Modular Executive MBA Admissions

A minimum of five years' full-time work experience, gained after graduation.

A good university degree (upper second class honours degree (2:1) or above) or appropriate professional qualification.  Alternatively, at least six years' relevant business experience if you do not have a degree.

Most applicants will not be required to take GMAT/GRE. If we need further information on your academic capacity for the programme, or your current motivation to study, we may request that you take GMAT/GRE.

You will need excellent English language skills in order to succeed on the Bayes Modular Executive MBA. If English is not your first language, you will need to provide a score from one of the following tests as part of your application.

These are our minimum requirements, and successful applicants typically demonstrate higher levels of achievement. We will assess your competency in English throughout our selection process.

IELTS Academic

We require a minimum, well balanced score of 7.0, with no less than 6.5 in each individual section. We also accept IELTS Indicator and IELTS online tests with the same minimum scores as well as IELTS One Skill Retake. Please note that we accept IELTS Academic tests taken at test centres that are not included on UKVI's SELT list. We do not accept IELTS General.

TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT can be taken in-person or online. We require an overall score of 100 with a minimum of 25 in Writing and no less than 23 in any other section. Scores must be achieved within a single test (not MyBest scores) and made available to us using Institution Code 0870. We do not accept TOEFL Essentials or TOEFL ITP Plus for China.

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic

We require an overall score of 69 with a minimum of 62 in Writing and no less than 60 in any other section in the in-person test. We do not accept PTE Online or PTE General.

LanguageCert International ESOL - C1 Expert

We require a Pass in all components of the in-person or online test (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking).

We also accept scores from other tests such as Trinity College and Cambridge English. Please contact us for further information if you have taken one of these tests.

If English is not your first language but you have worked or studied in an English speaking country for over a year, we may be able to waive our requirement to take an English language test. Please contact us for more information.

This is your opportunity to provide further information about your experience, why you want to undertake the Bayes Modular Executive MBA and your aspirations post-EMBA. Please note we have specific questions which are available in the online application.

Your one or two page CV is uploaded as part of the online application form. Please provide reasons for significant gaps in employment history within the application. Please see our recommended CV template.

We require two references from suitable sources on our reference form in support of your application to the programme.

One reference should usually be from your current employer, and the other from a previous employer, using work email addresses. Referees must be senior to you and able to comment on your work and suitability for MBA study. If you work for a family business or are self-employed, a reference from a client will also be suitable. If you are not supplying the details of your current employer, please explain why in the extenuating circumstances section of the personal statement.

We cannot accept references from colleagues, personal friends or family members, and we do not normally accept references from a personal email address (eg Gmail). If your referee is unable to provide a work email address, they should explain why in the ‘any other information’ section of the reference form.

Although your referees will receive an electronic request, it is our experience that referees respond more quickly if the candidate also sends the link to the online reference form directly to them.

Your degree certificate and transcript for each degree you have studied. We require certified translated copies* of each document if they are not in in English.

* A certified copy is a document that has been stamped and verified as a true copy by a legal authority (e.g. notary office). If you are having certified copies made, please ensure that you include any explanation of grades that may be printed on the reverse.

Your IELTS, TOEFL, PTE or LanguageCert score report, if English is not your first language. In some cases the English requirement can be waived (eg if you have worked or studied in an English speaking country for over a year).

An application processing fee of £100.  The fee is be waived for City, University of London or Bayes Business School alumni.

You can pay your application fee online and we accept the following cards: MasterCard, Maestro, Solo, Switch, Visa, Visa Delta and Visa Electron.

Pay the application fee online

You will be given a reference number upon payment; please make a note of this and enter it when prompted on the online application form. Please note that we cannot begin to process your application until we have received your application fee.

If you will require a visa for your Modular EMBA, the most suitable route is a Standard Visitor visa.

The Standard Visitor visa is suitable if you have a full-time job in your home country and will be travelling regularly to the UK to study over long-weekends.

Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Once you have accepted a place on the programme and paid a deposit, the admissions team will be able to issue you with a letter to enable you to apply for your visa.