Kuwait

Applying for a course

If you are interested in studying for a Master's degree (eg MA, MSc or LLM) or research programme (eg MPhil or PhD) at the University of Westminster, you will need to check that you meet our entry requirements.

We have included typical entry requirements below, but these are simply a guideline. Some courses may also have specific subject or grade requirements, which will be listed on individual course pages.

For entry to a Master's degree that requires a UK 2:2 degree, you will typically need to have:

• Bachelor degree from a recognised institution with a minimum class of 2:2 and a minimum CGPA of 2.8/4.0

For entry to a Master's degree that requires a UK 2:1 degree, you will typically need to have:

• Bachelor degree from a recognised institution with a minimum class of 2:1 and a minimum CGPA of 3.2/4.0

For entry to a research (PhD) programme, you will typically need to have:

• a Master's degree

Note that postgraduate programmes at the University of Westminster are Approved by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education in the following areas:

• Allied Health Professions (PG, PhD)
• Architecture, Built Environment and Planning (PG, PhD)
• Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory (PG, PhD)
• Area Studies (PG)
• Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (PG, PhD)
• English Language and Literature (PG, PhD)
• Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (PG)
• Politics and International Studies (PG)

For more information, visit the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation & Education Quality Assurance website.

For more details on the application process, visit our How to apply pageGo to How to apply for a postgraduate degree page.

To search or browse our postgraduate courses, visit our Postgraduate page.

If your qualifications are not listed

If your qualifications are not listed above, you may still be able to apply for entry to our courses – just get in touch with our course enquiries team via the contact details at the bottom of this page.

If you find that your qualifications do not meet our entry requirements, you may want to consider applying for one of the University preparation courses offered by our partner college – see below for details.

University preparation courses

Our partner college, Kaplan International College London, offers a Pre-Master's course leading to entry to a number of our Master's degrees.

To find out more and apply, visit the Kaplan International College London website.

English language requirements

The English language requirements for our courses are provided on individual course pages as minimum IELTS scores.

For information about equivalent English language qualifications that are accepted by the University, please visit our English language requirements page.