Deciding Between Two MPhils at Cambridge

Hi, I’m a final year Politics student at KCL, and received offers for MPhil in Development Studies and MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience at Cambridge. But I cannot decide which one to choose. I’m planning to work in either political risk consultancy or journalism after graduating, so I think technically the Global Risk degree would be more useful. It includes a lot of contemporary topics like AI and pandemics and engages w policymaking. However, it’s a smaller programme that has been established this year and I’m worried that might be a disadvantage (in both teaching and careers). Also the conditional offer they gave me was 2:1 (at least 60%) which is way lower than the other one that asked for 67%. Don’t think that matters since it’s normal for a new programme, but seemed important enough to include here. On the other hand, the Development Studies degree would also be useful in general as it has an economic component in it, although it’s not a standalone economics degree so not sure how significant that is. In your experience or knowledge about both degrees, which one would you recommend? Thanks!

Hi, I’m a final year Politics student at KCL, and received offers for MPhil in Development Studies and MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience at Cambridge. But I cannot decide which one to choose. I’m planning to work in either political risk consultancy or journalism after graduating, so I think technically the Global Risk degree would be more useful. It includes a lot of contemporary topics like AI and pandemics and engages w policymaking. However, it’s a smaller programme that has been established this year and I’m worried that might be a disadvantage (in both teaching and careers). Also the conditional offer they gave me was 2:1 (at least 60%) which is way lower than the other one that asked for 67%. Don’t think that matters since it’s normal for a new programme, but seemed important enough to include here. On the other hand, the Development Studies degree would also be useful in general as it has an economic component in it, although it’s not a standalone economics degree so not sure how significant that is. In your experience or knowledge about both degrees, which one would you recommend? Thanks!

I kind of want to work in a similar field and I’m opting for global risk and resilience so I’d say go for that. I’m applying quite late though, any advise on my application? I’m just polishing it before submitting but I’m really nervous

Hey, honestly I believe it was my internships/work experiences at the embassies and think tanks that got me accepted. So if you have relevant experiences and got a 2:1 or 1st so far it shouldn’t be too hard to get in. Also watch the webinar they recorded this year on their website, I came across that later but it’s pretty helpful for preparing an application too!

Hi, I’m a final year Politics student at KCL, and received offers for MPhil in Development Studies and MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience at Cambridge. But I cannot decide which one to choose. I’m planning to work in either political risk consultancy or journalism after graduating, so I think technically the Global Risk degree would be more useful. It includes a lot of contemporary topics like AI and pandemics and engages w policymaking. However, it’s a smaller programme that has been established this year and I’m worried that might be a disadvantage (in both teaching and careers). Also the conditional offer they gave me was 2:1 (at least 60%) which is way lower than the other one that asked for 67%. Don’t think that matters since it’s normal for a new programme, but seemed important enough to include here. On the other hand, the Development Studies degree would also be useful in general as it has an economic component in it, although it’s not a standalone economics degree so not sure how significant that is. In your experience or knowledge about both degrees, which one would you recommend? Thanks!

Hi, I’m a final year Politics student at KCL, and received offers for MPhil in Development Studies and MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience at Cambridge. But I cannot decide which one to choose. I’m planning to work in either political risk consultancy or journalism after graduating, so I think technically the Global Risk degree would be more useful. It includes a lot of contemporary topics like AI and pandemics and engages w policymaking. However, it’s a smaller programme that has been established this year and I’m worried that might be a disadvantage (in both teaching and careers). Also the conditional offer they gave me was 2:1 (at least 60%) which is way lower than the other one that asked for 67%. Don’t think that matters since it’s normal for a new programme, but seemed important enough to include here. On the other hand, the Development Studies degree would also be useful in general as it has an economic component in it, although it’s not a standalone economics degree so not sure how significant that is. In your experience or knowledge about both degrees, which one would you recommend? Thanks!