve the BA.
The Cambridge Tripos system, with Triposes organised into discrete parts, allows students to change subjects with relative ease. For example, a student who has completed the Economics Tripos, and then taken the MST as a fourth year will have Economics Part 1, Economics Parts 2A and 2B, and Management Studies Part 2 on their transcript.
Induction typically takes place in person at Cambridge Judge Business School, from the Monday before the official term starting (for example from Monday 4 October 2027 for the 2027/28 cohort).
Students with a place in the programme are required make arrangements to be in Cambridge on time to attend all orientation sessions in person.
After the MST, your degree will be a BA Hons. Your official transcript will show the class and marks for each Part of each Tripos you have taken at the University of Cambridge.
An overall degree classification (ODC) will also appear on the degree transcript.
For students currently in their second year of study
Candidates taking the MST in their third year are classed using a 0:30:70 weighting, with the second year of the original Tripos accounting for 30% and the results in the MST accounting for 70% of the ODC.
For students currently in their third year of study
Candidates taking the Tripos in their fourth year are classed by their previous Tripos scheme only. The Management Studies Tripos result will not be factored into the ODC.
All module marks and class for the MST will still appear on the official transcript.
For MML and AMES students returning from year abroad
After their year abroad, MML and AMES students are classed using a 0:30:0:70 weighting, with the second year of the original Tripos accounting for 30% and the results in the MST accounting for 70% of the ODC.
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Applying FAQs
The Management Studies Tripos is a one-year course that can be taken only by students who have already completed 2, or in some cases 3, years of another Tripos at the University of Cambridge.
It is not possible to take the Management Studies Tripos immediately on entry to Cambridge (ie in your first or second year), nor is it possible to transfer to the programme from any other institution, either in the UK or abroad.
No. We strongly advise applicants not to graduate. MST should be the final year of your undergraduate degree. It is not, and cannot be regarded as, a masters programme.
If you graduate, the MST can only be taken as ‘Not for Honours’ and would not appear on your transcript.
No. If you have already taken a fourth year, you are not eligible for the MST, which can only be taken as a third or fourth year of a BA.
As planning and undertaking a Year Abroad requires a significant commitment and must be arranged well in advance, we strongly recommend discussing your options with the relevant staff in your Department and College before making any decisions.
MML and AMES students normally spend their third year abroad but you may apply as a second-year student if you are interested in the MST. Admissions decisions are based on your second-year results, once published. If admitted, you would join the MST as a third-year student instead of proceeding with the Year Abroad.
Having said that, most MML and AMES students join the MST after completing their Year Abroad. In these cases, admissions decisions are normally based on the second-year results already available.
Another option is to return from your Year Abroad and complete Part II of your MML or AMES Tripos without graduating. In this situation, you would not normally be considered ‘In Standing’ for the MST because of the number of terms that have elapsed since your matriculation. However, your College can apply to the University’s Examination Access and Mitigation Committee (EAMC) for you to be placed ‘In Standing’. If approved, this would allow you to apply for the MST.
No. You would no longer be eligible for the MST a year after graduation.
Yes. If you are considering applying to the Management Studies Tripos, you should contact the Management Studies Director of Studies at your College for advice and guidance.
We also encourage prospective applicants to attend the annual information session held by the MST Programme Director at Cambridge Judge Business School, usually in early March. Details of the session and other admissions information are available from our MST Moodle site.
Yes, it is important that you seek advice from the International Student Office if you are considering applying to join the MST, even if you currently have a visa that covers the period of the programme.
The student visa rules on course changes and time limits on study may have implications for students seeking to undertake this programme and it is advisable that you seek guidance on your personal circumstances from the International Student Office in advance of your decision, in case you need to allow time for a visa application and travel.
Please email the International Student Office at international.students@admin.cam.ac.uk.
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Fees and funding FAQs
International (overseas) students should note that changing to the MST may incur a significant increase in fees from your previous subject of study. Please view the fee structure for undergraduate courses for more information.
Yes. The MST is still part of your first degree (BA). In the application you will select Management Studies in the ‘course name’ field and you will select your College in the ‘university or college name’ field. If required by UK Government Student Finance, your College can provide a letter confirming that your degree has been extended from a 3 to a 4-year degree (and that this is not a new degree).