Applicants should possess a commensurate Level 5 business qualification and satisfy Plymouth Business School IELTS requirements which are IELTS of 6.0 or equivalent English qualification (with a minimum of 5.5 in listening, reading, speaking and writing). Applicants with IELTS of 5.5 or 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in listening, reading, speaking and writing) may also be offered a place subject to satisfactory completion of an eight or twelve week English language summer school at Plymouth University.

Applicants with other equivalent qualifications will be considered on their merits.

University procedures and policies with effect to APEL, APCL and DS will be complied with. 

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.

English language requirements 

Please contact the Admissions Team with any queries.

For entry onto the two-year programme you must have competed the equivalent to the first year of a UK general business degree.

For entry into the one-year programme you must have completed a foundation degree or equivalent with a business or management emphasis, equivalent to 120 credits of study at Levels 4 and 5. It is expected that such qualifications will include a significant focus on: marketing, organisational behaviour/people management, accounting/finance, and economics.

English language requirements 

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary. 

Please contact the Admissions Team with any queries.