Tuition fees and additional costs

Examples of what is included in your tuition fee and other costs you may need to consider.

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Tuition fees - what's included

Home and overseas undergraduate tuition fees include registration, tuition, initial examinations, and access to computer facilities, libraries, the Students鈥� Union, Careers Service, support services, chaplaincy and much more. They include most compulsory course-related items and will normally cover:

  • Compulsory books/texts, where students are required to each have a copy with them for specific lectures/practical sessions
  • Course packs - where these are provided, students will not be charged
  • Compulsory field trips, including equipment, consumables, and transport.  Students are usually expected to bring/buy their own food and refreshments
  • Compulsory lab based equipment and study aids

Additional costs - examples

There are some additional items which are not included in the tuition fee. Some general examples are listed below:

  • Accommodation and living costs
  • Stationery
  • Optional books or texts 鈥� personal copies will not be included in the tuition fee
  • Optional field trips - where students have the option to go to alternative destinations, they may have to contribute part of the cost
  • Electrical equipment e.g. laptops, digital cameras and calculators
  • Resitting exams including professional accreditation exams
  • Travel, accommodation, relocation and living costs for employment experience, industrial placements and clinical placements.
  • Year and semesters abroad - travel, accommodation, relocation, living costs, health insurance, visas, vaccinations, ancillary materials and textbooks etc
  • General printing and photocopying, including for dissertations and coursework
  • Other charges for replacement ID cards, transcripts, degree certificates, late registration etc
  • Travel for site visits
  • DBS update service registration for professional programmes
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International postgraduate taught scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international postgraduate taught students, including scholarships worth 拢10,000 towards the original tuition fee.

Applications are open for existing offer holders for a postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2025.