English language requirements for research degrees

IELTS requirements for our research degrees, arranged by academic department.

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Department IELTS requirement
Archaeology Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Architecture Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Automatic Control and Systems Engineering Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Biblical Studies Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Biosciences Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Chemical and Biological Engineering Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Chemistry Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Civil and Structural Engineering Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Computer Science Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Dentistry Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
East Asian Studies Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Economics Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Education Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Electronic and Electrical Engineering Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
English Literature, Language and Linguistics Overall IELTS grade of 7.5 with a minimum of 7.0 in each component, or equivalent
French Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Geography Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Germanic Studies Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Hispanic Studies Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
History Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Human Communication Sciences Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Information School Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Journalism Studies Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Landscape Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Law Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Management School Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Materials Science and Engineering Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Mathematics and Statistics Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Mechanical Engineering (except below) Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Mechanical Engineering: Industrial Doctorate Centre (EngD/PhD in Machining Science) Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Medical School Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Music Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Nursing and Midwifery Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Philosophy Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Physics and Astronomy Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Politics and International Relations Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Population Health Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Psychology (except below) Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Psychology (DClinPsy Clinical Psychology, PSYR09) Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Russian and Slavonic Studies Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent
Sociological Studies Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent
Urban Studies and Planning Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent

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