Admission & Fees

Minimum Entry Requirements:

To apply for this course, you will have:

• A primary honours degree (NFQ, Level8)

OR

• A primary ordinary degree + a minimum GMAT score of 600*

OR

• an appropriate professional qualification

AND

• at least 3 years’ significant managerial experience/responsibility**

OR

• Significant senior managerial/professional work experience + a minimum GMAT score of 600*

PLUS

• 2 referees’ reports 

Applicants may be required to attend for interviews

** If you feel that you possess significant managerial experience/responsibility, achieved in a period of less than 3 years, and this can be demonstrated elsewhere in your application, then you may request a waiver - this may be granted at the discretion of the Director of the Executive MBA.

The GMAT test can be taken at any time and the results generally are valid for three years.  To arrange a test contact the Graduate Management Admissions Test.

If you are applying with Qualifications obtained outside Ireland and you wish to verify if you meet the minimum academic and English language requirements for this programme please view the grades comparison site. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants that are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university approved English language requirements available here.

FOR APPLICANTS WITH QUALIFICATIONS COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF IRELAND

Applicants must meet the required entry academic grade, equivalent to Irish requirements, please find our grades comparison by country here. 

INTERNATIONAL/NON-EU APPLICANTS

For full details of the non-EU application procedure please visit our how to apply pages for international students. In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments.

Not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above.

For more information please contact the International Office.

Next intake September 2025, contact [email protected] for more information

Applications are made via UCC’s online application portal accessible here. The course code is CKL11. 

Gather Supporting Documents

Scanned copies of the following documents will need to be uploaded to the online application portal in support of your application.  

Applicants may need to produce the original documents if you are accepted onto a course and register at UCC. 

• Original qualification documents listed on your application including transcripts of results from institutions other than UCC 
• Supplementary items requested for the MBA application. 

Please log into the online application portal for more details. 

Additional Requirements (All Applicants) 

Please note you will be required to provide additional information as part of the online application process for this programme. This will include the following questions: 

• You may enter the details of professional or voluntary positions held. We strongly encourage you to complete this section with all relevant work experiences that will support your application. 
• What is your current occupation/speciality? 
• Please describe your motivation and readiness for this programme. (Min 500 words - Max 1000 words) 
• Please enter the name and email address of 2 referees. 

Applications to the programme are considered and offers of places on the programme are made on an on-going basis.

As the number of places on the programme are limited, we encourage early applications.

International/Non-EU Applicants

For full details of the non-EU application procedure visit our how to apply pages for international students.

• In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments.
• Note that not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above. For more information contact the International Office.

Deferrals 

Deferrals are not permitted on this course. 

EU Fees for 2025-2027

The fees for the two-year, part-time, UCC CUBS Executive MBA are:

€16,207 per annum (€32,414 for the full programme).

Fee payment 

Fees are payable in two equal instalments. First payment is at registration and the balance usually by the end of January.

How can I pay? 

See different options on our How Do I Pay My Fees? page.

For programme queries please contact:

Executive Education Manager
Mr. Senan Ensko, M.A., HDip.ArtsAdmin.
The UCC Centre for Executive Education
1 Lapp's Quay, Cork

E: [email protected]

Scholarships Opportunities are available for applicants of the UCC CUBS Executive MBA.

Contact [email protected] for more information