• Overview
  • Entry Requirements
  • Grade Details
  • Career Prospects
  • Fees & Funding
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Entry Requirements

We welcome Scottish, Britain and international students and consider all applicants on an private basis.

Don't worry if your qualifications are not listed here, we take a range of factors into business relationship when assessing your application and are happy to consider other alternative combinations of qualifications and experience.

If you are applying with an EU or not-European union qualification, please check our Undergraduate Entry Requirements page which gives more information about country-specific entry requirements.

  • SQA HND / BTEC Level 5 HND: Art & Design or Creative Industries (Media & Communication) or Computer Arts & Design or Contemporary Arts Practice or Filmcraft & Blitheness or 3D Computer Animation or Photography or Visual Communication or Digital Media for Blueprint & Print or Reckoner Fine art & Design or Audio Production or Technical Theatre or Technical Theatre & Product Arts or Web Development (for SQA HNDs, with Grade B in the Graded Units)

English language requirements for most courses

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. The qualifications below must take been gained within two years of the beginning of your course.

General English language language requirements at UWS: International English Testing Organization (IELTS) Academic module (not General Preparation)

  • overall score 6.0
  • no sub-test less than 5.v

Exceptions to this level of IELTS scoring exist for some accredited or professionally-recognised courses (see section beneath for more details).

Common equivalent English language qualifications

All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both habitation/EU and international students for this programme:

  • CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English language): 176 overall; no sub-test less than 169
  • CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English language): 176 overall; no sub-exam less than 169
  • Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English: ISEII with the minimum of a Pass in all sub-tests
  • PTE Pearson Academic English: An overall score of 54 with no chemical element beneath 51 (for programmes that require IELTS vi.0 with no chemical element below 5.5). An overall score 61 with no element below 51 (for programmes that require IELTS 6.5 with no element below vi.0)

IELTS Score Exceptions (Research degrees, Biomedical Science degrees, Nursing & Midwifery degrees with NMC registration, Certificate of College Education, etc.)

For our research degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD, DBA, DProf) applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:

  • overall score of 6.5
  • no sub-test less than 6.0

For Health, Nursing & Midwifery courses that lead to professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, applicants are required to have an IELTS or Occupational English language Test (OET)*.

For such courses, the IELTS score is as follows:

  • overall score of 7.0
  • score of at least 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and no less than six.five in writing

* Note that the Occupational English Test (OET) volition now be accepted in add-on to IELTS as proof of a Nurse'due south English Language Competence (Nursing & Midwifery Council, 2019).

For our BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Scientific discipline and MSc Advanced Biomedical Science programmes, applicants are required to have an IELTS score as follows:

  • overall score of 7.0
  • no sub-examination less than vi.five

For our Document of Higher Education courses, applicants are required to take an IELTS score every bit follows:

  • overall score of v.0
  • no sub-exam less than 4.five

TOEFL IBT

TOEFL IBT*: 78; no sub-test less than:

  • Reading: 17;
  • Listening: 17;
  • Speaking: 17;
  • Writing: 17

* Please note that TOEFL is nevertheless acceptable for admission to this programme for both habitation/Eu and international students.
For international students, the Dwelling house Office has confirmed that the Academy can choose to use TOEFL to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level courses. Nosotros therefore nevertheless accept TOEFL tests taken in the last two years for access to this programme.

West African Senior School Document of Education (WASSCE)

West African Senior School Certificate of Education (WASSCE) including credence of WAEC Scratchcard*

  • C6 or above in English

*UWS volition accept a WAEC scratchcard confirming that an applicant has achieved C6 or above as evidence of meeting English language requirement from Nigeria if the student graduated within the last v years. After 5 years applicants would exist required to provide the WAEC Certificate.

