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The University of Reading (UoR) has been at the forefront of UK higher education for nearly a century. Over the decades, they have become innovators and pioneers, pushing academic boundaries and leading social change.
UoR strives to create a stronger, better University, building on the past to create an exceptional future. Their four guiding principles form the foundation of their strategy: a genuine love of learning, creating new knowledge, embracing diversity in people, and celebrating diverse ideas, along with care for the environment.
UOR offers a wide range of programs from the pure and applied sciences to languages, humanities, social sciences, business, and arts. New research and the latest thinking continually feed into their teaching, with academic staff working at the forefront of their fields of expertise. They remain one of the most popular higher education choices in the UK.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Food, Nutrition and Health
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:To be accepted to study for a PhD, applicants will normally need to have an undergraduate degree of at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) or a master's degree, in a subject related to the proposed PhD topic. In some areas of the University (particularly in the arts, humanities, social sciences and business) applicants are normally only accepted if they have a master's-level qualification.English Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6 week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10 week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with Pass in each elementLanguageCert international ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing overall and no element score less than 33View course in-platform -
Doctor of Philosophy in Food and Nutritional Sciences
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:To be accepted to study for a PhD, applicants will normally need to have an undergraduate degree of at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) or a master's degree, in a subject related to the proposed PhD topic. In some areas of the University (particularly in the arts, humanities, social sciences and business) applicants are normally only accepted if they have a master's-level qualification.English Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6 week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10 week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with Pass in each elementLanguageCert international ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing overall and no element score less than 33View course in-platform -
Doctor of Philosophy in Law
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:To be accepted to study for a PhD, applicants will normally need to have an undergraduate degree of at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) or a master's degree, in a subject related to the proposed PhD topic. In some areas of the University (particularly in the arts, humanities, social sciences and business) applicants are normally only accepted if they have a master's-level qualification.English Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6 week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10 week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with Pass in each elementLanguageCert international ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing overall and no element score less than 33View course in-platform -
Master of Science in Management
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:Undergraduate degree - Minimum 2:1 or the equivalent from an Internationally recognized university.Degree discipline - Any discipline.View course in-platformEnglish Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 6.0Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 169Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 169Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub-score less than 105Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub-score less than 105 plus you must have taken the 6-week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub-score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 10-week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 64TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 20 in Listening, Writing and Reading and 21 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with Pass in each elementLanguageCert International ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing overall and no element score less than 33 -
Master of Science in Theory and Practice in Clinical Psychology with Clinical or Research Placement
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:You should have a good undergraduate degree (2:1 or above or equivalent in Research methods and Empirical project modules), or equivalent from a university outside of the UK. Your undergraduate degree should be in psychology.For the Clinical Placement option, experience in a clinical setting or direct work with clinical psychologists is not required. However, it is important for you to have relevant hands-on voluntary or paid work in a community, clinical, or clinical-academic setting prior to applying. Such experience might be with older adults in a care setting, children with special educational needs in a school, or with adults with mental health difficulties.As part of the application process for the MSc with Clinical Placement, you will be required to attend an interview.For the Research Placement option, clinical or other relevant hands-on experience is not required but is highly desirable.When making a decision we consider all the information provided as part of an application and in particular that the required course-specific questions are answered in the personal statement. Please do ensure that you have read the questions on the form thoroughly, and have followed the instructions before submitting your responses.Due to the popularity of our programmes and our restricted numbers, we recommend applying as early as possible to avoid disappointment.English Requirements:IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 7.0 with no element score less than 6.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced: Grade A or a score of 185 overall with no element less than 176Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency: Grade C or a score of 185 overall with no element less than 176Duolingo - English Overall score of 135 with no sub score less than 120, orDuolingo - Overall score of 130 with no sub score less than 120 plus you must have taken the 6 week Online Pre-sessional English course, orDuolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub score less than 115 plus you must have taken the 10 week Online Pre-sessional English courseTrinity Integrated Skills in English III, IV - Pass overall with Pass in each elementView course in-platformTOEFL iBT - Overall score of 100 with no less than 21 in Listening, Reading and Speaking and 24 in WritingPearson PTE (Academic) Overall score of 76 with no area less than 69LanguageCert International ESOL SELT or LanguageCert Online C1 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing overall and no element score less than 33 -
Master of Laws in International Law
