English Language Requirements - Keele University
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Postgraduate Research

English Language Requirements

Before submitting an application ensure that you meet the entry requirements.

  • 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 requirments.

  • Research programmes - entry to our research programmes usually requires an honours degree with a 1st 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.

  • Check you have the required English language requirements (see table below).

Please note: Entry 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.


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.

In addition to academic qualifications, you may be required to produce evidence of your English language ability. This is because in order to benefit from your studies, you need to demonstrate that you have a good level of written and spoken English before taking up a place here.

English language requirements: IELTS

Subject Area

IELTS

Science, Medicine, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy

6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any subtest

Business, Health Sciences, Humanities, Public Policy and Social Sciences

6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any subtest

Education and Law

7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any subtest

Some research programmes may have slightly higher requirements than those stated and the offer will include full details where this is the case.  For a comparison of English language qualifications meeting Keele's entry requirments, please consult the table.

 

Pre -Sessional English Course

If you do not have current documentation of the required level of English language you must either retake your language test or attend and successfully complete a pre-sessional (summer) English course before the start of your postgraduate studies.  This is for students starting in September only. Please note that there are additional fees for these courses.

Attending a pre-sessional English course will provide a valuable 'head start' to achieving academic success.  Many students who have met the English language requirements for their Keele course nonethless choose to take a summer English course as they know this will really help them prepare for their PhD studies.

You can take pre-sessional English classes at English in Chester or Walsall College for at least 6 weeks prior to your arrival at Keele.