MPhil in Technology Policy

at Cambridge Judge Business School

The MPhil in Technology Policy programme’s core courses introduce students to key concepts and tools, building on a firm grounding in economics and policy, ranging from problem framing and systems analysis through to complexity, decision-making under uncertainty and strategic thinking.
 

Throughout the core courses there is an emphasis on real world applications through case study materials on policy issues in a wide variety of areas (e.g. the Internet, transport, space policy), taught by senior practitioners from both the academic and business worlds.

• Technology Policy: Concepts & Frameworks
• Economic Foundations of Technology Policy
• Case Studies & Simulations
• Business, Government & Technology in Emerging Markets
• Policy Design & Evaluation
• European Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
   

The fees for MPhil in Technology Policy may vary from £31,000 to £41,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

The largest number of graduates (some 25%) find employment at consultancies, followed by finance (20%), government (15%), large ICT firms (15%), energy firms (10%), as well as international organisations, health care, infrastructure, design, legal, media, transport and aerospace, NGOs and technology start-ups.
 

The main employers among the large consultancies are McKinsey, Deloitte, PwC, EY, Accenture, BCG, medium-sized consultancies such as PA Consulting or Analysys Mason, as well as a number of small, boutique consultancies who are specialists in IT, logistics or energy.
 

The next largest alumni groups are in finance and in government agencies. Typical financial sector firms include Standard Chartered Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland or JP Morgan as well as development banks such as the Korea Development Bank and the Indian National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. Many find employment in their national governments or join us during a sabbatical year during government (or military) service.
 

Many graduates go to work in a range of jobs in large multinational firms in the tech, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. Typical firms employing our graduates include Google, Microsoft, Shell, Engie, Novartis, Alibaba, Lenovo and GE, although some find employment at smaller or national firms.