Postgraduate fees and finance
Fees and financePostgraduate students can get financial help and advice
Postgraduate UK / EU fees 2012 - 13
The cost of a postgraduate degree varies by course and by type.
Minimum fees for postgraduate taught courses
- Full-time: £4,900
- Part-time: £2,450
Some courses have higher fees than the minimum fees. Below is a table showing the subject areas that have a higher fee. These are only a guide and you should contact the department of your chosen subject (which you can search for in our coursefinder) for the actual fees. You will get details of your specific fees with your offer letter.
Subject area |
Fee guide |
| Applied and professional ethics |
£7,000 |
| Asia Pacific studies (online) |
£10,000 |
| Biological sciences |
Up to £7,500 |
| Engineering / Computing |
£10,000 |
| Food science and nutrition |
£12,000 |
| Geology / Geophysics / Sustainability (Consultancy and project management) |
£6,000 - £9,000 |
| Healthcare / Social care / Counselling |
£10,000 - £14,000 |
| Law |
£7,000 - £9,000 |
| MBA / Business / Finance / Marketing |
£6,000 - £17,000 |
| Medicine and health |
£5,340 - £14,385 |
| Politics / International relations / Global development |
£6,000 |
| Psychological studies |
£6,000 |
| Statistics with applications to finance |
£7,000 |
|
Translation studies / Interpreting |
£4,000 - £8,000 |
Minimum fees for postgraduate research courses (2011)
- Full-time: £3,732
- Part-time: £1,866
Fees for postgraduate research courses for 2012 - 13 are tbc.
Postgraduate international student fees
Information on tuition fees for international students can be found on the international section of this website.
Extra charges
Some science subjects require an extra fee to cover lab costs.
Future fees
If you are an international postgraduate research student you will pay the same fixed fee for each year of your programme allowing you to plan your finances for the duration of your studies.
Fee status assessment
You are classified as either a "home" or "international" student for the purpose of assessing tuition fees. Only certain categories of students will be charged the "home" tuition fee. Where it is not clear from your application form whether you have "home" or "international" status, a Fees Assessment Form will be sent to you for completion.
For further information and advice, you can consult UKCISA: The Council for International Student Affairs - www.ukcisa.org.uk
Financial help
Postgraduate students at Leeds benefit from around £10m of funding from the University and externally. Postgraduate scholarships are available to international, UK and EU students and you may be eligible.
For enquiries about postgraduate scholarships email pg_scholarships@leeds.ac.uk
If you are experiencing severe hardship you could get help with your living expenses from the access to learning fund, after you have applied for all other available means of support.
When to pay
Fees must be paid in full before you can register as a postgraduate student, unless you will be paying for yourself. If you are self-supporting you can pay fees in two instalments, the first payable at registration.
If you are supported by your government, employer, or other
sponsor, you should provide a letter from them addressed to the
University, confirming that the fees will be paid directly. Sponsors
cannot pay by instalments.
For further details of fees and charges, contact:
Alison Gant
Accounts Receivable
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
email: A.Gant@adm.leeds.ac.uk
tel: 0113 343 5798