University of Liverpool

Liverpool City Centre Campus, Liverpool United Kingdom

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# =165QS World University Rankings

212Undergraduate programs

191Postgraduate programs

8719International students

About University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a remarkable place, combining academic excellence with the attributes of our famous home maritime city: a spirit of creativity, welcoming to all, and committed to social responsibility.

Established in 1881, we are the original ‘redbrick’ university – a phrase inspired by our distinctive redbrick Victoria Building. This spirit of originality shapes everything we do; ideas are born here that transform industries and travel the globe, touching and improving millions of lives as they go.

Our founding mission - ‘for the advancement of learning and ennoblement of life’ reflects our belief in the transformative power of research and education. And our Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework highlights our commitment to world-class teaching and learning. Employability is embedded throughout our programmes, and our graduates enjoy high employability rates.

With over 30,000 students and 280,000 alumni across over 170 countries, our diverse, multicultural community makes us a home for all kinds of ambitions and all kinds of achievements. Alumni include nine Nobel prize winners, the first female poet laureate and the first female Director General of MI5, alongside those who have led the way in fields from nuclear disarmament to the life cycle of malarial parasites.

Today we have hundreds of international research collaborations. spanning diverse subject matter across our three faculties – Health and Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Engineering. Through interdisciplinary research we are driving breakthroughs in developing new materials with large-scale applications in both industry and consumer products, enhancing the personalisation of health management, and progressing the battle against infectious diseases. In addition, we are cultivating a deeper understanding of the past and helping to create a more prosperous, fair and healthier world for everyone.

Our main campus sits at the top of Brownlow Hill, just a ten-minute walk from Liverpool’s vibrant city centre and at the heart of the Knowledge Quarter. The University helps drive the city’s knowledge economy through close collaboration with fellow universities, industry and the NHS, helping the Liverpool City Region compete in the global business world.

Our Materials Innovation Factory draws together world-leading research and technologies to provide a stimulating environment for the exchange of ideas to accelerate the delivery of real world solutions.

Our digital research is enabling the transformation of society and industry through the generation, communication and application of data. Opened in 2022, the Digital Innovation Facility brings together leading scientists and engineers to deliver high impact industrial innovation.

Like Liverpool itself, we march to the beat of our own drum. And we encourage our students and staff to do the same. Leading by example, we foster creativity, independence and courage. We open our doors wide, and make sure everyone can express their true character here, whoever they are and wherever they come from. Because when they do, they make our learning environment richer, and our whole University stronger.

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About University of Liverpool

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Available programs

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Management School (14)

Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)

Accounting and Finance with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

Business Economics BA (Hons)

Business Economics with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

Business Management BA (Hons)

Business Management with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

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School of Architecture (14)

Architecture (Design Studies) BA

Architecture BA (Hons)

Master of Architecture MArch

School of Dentistry (14)

Dental Surgery BDS

Dental Therapy BSc (Hons)

School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science (14)

Avionic Systems BEng (Hons)

Avionic Systems MEng (Hons)

Avionic Systems with Year in Industry BEng (Hons)

Avionic Systems with a Year Abroad BEng

Avionic Systems with a Year Abroad MEng

Computer Science BSc (Hons)

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School of Engineering (14)

Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons)

Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hons)

Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies BEng (Hons)

Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies MEng

Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons)

Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies with a Year in Industry MEng

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School of Environmental Sciences (14)

Climate Science BSc (Hons)

Earth Sciences (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College) BSc (Hons)

Environment and Planning BA (Hons)

Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)

Environmental Science BSc (Hons)

Geography (4 year route including a foundation year at Carmel College) BSc (Hons)

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School of Health Sciences (14)

Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons)

Nursing BN (Hons)

Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons)

Orthoptics BSc (Hons)

Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)

Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology BSc (Hons)

School of Histories, Languages and Cultures (14)

Ancient History BA (Hons)

Archaeology BA (Hons)

Archaeology BSc (Hons)

Archaeology of Ancient Civilisations BA (Hons)

Evolutionary Anthropology BSc (Hons)

German BA (Hons)

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School of Law and Social Justice (14)

Criminology BA (Hons)

Criminology with Social Policy BA (Hons)

Criminology with Sociology BA (Hons)

Law LLB (Hons)

Law with Business LLB (Hons)

Law with Criminology LLB (Hons)

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School of Life Sciences (14)

Anatomy and Human Biology BSc (Hons)

Biochemistry BSc (Hons)

Biochemistry MBiol

Biological Sciences (with a Foundation Year) leading to BSc (Hons)

Biological Sciences BSc (Hons)

Biological Sciences MBiol

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School of Medicine (14)

Medicine and Surgery MBChB

Pharmacology BSc (Hons)

Physics with Medical Applications BSc (Hons)

Physics with Medical Applications with a Year Abroad BSc

Psychology BSc (Hons)

Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation Element)

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School of Physical Sciences (14)

