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University of the West of Scotland is one of the UK's most innovative modern universities, and was recognised by Times Higher Education as being in the top 600 universities in their World University Rankings 2019.

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Undergraduate

Kick-start your career with an undergraduate degree from UWS. Information on the range of our undergraduate study options and Clearing choices.

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Postgraduate & Post-Experience

Postgraduate & Post-experience degree courses, scholarships, and tuition fee information from UWS enable you to study at an advanced level, supported by expert academic tuition and guidance.

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Research Degrees

Postgraduate Research Degrees (MRes, MPhil, PhD, DBA, DProf) at UWS enable you to study independently, up to doctorate level.

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Part-Time Study

Flexible, tailored learning options that fit around your work and family commitments, and helps you to take the next step in your career.

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English Language Courses

We offer three intensive courses which enable students to meet English language entry requirements for university study at UWS or elsewhere.

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Graduate Apprenticeships

Graduate Apprenticeships have been developed in response to demand from industry, and are matched to industries that need employees with degree-level qualifications and real-world work experience.

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Open Days

Open days and information sessions are a great way to find out more about full-time or part-time undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate research degrees at UWS.

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Inspiring Students

UWS offers a wide range of career-focused, industrially-relevant degree which prepare you for the real-world. Read more about our successful students' inspirational academic and career journeys.

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CPD, Short courses & Modules

As Scotland’s leading career-focused university our CPD and short courses can help you to develop your skills or, if you're an employer, develop the skills of your workforce.

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Potential New Course Developments

UWS continually reviews, redevelops and expands its course portfolios to ensure that your learning is fully up-to-date and will prepare you for the world of work. Our potential new course developments are undergoing university validation and approval procedures but you can use the link below to find out more about these propsals which we hope to launch soon.

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EU Students & UWS

Important information for potential UWS students from the EU regarding guranteed tuition fee funding, immigration status and Erasmus+ exchange funding as the deadline for the UK to leave the EU looms.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that EU students, studying full time for their first degree and enrolling in the 2020/21 academic session, will be eligible to have their tuition fees paid by the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for their full period of study.

EU Information on Brexit