Upcoming intake
February (10/02/2025)
Deadline
November (08/11/2024)
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (2.1 or above), or equivalent from a university outside the UK. Our students come with a variety of relevant legal and non-legal experience and all applicants are considered on individual merit.English Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6 week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10 week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with Pass in each elementLanguageCert international ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing overall and no element score less than 33View course in-platform -
International Foundation Programme
Upcoming intake
February (10/02/2025)
Deadline
November (08/11/2024)
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:GCSE/IGCSEs at grades 9–4 (A*–C) in five subjectsEnglish Requirements:You will be required to have a UKVI IELTS between 5.0 and 6.5 overall, with no skill below 4.5–5.5, depending on your intended degree course.View course in-platformCambridge English: C1 Advanced - A score of 160 overallCambridge English: C2 Proficiency - A Score of 180 overallLanguageCert International ESOL SELT - B1 Certificate with a Pass overall and no element less than 33Pearson PTE (Academic) - Overall score of 53 with no area less than 43Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II, II, IV - Pass overall with Pass in each element -
Bachelor of Science in Business and Management - Data Analytics and Digital Business
Upcoming intake
September (29/09/2025)
Deadline
July (01/07/2025)
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements:A/L: ABBIB: 32 points overall, including 4 in Maths and English at standard levelBTEC: DDDGCSE: Maths and English at grade B (5).View course in-platformEnglish Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub-score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub-score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6-week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub-score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10-week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading, and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with a Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with a Pass in each elementLanguageCert International ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing overall and no element score less than 33 -
Bachelor of Science in Business and Management
Upcoming intake
September (29/09/2025)
Deadline
July (01/07/2025)
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements :Typical offer ABBInternational Baccalaureate 32 points overall, including 4 in Maths and English at standard levelGCSE Maths and English at grade B (5).BTEC Extended Diploma DDDView course in-platformEnglish Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub-score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub-score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6-week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub-score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10-week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading, and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with a Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with a Pass in each elementLanguageCert International ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing overall and no element score less than 33 -
Bachelor of Science in Medical Science with Foundation
Upcoming intake
September (29/09/2025)
Deadline
July (01/07/2025)
Academic Requirement
Entry Requirements :Typical offer BBB - for applicants without Biology and a second scienceCCC - for applicants with Biology and a second scienceAcceptable science subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Environmental Science/Studies, Applied Science, Geology, Computer Science.International Baccalaureate 30 - for applicants without higher level Biology and a second science24 - for applicants with Biology and a second science, both at higher level.BTEC Extended Diploma DMMGCSE Grade 4 (C) in Science if not studying sciences at A level.Extended Project Qualification In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.View course in-platformEnglish Requirements:IELTS/UKVI - Overall score of 6.5 with no element score less than 5.5Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)/C1 Advanced - Grade B or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)/C2 Proficiency - Grade C or a score of 176 overall with no element less than 162Duolingo - Overall score of 125 with no sub-score less than 100Duolingo - Overall score of 120 with no sub-score less than 100 plus you must have taken the 6-week Online Pre-sessional English courseDuolingo - Overall score of 115 with no sub-score less than 90 plus you must have taken the 10-week Online Pre-sessional English coursePearson PTE/UKVI (Academic) - Overall score of 69 with no area less than 59TOEFL Internet-based test - Overall score of 88 with no less than 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading, and 20 in SpeakingTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II - Pass overall with Merit in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III - Pass overall with a Pass in each elementTrinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) IV - Pass overall with a Pass in each elementLanguageCert International ESOL SELT and LanguageCert Online - B2 Certificate with a High Pass in Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing overall and no element score less than 33
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Application
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- Experience: Letter of Reference
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Scholarships
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Scholarships
- Henley Business School and Reading University Alumni Discount - GBP 3,000 towards tuition fees
- Henley Masters Scholarship - GBP 2,000-8,000
- Henley Business School PhD Scholarships - Covering tuition fees and providing a 3-year stipend (subject to performance) aligned with the UKRI. For reference, the annual UKRI stipend rate in 2023/24 is GBP 18,622.
- Centenary Scholarships - GBP 5,000
- Director's Award Executive MBA Scholarship - Variable
- Vice-Chancellor Global Scholarship Award 2024/25 - GBP 4,000 tuition fee reduction and is applied for each year of study
- IFP Ambassador Scholarship - GBP 3,000
- IFP Country-specific Scholarships - GBP 3,000
- Subject Scholarships - GBP 5,000 tuition fee reduction
- Built Environment Undergraduate Scholarships - GBP 1,000 scholarship for each year of study
- Real Estate and Planning - African Scholarship - Full fee scholarships
- Alumni Master's Scholarship - GBP 3,000 financial grant
- Henley Alumni Masters in Management Bursary - GBP 10,000
- International PhD Studentships - GBP 1,000 per annum training and development allowance. for applicants intending to study based at Reading ONLY, a subsistence grant (stipend) broadly in line with the UKRI minimum stipend. The 2023/24 stipend rate is GBP 18,622.
- Henley Business School Bursary - Up to GBP 15,000 (GBP 5,000 per year for 3 years of study)
- PhD Studentships - Varies
- GREAT Scholarships - GBP 10,000
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