Actuarial Mathematics BSc (Hons)

Actuarial Mathematics with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)

Astrophysics MPhys

Astrophysics with a Year Abroad MPhys

Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College)

Chemistry BSc (Hons)

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School of Veterinary (14)

Veterinary Conservation Medicine BSc

Veterinary Science BVSc

Zoology BSc (Hons)

Zoology MBiol

School of the Arts (14)

Classical Studies BA (Hons)

Classics BA (Hons)

Communication and Media BA (Hons)

Communication and Media and Game Design Studies BA (Hons)

Communication and Media with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

Communication, Media and Politics BA (Hons)

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Management School (14)

AI for Digital Business MSc

Accounting and Finance MSc

Advanced Marketing MSc

Business Analytics and Big Data MSc

Data Science for Economics MSc

Data Science for Health (Conversion) MSc

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Others (14)

Precision Medicine MSc

Sustainable Energy Engineering MSc (Eng)

Tourism Marketing and Analytics MSc

School of Architecture (14)

Advanced Architecture MA

Building Information Modelling and Digital Transformation MSc

Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability in Architecture MSc

Digital Chemistry: AI, Machine Learning, Automation and Robotics

Global Housing Design MSc

Sustainable Heritage Management MA

School of Dentistry (14)

Endodontics DDSc

Paediatric Dentistry DDSc

School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science (14)

Advanced Computer Science MSc

Advanced Computer Science with a Year in Industry MSc

Advanced Data Science and Artificial Intelligence MSc

Advanced Data Science and Artificial Intelligence with a Year in Industry MSc

Artificial Intelligence MSc

Computer Science MSc

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School of Engineering (14)

Advanced Aerospace Engineering MSc (Eng)

Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology MSc (Eng)

Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (Eng)

Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering MSc (Eng)

Biomedical Engineering (Healthcare) MSc (Eng)

Biomedical Engineering MSc (Eng)

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School of Environmental Sciences (14)

Environment and Climate Change MSc

Environmental Assessment and Management MSc

Environmental Sciences MSc

Geographic Data Science MSc

Housing and Community Planning MA

Researching Crisis and Change in Human Geography MA

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School of Health Sciences (14)

Archives MRes

Nursing MSc

School of Histories, Languages and Cultures (14)

Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Archaeology MA

Archaeology MRes

Archaeology MSc

Archives and Records Management (International Pathway) MARMI

Archives and Records Management (International Pathway) MARMI (Part-Time)

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School of Law and Social Justice (14)

Criminological Research MRes

Criminology and Criminal Justice MA

International Business and Commercial Law LLM

International Human Rights Law LLM

LLM (General) LLM

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School of Life Sciences (14)

Advanced Biological Sciences MRes

Bioinformatics MSc

Biotechnology MSc

Cancer Biology and Therapy MSc

Clinical Sciences MSc

Clinical and Health Psychology MSc

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School of Medicine (14)

Healthcare Leadership MSc

Investigative and Forensic Psychology MSc

Master of Public Health MPH

Mental Health Psychology MSc

Palliative and End of Life Care MSc

Research Methods in Psychology MSc

School of Physical Sciences (14)

Financial Mathematics MSc

Mathematical Sciences MSc

Radiometrics: Instrumentation and Modelling MSc

School of the Arts (14)

Communication and Media MRes

Data Science and Communication MSc

Global Media and Politics MA

Media, Culture and Everyday Life MA

Media, Data and Society MA

Music Industry Studies MA

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Full-Time MBA (2)

Football Industries MBA

MBA (The Liverpool MBA) on campus MBA

Online/Distance MBA (2)

MBA Online

Master of Business Administration (Online Football Industries)

Management School (11)

Accounting and Finance PhD

Business Administration (Executive Doctorate) / DBA

Economics PhD

School of Architecture (11)

Architecture PhD / MPhil

School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science (11)

Computer Science PhD / MPhil

Electrical Engineering and Electronics PhD / MPhil

School of Engineering (11)

Engineering PhD / MPhil

School of Environmental Sciences (11)

Earth Sciences PhD / MPhil

Environmental Science PhD / MPhil

Geography PhD / MPhil

School of Health Sciences (11)

Applied Health Research PhD / MPhil / MD

Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology (PhD’s by the department) PhD / MPhil

Biological Sciences (Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour) PhD / MPhil

Biological Sciences (Functional and Comparative Genomics) PhD / MPhil

Biomedical Imaging and Biosensing PhD / MPhil / MD

Biostatistics PhD / MPhil / MD

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School of Histories, Languages and Cultures (11)

Archaeology PhD / MPhil

Archives and Records Management PhD / MPhil

Classics and Ancient History PhD / MPhil

Comparative Literature PhD

Egyptology PhD / MPhil

Film Studies PhD

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School of Life Sciences (11)

Cancer Biology PhD / MPhil / MD

Cellular and Molecular Physiology PhD / MPhil / MD

School of Medicine (11)

Cancer Medicine PhD / MPhil / MD

Cell Biology PhD / MPhil / MD

Eye and Vision Sciences PhD / MPhil / MD

School of Physical Sciences (11)

Chemistry PhD / MPhil

School of the Arts (11)

Communication and Media PhD / MPhil

Creative Writing PhD

English PhD / MPhil

University information

See our undergraduate and postgraduate webpages for information on applying to Liverpool.

