Master of Business Administration MBA: Apply for this course

Before you submit your application, please read through our entry criteria carefully to ensure you meet our requirements.

Please ensure you select the mode of attendance and start date that you wish to apply for below.

If you haven't begun an online application already, you will need to select 'new user' once the form is opened and set up a username and password. This allows you to save and return to your application if you can't complete the application in one go.

Please note: most students from countries outside the European Union/European Economic Area and classified as overseas fee paying, are not eligible to apply for part-time courses due to UK student visa regulations. For information on exceptions please visit the UKCISA website or email our International Student Advisory Centre.

Master of Business Administration MBA

• September 2013 start, full time attendance
• September 2013 start, part time attendance
• February 2014 start, full time attendance
• February 2014 start, part time attendance

We strongly suggest that applicants who require a visa to study in the UK ensure that their application and supporting documentation reach us by 2 August 2013 for our September cohort or Friday 10 January 2014 for the January cohort.

All other applicants should ideally apply before 30 August 2013 for the September cohort or Friday 24 January 2014 for the February cohort, although we may still accept applications after this date.

• Copies of transcripts and certificates which confirm qualifications obtained and pending. These should clearly show the qualification awarded and the final overall grade/mark. If they are not in English, we will also require copies translated into English by an authorised translator.
• A personal statement which should outline your reasons for applying for the course.
• A copy of your curriculum vitae (CV)/resumé.
• If English is not your first language we will require proof of your proficiency, which will generally be an IELTS test certificate. If you do not hold a formal English language qualification, please indicate how you have acquired your proficiency in written and spoken English.

Please note that the processing of your application will be delayed if the above documents are not supplied.

If you cannot upload your supporting documentation with your application, please scan and either email to buapps@kingston.ac.uk or post to:

• Postgraduate Admissions Office
  Faculty of Business and Law
  Kingston University
  Kingston Hill campus
  Kingston Hill
  KT2 7LB

Please ensure that you quote your name, Kingston ID and course applied for in all correspondence with Kingston University.

We will require two references to confirm your place on the course. These can be forwarded to us after you have submitted your application. 

If you have studied within the last five years then we will need an academic reference (eg a college/university tutor or course director). If you left higher education several years ago, please request a reference from a professional, ideally your current employer, who can comment on your suitability for the course you have applied for.

Please note we are not able to accept references from friends or family members. Please ask your chosen referee to either complete this reference form (Word) or write a reference on official university/company headed paper.

References should be emailed to buapps@kingston.ac.uk.

We normally invite applicants for this course to come in and undertake a short numerical reasoning test and an interview with the course director. International students based overseas can arrange for an interview by telephone.