DEGREE TYPES
CONTEXTUAL OFFER
BURSARIES AND GRANTS
Awarded to a student to enable them to study at university. These are usually given to students based on personal circumstances, such as income. This does not need to be paid back. The amount of money you get normally depends on your parents’ income and where you choose to live and study.
BA – Bachelor of Arts BEng – Bachelor of Engineering BSc – Bachelor of Science
A contextual offer is an offer where we take into
account a variety of factors that may have had an effect on your educational attainment, which might in turn prevent you from accessing higher education. We use additional information from your application form
LLB – Bachelor of Laws LLM – Master of Laws
MBBCh – Bachelor of Medicine MEng – Master of Engineering MMath – Master of Mathematics MPharm – Master of Pharmacy
alongside our standard admissions requirements.
MPhys – Master of Physics MSci – Master of Science
FOUNDATION
JOINT HONOURS
POSTGRADUATE STUDENT
A route of entry also known as ‘year 0’ or Integrated Foundation Year onto a degree programme (see pages 58-63).
Where you study two subjects and don't usually have the option to pick subsidiary modules.
Someone who is undertaking further study or research, usually a master’s degree having completed their 3 or 4 year bachelor’s degree.
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