Market Infrastructure Certificate (MIC) programme

There are no prerequisite courses that students will need to complete prior to enrolment but please refer to eligibility and English and Math’s requirements for the programme in the FAQs below.

Bayes Business School, formerly known as Cass Business School, is the business school of City, University of London. Your certification will be awarded by City, University of London.

No, there will not be a graduation ceremony.

Yes, in-person attendance is required at both the academic week and the industry immersion week. There will be no virtual attendance option for these two in-person weeks.

No. The accommodation, travel, or visa expenses are to be paid by the candidate and are in addition to the MIC tuition fees. Candidates are expected to make their own accomodation arrangements. A list of recommended accommodations for the Bayes academic week in London and for the Cboe Industry week in Chicago will be provided.

For questions regarding visas, please contact [email protected]

If you are coming to Bayes Business School, City, University of London (in the UK) to do a short course or programme for less than six months, you can enter the UK with immigration permission as a visitor . If you are a visa national, you will need to apply for a visitor visa before travelling into the UK. As a non-visa visitor or EU national travelling with a passport you can apply for permission to enter on arrival in the UK. Please see the following websites for more information and to check the most up to date arrival requirements:

Home Office website

City, University of London website

The programme office will provide all programme attendees with a letter on headed paper confirming your place on the programme. This will be sent to you electronically once the programme has commenced.

A: The process for entry into the US is complex and each candidate is responsible for obtaining the necessary travel documents to attend the industry immersion week in Chicago.
Because of the length of time that can be associated with obtaining a visa, candidates should check the information at the link below to determine whether they should begin the process as soon as they are accepted into the program.
Information on the US visa process may be found here:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html

Candidates who are citizens of countries participating the Visa Waiver Program should still confirm that they have the necessary travel documents to attend the industry immersion week. A list of Visa Waiver Program countries may be found here:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html

If you have questions, please contact the following email addresses. The mailboxes are monitored regularly and there is no need to contact both, as messages will be forwarded to the correct party as necessary.

• For questions related to the academic programme (e.g., content/ accessing materials and webinars/ assessments and extensions/ logistics, industry project); [email protected]

• For pre-programme questions and for questions related to the application stage or to the Industry week at Cboe: [email protected]

The programme will be delivered in English so a good understanding of written and spoken English is required. Technical language will be used, so please see the programme curriculum for an outline of the topics which will be covered.

Participants will be required to have a secure understanding of simple algebraic expressions to access the course content. Below are some examples that participants will encounter.

There will be no timed examinations; however, each module will be formally assessed. Forms of assessment will include coursework, group projects, presentations, multiple-choice question online tests and class participation.

Any module with an aggregate mark of less than 50% is deemed to have been failed and must be re-sat. If a candidate is required to undertake a resit they are required to retake all assessment components in which they achieved a mark of less than 50%. Candidates may resit a module only once. A candidate who successfully completes a resit shall be awarded the credits for the module. The mark awarded for the components will be capped at 50%. The mark awarded for other components will be the original mark. This mark will also be used in calculating the overall degree mark. A candidate who does not pass his or her resit by the date specified by the Assessment Board will not progress on the programme and may not be eligible for the certification. Under such circumstances the Assessment Board will normally make a recommendation that they withdraw from the programme.

Grades and comments (where applicable) will be provided by the module faculty.

The University has an Extenuating Circumstances Policy where you can formally apply for an extension to an assessment as circumstances which are unforeseen and outside your control can be shown to have had a direct and substantial impact on your academic results. It is important that you notify your course officer as soon as possible and continue to let us know of any circumstances that are affecting your studies so that we can support you.

Once you complete your registration, you’ll be assigned a City email address to use during your studies. It’s important to check this inbox regularly as this is the main way the University will contact you. You can also use your City email address to communicate with other students and staff.

Moodle is the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used at City, University of London and it is essential for students to engage with Moodle and to regularly access the VLE. Moodle provides a wide variety of information and interactive environments to students, including the following:

• Module material and supplementary learning documents, pre-recorded webinars and links to join the live webinars
• Areas for the submission of coursework and the release of coursework results.
• Timetables, including teaching and assessment
• Links to the Learning Resource Centre, IT

Students are responsible for checking their Moodle pages and their City email account Regularly as this is how all information, including changes to teaching, will be communicated.

Your course officer will be the first point of contact during your studies and you will be able to contact your academic faculty. You will also have access to a number of resources including academic skills guides and tutorials, guides on citing and referencing in your work, health and wellbeing and help if things go wrong (extenuating circumstances, student appeals and complaints).

Online live seminars will be delivered at 13:00 hrs GMT. They will range from 60 minutes to 120 minutes per session.

There will be an opportunity to give formal feedback after every module. We also welcome informal feedback at any point during a programme. Please contact your course officer (details will be provided to you at the start of the programme) with any comments you have.