University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Location: Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

Website: https://glas.ac.uk/

Overview

Over the last five centuries, the University of Glasgow has pushed the boundaries of possibility. We’ve fostered the talents of seven Nobel laureates, one Prime Minister, and Scotland’s inaugural First Minister. We have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

 

With more than 33,000 students, the University is a melting pot of ideas, ingenuity and innovation. It is housed in one of the most stunning campuses in the UK and in a city that matches the University in dynamism and vibrancy. We know we offer a unique student experience and we welcome you to find out for yourself.

 

Population: 33,000

Campus Type: Urban

Quick Facts

  • Founded in 1451, we are the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world.

  • Circa 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students for 140 Countries, Strategic partnerships with the Universities of Columbia, Hong Kong, McGill and Sydney.

  • Included in the Top 100 Universities in the World – Times Higher World University Rankings 2021.

  • Currently undertaking a £1 billion estate investment to expand campus research & teaching facilities.

  • Among its alumni include the father of economics Adam Smith, Scotland’s architect of devolution Donald Dewar and renowned physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin.

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Undergraduate Information

US Entry Requirements

US applicants can choose from any of the following to support their application:

 

Method 1

You must achieve

• cumulative 3.5 GPA

• SAT score of 1280 or ACT score of 27

AND

• 2 AP examinations (in relevant/required

subjects): 4+

 

Method 2

You must achieve

• 3 AP examinations (in relevant/required

subjects): 4+

 

Method 3

For students who are unable to sit AP exams, applications may be considered if a student has a minimum 3.5 unweighted cumulative GPA and evidence of advanced level coursework (Honors, Dual Enrolment, Advanced Studies) in relevant or required subjects. All applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. For more information on US entry requirements, reach out to your local representative: www.gla.ac.uk/usa.

  • Accountancy & Finance [BAcc]
  • Accounting & Mathematics [BSc]
  • Accounting & Statistics [BSc]
  • Aeronautical Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Aerospace Engineering (in partnership with SIT)
  • Aerospace Systems [BEng/MEng]
  • Anatomy [BSc/MSci]
  • Ancient History [MA]
  • Archaeology [BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Astronomy [BSc/MSci]
  • Biochemistry [BSc/MSci]
  • Biomedical Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Business & Management [BSc/MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
  • Business Economics [MA(SocSci)]
  • Celtic Civilisation [MA]
  • Celtic Studies [MA]
  • Central & East European Studies [MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Chemical Physics [BSc/MSci]
  • Chemistry [BSc/MSci]
  • Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry [BSc/MSci]
  • Childhood Practice [BA]
  • Civil Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Civil Engineering (jointly offered with SIT)
  • Civil Engineering with Architecture [BEng/MEng]
  • Classics (Classical Civilisation) [MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Common Law [LLB]
  • Common Law (graduate entry) [LLB]
  • Community Development [BA]
  • Comparative Literature [MA]
  • Computing Science [BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
  • Computing Science (in partnership with SIT)
  • Dentistry [BDS]
  • Design & Technology Education [MDTechEd]
  • Digital Media & Information Studies [MA]
  • Earth Science see: Environmental Geoscience [BSc/MSci]
  • Economic & Social History [MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
  • Economics [BAcc/BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Education with Primary Teaching Qualification [MEduc]
  • Electronic & Software Engineering [BSc/BEng/MEng]
  • Electronics & Electrical Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Electronics & Electrical Engineering (in partnership with UESTC)
  • Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Communication (in partnership with UESTC)
  • Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Microelectronics (in partnership with UESTC)
  • Electronics with Music [BEng/MEng]
  • English Language & Linguistics [MA]
  • English Literature [MA]
  • Environmental Geoscience [BSc/MSci]
  • Environmental Science & Sustainability (Dumfries Campus) [BSc]
  • Film & Television Studies [MA]
  • Finance [BFin]
  • Finance & Mathematics [BSc]
  • Finance & Statistics [BSc]
  • French [MA]
  • Gaelic [MA]
  • Genetics [BSc/MSci]
  • Geography [BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Geology [BSc/MSci]
  • German [MA]
  • Greek [MA]
  • Health & Social Sector Leadership (Dumfries Campus) [MA]
  • History [MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • History of Art [MA]
  • Human Biology [BSc/MSci]
  • Human Biology & Nutrition [BSc/MSci]
  • Immunology [BSc/MSci]
  • International Relations [MA(SocSci)]
  • Italian [MA]
  • Latin [MA]
  • Law
  • Marine & Freshwater Biology [BSc/MSci]
  • Materials Chemistry [BSc/MSci]
  • Mathematics [BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
  • Mechanical Design Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Mechanical Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Mechanical Engineering (in partnership with SIT)
  • Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics [BEng/MEng]
  • Mechatronics [BEng/MEng]
  • Medicine [MBChB]
  • Microbiology [BSc/MSci]
  • Molecular & Cellular Biology [BSc/MSci]
  • Molecular & Cellular Biology (with Biotechnology) [BSc/MSci]
  • Molecular & Cellular Biology (with Plant Science) [BSc/MSci]
  • Music [BMus]
  • Music [MA]
  • Neuroscience [BSc/MSci]
  • Nursing [BN]
  • Nursing (jointly offered with SIT)
  • Pharmacology [BSc/MSci]
  • Philosophy [BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Physics / Theoretical Physics [BSc/MSci]
  • Physics with Astrophysics [BSc/MSci]
  • Physiology [BSc/MSci]
  • Physiology & Sports Science [BSc/MSci]
  • Physiology, Sports Science & Nutrition [BSc/MSci]
  • Politics [MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
  • Portuguese [MA]
  • Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries Campus) [MA]
  • Primary Teaching see: Education with Primary Teaching Qualification [MEduc]
  • Product Design Engineering [BEng/MEng]
  • Psychology [BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Public Policy see: Social & Public Policy [MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
  • Quantitative Methods [MA(SocSci)]
  • Russian [MA]
  • Scots Law [LLB]
  • Scots Law (graduate entry) [LLB]
  • Scottish History [MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Scottish Literature [MA]
  • Singapore programmes
  • Social & Public Policy [MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
  • Sociology [MA/MA(SocSci)]
  • Software Engineering [BSc/MSci]
  • Software Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship) [BSc]
  • Spanish [MA]
  • Statistics [BSc/MSci]
  • Theatre Studies [MA]
  • Theology & Religious Studies [BD/MA]
  • UESTC programmes
  • Veterinary Biosciences [BSc/MSci]
  • Veterinary Medicine & Surgery [BVMS]
  • Zoology [BSc/MSci]

