Academic Qualifications

Am I qualified for the course I want to do?

As a general guide, most courses require you to have an Upper Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent), 2 satisfactory academic references and, if English is not your first language, an IELTS 6.5 with no subtest below 6.

For the MBA you have to have at least 3 years of management level work experience. Some degrees in Medicine require that you have at least 2 years of clinical experience after having completed your medical studies.

You can find entry requirements of postgraduate programmes on the A-Z list of programmes. If you cannot find the information, or you are unclear what the entry requirements are, you can contact the Postgraduate Admissions Office by email pgadmissions@admin.gla.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0) 141 330 4515.

Please note, the Postgraduate Admissions Team can only tell you what the entry requirements are, they cannot tell you whether you will get an offer or not. We need to have a completed application form and all of the required supporting documents before the admissions committee can make a decision.

I only have a diploma: can I still apply?

We normally look for students to have successfully completed an honours degree after secondary or high school and in most cases to have majored in a relevant discipline. Therefore, students with diplomas are not qualified for entry. However, if you have work experience or have taken a professional qualification which is directly relevant to the type of Masters you wish to take, then this can sometimes compensate if you have not completed the required honours degree. For this to be taken into consideration you must supply a comprehensive description of work experience related to your intended Masters programme.

Pre-masters programmes are also available at Glasgow International College and are designed to prepare international students for admission to postgraduate degrees at the University of Glasgow . For more information, consult Glasgow international College directly. 

I've started my postgraduate degree at another University: can I transfer to Glasgow University to finish it?

No, it is not possible to transfer part way through a postgraduate course and to complete it at the University of Glasgow.