Make your application

For most of our postgraduate taught courses you should apply directly to the university.

You can do this by using our online application system – search for the course you want to apply for, select postgraduate courses and when you get to the course details, click on apply online.

Social Work MSc applications are made using the UCAS system. Application to a number of courses, notably in the fields of health and social work, is through secondment from your employer rather than by individual application.

Applying for a teacher training course?

PGCE applications are made through the UCAS Teacher Training (UTT) site. Read our application advice for postgraduate routes into teaching for further details.

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Taught postgraduate courses

Applications for courses opens in September. It is advisable to apply early, especially for popular courses, because offers are made as good applications come in.

Apply directly to the University of Brighton

You can apply directly to us for the following qualifications and subjects:

  • ACCA professional course
  • Certificate in Management
  • CPE (Common Professional Examination)
  • Diploma in Management
  • Executive Diploma in Management
  • MA
  • MBA
  • MSc
  • PGCert
  • PGDip
  • PGCE – Post Compulsory Education only
  • TESOL Diploma

When you are on the course page for the course you would like to apply for, click apply online.

Once you have completed your application, you will receive an email from us. You can then manage your application using the applicant area of studentcentral.

Apply through UCAS

For the following courses you need to apply through UCAS:

  • Social Work MSc

Apply through UTT

For the following courses you need to apply through UCAS:

  • PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Primary
  • PGCE – Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Secondary

You can read more about applying for teaching training and Social Work MSc on the UCAS website.

Application deadline

There's no deadline for applying for a postgraduate course at Brighton, with the exeption of Social Work MSc. If you're applying for Social Work the deadline is the same as the usual UCAS deadline.

If you require a UK visa to study you should ensure you make your application with enough time to arrange your visa afterwards.

Late applications

Term starts on 26 September 2016, we may be able to accept late applications after this date. If you would like to make a late application you should make sure that your application is completed in full.

If you require a visa to study, it may not be possible for you to make a late application.

Advice for international students – ATAS

If you are an international student and want to undertake a taught masters programme in the following areas, you will also need to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate:

  • Automotive Engineering MSc (PGDip, PGCert)
  • Bioscience MRes
  • Chemistry MRes
  • Clinical Research MRes
  • Ecology MRes
  • Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences MRes

Please make sure you read the UK government’s advice on ATAS before making an application to us.

Academic Technology Approval Scheme

Your personal details

All offers are made on the understanding that the information you have supplied is complete and correct, and that you have observed the rules and regulations of the university.

We may need to request further information before your enrolment can be completed. The university is registered with the Office of the Information Commissioner – in the context of preventing fraudulent applications, we may disclose information to relevant government departments, police forces, examining bodies, the Student Loans Company and associated authorities.

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