Students entering Stage 3 will be expected to have one of the following qualifications: Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Advanced Certificate in Marketing; CIM Stage 2; a degree or postgraduate degree with significant marketing content, from a CIM approved university, or a non-marketing degree plus 3 years’ management experience; 6 years’ operational marketing experience, 3 years of which should be at management level; other appropriate qualifications approved by CIM; the University may require applicants to undergo an entry module assessment to establish their acceptability against CIM’s assessment framework of Statements of Marketing Practice (SOMP).