University of Stirling

    The University of Stirling is an international university with a global reputation for high-quality teaching and research. By striving for success, our teaching and research makes a real and demonstrable impact on the economy, environment and society in Scotland and beyond.

    Focusing on innovation and excellence, the strategy is set on vision, institutional priorities and objectives for the next five years. Staff and students were invited to contribute to and help shape this next important phase in the University’s development.

    The university attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds, with more than 14,000 part-time and full-time students enrolled in the 2016/17 academic year. Stirling has international degree programme partnerships in China with Hebei Normal University,  Singapore with Singapore Institute of Management, Oman and VietnamAll university courses strive to improve your employable skills, as well as giving you an internationally recognised qualification. Many of  courses offer hands-on experience and unique opportunities to work with industries across the globe.Flexibility is built into curriculum. For many undergraduate degrees in Years 1 and 2, you’ll be able to study a range of subjects across a variety of disciplines.

English language requirements  and school qualifications vary depending on your chosen course. Please view our individual course pages for further information.

Foundation Apprenticeships are considered to be equivalent to one SQA Higher at Grade B.

Applicants must have one of the following:

A minimum of four passes at SQA Higher Grade or three A-levels or equivalent.

An acceptable pass in entry subjects in the IB Diploma, HNC/D, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma or equivalent.

An approved pass in a recognised Access Course or equivalent.

School leavers’ qualifications from the European Union (EU), a degree from a university in the United Kingdom or EU, plus many other international school qualifications, also satisfy the general entrance requirements.

All graded SQA, GCE and GCSE examination subjects are acceptable for entry.

The following English language qualifications are accepted:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Cambridge C1 Advanced English (CAE)

Cambridge C2 Proficiency in English (CPE)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE)

Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (IBT TOEFL)

Trinity Integrated Skills in English (Trinity ISE)

INTO English Language Assessment (IELA)

    In Stirling there are more than 60 different scholarships. You would be offered a variety of funding opportunities to encourage and support ambitious students from all backgrounds, and from around the world, to come and study at the University of Stirling.

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