Applying for undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Birmingham, UK

The University of Birmingham, located in the second largest city in the UK, has a geographical advantage and is one of the world's leading universities. It receives a large number of applications from international students every year. As one of the famous "red brick universities" in the UK, you need to meet the requirements to apply to the University of Birmingham in the UK. Please see the introduction.

Application conditions for the University of Birmingham, UK

Undergraduate application conditions

1. Academic requirements

The University of Birmingham accepts A-level courses and IB courses Apply directly with college entrance examination scores, but you need to meet the corresponding requirements; the overall requirements for applying for the University of Birmingham's undergraduate A-level are A*AA-ABB, and IB diploma application requires at least 32 points.

For domestic graduates with a general high school diploma, applying to the University of Birmingham first requires completing high school courses and obtaining a diploma. In addition, the high school average and single subject average must reach 85% (grades 11 and 12) , the college entrance examination score is required to reach 80% or above of the total score, and courses that require mathematics subjects require the college entrance examination mathematics single subject score to be 80% or above.

2. IELTS requirements

In terms of language requirements, applicants for undergraduate courses at the University of Birmingham need to have an IELTS score of at least 6.0 in total and no less than 5.5 in each component. Most courses require IELTS. The total score is 6.5 points and no individual score is lower than 6.0. Medical-related courses require an overall IELTS score of 7.0.

Master's degree application conditions

1. Academic requirements

Applying for postgraduate courses at the University of Birmingham usually requires a 2:1 honors bachelor's degree from a British university in a related discipline. International students apply. Postgraduate courses at the University of Birmingham require a four-year bachelor's degree, with an average score of 80%-85% depending on the institution's background.

2. Language requirements

The minimum language requirement for postgraduate courses at the University of Birmingham is an IELTS score of 6.0 overall and no less than 5.5 in each component (engineering and science). Social studies courses usually require IELTS. The overall score is 6.5 points and no individual component is lower than 6.0. The IELTS requirement for medicine, dentistry, education research, and law courses is an overall score of 7.0 points and no individual component is lower than 6.5.

Departments and departments of the University of Birmingham, UK

The University of Birmingham *** has 5 colleges, namely the School of Arts and Law, the School of Social Sciences, the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Faculty, Faculty of Medical and Dental Sciences. The school offers a wide range of undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree courses, the most popular majors include: dentistry, medicine, electronic and electrical engineering, English, language studies, history, business, architectural design, physics and astronomy, sociology, molecules Biology etc.

Birmingham Business School, the Business School of the University of Birmingham, was founded in 1902. Birmingham Business School offers a wide range of courses covering many business subject areas. Birmingham Business School currently has more than 120 lecturers and researchers, offering courses in economics, finance, management, etc. Many of them enjoy high international reputations in their respective fields of study.

The college recruits nearly 2,000 students from more than 100 different countries every year, studying in five departments under the Business School---Department of Accounting and Finance, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Department of Economics, The Department of Management (including three research groups: Procurement and Operations Management, Managerial Economics, and International Management and Organization) and the Department of Marketing.

Birmingham Business School has been certified by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, the world's three major business education accreditation organizations. It is one of the few business schools in the UK with triple certification; in addition, Birmingham Business School also has CIPS ( Certifications from professional associations such as the Royal Institute of Purchasing and Supply), CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing), CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), ICSA (Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries and Administrators).

Students who graduate from Birmingham Business School can basically obtain satisfactory jobs, and their employment opportunities are very wide, such as accountants, managers, e-commerce, retail, social work and teaching industries.

There is a separate Career Service office under Birmingham Business School, which specifically provides employment guidance for MBA and other professional students, including resume preparation and revision, interview skills, personal marketing, presentation skills and mock interviews, etc. We regularly invite famous British and world-renowned companies to the Business School to conduct recruitment seminars, and publish company job requirements to students through the Career of Business system. In addition, the University of Birmingham Career Guidance Center also provides career guidance and tracking services for graduates. It is also the parent organization of the Career Service Office of the Business School.

University of Birmingham Scholarship

The University of Birmingham has the "Li Siguang Scholarship" named after the famous Chinese alumnus Mr. Li Siguang. The scholarship targets Chinese doctoral students with excellent academic performance. This scholarship is not limited to research fields. Interested applicants must first apply for a doctoral degree at the University of Birmingham, and then apply to the China Scholarship Council after obtaining the admission permit.

In addition, the British Foreign Office Chevening Scholarship is specifically designed to support promising individuals who apply for one-year master's programs. The conditions are permanent residents living in China who meet the application requirements. Scholarship recipients can choose universities and courses based on their majors or interests, but only if the subjects studied are relevant to their career. The Chevening Scholarship program is highly competitive.

The content of the application form submitted by the applicant, academic qualifications and professional experience, and English proficiency are important basis for evaluating the applicant. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office scholarships cover tuition fees and living expenses for eligible applicants. The maximum tuition fee for the academic year is 12,000 pounds, and the living expenses are sufficient to support the applicant's living expenses in the UK. An international round-trip air ticket and other related expenses are also provided. Some scholarship recipients may be co-funded by Foreign and Commonwealth Office partners or sponsors.