Work experience

Full-time MBA

• At least three years’ of full-time, post-graduation professional/managerial work experience
• Candidates with under four years’ of experience will need GMAT 600 or above. Find out more about GMAT.

Executive part-time MBA

• At least five years’ full-time, post-graduation professional/managerial work experience

Academic

Full-time MBA

• 2:1 or above undergraduate degree or equivalent classification/Grade Point Average awarded by an approved institution

Executive part-time MBA

At least one of:

• 2:1 or above undergraduate degree or equivalent classification/Grade Point Average awarded by an approved institution
• a relevant postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate programme awarded by an approved institution (passed at the appropriate level)

An additional strong GMAT Score will be required from:

• exceptional candidates who do not have a first degree but have several years, appropriate, management experience
• candidates with excellent academic credentials who are at the margin of post-qualification or post-graduation business experience and who can demonstrate broad experience and levels of responsibility

English language

If English is not your first language, you will need to pass an English language test. Read more about the University’s English language requirements.

We accept:

• IELTS (academic): 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each of the four components)
• PTE Academic (Pearson): 69 (at least 62 in each component)
• TOEFL. iBT 100 overall (at least 24 in each component)

Your results must be no more than two years old from the start date of the MBA.

Pre-sessional English courses

If you have already taken an English language test but do not meet our language requirements, you can apply to take a pre-sessional English course at the University of Bath. Read about these courses on the Academic Skills Centre website.

English language combined offers

If you have an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or 6.0 you may qualify for a combined offer.

Five-week course

An overall IELTS score of 6.5 may allow you to take a five-week English course before your MBA. Each of your listening, reading, writing and speaking scores must be at least 6.0.

Ten-week course

An overall IELTS score of 6.0 may allow you to take a ten-week course before your MBA. Each of your listening, reading, writing and speaking scores must be at least 5.5.

Find out more about combined offers.

Benefits of the combined offer include:

• you only need one Tier 4 visa and CAS
• you can go straight from the pre-sessional English course onto the MBA
• good preparation for your study
• time to get to know Bath and the University

For details of other English language courses, email english@bath.ac.uk

Check your CV against our entry criteria

If you’re not sure if you meet our entry criteria, you can send us your CV. We will assess your skills, education and experience and let you know if you meet our requirements.

Find out more and send us your CV.