- #78 QS Global World Ranking
- PublicStatus
- Very HighResearch Output
- 36,085Total Students
- 3,744Faculty
- 16,414Int'l Students
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Whether the University is funded by the government of that country or state, or funded by private donations.
The research intensity of the University, based on the number of papers output relative to the University’s size.
The number of full time equivalent students enrolled at the University.
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About
Taught Masters programmes follow a set structure, usually over 12 months.
Application deadlines for PG Taught programmes commencing September 2020 have been extended, where vacancies are available:
- International applicants: 10 August 2020 (Exceptions apply for certain high demand programmes. See programme webpage for details)
- UK/EU applicants: 31 August 2020
Application deadlines for PG Taught programmes now commencing November 2020 have been extended, where vacancies are available:
- International applicants: 28 September 2020 (Exceptions apply for certain high demand programmes. See programme webpage for details)
- UK/EU applicants: 19 October 2020
Application deadlines for PG Taught programmes now commencing January 2021 have been extended, where vacancies are available:
- International applicants: 27 November 2020 (Exceptions apply for certain high demand programmes. See programme webpage for details)
- UK/EU applicants: 15 December 2020
Choosing postgraduate study
The University’s Postgraduate taught degrees range across the 4 Colleges of
- Arts
- Social Sciences
- Science and Engingeering
- Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences.
Find a programme using the A-Z search
Entry requirements
Find the entry requirements for individual postgraduate programmes in the A-Z list of programmes. This includes information on both academic and English language requirements (if English is not your first language).
Fees and funding
Fees vary according to fee status (often the same as country of residence) and programme. Specific costs are listed on each individual programme page. Scholarships and funding opportunities can be found at glasgow.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/fundingyourstudies/
Postgraduate research degrees
- Explore the opportunities for postgraduate research using the research a-z.
Our world-changing Glasgow campus, situated at the heart of one of Europe’s most vibrant cities and the third-largest city in the UK, is bursting with ideas, creativity and potential. Our students have access to two unions, great sports facilities and more than 300 clubs and societies.
Chat to current students or watch and read their vlogs and blogs to find out what student life at Glasgow is really like.
To find out specific entry requirements, you will need to visit the University of Glasgow’s website and select the degree program you are interested in.
The University of Glasgow is proud of our heritage and alumni hall of fame:
- James Watt gave power to the industrial revolution
- Adam Smith laid the foundations of modern economics
- Lord Kelvin proposed an absolute scale of temperature, now called the Kelvin scale
- Joseph Lister gave us antiseptic in surgery
- Frederick Soddy discovered isotopes
- Ian Donald developed the first ultrasound image of a foetus
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered radio pulsars
- Sheila Rowan led the Glasgow team that first detected gravitational waves
About
Taught Masters programmes follow a set structure, usually over 12 months.
Application deadlines for PG Taught programmes commencing September 2020 have been extended, where vacancies are available:
- International applicants: 10 August 2020 (Exceptions apply for certain high demand programmes. See programme webpage for details)
- UK/EU applicants: 31 August 2020
Application deadlines for PG Taught programmes now commencing November 2020 have been extended, where vacancies are available:
- International applicants: 28 September 2020 (Exceptions apply for certain high demand programmes. See programme webpage for details)
- UK/EU applicants: 19 October 2020
Application deadlines for PG Taught programmes now commencing January 2021 have been extended, where vacancies are available:
- International applicants: 27 November 2020 (Exceptions apply for certain high demand programmes. See programme webpage for details)
- UK/EU applicants: 15 December 2020
Choosing postgraduate study
The University’s Postgraduate taught degrees range across the 4 Colleges of
- Arts
- Social Sciences
- Science and Engingeering
- Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences.
Find a programme using the A-Z search
Entry requirements
Find the entry requirements for individual postgraduate programmes in the A-Z list of programmes. This includes information on both academic and English language requirements (if English is not your first language).
Fees and funding
Fees vary according to fee status (often the same as country of residence) and programme. Specific costs are listed on each individual programme page. Scholarships and funding opportunities can be found at glasgow.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/fundingyourstudies/
Postgraduate research degrees
- Explore the opportunities for postgraduate research using the research a-z.
Our world-changing Glasgow campus, situated at the heart of one of Europe’s most vibrant cities and the third-largest city in the UK, is bursting with ideas, creativity and potential. Our students have access to two unions, great sports facilities and more than 300 clubs and societies.
Chat to current students or watch and read their vlogs and blogs to find out what student life at Glasgow is really like.
To find out specific entry requirements, you will need to visit the University of Glasgow’s website and select the degree program you are interested in.
The University of Glasgow is proud of our heritage and alumni hall of fame:
- James Watt gave power to the industrial revolution
- Adam Smith laid the foundations of modern economics
- Lord Kelvin proposed an absolute scale of temperature, now called the Kelvin scale
- Joseph Lister gave us antiseptic in surgery
- Frederick Soddy discovered isotopes
- Ian Donald developed the first ultrasound image of a foetus
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered radio pulsars
- Sheila Rowan led the Glasgow team that first detected gravitational waves
Available programs
University highlights
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Scholarships
Campus locations
Gilmorehill Campus (Main),
University Avenue , Glasgow , United Kingdom , G12 8QQ
Dumfries Campus,
Dumfries Campus, Rutherford/McCowan Building , Dumfries , United Kingdom , DG1 4ZL
Garscube Campus,
Switchback Rd , Glasgow , United Kingdom , G61 1AF
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