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UWS, one of Scotland’s largest modern universities, aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond, by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. We aim to make the communities we serve more successful and to create opportunities for all to participate.
With four campuses across the west and south-west of Scotland at Ayr, Dumfries, Paisley and our new Lanarkshire campus, UWS has a distinctive and important regional role. However, UWS is also an international university with some 1700 international students drawn from 1/3 of the globe and over 100 international partners.
To help extend our international reach, appeal and objectives we opened our fifth campus in London in 2015 to act as a dynamic delivery hub for international students wanting to study Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degrees in either Business or Health disciplines.
Across the campuses we offer a wide range of academic, social and sporting facilities and deliver a range of taught courses, Postgraduate Diplomas & Masters and research degrees. The University has five academic schools: Business and Enterprise; Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences; Education; Health and Life Sciences;
About University of the West of Scotland
UWS, one of Scotland’s largest modern universities, aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond, by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. We aim to make the communities we serve more successful and to create opportunities for all to participate.
With four campuses across the west and south-west of Scotland at Ayr, Dumfries, Paisley and our new Lanarkshire campus, UWS has a distinctive and important regional role. However, UWS is also an international university with some 1700 international students drawn from 1/3 of the globe and over 100 international partners.
To help extend our international reach, appeal and objectives we opened our fifth campus in London in 2015 to act as a dynamic delivery hub for international students wanting to study Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degrees in either Business or Health disciplines.
Across the campuses we offer a wide range of academic, social and sporting facilities and deliver a range of taught courses, Postgraduate Diplomas & Masters and research degrees. The University has five academic schools: Business and Enterprise; Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences; Education; Health and Life Sciences;
Selecting the right scholarship can be a daunting process. With countless options available, students often find themselves overwhelmed and confused. The decision can be especially stressful for those facing financial constraints or pursuing specific academic or career goals.
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UWS, one of Scotland’s largest modern universities, aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond, by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. We aim to make the communities we serve more successful and to create opportunities for all to participate.
With four campuses across the west and south-west of Scotland at Ayr, Dumfries, Paisley and our new Lanarkshire campus, UWS has a distinctive and important regional role. However, UWS is also an international university with some 1700 international students drawn from 1/3 of the globe and over 100 international partners.
To help extend our international reach, appeal and objectives we opened our fifth campus in London in 2015 to act as a dynamic delivery hub for international students wanting to study Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degrees in either Business or Health disciplines.
Across the campuses we offer a wide range of academic, social and sporting facilities and deliver a range of taught courses, Postgraduate Diplomas & Masters and research degrees. The University has five academic schools: Business and Enterprise; Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences; Education; Health and Life Sciences;
About University of the West of Scotland
UWS, one of Scotland’s largest modern universities, aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond, by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. We aim to make the communities we serve more successful and to create opportunities for all to participate.
With four campuses across the west and south-west of Scotland at Ayr, Dumfries, Paisley and our new Lanarkshire campus, UWS has a distinctive and important regional role. However, UWS is also an international university with some 1700 international students drawn from 1/3 of the globe and over 100 international partners.
To help extend our international reach, appeal and objectives we opened our fifth campus in London in 2015 to act as a dynamic delivery hub for international students wanting to study Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degrees in either Business or Health disciplines.
Across the campuses we offer a wide range of academic, social and sporting facilities and deliver a range of taught courses, Postgraduate Diplomas & Masters and research degrees. The University has five academic schools: Business and Enterprise; Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences; Education; Health and Life Sciences;
Available programmes
Arts and Humanities (6)
BA (Hons) Commercial Music
BA (Hons) Commercial Music
BA (Hons) English as a Second Language (3rd & 4th year entry)
BA (Hons) English as a Second Language (3rd & 4th year entry)
BA (Hons) Filmmaking & Screen Writing
BA (Hons) Filmmaking & Screen Writing
BA (Hons) Performance
BA (Hons) Performance
BA (Hons) Social Science
BA (Hons) Social Science
Technical Theatre & Production (3rd year entry)
Technical Theatre & Production (3rd year entry)
Business and Management (6)
BA (Hons) Business
BA (Hons) Business
BA (Hons) Business & Finance
BA (Hons) Business & Finance
BA (Hons) Business & Human Resource Management
BA (Hons) Business & Human Resource Management
BA (Hons) Business & Marketing
BA (Hons) Business & Marketing
BA (Hons) Business Management (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BA (Hons) Business Management (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BA (Hons) Events Management
BA (Hons) Events Management
BA (Hons) Management
BA (Hons) Management
BAcc (Hons) Accounting
BAcc (Hons) Accounting
BSc (Hons) Business Technology
BSc (Hons) Business Technology
BSc (Hons) Business Technology (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Business Technology (Sandwich)
Engineering and Technology (6)
BEng (Hons) Aircraft Engineering
BEng (Hons) Aircraft Engineering
BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BEng (Hons) Cyber Security
BEng (Hons) Cyber Security
BEng (Hons) Engineering Design & Manufacture (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BEng (Hons) Engineering Design & Manufacture (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BEng (Hons) Engineering Management (3rd Year Entry)
BEng (Hons) Engineering Management (3rd Year Entry)
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
BSc (Hons) Computer Animation Arts
BSc (Hons) Computer Animation Arts
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development (sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development (sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology (3rd Year Entry)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology (3rd Year Entry)