Bachelor

IELTS

ATAR

86+

SAT

1290+

GPA

TOEFL

78+

Master

GMAT

600+

GPA

IELTS

6.5+

TOEFL

78+

The University of Liverpool is situated on a single compact campus, around 10 minutes' walk from the city centre. Academic facilities include:

Two University libraries: the arts and humanities focused Sydney Jones library and the science, engineering and life sciences focused Harold Cohen libraries. Both are open 24 hours a day during term time and provide a range of study spaces suitable for group study as well as quiet spaces and spaces for individual study. The library offers specialist subject support, Special Collections and Archives, over 2 million print books and extensive online collections of over 900,000 eBooks and eJournals. The library operates a "Get it for me" service under which students can request any resource and the library will try to source it for them.

IT services: Students have access to 24/7 IT support, including a self-service portal to help with any IT issue or query. A dedicated knowledge base is home to hundreds of how-to guides and videos to help students resolve their IT queries autonomously. There are over 2,000 computers available for use on campus and remotely, with highspeed Wi-Fi available throughout all buildings. The University offers a range of free software to install on personal devices, including the latest versions of Microsoft Office and specialist programmes such as SPSS and Matlab. As well as this, dedicated mobile apps allow students to access timetables and coursework on the go.

Total students

26,793

UG students

81%

PG students

19%

International students

8,719

UG students

62%

PG students

38%

Total faculty staff

2,775

Domestic staff

65%

Int'l staff

35%

Student life

The city of Liverpool is such an important part of all of our students' time at Liverpool, and our campus is conveniently located just 10 minutes walk from the city centre. Liverpool offers a famously friendly welcome (we were voted 4th friendliest city in the world by Rough Guides), and with a vibrant cultural and social offering, plenty of green spaces and fresh air, a fantastic array of restaurants and nightlife, and plenty of both independent and big name shopping choice, it's not surprising we we also voted 7th best city in the world by Time Out in 2023. We have more galleries and museums than any UK city outside of London, and the city is a multicultural and outward looking place to be. It's also conveniently located, within easy access of Liverpool and Manchester airports, close to the beautiful countryside of the Lake District, North Wales and Peak District, and all just over 2 hours by train from London.

Culture is a big part of the city of Liverpool, but it's also a big deal on campus, with the Tung Auditorium in the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre hosting a varied programme of musical events throughout the year, many of which are free, and our very own Victoria Gallery and Museum, housed in the iconic redbrick Victoria Building.
Our on-campus Sport and Fitness Centre offers a 25 metre swimming pool, sports halls, squash courts, dance and spinning studios, bouldering wall and brand new climbing wall, gym with specialist strength and conditioning facilities) and weight training area. Organised group exercise classes to suit all levels of ability, with personal training sessions available. There is also a gym and sports facilities at Greenbank Student Village. Sports pitches and training facilities are located at our Wyncote Sports Ground, approximately 3 miles from campus. Getting active is a lifestyle at Liverpool and there's plenty to do for free on campus too, with a running track, a container gym, and a half basketball court.
Located in the heart of campus, our Guild of Students (Liverpool's name for the Students' Union), is home to over 200 societies, provides advice and guidance on a wide range of topics, and enables students to get involved in volunteering projects across the city - or just to try something new. It's a place to relax between lectures and meet friends, and to enjoy a varied programme of evening entertainment including some big name music acts. It's also a place to have your voice heard. Led by a team of student officers - elected by a campus-wide vote - the Guild acts as an independent voice that speaks up for the things that matter the most to our students.

Employability is embedded throughout our students' experience, in the curriculum they study, and in the extra-curricular activities and events open to them. Liverpool is also home the UK’s first Career Studio; a welcoming campus space where student Career Coaches help students explore their options and take the next step. There is focused support to help students get the skills employers want through cocurricular and extra-curricular activities, local and global enterprise challenges, and employability enhancing in-curricular experiences. The platform "Handshake" advertises opportunities to all students, and our "International Plus" careers offer ensures tailored careers advice and support for international students.

One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.

In this guide you will find:

Where to look for scholarship opportunities

How to apply to scholarships relevant to you

A list of available scholarships around the world

A scholarship application checklist

Download Scholarship Guide

We offer a range of scholarships, including our flagship new Advancement Scholarships, which are worth up to £7,500 off tuition fees for international postgraduate master's students. See the Scholarships and bursaries section of the website for details.