University of Birmingham
QS World University Rankings 2027 · =68
Direct entry at the Edgbaston campus, master's level only. Three programmes are open: International Business, Digital Media and Creative Industries, and Research in Theology and Religion.
Leads to a degree from University of Birmingham.
What it costs, what it asks for
University of Birmingham in detail
The money
MA Research in Theology and Religion, one year
- First year
- £23,390
- Living, a year
- £12,006
- First year, all in
- £35,396
- Application fee
- Free
- Other charges
- The other two programmes run higher — International Business £33,660 and Digital Media £30,420 tuition
What you need
- Entry
- A completed four-year bachelor's degree at 75%. A three-year bachelor's returns no eligible programmes at this campus
- English
- IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 88 or PTE 67
When, and what it pays
- Intakes
- Open now: January 2027
Worth knowing before you pay
Master's only — there is no undergraduate route at this campus at either Grade 11 or Grade 12, and school-leavers use the Birmingham foundation pathways instead. Every open programme states a FOUR-YEAR bachelor's degree as the minimum, so a three-year degree does not qualify here.
Read off the institution's own fee schedule or confirmed by our partner. We check it again before anything is paid.
If you are one year short
Routes that end here
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan run eleven years of school where most of these systems expect twelve. A bridging year is not a fallback — for most of our students it is the normal door, and these are the ones that finish at University of Birmingham.
- University of Birmingham — Foundation Pathways£25,520
English: IELTS 5.5 or PTE 42
We can submit an application here today. Being able to submit is not the same as being likely to succeed — we will tell you where your grades sit before you spend anything. Route registry reviewed 2026-08-22.
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