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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PhD/MPhil applicants are normally expected to hold a Masters degree in a subject relevant to their proposed research, with at least 65% in the dissertation or thesis.

Occasional Student applicants should normally either be registered for a postgraduate degree (or the equivalent) at another university, or have spent at least three years in full-time university education.


English Proficiency Certificate
All applicants are expected to have an effective knowledge of English, both spoken or written. For applicants whose first language is not English, we require proof of English proficiency.

We will accept:

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with an overall bandwidth of 7.0 or above.
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a score of at least 100 on the Internet-based test (IBT) or a score of at least 600 on the paper-based test (PBT) with a score of at least 5.0 on the Test of Written English
  • CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) with a minimum grade of B
  • IGCSE with a minimum grade of B
  • Pearson Test for English (PTE) Academic with a score of 75 or above

    Please note that we will not accept institutional test results or any test not listed above (including ESOL qualifications).

    If you have studied at an institution for three or more years where English is the language of instruction you may be considered without an English proficiency result at the discretion of the course leader. (If such an institution is based in a non-English speaking country, a letter from the institution confirming the language of instruction should be submitted.)

    If you are unable to book a test at a centre in advance of the application deadline, you may submit your application without an English proficiency result and it will be passed on for consideration. You should send your test result when it becomes available to you.

For students applying for the PhD or MPhil programme without English as a first language and who do not have a proficiency certificate, funded opportunities for pre-sessional English are available.


Our admissions procedures are constantly under review to promote fairness. Please see our Admissions Policy webpage for more details.