Our staged admissions process
Our admissions process enables us to select students based on academic merit and experience.
A staged admissions process is in place for some of the Business School’s full-time 12-month MSc programmes. This means that when you apply for one of our programmes below for September 2022 entry, your application will be considered with all others that have been submitted before that deadline. Therefore you might not hear from us with details of your offer until a few weeks after the deadline has been reached. This enables us to ensure that all applications are considered fairly and equally.
Each year we see a high volume of high quality applications and as places for these programmes are competitive, applicants who demonstrate being able to exceed the minimum entry requirements and have studied at high ranking institutions will be given preference.
For September 2022 entry, the programmes which have a staged admissions process areas are as follows:
List of eligible MSc programmes
Process
Submit your application via the ‘apply now’ button on the relevant coursefinder page. You will be required to pay a £50 non-refundable application fee at this stage.
Please ensure that you submit all of your supporting documents. If you do not supply all of the required documentation at the point of submitting your application this may result in your application being delayed or unsuccessful.
Further information about how to apply can be found on our 'How to apply' page.
Deadlines
Our programmes all have a number of application deadlines each year. We recommend that, as places are subject to availability, you apply early to avoid disappointment. We cannot guarantee that places will be available on your programme of choice throughout the year. In addition, applications received after 1 July 2022 will only be considered if applicants do not require a visa to study in the UK. Please note that MSc Investments is closed to China domiciled applicants from 23.59 (UK time) on 6 May 2022.
Stage | Applications received by: | Decisions returned by: | Deposit deadline: |
1 (all programmes)
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25 October 2021
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13-17 December 2021
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14 January 2022
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2a (group X programmes)
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6 December 2021
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13 January - 4 February 2022
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4 March 2022
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2b (group Y programmes)
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20 December 2021
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21-25 February 2022
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25 March 2022
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3a (group X programmes)
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28 February 2022
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11-14 April 2022
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13 May 2022
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3b (group Y programmes)
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14 March 2022
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25-29 April 2022
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27 May 2022
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4 (all programmes)
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1 July / 6 September 2022*
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As soon as possible
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Will depend on when offer is made
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*Stage 4 is an open stage. This means that if programmes are still open applications will be considered on a first-come first-served basis. Please note programmes may close to applications at any point through the year. Applications received after 1 July 2022 will only be considered if applicants do not require a visa to study in the UK. 6 September 2022 is the deadline for applicants who do not require a visa
Group X: Accounting & Finance MSc, Economics MSc, Financial Economics MSc, Financial Management MSc, Financial Technology MSc, International Money & Banking MSc, Investments MSc, Money Banking & Finance MSc
Group Y: Human Resource Management MSc, International Business MSc (campus programme only), Management MSc, Management: Operations Pathway MSc, Management: Organisational Leadership & Change Pathway MSc, Management: Strategy Pathway MSc, Marketing MSc, Strategic Marketing & Consulting MSc, Research Insights in Marketing MSc
You will hear from us with a decision on your application by the dates in the table above. If you have not heard from our admissions team by this time please contact pgadmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
Deposit
If you are offered a place, you must accept your offer and pay a deposit of £2,000 by the deadline stated in your offer. Failure to do so may result in your offering being withdrawn.