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Tuition Fees List: Home and International (Postgraduate Research)

Last updated: 27 March 2024

Please refer to your course, year of study and year of entry to locate the relevant fee rate.

PhD fees

Attendance modeYear of study2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
HomeFull Time1-4£5,100£5,100£5,100£5,000£5,000
HomePart Time1-6£3,400£3,400£3,400£3,333.33£3,333.33
InternationalFull Time1-4£12,775£11,730£10,200£10,000£10,000
InternationalPart Time1-6£8,525£7,820£6,800£6,666.67£6,666.67
Full Time5+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500
Part Time7+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500
*Where the university arranges to deliver the compulsory postgraduate certificate in research methods to a student outside the UK there is an additional charge of £3100 applied in the first year of study for courses delivered outside the UK in the EU. There is a charge of £3,610 applied in the first year for courses delivered outside of the UK and beyond the EU. This additional charge covers expenses related to delivery outside of the UK

Students will be charged the annual fee until they finish the expected duration of the course fee or submit their thesis at which time the university will suspend further direct debit collection and refund any fees paid for the remaining part of the year on a pro rata basis. Students will be charged a continuation fee from the point of submission of thesis until the board of examiners confirms the award. If a student submits in advance of their expected course duration end date, they will move on to the continuation fee status.

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2020/21 – PhD: Annual Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of EntryAttendance Mode2019/202018/192017/182016/17
HomeFull Time£5,800£5,770£5,580£5,580
HomePart Time£3,000£2,885£2,795£2,795
InternationalFull Time£13,200£12,800£12,500£12,250
InternationalPart Time£6,600£6,400£6,000£6,000
Delivered in the UK or by distance-learning

PhD Visiting Research Student

Year of Entry2023/242022/232021/222020/21
Home students:
3 months
1 year

£750
£2,950

£750
£2,950

£735
£2,890

£735
£2,890
International students:
3 months
1 year
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Masters by Research / Master of Research (MRes)

Year of EntryAttendance modeYear of Study2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
HomeFull time1-2£5,100£5,100£5,100£5,000£5,000
HomePart Time1-3£3,400£3,400£3,400£3,333.33£3,333.33
InternationalFull Time1-2£12,775£11,730£10,200£10,000£10,000
InternationalPart Time1-3£8,525£7,820£6,800£6,666.67£6,666.67
Full Time3+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500
Part Time4+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2020/21 – Masters by Research: Annual Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of EntryAttendance Mode2019/202018/192017/182016/17
HomeFull Time£5,800*£5,770£5,580£5,580
HomePart time£3,000*£2,885£2,795£2,795
InternationalFull Time£13,200£12,800£12,500£12,250
InternationalPart time£6,600£6,400£6,000£6,000
Delivered in the UK or by distance-learning

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2020/21 – MRes: Annual Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of EntryAttendance Mode2019/202018/192017/182016/17
Home and InternationalFull Time£5,315£5,150£4,980£4,980
Home and InternationalPart Time£2,660£2,575£2,490£2,490

Students will be charged the annual fee until they finish the expected duration of the course fee or submit their thesis at which time the university will suspend further direct debit collection and refund any fees paid for the remaining part of the year on a pro rata basis. Students will be charged a continuation fee from the point of submission of thesis until the board of examiners confirms the award. If a student submits in advance of their expected course duration end date, they will move on to the continuation fee status.

Professional Doctorates

Professional Doctorate fees apply to both Home and International programmes.

Professional Doctorate: Annual Fees

Students will be charged the annual fee until they finish the expected duration of the course fee or submit their thesis at which time the university will suspend further direct debit collection and refund any fees paid for the remaining part of the year on a pro rata basis. Students will be charged a continuation fee from the point of submission of thesis until the board of examiners confirms the award. If a student submits in advance of their expected course duration end date, they will move on to the continuation fee status.

Attendance modeYear of Course2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Doctorate in Business AdministrationFull time1-4£8,825£8,200£7,800£7,637.50£7,637.50
Doctorate in Business AdministrationFull time5+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500
Doctorate of Education 1-2£4,875£4,545£4,545£4,450£4,497.50
Doctorate of Education Part time3-6£2,437.50£2,372.50£2,372.50£2,225£2,248.75
Doctorate of Education Part time7+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500
Doctorate of Education Full time3-4£4,875£4,545£4,545£4,450£4,497.50
Doctorate of Education Full time5+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500
Professional Doctorate in
Sport and Exercise
Part time1-4£3,900£3,625£3,480N/A£3,407
Professional Doctorate in
Sport and Exercise
Part time5+£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500

Students continuing studies from years prior to 2020/21 – Professional Doctorate Fees

The fees below relate to continuing students. The annual fee that a student will be charged is determined by the year of entry.

Year of Entry2019/202018/192017/182016/17
Professional Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), Media Communications (DMC)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4+



£11,715
£10,115
£4,800
£3,000



£11,350
£9,800
£4,650
£2,885



£11,000
£9,500
£4,500
£2,750



£11,000
£9,500
£4,500
£2,750
Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise (DSAE)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4+


£3,610
£3,610
£3,000
£3,000


£3,500
£3,500
£2,885
£2,885


£3,000
£3,000
£2,500
£2,500


£3,000
£3,000
£2,500
£2,500
Professional Doctorate of Education (EdD)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4+

£5,160
£5,160
£4,125
£3,000

£5,000
£5,000
£4,000
£2,885
N/AN/A

Continuation Fee:

Year of Entry2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Applied annually for students on years of study after the expected duration of their programme or at the point of thesis submission. Please refer to the Tuition Fee policy for more details£1,525£1,525£1,525£1,500£1,500

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