Entry Requirements

  • Individual Research Institutes – Before submitting an application to undertake a research degree at Keele, you are advised to contact the respective Research Institute.  This will allow you to discuss your research proposal, supervision and entry to the research programme.
  • Qualifications and experience – any academic and professional qualifications or industrial experience you may have are normally taken into account, and in some cases form an integral part of the entrance requirement
  • Research programmes – entry to our research programmes usually requires a Honours degree with a first or 2.1 classification, or the equivalent if you have been educated outside the UK.
  • Non-standard qualifications – if your qualifications are non-standard or different from the entry requirements stated, please contact the relevant Research Institute to discuss whether your application would be considered.

Please note

  1. Entry on to many programmes is highly competitive; consequently we also consider the skills, attributes, motivation and potential for success of an individual when deciding whether to make an offer.
  2. After we have received your application you may, if you live in the UK, be invited for an interview or to visit us to discuss your application.
  3. For Management subject areas all candidates must provide a statement as to how the proposed research fits within the research interests of the staff at Keele. This must be provided before applications are considered.