The following information is for guidance only and should be used together with the University's general entrance requirements and any specific degree programme requirements.
English Language
You will need to demonstrate a certain level of English language, either through an English test such as IELTS, TOEFL or PTE, or we may be able to accept your previous or alternative qualifications as evidence. Please view the entry requirements for specific programme requirements, and details on our presessional English language courses.
Foundation Pathways
Holders of the Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate, with an average of at least a B or 80%, will be considered for Foundation Pathways. For the Engineering and Physical Science Pathway at least a B or 80% is also required in Mathematics.
Students completing Senior Secondary School at Year two should present a transcript of results and a letter from the school confirming completion of Senior Secondary School.
Students completing Senior Secondary School at Year three should present a transcript of results and the Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate.
Please visit the Birmingham Foundation Pathways website for more information.
Undergraduate
We will consider students who have completed GAOKAO for entry to our Undergraduate Programmes. Please refer to our GAOKAO entry requirements for further information.
Holders of the Chinese High School Certificate/Senior Middle School Graduation and a suitable foundation programme, and holders of two/three year Diplomas, with a good performance (80% average or above) from a recognised institution, will be considered for entry to undergraduate programmes.
If you have taken A level or IB diploma, please refer to the course you are interested in on our course finder and you will find entry requirements.
If you have taken exams which are from another country's national education system (e.g. the Arbitur from Germany or SAT and AP exams from the USA) you should consult that specific country page on our website for entry requirements.
Please note:
- For Medicine country specific requirements, please visit our Applying to Medicine website.
- For Dentistry, please see the general entry requirements listed on the Dental Surgery course page.
- Our BNurs and MNurs Nursing courses are only available to home/EU students.
Postgraduate Taught
Students with a bachelor’s degree (4 years minimum) may be considered for entry to a postgraduate degree programme. However please note that we will only consider students who meet the entry guidance below.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TO THE BUSINESS SCHOOL (EXCLUDING MBA)
GROUP 1 UNIVERSITIES
- The 39 universities in the ‘Project 985”
- We will consider students from these institutions with 75% or above.
GROUP 2 UNIVERSITIES
Universities in the ‘Project 211’ (excluding the ones in Project 985);
We will also consider the 2 additional universities below:
-University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
-University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- We will consider students from these institutions with 80% or above.
GROUP 3 UNIVERSITIES (for Business School MSc courses EXCLUDING the Economics programmes)
We will also consider the following 7 specialist Business universities:
-Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
-Beijing Technology and Business University
-Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
-Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
-Shandong University of Finance and Economics
-Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
-Nanjing Audit University
- We will consider students from these institutions with 85%.
GROUP 3 UNIVERSITIES (FOR ECONOMICS PROGRAMMES ONLY)
Economics MSc
Financial Economics MSc
International Money and Banking MSc
Money, Banking and Finance MSc
All other institutions: If you do not meet the requirement above then you are not likely to be considered for entry to the above schools and departments.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TO THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
GROUP 1 UNIVERSITIES
- The 39 universities in the ‘Project 985”
- We will consider students from these institutions with 75% or above.
GROUP 2 UNIVERSITIES
We will also consider the 2 additional universities below:
-University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
-University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- We will consider students from these institutions with 80% or above.
GROUP 3 UNIVERSITIES
All other institutions: If you do not meet the requirement above then you are not likely to be considered for entry to the above schools and departments.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS TO ALL OTHER PROGRAMMES (INCLUDING MBA)
GROUP 1 UNIVERSITIES
- The 39 universities in the ‘Project 985”.
- We will consider students from these institutions with 75% or above.
GROUP 2 UNIVERSITIES
Universities in the ‘Project 211’ (excluding the ones in Project 985);
We will also consider the 2 additional universities below:
-University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
-University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- We will consider students from these institutions with 80% or above.
GROUP 3 UNIVERSITIES
GROUP 4 UNIVERSITIES
Borderline cases: We may consider students with lower average score (within 5%) on a case-by-case basis if you have a relevant degree and very excellent grades in relevant subjects and/or relevant work experience.
Please note:
- MA Education (including all pathways) programmes are only considering applications from Group 1 and Group 2 universities. Applicants from group 3 universities are considered with 3-year full time working experience in education.
- The following 6 programmes are only considering applicants from Group 1, 2 and 3 universities.
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
MPA (Finance)
MPA (Human Resources)
MA International Relations
MA International Political Economy
MSc Public Management
All other institutions: If you do not meet the requirement above then you are not likely to be considered for entry to our courses.
Students with Master’s degree may be considered for PhD study.
研究生入学要求
学生需要具备学士学位(4年制)才能申请研究生。请注意我们只考虑满足以下入学指导的中国申请人。
商学院(不包括MBA)入学要求
一类中国大学
- 39所“985工程”院校
- 来自一类大学的申请人均分要达到75%分或以上
二类中国大学
-中国科学院大学
-中国社会科学院大学
三类中国大学 (适用于商学院非经济学类其他研究生课程)
-Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (南京财经大学)
-Beijing Technology and Business University (北京工商大学)
-Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (浙江财经大学)
-Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (上海对外经贸大学)
-Shandong University of Finance and Economics (山东财经大学)
-Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (天津财经大学)
-Nanjing Audit University (南京审计大学)
三类中国大学 (仅用于经济学研究生课程)
Economics MSc
Financial Economics MSc
International Money and Banking MSc
Money, Banking and Finance MSc
所有其它大学 --- 如果您的本科院校不在上述范围,那么您的申请可能不被以上学院考虑。
计算机学院入学要求
一类中国大学
- 39所“985工程”院校
- 来自一类大学的申请人均分要达到75%分或以上
二类中国大学
-中国科学院大学
-中国社会科学院大学
三类中国大学
所有其它大学 --- 如果您的本科院校不在上述范围,那么您的申请可能不被以上学院考虑。
所有其它专业的入学要求 (包括MBA)
一类中国大学
- 39所“985工程”院校
- 来自一类大学的申请人均分要达到75%分或以上
二类中国大学
-中国科学院大学
-中国社会科学院大学
三类中国大学
四类中国大学
请注意:
- 如申请人均分低于相应录取要求(5%以内),但具有出色学术背景,优异的专业成绩,以及(或)相关的工作经验,将有可能单独酌情考虑。
- MA Education (including all pathways) 将只接受来自一类和二类大学的申请人。来自三类大学的申请人必须具有教育领域三年全职工作经验。
- 以下6个课程将只接受来自一、二、三类大学的申请人。
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
MPA (Finance)
MPA (Human Resources)
MA International Relations
MA International Political Economy
MSc Public Management
所有其它大学 = 如果您的院校不在上述范围,那么您的申请可能不被我们的专业课程考虑。
具有硕士学位的学生可以申请博士学位的课程。
如果您对录取要求有疑问,请联系伯明翰大学中国办公室china@contacts.bham.ac.uk