University of Edinburgh Business School

Application Dates

Demand for places on all programmes is extremely high and places are allocated to suitably qualified persons on a first come first served basis. There is, therefore, clear advantage in early online application to the programme, uploading full documentation including references, transcripts and, where necessary, language scores to help us assess your case as completely as possible.

We recommend that you submit your application by 30 June 2012 if you require a visa.

Once an offer is made you have 28 days to accept this offer online and to pay your deposit.

Application Process

Personal Statement and CV

You must include a personal statement as part of your application which should indicate your reasons for applying to the programme. The statement should be approximately 500 words in length and answer the following questions:

• Why have you selected this particular programme? You should also include other motivating factors and additional relevant information in support of this.

• What contributions do you feel you can make to the programme?

• How do you see the programme affecting your career plans?

You may type your Personal Statement into the relevant box on the Programme tab on the online application form. If you wish to include any relevant knowledge, skills or training, please enter this information in the appropriate box also on the Programme tab. Alternatively you may upload a document containing this information with your application. In this case, you should use the “If you have a relevant document to upload that is not requested above, please upload it here” option.

A CV is not required but if you have work experience which you think may add merit to your application, please provide your CV.

If you upload your supporting documents through the EUCLID system as detailed above, please do not also send the originals by post unless you are specifically asked for a particular item by our Admissions Team.

References

The Business School normally requires one academic reference in support of your application. This should normally be written by someone who can comment on your past academic performance and your ability for postgraduate academic study. If you are unable to identify a suitable academic referee and have been working for over two years since graduating, you may instead choose to substitute your immediate superior or someone in a management position who can comment on your suitability for postgraduate studies.

In some circumstances you may later be asked for a second reference but in the first instance details of only one referee need be provided.

Please note that the online system will request that you upload two references, but for this programme only one is required unless otherwise notified.

View the form

Applying online

All applications are via the University online system, so by clicking the link below you will be redirected to the relevant application page within the University website where you can begin the process.

You do not need to complete the application form in one session - you may save your application and complete it later by clicking on the "Save and return later" button on the application form. You will then be sent a secure link by email to allow you to continue your application at a later time.

On completion of the application process you will receive account details with your unique UUN (Universal Username). This UUN should be included in any further correspondence to enable us to match this up with your application.

Further information

For further information or advice on how to apply please contact the Postgraduate Admissions Team at:

Email:
msc@business-school.ed.ac.uk

Telephone:
+44 (0)131 650 9663

Address:
Postgraduate Admissions
University of Edinburgh
Business School
29 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh EH8 9JS
UK