Postgraduate admissions statements

Admissions statements detail the admissions criteria, application process and selection process for all postgraduate programmes at the University of Bristol.

These admissions statements relate to programmes starting during the 2025–26 admission cycle.

If you cannot find your programme or have any questions, contact the relevant faculty in the first instance.

Admissions statements
Accounting, Accountability and Sustainability, (MSc)
Accounting and Finance, MSc
Accounting and Finance, PhD
Accounting, Finance and Management, MSc
Advanced Composites, MSc
Advanced Composites, PhD
Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering, MSc
Aerial Robotics, MSc
Aerosol Science, PhD
Aerospace Engineering, MSc
Aerospace Engineering, PhD
Anthropology, MA
Anthropology and Archaeology, PhD
Applied Neuropsychology, MSc
Applied Neuropsychology (online), MSc
Applied Neuropsychology, PG Dip
Applied Neuropsychology (online), PG Dip
Banking and Finance Law, LLM
Banking, Regulation and Financial Stability, MSc
Biochemistry, PhD
Bioinformatics, MSc
Biological Sciences, PhD
Biomedical Sciences Research, MSc
Biorobotics, MSc
Black Humanities, MA
Business Analytics, MSc
Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MSc
Cardiovascular Perfusion (online), MSc
Cellular and Molecular Medicine, PhD
Chemistry, PhD
Chinese-English Audiovisual Translation, MA
Chinese-English Translation, MA
Civil Engineering, PhD
Classics and Ancient History, PhD
Climate Change Science and Policy, MSc
Clinical Neuropsychology, MSc
Clinical Neuropsychology, PG Dip
Clinical Neuropsychology Practice, PG Cert
Clinical Oral Surgery, PG Cert
Clinical Research Methods and Evidence-Based Medicine, MSc
Commercial Law, LLM
Communication Networks and Signal Processing, MSc
Company Law and Corporate Governance, LLM
Comparative Literatures and Cultures, MA
Comparative Literatures and Cultures, PhD
Composites Manufacture, EngD
Composition of Music for Film and Television, MA
Computer Science (Conversion), MSc
Computer Science, PhD
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, MSc
Contemporary Identities, MSc
Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management, PG Dip
Clinical Perfusion Science, MSc
Clinical Perfusion Science, PGCert
Creative Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MA
Creative Writing, MA
Creative Writing, PhD
Cyber Security (Infrastructures Security), MSc
Cyber Security (Software Security), MSc
Cyber Security (Cyber Secure Everywhere), PhD
Data Science, MSc
Data Science for Business, MSc
Dental Implantology, MSc
Development and Security, MSc
Digital Business Innovation, MA
Digital Health, MSc
Digital Media Innovation, MA
Digital and Technological Society, MSc
Disability Studies, PhD
Earth Sciences, PhD
Earthquake Engineering and Infrastructure Resilience, MSc
East Asian Development and the Global Economy, MSc
East Asian Studies, PhD
Economics, MRes
Economics, MSc
Economics, PhD
Economics and Finance, MSc
Economics, Finance and Management, MSc
Economics with Data Science, MSc
Education, PhD
Education (Part time online only), PhD
Education (Climate Change), MSc
Education (Inclusive Education), MSc
Education (Leadership and Policy), MSc
Education (Learning, Technology and Society), MSc
Education (Mathematics Education), MSc
Education (Neuroscience and Education), MSc
Education (Open Pathway), MSc
Education (Policy and International Development), MSc
Education (Secondary), PGCE
Education (Teaching and Learning), MSc
Educational Psychology, DEdPsy
Education, MRes
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, PhD
Employment, Work and Equality, LLM
Engineering Biology, PhD
Engineering Mathematics, MSc
Engineering Mathematics, PhD
Engineering with Management, MSc
English Literature, MA
English Literature, PhD
Environmental Analytical Chemistry, MSc
Environmental Humanities, MA
Environmental Modelling and Data Analysis, MSc
Environmental Policy and Management, MSc
Epidemiology, MSc
Exercise, Nutrition and Health, PhD
Film and Television, MA
Film and Television, PhD
Finance and Investment, MSc
Financial Technology, MSc
Financial Technology with Data Science, MSc
French, PhD
Gender and International Relations, MSc
General Legal Studies, LLM
Geographic Data Science, PhD
Geographic Data Science and Spatial Analytics, MSc
