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The University of Brighton is a public university based on five campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achieved university status in 1992.
The university focuses on professional education, with the majority of degrees awarded also recognised by professional organisations or leading to professional qualifications. Subjects include pharmacy, engineering, ecology, computing, mathematics, architecture, geology, nursing, teaching, sport science, journalism, criminology and business.It has 21,655 students and 2,700 staff.
In 1858 the Brighton School of Art opened its doors to its first 110 students, in rooms by the kitchens of the Royal Pavilion. It moved in 1876 to its own building in Grand Parade, with the Prime Minister, William Gladstone, witnessing the laying of the new building's foundation stone. The Municipal School of Science and Technology opened in Brighton in 1897 with 600 enrolled students. In the 1960s new buildings were constructed in Moulsecoomb for what had become the Brighton College of Technology. In 1970 the School of Art and Brighton College of Technology merged to form Brighton Polytechnic.
In 1976 the Brighton College of Education (the teacher training college) merged with Brighton Polytechnic, giving the Polytechnic a campus at Falmer. It had opened in 1909 as the Municipal Day Training College in Richmond Terrace, Brighton. There was a further merger in 1979, when the East Sussex College of Higher Education merged with the polytechnic, creating a campus in Eastbourne. That institution had opened in London in 1898 as an institution training women and girls in physical education and moved to Eastbourne in 1949.
The polytechnics were granted university status in 1992 and the Polytechnic became the University of Brighton under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992.
In 1994 the Sussex and Kent Institute of Nursing and Midwifery became part of the university, increasing the number of students based in Eastbourne. In 2003 the Brighton and Sussex Medical School opened as a partnership between the University of Brighton, the University of Sussex and the Universities Hospitals Trust, the first medical school in South East England outside London. University Centre Hastings is opened in 2004, managed by the University of Brighton.
In 2011 the Brighton International College, part of Kaplan International Colleges, opened on the Brighton campus, to provide international students with English language courses and preparatory academic tuition for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
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Entry requirements
Masters-level degree courses typically require a first degree. However, if you don't hold this qualification but can demonstrate an equivalent level of experience, we will consider your application on the basis of your potential to benefit from, and contribute to, a course.
Entry requirements vary by course and may require specific subject knowledge. To find out about requirements in your area of interest use our course finder.
Credit accumulation and transfer scheme (CATS)
We operate a credit accumulation and transfer scheme. This scheme means that you can study at different UK or international universities for part of your degree.
For every postgraduate module that you pass at the University of Brighton, you receive a certain number of points. Most standard postgraduate modules have a value of 10 points. You can transfer these points to other higher education institutions, nationally and internationally, and they will be counted towards your qualifications there.
Credits earned from study in other institutions (whether CATS-rated or not) may give you exemption from part of University of Brighton courses.
English language requirements
For postgraduate study you need to have a good to ‘fully operational’ command of the language in most situations.
You can meet our English language requirements in two ways:
By demonstrating your ability to study and be examined in English through your previous academic record.
By providing certificated proof of having recently passed one of the English language qualifications listed below.
The specific IELTS scores needed to apply for a course are given with the entry requirements for each course.
Most postgraduate courses require an overall IELTS score of at least 6.5 with no element less than 5.5, but a number of courses do have higher IELTS requirements than this. You can find out your course entry requirements by visiting the course finder.
Equivalent qualifications to IELTS
QualificationScore
IELTS (Academic)
6.5 overall, 6.0 in writing, with no element less than 5.5
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CCAE)
B2 with 58 overall, borderline in writing and no element less than weak
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)
61, with 56 in writing and no element less than 51
Integrated Skills in English (Trinity College London)
III, with a minimum of pass in all components
Accommodation
Their accommodation team have excellent local knowledge and years of experience in supporting students throughout the year – a lot of them are Brighton graduates so they know exactly where you are coming from. They can advise you on
all the options open to you, and support you in finding a suitable place to live.
They offer a range of accommodation options, halls of residence, unihomes, unilets, homestay and our house share scheme.
They make every student, who is eligible, an offer of university-managed or arranged accommodation. You’ll need to make Brighton your firm choice, apply by the deadlines we tell you about, and respond to our offer within three days.
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