English language requirements - 2024 entry

Nationals of a majority English-speaking country may be accepted without an English qualification if during the application process it has been demonstrated that you are able to understand written and spoken English to the required level.

*Canadian nationals are exempt from English Language requirements. Non-Canadian nationals are exempt from English if their entire degree has been studied at an Anglophone Canadian university. 

The following scenarios also meet our English language requirements:

• Full degrees studied in full and completed in a majority English-speaking country if taken no more than two years prior to enrolment.
• Degrees awarded by:
  • UK Institutions with overseas campuses
  • UK Institutions awarding degrees on a 2+2 basis
  • UK Institutions awarding degrees on a 3+1 basis for Profiles A, B1, B2 and B3
  • UK Institutions awarding Masters in the UK
• Have an accepted High School qualification with scores we accept for English Language (shown on our profile pages), but taken more than seven years before our course start date. We will extend the validity of the test, if you can also provide official evidence (normally a ‘Medium of Instruction’ letter) that you have graduated with a Bachelor degree ‘taught and examined’ in English in the past seven years.

Please note: All test scores are verified with the issuing body on receipt. Any applicant found to have submitted a fraudulent score will have their application withdrawn. If you wish to defer your entry to the University, we may ask you to re-take your test if your original offer was based on a test which will be out of date at the point of registration.

The University reserves the right to change minimum English Language requirements during an application cycle in-line with any compliance guidance released by the Home Office. In the event of a change in Home Office policy which affects entry requirements, the University will notify affected applicants in writing.

Further consideration will be given in the following scenarios.  In all instances approval granted is at the discretion of the Academic Faculty.

• Evidence of substantial professional experience, ideally with an English language test that may not be valid.  Evidence such as a letter from a recent employer if the following criteria are met:
  • Applicants have worked for a minimum of 12 months in majority English-speaking country or for an English-language-speaking organisation in a non-MESC where the main language for the role was English.
  • The role involved daily professional use of each of the four language components (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
  • Applicants worked in an appropriately technical context to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in an academic or professional environment; and
  • The role has ended no more than two years before the course's start date.
• Where the English Language evidence provided is outside of the current validity period by no more than three months; or the IELTS equivalents are no lower than 0.5 points in any one subskill the lead academic supervisor will be contacted to establish if this can be accepted. This will remain dependant on meeting the UKVI minimum criteria for English Language.
• Graduated with a Bachelor degree ‘taught and examined’ in English.