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1. Full-time Courses

Full-time Courses
Course£GBP
Undergraduate and Integrated Masters awards and equivalent courses (except those as detailed below) 17,010
Students on placement year of sandwich courses/intercalary year abroad 4,900
Masters courses (except those as detailed below) (PG Certificate/Diploma - see Note 1) 17,810
Postgraduate Research 18,520
Study Year Abroad - applicable to students from organisation/institutions where an agreement exists for study abroad:  
One semester attendance 5,160
Two semester attendance 9,460
Three semester attendance 12,140
Executive MBA/MPA 22,060
MSc Management and Corporate Governance/MSc Biomedical Science/MSc Biotechnology Research/MSc Human Nutrition/MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences/LLM Access to Justice/LLM International Commercial Law & ADR 19,930
Medicine - MBBS** (see Note 4) 38,550
Master of Fine Art/Masters with Advanced Practice/Extended Masters with Advanced Practice/Masters (Applied Research) - rate per credit point 98.94
MSc Strategic Accounting (Extended) - rate per credit point 98.94

2. Part-time Courses

See Note 3 for explanation of credit points

Part-time Undergraduate Courses
Course£GBP
Undergraduate and equivalent courses except those as detailed below:

Rate per credit point -
Rate per 20 credit point module -

141.75
2,835
Pre-sessional English 1,390
Pre-sessional English Plus 2,900
Part-time Postgraduate Courses
Course£GBP
Masters courses (except those as detailed below) and individual modules:

Rate per credit point -
Rate per 30 credit point module -

98.94
2968.20
Postgraduate Research 10,560
Executive MBA/MPA - rate per credit point 122.56
MSc Biomedical Science - rate per credit point 110.74

3. Notes

Note 1. Full-time students

Full-time students registering for a Postgraduate Diploma only will be charged 2/3 of the full masters' fee for that course as detailed above. Full-time students registering for a Postgraduate Certificate only will be charged 1/3 of the full masters' fee for that course as detailed above.

Note 2. Part-time students

Part-time students registering on a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma course will be charged the corresponding masters' rate per credit point fee as detailed above unless separately detailed.

Note 3. Credit Points Table

The table below shows the minimum overall credits that students are expected to attain in order to gain specific awards.  Students should always consult with their course director for specific information about required credits.

Credit Points Table
Award Minimum Overall Credit Points
Honours Degree 360
Masters Degree 180
Integrated Masters Degree 480
Postgraduate Certificate/Certificate/Advanced Certificate/Graduate Certificate 60
Postgraduate Diploma/Diploma/Advanced Diploma 120
Master of Fine Art/Masters with Advanced Practice/Masters (Applied Research)/MSc Strategic Accounting (Extended) 240
Extended Masters with Advanced Practice 300

Note 4. Clinical Placement Levy

In addition to the tuition fee quoted above, Northern Ireland Department of Health has introduced an obligatory clinical placement levy of £11,500 for all international medical students to encompass access to Health and Social Care clinical placements.

The clinical placement levy is reviewed regularly by the Department of Health and subject to increase.

This levy is payable in each academic year of study in addition to the tuition fee quoted above. Ulster University provides financial assistance toward this levy.

For 2025/26 entry, the student contribution for each year of programme is calculated as follows:

Student Contribution towards Clinical Placement Fee 2025/26 (£GBP)
Student Contribution£GBP
Year 1 of  Programme 4,600
Year 2 of Programme 9,500
Year 3 of  Programme 9,500
Year 4 of  Programme 9,500