University of Brighton • Brighton
Graduate-entry management on the south coast — an hour from London, with a band starting under £16,000 and The Brighton MBA above it for later.
Our take
Brighton’s International Management MSc is the early-career door into the school that runs The Brighton MBA: any-discipline entry from a 2:2-equivalent, a band opening under £16,000, and the south coast’s London-in-an-hour geography for the job hunt that follows. The course name is precise — management first, international application second — which suits graduates converting from non-business degrees. Brighton’s SME and digital-creative economy supplies the projects, and for students weighing where the Graduate-visa year happens, the honest picture is a split: some stay in Brighton’s own cluster, most commute or relocate into London. Budget rents honestly; they are the South’s highest outside the capital.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | September & January |
| Accreditation | Brighton Business School |
| Tuition | Within Brighton’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £15,960–£21,114; exact fee confirmed in your offer. The £5,000 deposit is deducted from tuition. |
Where this leads: A master’s-level business qualification — no professional registration involved. Pairs with the Graduate visa for post-study work in the South East.
January availability varies by cohort size — confirm for your year.
Why Brighton
A band from £15,960 an hour from London — southern business master’s rarely open this low.
Management fundamentals before international specialism — built for graduates arriving from engineering, sciences or humanities.
Brighton’s dense small-business and digital economy supplies live projects — closer to how most of our clients will actually work than corporate case studies.
The Brighton MBA sits in the same school for later in your career — the relationship starts here.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Brighton can consider Medium of Instruction (MOI) evidence for some courses — though clinical and regulated programmes usually still require a formal test. Brighton publishes that it accepts MOI letters from certain institutions in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh — the accepted list is held by the admissions team, so we check your university before you book a test. School-level English also counts in some markets: CBSE/CISCE Standard XII English at 65% or above is accepted from India, and WAEC English at grades A1–C6 from Nigeria. Pakistani and Emirati school English qualifications are not accepted, so most applicants from those markets sit IELTS or an approved alternative.
Also accepted: PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, Duolingo English Test, Oxford ELLT, Trinity ISE, LanguageCert Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency, WAEC English A1–C6 (Nigeria), CBSE/CISCE Standard XII English 65%+ (India). Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
HSSC (Standard XII) holders typically complete an international foundation year before the bachelor’s degree; a two-year BA/BSc or Associate Degree can also be considered for undergraduate entry. For master’s courses Brighton asks for a four-year bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.5 or around 55%, subject to assessment. Pakistani school English qualifications are not accepted, but Brighton does consider MOI letters from certain Pakistani institutions — ask us to check yours before booking IELTS.
Full guide for PakistanUndergraduate entry usually needs a Higher Secondary School Certificate / Standard XII average of around 60–65%, including at least five subjects at 40% or above. Master’s applicants typically need a three-year bachelor’s degree from a recognised university at 55% or above. English is where Brighton is genuinely flexible for Indian students: 65% in Standard XII English from CBSE or CISCE is accepted in place of IELTS, and MOI letters from certain institutions are also considered.
Full guide for IndiaWASSCE holders usually take an international foundation year first, though a National Diploma or OND at Merit/Lower Credit (around GPA 2.5) can allow direct Year 1 entry, and a relevant HND may earn advanced entry to Year 2. Master’s applicants typically need a bachelor’s degree at Second Class Lower or above from a recognised university. Helpfully, WAEC English at grades A1–C6 is accepted in place of IELTS, which saves most Nigerian applicants a test fee.
Full guide for NigeriaTawjihiyya (secondary school certificate) holders complete an international foundation year — the University of Brighton International College runs pathway programmes — before starting the bachelor’s degree. Master’s applicants from recognised Emirati universities typically need a GPA of 2.5/4.0 (C+ or roughly 75–79%). Emirati school English qualifications are not accepted, so plan for IELTS or PTE Academic; Indian-curriculum students in the UAE with CBSE/CISCE Standard XII English at 65% can usually use that instead.
Full guide for the UAECompare
FAQ
No — the course is designed for graduates of any discipline at 2:2-equivalent or above, building management foundations before the international content. Applicants with management experience should read our Brighton MBA guide instead.
Fees sit in the 2026/27 band of £15,960–£21,114, confirmed in your offer, with the £5,000 deposit deducted from tuition. Offset the accessible fee against Brighton rents — the South’s highest outside London — when budgeting the full year.
Split between Brighton’s SME and digital economy and London, an hour away. The Graduate visa covers both; many students interview in the capital through the spring term and sign before graduation.
January cohorts run subject to numbers — confirm availability for your year with us early, and use our January-intake guide to map the compressed visa timeline.
Fees, entry requirements, English-language policies and intake dates are correct to the best of our knowledge at the date shown, but universities review them every cycle and immigration rules change. Always treat figures as a guide — we confirm the exact, current requirements with the university before you apply. Facts on this page last checked July 2026.
Intakes shown are for this course specifically; Brighton runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Brighton profile.
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