Geographical Sciences (Human Geography), PhD
Geographical Sciences (Physical Geography), PhD
German, PhD
Global Challenges and Transformations, PhD
Global Development and Environment, MSc
Global Environmental Challenges, MSc by Research
Global Health Policy, MSc
Global Operations and Supply Chain Management, MSc
Global Wildlife Health and Conservation, MSc
Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Partnership (NERC)
Health and Wellbeing, PhD
Health Economics and Health Policy Analysis, MSc
Health, Law and Society, LLM
Health Professions Education, PGCert, PGDip, MSc
Health Sciences Research, MRes
Healthcare Management, MSc
Healthcare Improvement, PG Cert
Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, PhD
History, MA
History, PhD
History of Art, MA
History of Art, PhD
Human-Computer Interaction, MSc
Human Geography: Society and Space, MSc
Human Resource Management and the Future of Work, MSc
Human Rights Law, LLM
Immersive Arts (Virtual and Augmented Reality), MSc
Immersive Technologies (Virtual and Augmented Reality), MSc 
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MSc
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, PhD
International Business and Strategy: Global Challenges, MSc
International Commercial Law, LLM
International Development, MSc
International Law, LLM
International Law and International Relations, LLM
International Relations, MSc
International Security, MSc
Internet of Things with AI, MSc
Interpreting, MSc
Italian, PhD
Law, MA
Law, PhD
Law, Environment, Sustainability and Business, LLM
Law, Innovation and Technology, LLM
Management, MSc (all pathways)
Linguistics, PhD
Marketing, MSc
Management, PhD
Mathematical Sciences, MSc
Mathematics, PhD
Mechanical Engineering, PhD
Medical Statistics and Health Data Science, MSc
Medieval Studies, MA
Medieval Studies, PhD
Molecular Neuroscience, MSc
Music, MA
Music, PhD
Neuroscience, MScR
Nuclear Science and Engineering, MSc
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health, MSc
Optical Communications and Signal Processing, MSc
Optoelectronic and Quantum Technologies, MSc
Oral and Dental Sciences, PhD
Oral Medicine, MSc
Palaeobiology, MSc
Periodontology, MSc
Philosophy, MA
Philosophy, PhD
Physics, PhD
Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, PhD
Policy Research, MSc
Politics, PhD
Population Health Sciences, PhD
Psychology, PhD
Psychology (Conversion), MSc
Psychology of Education BPS, MSc
Practice-Orientated Artificial Intelligence PhD
Public Health, MSc
Public Policy, MSc
Quantum Information Science and Technologies, PhD
Religion and Theology, PhD
Reproduction and Development, MSc
Robotics, MSc
Russian, PhD
Science Communication for a Better Planet, MSc
Scientific Computing with Data Science, MSc 
Social and Cultural Theory, MSc
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MSc
Social Policy, PhD
Social Science Research Methods (Management), MSc
Social Science Research Methods (Politics), MSc
Social Science Research Methods (Sociology), MSc
Social Science Research Methods (Global Transformations), MSc
Social Work, MSc
Social Work, PhD
Social Work Research, MSc
Society, Politics and Climate Change, MSc
Socio-Legal Studies, MSc
Sociotechnical Futures and Digital Methods, PhD
Sociology, MSc
Sociology, PhD
Stem Cells and Regeneration, MSc
Strategy, Change and Leadership, MSc
Structural Engineering, MSc
Sustainable Engineering, MSc
Sustainable Futures, PhD
Superconductivity, PhD
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MSc
Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis, PhD
Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MSc
Theatre and Performance, PhD
Theoretical and Practical Clinical Neuropsychology, PG Dip
Translation, MA
Translation, PhD
Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, MSc
Translational Cardiovascular Medicine Online, MSc
Translational Health Sciences, PhD
User Experience Design and Innovation, MA
Veterinary Sciences, PhD
Water and Environmental Management, MSc
Wireless Communications and Signal Processing, MSc

Undergraduate admissions statements

If you want to apply for an undergraduate programme make sure to check the undergraduate admissions statements, as these differ from the postgraduate statements.

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