BA (Hons)

English with History (Coleraine Campus)

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Key facts

  • Program
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    4 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    16,320GBP
  • Start date
    Sep

Program overview

What Ulster University says about their program:

Our amazing National Student Survey ratings don’t lie: English at UU is a fantastic course taught by fantastic lecturers. We bring passion, friendliness and expertise to our teaching; you bring a love of reading, enthusiasm and your creative imagination. The result is a great learning experience!

If you love to get lost in a book, English is the subject for you. Alongside a solid grounding in classic texts, the teaching at UU will give you the opportunity to develop your own interests: whether you prefer historical drama or detective novels, fantasy literature or instapoetry, narratives of slavery or gothic fiction, you're sure to find something you'll enjoy.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

The minimum required to be considered for entry to Ulter's University undergraduate programs is the equivalent of three A-levels at CCC. However, some programs will require higher grades and particular subjects.

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Students must hold a Bachelor's Honours degree (2

    2 or above), or equivalent.

  • The univeristy also accepts applicants who hold an equivalent standard in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate or Postgraduate Certificate or an approved alternative qualification at Level 6 or above.

English proficiency

  • IELTS

    6.0 or equivalent, with no band score under 5.5

  • Cambridge Advanced English

    169 overall, with not less than 162 in each element of the test

  • TOEFL iBT

    80

  • PTE Academic

    55 (with min. of 51 in each part)

  • Trinity ISE

    Pass at level III (with a pass in each component) also meets this requirement.

Some courses may require a higher English level.

Documents required

  • Copy of passport
  • Academic transcripts
  • Motivation letter / SOP
  • Credential evaluations
  • Financial documents
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Fees and funding

Funding

International Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Open to all new international (non-EU) entrants on the first year of a full-time undergraduate course delivered on one of our Northern Ireland campuses, commencing September 2020.
  • Amount

    £2,000 scholarship applied as discount to your annual tuition fee.

International Postgraduate Scholarship

  • Open to all new international (non-EU) entrants on the first year of a full-time postgraduate course delivered on one of our Northern Ireland campuses, commencing September 2020.
  • Amount

    £2,000 scholarship applied as a discount to your tuition fee.

John J Sweeney Scholarship

  • The John J Sweeney Scholarship is based at the world-renowned International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE) at Ulster University, and supports students enrolled to study full-time on the MSc in Peace and Conflict Studies , based on the Jordanstown campus (Belfast).
  • Amount

    £20,000 that must be used towards the Scholar’s tuition fees. Any balance remaining may be used to purchase study materials/equipment, support course-related activities and/or in support of the Scholar’s living expenses and travel costs.

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    £16,320 per year

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education tuition

    £16,320 per year

  • Master's programs tuition

    from £17,090 to £19,130 per year

  • Master's with Advanced Practice tuition

    £21,170 per year

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Visa requirements for Ulster University

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