Pre-sessional courses

Applicants who practice not run into the minimum English requirements have the selection to study ane of our preparatory and pre-sessional English language courses. The UWS courses bachelor are:

    • ten week pre-sessional - entry criteria UKVI IELTS five.0 with no element below 4.5.
    • 5 week pre-sessional - entry criteria UKVI IELTS 5.five with no element below five.5.
    • English Language for University Report - entry criteria UKVI IELTS with score of 4.0 in all elements (x month course), or 4.5 with no score below four.0 (7 month course).

Find out more nearly our English language lanaguage Courses.

Undergraduate Tuition Fees

Academic Session 2022/23 Undergraduate Tuition Fees - Full-time

Scottish

£1,820 Cost of study per year (paid by the Scottish Authorities via SAAS*)

Remainder of UK (English language, Northern Irish, Welsh)

£nine,250 Cost of report per year (for four years but you volition not pay more than than £27,750)

Democracy of Republic of ireland

£9,250 Toll of written report per yr (for iv years but you volition not pay more than £27,750)

International (including EU)

£14,500 Price per year of report

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Bookish Session 2022/23 Tuition Fees for xx-credit Modules (face to face)

Scottish

£305 Toll per xx-credit module of study

Residuum of United kingdom (English, Northern Irish, Welsh)

£one,550 Cost per 20-credit module of study

Republic of Republic of ireland

£i,550 Cost per 20-credit module of study

International (Eu/EEA & non-Eu/EEA)

£2,420 Cost per 20-credit module of study

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2021/22 Undergraduate Tuition Fees - Full-time

Scottish

£one,820 Cost of study per yr (paid by the Scottish Government via SAAS*)

Rest of UK (English language, Northern Irish, Welsh)

£9,250 Cost of study per year (for four years but yous volition not pay more than £27,750)

Republic of ireland

£9,250 Cost of written report per year (for four years but you will not pay more than than £27,750)

International (including Eu)

£thirteen,325 Toll per twelvemonth of study

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Boosted Costs & Sources of Funding

The price of attending university is an investment in your time to come career.

In improver to tuition fees and living expenses, some courses involve actress costs like study materials, field trips, equipment and uniforms.

Fortunately, there is a great deal of financial support available to help students run into the toll of their study. This ranges from:

  • statutory regime loans to pay for tuition fees
  • scholarships for Scottish, EU and International (non-EU) students
  • bursaries to help towards living expenses

The sections below provide details of additional costs that your grade may involve along with whatsoever fiscal support that may be available.

Y'all can besides find boosted information in our Undergraduate Money, Fees & Funding section.

Students on sure degrees will incur some additional costs not covered past their tuition fees. These could be for things like specialist equipment, report materials and textbooks, work placements, graduation, membership of relevant organisations or costs related to carrying out fieldwork.

For students on course with an chemical element of fieldwork, there may as well be extra costs for travel and adaptation.

Annotation: The library volition hold some copies of the textbooks but not enough for every student. Students can purchase second hand copies when possible or employ older versions if advised by the module cordinator. Students tin besides sell their copies subsequently the class. This helps manage the cost.

Year iii

Art & cartoon materials (Optional)
Students may require additional art-based materials for the Acting Exhibition. These costs are varied and dependent upon each the medium that each student works with.

Technology & equipment (Optional)
Each student is recommended to purchase a defended external hard drive for backing-up their work. The cost may vary, but typically, a 1TB Personal Hard Bulldoze costs approx. £fifty
It is highly recommended that each student purchases a licenced copy of Adobe Creative Cloud (Student). This is approximately £25.28 per calendar month.

Placement, field trips & report abroad (Mandatory)
The grade ofttimes organises a number of mandatiory written report trips per year. These are mainly to Glasgow city. These costs are variable and depend upon where you are travelling to/from.

Year iv

Art & drawing materials (Optional)
Students may require additional art-based materials for the Interim Exhibition and Final Degree Prove. These costs are varied and dependent upon each the medium that each pupil works with.

