Residential weeks for 2025 cohort entry

Year 1

14th September 2025 – 19th September 2025

14th December 2025 – 19th December 2025

12th April 2026 – 17th April 2026

5th July 2026 – 10th July 2026

Year 2

13th December 2026 – 18th December 2026

4th April 2027 – 9th April 2027

4th July 2027 – 9th July 2027

Face-to-face residential weeks take place over the two-year programme. 

Students must attend all residential weeks in person.

A typical residential week includes:

• Lectures, panels, seminars and workshops delivered by experts from academia, industry and the public sector
• Presentations and group exercises
• Meetings with supervisors and the Director of Studies

Class discussion is a key feature of the sessions, where learning comes not just through the lecture material but through the shared experience and reflections of the cohort.

Other key events in the two-year calendar include:

• An annual dissertation conference that provides students with the opportunity to present their work to peers, academics and industry representatives.
• An annual, formal debate in the prestigious debating chamber of the world’s oldest debating society, the Cambridge Union Society.

Course fees for 2025 cohort entry

Students become full members of Queens’ College, and the College provides accommodation and pastoral support for the residential weeks.

The fees for the two-year CEM programme include University tuition fees, Queens' College membership fees and accommodation costs:

*Please note accommodation rates are set independently by Queens' College. 

These fees are payable in two equal instalments and must be paid according to the following schedule:

• Instalment one – in advance of the September 2025 residential week
• Instalment two – on receipt of notification in September 2026 that the student has passed the first year of the course and may proceed to year two of the course

The same fees apply to Home/EU and overseas students.

Students will be expected to cover the application fee (£50 online), and the costs of accommodation and subsistence during residential sessions in Cambridge. 

Funding

Most of our students obtain full or partial funding from their employers. Where this is not possible, bursaries may be available for a proportion of the tuition fee. Please contact the Centre Manager for more information.

You may also wish to explore sources of government funding and financial support, including professional and career development loans.