Graduate Information

US Entry Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (GPA: 3.0+) from an accredited university or college in a relevant subject.

  • Academic Practice [MEd: Online distance learning available]
  • Adult Education for Social Change (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Adult Education, Community Development & Youth Work [MEd/PgDip]
  • Advanced Functional Materials [MSc]
  • Advanced Practice in Veterinary Nursing [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Advanced Statistics [MRes]
  • Aerospace Engineering [MSc]
  • Aerospace Engineering & Management [MSc]
  • Ancient Cultures [MSc]
  • Animal Nutrition [MSc/PgDip/PgCert/CPD: Online distance learning]
  • Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law [MSc]
  • Applied Linguistics [MSc]
  • Applied Neuropsychology [MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
  • Archaeology [MSc]
  • Art History [MLitt]
  • Art History: Collecting & Provenance in an International Context [MSc]
  • Art History: Dress & Textile Histories [MLitt]
  • Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning [MLitt]
  • Asset Pricing & Investment [MSc]
  • Astrophysics [MSc]
  • Bioinformatics [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Biomedical Engineering [MSc]
  • Biomedical Sciences [MRes]
  • Biomedical Sciences [MSc]
  • Biotechnology [MSc]
  • Biotechnology & Management [MSc/PgDip]
  • Brain Sciences [MSc]
  • Cancer Research & Precision Oncology [MSc]
  • Cardiovascular Sciences [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Chemical Biology [MSc]
  • Chemistry [MSc]
  • Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry [MSc]
  • Child Health [PgCert]
  • Childhood Practice [MEd/PgDip]
  • Children’s Literature & Literacies [MEd]
  • Children’s Literature, Media & Culture (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Church History & Theology [MTh/PgDip/PgCert]
  • City Planning [MSc]
  • City Planning & Real Estate Development [MSc]
  • Civil Engineering [MSc]
  • Civil Engineering & Management [MSc]
  • Classics & Ancient History [MSc]
  • Clinical Critical Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Clinical Genetics [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Clinical Neuropsychology [MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
  • Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Clinical Neuropsychology Practice [PgCert]
  • Clinical Nutrition [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Clinical Pharmacology [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Clinical Psychology [DClinPsy]
  • Comparative Literature [MLitt]
  • Computer Systems Engineering [MSc]
  • Computing Science [MSc]
  • Conflict Archaeology & Heritage [MSc/PgDip]
  • Conservation Management of African Ecosystems [MSc]
  • Corporate & Financial Law [LLM]
  • Corporate Governance & Accountability [MSc]
  • Creative Industries & Cultural Policy [MSc]
  • Creative Writing [MLitt]
  • Creative Writing (online) [MLitt: Online distance learning]
  • Criminology [MRes]
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice [MSc]
  • Critical Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Critical Care & Leadership [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Critical Care, Leadership & Management [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) (in conjunction with The Glasgow School of Art) [MLitt]
  • Data Analytics [MSc]
  • Data Analytics [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Data Analytics for Economics & Finance [MSc]
  • Data Analytics for Government [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Data Science [MSc]
  • Developing & Evaluating Interventions [MSc/PgDip/PgCert/CPD]
  • Development Studies [MSc]
  • Diabetes [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Digital Health Interventions [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Digital Society [MSc]
  • Diploma in Professional Legal Practice [PgDip]
  • Early Modern History [MSc/PgDip]
  • Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships [MSc]
  • Ecology & Environmental Biology [MRes]
  • Economic Development [MSc]
  • Economics [MRes]
  • Economics, Banking & Finance [MSc]
  • Education [MSc: Online distance learning]
  • Education (Primary) [PGDE]
  • Education (Secondary) [PGDE]
  • Education for Sustainable Futures in Adult, Community & Youth Contexts [MSc]
  • Education in Museums & Heritage [IntM]
  • Education Policies for Global Development (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Education, Public Policy & Equity [MSc]
  • Educational Leadership [MEd]
  • Educational Studies [MSc]
  • Educational Studies [MEd]
  • Electronics & Electrical Engineering [MSc]
  • Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management [MSc]
  • Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing [MSc]