Engineering & equipment (Optional)
Each student is recommended to purchase a dedicated external hard drive for bankroll-upwardly their work. The cost may vary, but typically, a 1TB Personal Hard Drive costs approx. £l
It is highly recommended that each student purchases a licenced copy of Adobe Creative Cloud (Student). This is approximately £25.28 per month.

Placement, field trips & study abroad (Mandatory)
The course often organises a number of mandatiory written report trips per year. These are mainly to Glasgow city. These costs are variable and depend upon where you are travelling to/from.

Graduation fees (Mandatory)
These fees are set up annually by the University and are subject area to review. For session 19/20 these were set at £x Registration Fee.

Tuition Fees & Additional Costs

Tuition fees are calculated based on where you are from and what you lot are studying. Some courses also involve additional costs, such as mandatory field trips, equipment or studying abroad.

Find out how much information technology will price you to report at UWS as an undergraduate pupil.

Funding for Scottish Students

Scottish students studying at undergraduate level at UWS are entitled to diverse funds and support towards tuition fees and living costs.

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Funding for English language, Welsh & Northern Irish Students

English, Welsh and Northern Irish gaelic students studying at undergraduate level at UWS are entitled to various funds and back up towards tuition fees and living costs.

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Funding for EU Students

EU students studying at undergraduate level of UWS may be eligible for SAAS funding, as well equally support to meet the costs of childcare and diverse sources of additional funding.

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Funding for International Students

There are several scholarship and incentive schemes available to international students studying at undergraduate level at UWS, as well as support to run across the costs of childcare and diverse sources of boosted funding.

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Discretionary & Childcare Funds

UWS administrate a range of discretionary and childcare funds. These are designed to back up students who are experiencing fiscal difficulty or struggling to meet the costs of childcare.

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Benefits & Tax Credits

Condign a student can have an touch on your entitlement to sure benefits. It may mean you are no longer eligible to claim a benefit you lot accept been receiving, or your new income from educatee funding may bear on the amount you lot are able to receive.

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Boosted Financial Support

If there isn't a statutory source of funding for you or your course, or you are in need of additional fiscal back up, you may wish to consider more than alternative sources of funding such every bit trust funds and scholarships.

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Money & Debt Advice

Choosing to go a student tin can have a big impact on your upkeep and you may need to reassess your spending to account for a reduced income. We've put together some guidance to help you lot manage your coin and make the correct fiscal choices for you and your family.

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How to apply

Full-time (domestic & EU/EEA)

All UK and Eu applicants for undergraduate study, not applying through an agent or partner, should apply through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)

The on-time application deadline for 2022/23 entry is 26 January 2022, xviii:00 (United kingdom fourth dimension). For some courses it may still be possible to apply across this period, subject to suitable vacancies remaining. The last deadline for late applications via UCAS is 30 June 2022, 18:00 (Great britain time). Beyond this borderline, you may be able to apply via 'UCAS Immigration' if the grade yous are interested in has remaining places.

Delight refer to our Undergraduate Application Guide to find more information on when and how to utilize to study at UWS.

Apply on UCAS

Full-time (non-European union/non-EEA), Part-time & Online (all students), Erasmus & International Exchange

Students from not-Eu/non-EEA countries can apply directly to UWS via our dedicated online application system. The latest we can process your application is half dozen weeks before the course start date to allow for visa processing times. For more information on when and how to use to study at UWS please refer to our International Undergraduate Application Guide.

For part-time & online study, you should utilize directly to the Academy through our online application system, non through UCAS. Please select the function-time mode of study when submitting your application. Earlier you begin your application, it is important to read the office-time awarding step-by-step guide for a smooth process.

To come up to UWS every bit a visiting pupil on a report abroad or exchange programme, you lot must employ entirely through our online system.

An ATAS certificate is not required for overseas students applying for this course.

Life at UWS

Going to university is most much more than getting a qualification, it'due south as well the chance to enjoy an exciting social life, gain some independence and brand the most of the new opportunities available.

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