BSc (Hons) Computer Networking
BSc (Hons) Computer Networking
BSc (Hons) Computer-Aided Design (3rd Year Entry)
BSc (Hons) Computer-Aided Design (3rd Year Entry)
BSc (Hons) Computing Science
BSc (Hons) Computing Science
BSc (Hons) Computing Science (sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Computing Science (sandwich)
BSc (Hons) IT: Software Development (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BSc (Hons) IT: Software Development (Graduate Apprenticeship)
BSc (Hons) Web and Mobile Development
BSc (Hons) Web and Mobile Development
MEng (Hons) Aircraft Engineering
MEng (Hons) Aircraft Engineering
MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
MEng (Hons) Cyber Security
MEng (Hons) Cyber Security
MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies (2nd Year Entry)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies (2nd Year Entry)
BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care (2nd Year Entry)
BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care (2nd Year Entry)
BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care with Administration (2nd year entry)
BA (Hons) Integrated Health and Social Care with Administration (2nd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science
BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science
BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience and Zoology
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience and Zoology
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience and Zoology (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience and Zoology (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation
BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies
BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety & Health
BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety & Health
BSc (Hons) Pharmacy Science and Health
BSc (Hons) Pharmacy Science and Health
BSc (Hons) Pharmacy Science and Health (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Pharmacy Science and Health (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Professional Health Studies (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc Adult Nursing
BSc Adult Nursing
BSc Mental Health Nursing
BSc Mental Health Nursing
BSc Midwifery
BSc Midwifery
Natural Sciences (6)
BSc (Hons) Chemistry
BSc (Hons) Chemistry
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Education
BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Education
BSc (Hons) Environmental Health
BSc (Hons) Environmental Health
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Education
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Education
BSc (Hons) Physics
BSc (Hons) Physics
BSc (Hons) Physics (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Physics (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Physics with Education
BSc (Hons) Physics with Education
BSc (Hons) Physics with Nuclear Technology
BSc (Hons) Physics with Nuclear Technology
BSc (Hons) Physics with Nuclear Technology (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Physics with Nuclear Technology (Sandwich)
Social Sciences and Management (6)
BA (Hons) Broadcast Production: TV & Radio
BA (Hons) Broadcast Production: TV & Radio
BA (Hons) Community Education
BA (Hons) Community Education
BA (Hons) Criminal Justice/Criminal Justice (Policing)
BA (Hons) Criminal Justice/Criminal Justice (Policing)
BA (Hons) Education
BA (Hons) Education
BA (Hons) Journalism / Journalism (Sport)
BA (Hons) Journalism / Journalism (Sport)
BA (Hons) Law
BA (Hons) Law
BA (Hons) New Media Art
BA (Hons) New Media Art
BA (Hons) Social Work
BA (Hons) Social Work
BA (Hons) Society, Politics and Policy
BA (Hons) Society, Politics and Policy
BA (Hons) Sports Coaching and Development
BA (Hons) Sports Coaching and Development
BA (Hons) Tourism Management
BA (Hons) Tourism Management
BA Commercial Sound Production (3rd year entry)
BA Commercial Sound Production (3rd year entry)
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Forensic Science (Sandwich)
BSc (Hons) Music Technology
BSc (Hons) Music Technology
BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching
BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching
BSc (Hons) Sport Development
BSc (Hons) Sport Development
Arts and Humanities (5)
MA Music (Songwriting/Sound Production/Industries)
MA Music (Songwriting/Sound Production/Industries)
MSc Applied Social Science
MSc Applied Social Science
Business and Management (5)
MSc Accounting & Finance (ACCA Route)
MSc Accounting & Finance (ACCA Route)
MSc Digital Marketing
MSc Digital Marketing
MSc Finance and Accounting with CIMA
MSc Finance and Accounting with CIMA
MSc International Management
MSc International Management
MSc International Marketing
MSc International Marketing
Engineering and Technology (5)
MSc Advanced Computing
MSc Advanced Computing
MSc Advanced Thin Film Technologies
MSc Advanced Thin Film Technologies
MSc Big Data
MSc Big Data
MSc Chemical Engineering
MSc Chemical Engineering
MSc Civil Engineering
MSc Civil Engineering
MSc Cyber Security
MSc Cyber Security
MSc Information Technology
MSc Information Technology
MSc Internet of Things
MSc Internet of Things
MSc Project Management
MSc Project Management
MSc Project Management (International)
MSc Project Management (International)
MSc Quality Management
MSc Quality Management
MSc Quality Management (International)
MSc Quality Management (International)
Life Sciences and Medicine (5)
MSc Adult Nursing
MSc Adult Nursing
MSc Advanced Biomedical Science
MSc Advanced Biomedical Science
MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner
MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner
MSc Biotechnology
MSc Biotechnology
MSc Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies
MSc Contemporary Drug and Alcohol Studies
MSc Forensic Mental Health
MSc Forensic Mental Health
MSc Gerontology with Dementia Care
MSc Gerontology with Dementia Care
MSc Health Studies
MSc Health Studies
MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care
MSc Leading People-centred Integrated Care
MSc Mental Health Nursing
MSc Mental Health Nursing
MSc Mental Health Practice
MSc Mental Health Practice
MSc Mental Health and Education
MSc Mental Health and Education
MSc Midwifery
MSc Midwifery
MSc Nursing
MSc Nursing
MSc Psychology
MSc Psychology
MSc e-Health
MSc e-Health
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Social Sciences and Management (5)
MA Broadcast Journalism
MA Broadcast Journalism
MA Creative Media Practice
MA Creative Media Practice
MA Filmmaking
MA Filmmaking
MEd Early Years
MEd Early Years
MEd Higher Education Practice
MEd Higher Education Practice
MEd Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
MEd Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
MSc Human Resource Management
MSc Human Resource Management
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MSc Policy Analysis and Global Governance
MSc Policy Analysis and Global Governance
MSc Social Work
MSc Social Work
MSc Sport Coaching
MSc Sport Coaching
MSc Sports Marketing & Promotion
MSc Sports Marketing & Promotion
Master of Public Administration
Master of Public Administration
Full-Time MBA (1)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Bachelor
Master
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