  • End of Life Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Endodontics [MSc(DentSci)]
  • English Language & Linguistics [MSc]
  • English Literature [MLitt]
  • English Literature: American Modern Literature [MLitt]
  • English Literature: Fantasy [MLitt]
  • English Literature: Modernities – Literature, Culture, Theory [MLitt]
  • English Literature: Victorian Literature [MLitt]
  • Enhanced Practice in Education (Dumfries Campus) [MSc]
  • Environment & Sustainable Development [MSc]
  • Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries Campus) [MLitt]
  • Environmental Futures: Sustainable Systems [MSc]
  • Environmental Risk Management (Dumfries Campus) [MSc]
  • Environmental Science (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School) [MSc]
  • Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance [MSc]
  • Equality & Human Rights [MRes]
  • Equality & Human Rights [MSc]
  • Film & Television Studies [MLitt]
  • Film Curation [MSc]
  • Filmmaking & Media Arts [MSc]
  • Finance & Economic Development [MSc]
  • Finance & Management [MSc]
  • Financial Economics [MSc]
  • Financial Forecasting & Investment [MSc]
  • Financial Risk Management [MSc]
  • Financial Technology [MSc]
  • Food Security [MSc]
  • Gender History [MSc/PgDip]
  • Genetic & Genomic Counselling (with Work Placement) [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Geoinformation Technology & Cartography [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Geomatics & Management [MSc]
  • Geospatial & Mapping Sciences [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Global Economy [MSc]
  • Global Health [MSc/MRes]
  • Global History [MSc]
  • Global Markets, Local Creativities (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Global Mental Health [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Global Mental Health (online) [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Global Migrations & Social Justice [MRes]
  • Global Migrations & Social Justice [MSc]
  • Global Security [MRes]
  • Global Security [MSc]
  • Health Care, Advanced Practice in [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Health Services Management [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Health Technology Assessment [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Health-Professions Education / Health-Professions Education (with Research) [MSc/MSc (Research)/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Healthcare Chaplaincy [PgCert]Academic Practice [MEd: Online distance learning available]
  • Historically Informed Performance Practice (in conjunction with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) [MA]
  • History [MSc/PgDip]
  • Housing Studies [MSc/PgDip]
  • Human Anatomy [PgCert]
  • Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies [MRes]
  • Human Nutrition [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Human Rights & International Politics [MRes]
  • Human Rights & International Politics [MSc]
  • Immunology & Inflammatory Disease [MSc]
  • Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice [PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning available]
  • Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice [MEd]
  • Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis [MRes]
  • Infection Biology (with specialisms) [MSc]
  • Information Management & Preservation [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Information Technology [MSc]
  • Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy [LLM]
  • International Accounting & Financial Management [MAcc]
  • International Banking & Finance [MSc]
  • International Business [MSc]
  • International Commercial Law [LLM]
  • International Competition Law & Policy [LLM]
  • International Corporate Finance & Banking [MSc]
  • International Economic Law [LLM]
  • International Finance [MFin]
  • International Financial Analysis [MSc]
  • International Human Resource Management & Development [MSc]
  • International Law [LLM]
  • International Law & Security [LLM]
  • International Law of Global Security, Peace & Development [LLM]
  • International Management & Design Innovation [MSc]
  • International Real Estate & Management [MSc]
  • International Relations [MRes]
  • International Relations [MSc]
  • International Relations (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School) [MSc]
  • International Strategic Marketing [MSc]
  • Into Headship [PgCert]
  • Investment Banking & Finance [MSc]
  • Land & Hydrographic Surveying [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Land & Hydrographic Surveying with Work Placement [MSc]
  • Law [LLM]
  • Law [MRes]
  • Leadership in Health & Social Care [PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Lymphoedema Management, Advanced [PgCert]
  • Management [MRes]
  • Management [MSc]
