Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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Ulster University is Northern Ireland’s innovative university, recognised both nationally and internationally. Ulster University is among only five universities to have been shortlisted as the University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. Ulster University went up seven places to No.44 to achieve its best ever performance in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, entering the top 50, among 135 UK institutions. Its teaching quality and student experience are ranked among the UK top 30.
The university is home to approximately 27,000 students, with more than 1,200 international students from over 143 countries. Ulster has four campuses across the Northern Ireland - Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Magee. The university believes in making higher education accessible for all students.
Students at Ulster have access to some of the best teaching and learning facilities. They can choose to study undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes in the following faculties:
Its business school is the 6th largest in the UK, with over 5,000 students. Ulster is also considered to be a leading university for sport in Ireland and the UK. The university has made a considerable investment in its major facilities across all campuses – an investment worth GBP 250 million in the Belfast campus represents a major transformation.
Ulster’s career-oriented programmes prepare its graduates for the job market and help them embrace challenges. 94% of the university’s graduates move on to work or further study within six months of graduating.
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2025 559 61
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2023 601
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Ulster University courses are designed to consider career outcomes and are developed in partnership with employers to match industry demands. Many courses offer professional accreditation and include work placements.
The award-winning Career Development Centre (CDC) offers support services to prepare students for work and to find placements. The CDC offers careers support to graduates for three years after graduation. Graduates can access one-to-one careers consultations as well as access to Ulster’s vacancy systems and events. The Employability Portal offers students a number of options to get information about career options.
The Ulster Edge award recognises students for their interests outside the university. It provides opportunities to graduates to engage in various activities that improve their career prospects.
The Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) provides a detailed record of extra-curricular and academic achievements along with the degree. This helps graduates showcase their achievements to prospective employers or helps in pursuing higher studies.
Ulster University has an outstanding track record when it comes to graduate success, and this is a reputation that it seeks to build on ever further through a wide array of investments, initiatives and concerted efforts from the staff community. As a result, over 94% of graduates from Ulster University have successfully gained employment or further studies within six months of their graduation.
Ulster University recognises that while life is returning to something more familiar for everyone, that living and studying on campus could still be an anxious experience for some in the university’s community. The university has taken a variety of steps to ensure that the learning and working environment is a safe space for all in which everyone feels welcome and at ease. This includes initiatives like asymptomatic testing and supporting access to vaccinations for all students and staff. The university is committed to remaining in line with the latest government regulations and public health guidelines as they develop.
Ulster University has a new GBP 250 million campus in Belfast city centre, one of the largest higher education builds in Europe. Facilities at this campus will provide a progressive learning, teaching and research environment with the best technology. The vibrant campus, popular for art, hosts frequent fashion shows and art exhibitions making it an exciting place to study and work. The university also offers brand new, high-quality accommodation in the city centre beside the new campus.
The university is currently overseeing a number of new and exciting developments across a number of its campus, including the imminent completion and opening of its new Belfast campus. This is in addition to a variety of developments across Coleraine, Magee and Jordanstown. Together these changes are leading to the growth of a new chapter for Ulster University, in which students are placed at the front and centre to contribute to the design and implantation of a range of exciting student initiatives and programmes to support them through these changes.
12,77,260 Undergraduate Fees are for indicative purposes, check with institution for details
16,42,181 Postgraduate Fees are for indicative purposes, check with institution for details
5,09,915 Living costs
3,96,601 To live on campus
Some of the scholarships offered at Ulster University are listed below:
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offers the Barnett Pharmaceutical Sciences Scholarship for students with a confirmed conditional offer to the MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences programme. The scholarship will be used to cover the full amount of the scholars' tuition fees with any remaining funds being paid directly to the scholar in support of living expenses.
International postgraduate scholarships are awarded to qualifying students paying full fees.
Bursaries are available for students who qualify.
For applicants whose first language is not English, evidence must be provided that demonstrates that they meet a suitable standard of English Language competency for the course they are applying to. Each applicant will need to complete and submit a completed English language proficiency test, dated within two years of the proposed start date of their studies.
In order to secure a place on most courses at Ulster, the following is required:
Students at Ulster University are able to directly apply for free via the internet or through UCAS. If students are applying directly to the university, they will usually receive a course offer within 48 hours.
Postgraduate students are also able to apply directly online. Within this online application, postgraduate applicants will need to upload key documents such as university-level study transcripts and a personal statement outlining their reasons for applying. There is no application fee associated with this. There may be other course specific entry requirements to consider.
Ulster University has developed an excellent reputation for teaching and research. The university are in the top 25% of UK universities for world-leading research, based on research power.
The university has always prepared its students to take leading roles in society and offers a caring and supportive learning environment. Ulster’s individual schools are recognised in their disciplines for teaching or research.
The university places emphasis on student engagement and success. Excellence in teaching at Ulster University ensures that students get a high-quality, challenging and rewarding learning experience.
Teaching at Ulster aims at helping students develop skills to:
Measures at Ulster for achieving teaching excellence include:
Ulster University offers a variety of courses through its four faculties:
A research-intensive faculty, consisting of world leading researchers, delivers courses and research in a wide variety of arts and humanities disciplines. The faculty places strong emphasis on professional accreditation, work-based learning and employability.
The faculty is noted for the following:
Comprising of four schools, the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment offers industry-informed, professionally recognised courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The faculty is known for its strong industry partnerships in both research and teaching, bringing excellent employment opportunities for its graduates. Most courses have a placement year, and graduates gain an additional diploma that helps them find professional placements.
The faculty is a leading provider of health-related education, with nearly 6,500 students and offers a wide range of accredited degree and research programmes covering seven disciplines.
Notable accomplishments of the faculty include the following:
Ulster University Business School (UUBS) is a department which delivers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses to students across Northern Ireland in addition to students studying in London or Birmingham. The school holds an exclusive association with Harvard Business School and Babson College in Boston, making it valuable for graduates.
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