Management Studies Tripos

I read on the prospectus that there is a one year Management studies tripos, for those tho have done two years of another tripos. I want to switch to management after two years of NatSci, does anyone know if this has been done easily in the past? Apparently entry is competitive and depends on exam results, so how good does my exam results need to be in order to switch?

thanks.

I read on the prospectus that there is a one year Management studies tripos, for those tho have done two years of another tripos. I want to switch to management after two years of NatSci, does anyone know if this has been done easily in the past? Apparently entry is competitive and depends on exam results, so how good does my exam results need to be in order to switch?

thanks.

that takes longer though, and the masters in management is kinda similar to the management tripos. i'm not actually sure what degree I'll get if i do 2 years of NatSci and one year management, think there'll be 2 degrees or something...

No, you only get one degree. And it's common practice to quote what your third year was in, even though technically every Cambridge BA is the same, irrespective of which Tripos(es) you studied to get it.

that takes longer though, and the masters in management is kinda similar to the management tripos. i'm not actually sure what degree I'll get if i do 2 years of NatSci and one year management, think there'll be 2 degrees or something...

Yeah the masters route will take longer but at least you will actually have 2 degrees then, one in a respected general field (natsci) and a less academic, more career-orientated one (management). Seems to me that it would give you more options in later life...

Yeah the masters route will take longer but at least you will actually have 2 degrees then, one in a respected general field (natsci) and a less academic, more career-orientated one (management). Seems to me that it would give you more options in later life...

arts and science degrees are on the same bit of paper? thats interesting. Not every British university does this right? I knew there was a reason why I wanted to slave away in NatSci at Cambridge, I'm liking this whole flexible tripos thing.

just the part two exam matters? if you mess up part I and somehow ace part II surely it will show up somewhere? oui?

whats the honorary MA?

Wouldn't a degree in something 'traiditional' like natsci look better than management studies though? I don't understand why it is supposed to be so competitive...surely it would be better do do a degree in science or history or whatever and then to do a masters in management?

As far as I know, the MA actually replaces your BA... although, now that I think about it, I'm not sure, lol.

I figure it's probably competitive for the same reason why law and medicine are. More people apply than there are places for, amongst others.

I agree with Niccolo that Natsci Part II is more academically respected.

EDIT: In my opinion.

yeah that i agree with too. But the page about Management on Cam website said "entry is competitive".

Maybe it gets you a high salary job or because it's open to all 3rd and 4th years no matter which tripos you're doing so it'd be a good pick for anyone wanting to change subjects.

just the part two exam matters? if you mess up part I and somehow ace part II surely it will show up somewhere? oui?

Hi

I thought that your Part I and Part II together make up your degree result (because you can't have one without the other). So de jure you'd have to give both results on your CV if you wanted to be honest.

But in practice, de facto an employer will ask what your degree was, and you'll just give your Part II result.

If anyone could shed more light on this I'd be grateful!

Yeah, all your marks will show up on your transcript. The BA certificate itself doesn't even have a class written on it! That's why there's no strict rule about which year to quote when someone asks your class, but I think it's generally accepted that you should quote your final year.