  • Management & Sustainable Tourism [MSc]
  • Management with Enterprise & Business Growth [MSc]
  • Management with Human Resources [MSc]
  • Management with International Finance [MSc]
  • Managing Art & Cultural Heritage in Global Markets [IntM]
  • Marketing [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Master of Global Business [MGB]
  • Material Culture & Artefact Studies [MSc/PgDip]
  • Mathematics / Applied Mathematics [MSc]
  • MBA (Master of Business Administration) [MBA]
  • Mechanical Engineering [MSc]
  • Mechanical Engineering & Management [MSc]
  • Mechatronics [MSc]
  • Media Management [MSc]
  • Media, Communications & International Journalism [MSc]
  • Media, Culture & Society [MSc]
  • Medical Devices Engineering [MSc]
  • Medical Genetics & Genomics [MSc(MedSci)]
  • Medical Physics [MSc]
  • Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy [MSc]
  • Medieval History [MSc/PgDip]
  • Middle Leadership & Management in Schools [PgCert]
  • Ministry, Theology & Practice [MTh/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Modern History [MSc/PgDip]
  • Museum Education [MSc]
  • Museum Education (online) [MSc: Online distance learning]
  • Museum Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Music Industries [MSc]
  • Musicology [MMus]
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology [MSc]
  • Nuclear & Environmental Physics [MSc]
  • Nursing Science, Advanced [MSc]
  • One Health [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery [MSc(DentSci)]
  • Oral Sciences [MSc]
  • Palliative Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Philosophy [MSc]
  • Philosophy (Conversion) [MSc]
  • Philosophy of Mind & Psychology [MSc]
  • Playwriting & Dramaturgy [MLitt]
  • Political Communication [MRes]
  • Political Communication [MSc/PgDip]
  • Positive Behaviour Support [PgCert: Blended learning]
  • Precision Medicine & Pharmacological Innovation [MSc]
  • Precision Medicine (with specialisms) [MSc]
  • Primary Health Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Product Design Engineering [MSc]
  • Professional Practice with PGDE [MEd]
  • Psychological Science (conversion) [MSc]
  • Psychological Science, Research Methods of [MSc]
  • Psychological Studies (conversion) [MSc]
  • Psychology (conversion) [MSc: Online distance learning]
  • Public & Urban Policy [MSc/PgDip]
  • Public Health [MPH/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Public Health (online) [MPH/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Public Policy & Management [MSc]
  • Public Policy Research [MRes]
  • Quantitative Finance [MSc]
  • Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology [MSc]
  • Quantum Technology [MSc]
  • Real Estate [MSc]
  • Real Estate [PgCert]
  • Religious Education by Distance Learning (CREDL) [Cert: Online distance learning]
  • Robotics & AI [MSc]
  • Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies [MSc]
  • Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies [MRes]
  • Scottish History [MSc/PgDip]
  • Security, Intelligence & Strategic Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Sensor & Imaging Systems [MSc]
  • Slavery, Forced Migration & Reparative Justice [IntM]
  • Sociology [MSc]
  • Sociology & Research Methods [MRes]
  • Software Development [MSc]
  • Sound Design & Audiovisual Practice [MSc]
  • South European Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master) [IntM]
  • Spatial Planning [PgCert]
  • Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics [MSc]
  • Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine [MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning]
  • Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine [MSc]
  • Sports Nutrition [PgCert]
  • Statistics [MSc]
  • Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine [MSc]
  • Structural Engineering [MSc]
  • Sustainable Energy [MSc]
  • Sustainable Water Environments [MSc]
  • Teacher Leadership & Learning [PgCert]
  • TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MEd]
  • TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MSc]
  • Textile Conservation [MPhil]
  • Theatre & Performance Practices [MLitt]
  • Theatre Studies [MLitt]
  • Theoretical Physics [MSc]
  • Tourism Development & Culture (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master) (Dumfries Campus) [MSc]
  • Tourism, Heritage & Development (Dumfries Campus) [MSc]
  • Tourism, Heritage & Sustainability (Dumfries Campus) [MSc]
  • Translation Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
  • Transnational Crime, Justice & Security [MSc]
  • Urban & Regional Planning (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School) [MSc]
  • Urban Analytics [MSc]
  • Urban Research [MRes]
  • Urban Studies [PgCert]
  • Urban Transport [MSc]
  • War Studies [MSc]

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