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Overview of the university

Lancaster University is among the best in the world. We’re proud to be ranked in the top 15 in three major UK league tables, including 10th in the Complete University Guide 2026, 14th in The Guardian University Guide 2026, and 15th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Lancaster was also awarded a Gold rating in the most recent Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023).

Here, students learn in an inspiring, research-led environment, from academics who are at the forefront of their fields of research and whose work has positive impacts well beyond academia. Our outstanding reputation attracts some of the brightest minds from around the world, creating an inspiring environment to learn in.  

We’re also well connected to employers. The High Fliers ‘Graduate Market in 2025' report named Lancaster University as one of the 30 most targeted universities by the UK’s leading graduate employers.

Lancaster University is also internationally recognised as an outstanding education provider; we have been awarded 5 Stars for overall performance in the globally renowned QS World Ratings. The evaluation features a 5 Star rating for each category – teaching, employability, global engagement, research, facilities, subject ranking and environmental impact.

There are eight different undergraduate colleges and a postgraduate college, all of which provide college events, social and study spaces with a friendly and supportive community to be a part of.

There are four academic faculties at Lancaster University:

  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Health and Medicine
  • Faculty of Science and Technology
  • Lancaster University Management School 

In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), 91% of our research was independently rated as 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading', including 46% rated in the highest category of 4*.

Across campus, you’ll find exceptional learning facilities. From modern and well-equipped labs and lecture theatres to inspiring study spaces for every need, including dedicated silent study and group work facilities, and a library that’s open 24/7 in term time.

Our campus is more than just a place to study, it’s designed to feel like a home from home, with accommodation, restaurants, cafes, a sports centre, social spaces, shops for the essentials, laundrettes, a health centre, a nursery, and more.  

 A short bus ride or cycle will take you from our campus into the heart of Lancaster – a city full of character and culture. It’s a city without the sprawl, compact enough to walk around and small enough to hold onto a friendly personality. But there’s also everything you’d expect from a modern city, with plenty to see and do, from busy shops and a vibrant nightlife to cultural attractions and beautiful parks.

Programs and courses at Lancaster University

473 courses at Lancaster University, listed alphabetically:

A Accounting and Finance, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance, MSc Accounting and Finance, PhD Accounting and Finance (Industry), BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management (Industry), BSc (Hons) Advanced Management, Consulting and Change, MSc Advertising and Digital Marketing, BA (Hons) Advertising and Digital Marketing (Industry), BSc (Hons) Advertising and Digital Marketing (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Applied Linguistics, MRes Applied Linguistics and TESOL, MA Applied Mathematics, PhD Applied Social Science, PhD Architecture, PhD Architecture, BA (Hons) Architecture (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Architecture (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Art, PhD Artificial Intelligence, MSc
B Behavioural Science Skills, MSc Biochemistry, BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, MSci (Hons) Biochemistry (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Biochemistry (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Biochemistry (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Biological Science, PhD Biology, BSc (Hons) Biology, MSci (Hons) Biology (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Biology (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Biology (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Biomedical and Life Sciences, PhD, MPhil Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, MSc by Research Biomedical Science, MSci (Hons) Biomedical Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Biomedicine, BSc (Hons) Biomedicine, MSci (Hons) Biomedicine, MSc Biomedicine (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Biomedicine (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Biomedicine (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Business Analytics, MSc Business Analytics, BSc (Hons) Business Analytics (Industry), BSc (Hons) Business Analytics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management, BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (Industry), BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Business Economics, BSc (Hons) Business Economics (Industry), BSc (Hons) Business Economics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Management MSc, MSc Business Management, BSc (Hons) Business Management (Industry), BSc (Hons) Business Management (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Business Management for Entrepreneurship, BSc (Hons) Business Management for Entrepreneurship (Industry), BSc (Hons) Business Management for Entrepreneurship (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons)
C Chemical Engineering, MEng Chemical Engineering, BEng Chemical Engineering (Study Abroad), MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering (Study Abroad), BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering (with a Foundation Year), BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Placement Year, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Placement Year, MEng (Hons) Chemistry, MSc by Research Chemistry, PhD Chemistry, MChem Chemistry, BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Study Abroad), MChem (Hons) Chemistry (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Chemistry (with Industrial Placement), MChem (Hons) Child Mental Health, MSc Chinese Studies and English Literature, BA (Hons) Clinical Psychology, DClinPsy Clinical Research, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Communication Systems, PhD Communication Systems, MSc by Research Computer Science, PhD, MPhil Computer Science, MSc by Research Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Computer Science (with Industrial Experience), MSci (Hons) Conservation and Biodiversity, MSc Corpus Linguistics (Online), PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Creative Writing, PhD Creative Writing, MA Criminology, BA (Hons) Criminology, PhD Criminology (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Criminology (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology, BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Cyber Security, MSc Cyber Security, BSc (Hons) Cyber Security (Online), MSc Cyber Security (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Cyber Security (with Industrial Experience), MSci (Hons)
D Data Science, MSc Data Science, BSc (Hons) Data Science (Online), MSc Data Science (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Data Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Data Science (with Industrial Experience), BSc (Hons) Defence and Security, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Design, BA (Hons) Design, PhD Design (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Design (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Design Management, MA Digital and Social Media Marketing, MSc Digital Humanities, MA
E E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning (by thesis and coursework), PhD Earth and Environmental Science, MSci (Hons) Earth and Environmental Science, BSc (Hons), MSci (Hons) Earth and Environmental Science (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Earth and Environmental Science (Study Abroad), BSc Ecology, MSc by Research Ecology and Conservation, BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation, MSci (Hons) Ecology and Conservation (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Economics, BA (Hons) Economics, BSc (Hons) Economics, PhD Economics (Industry) (L105), BSc (Hons) Economics (Industry) (L111), BA (Hons) Economics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Economics (Study Abroad) (L113), BA (Hons) Economics and Finance, BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance (Industry), BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Economics, Politics and International Relations, BA (Hons) Economics, Politics and International Relations (Industry), BA (Hons) Economics, Politics and International Relations (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Education and Social Justice (by thesis and coursework), PhD Educational Research (Independent Study), PhD Electronic and Electrical Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering, MEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Study Abroad), BEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Study Abroad), MEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Placement Year, MEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering with Placement Year, BEng (Hons) Engineering, BEng (Hons) Engineering, PhD, MPhil Engineering, MSc by Research Engineering, MEng (Hons) Engineering (Study Abroad), BEng (Hons) Engineering (Study Abroad), MEng (Hons) Engineering (with a Foundation Year), BEng (Hons) Engineering with Placement Year, BEng (Hons) Engineering with Placement Year, MEng (Hons) English Language, BA (Hons) English Language (Placement Year), BA (Hons) English Language (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics, BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) English Literature, BA English Literature, MA English Literature, PhD English Literature (Placement Year), BA (Hons) English Literature (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, PhD English Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year), BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) English Literature and History, BA (Hons) English Literature and History (Placement Year), BA (Hons) English Literature and History (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Environment and Society, PhD Environmental Management, MSc Environmental Science, MSci (Hons) Environmental Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, MSc by Research Environmental Science, PhD Environmental Science (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Environmental Sustainability, MSc Executive Master of Business Administration, MBA
F Film, PhD Film and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Film and English Literature, BA (Hons) Film and English Literature (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Film and English Literature (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Film Studies, BA (Hons) Film Studies (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Film Studies (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Film, Media and Cultural Studies, BA (Hons) Film, Media and Cultural Studies (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Film, Media and Cultural Studies (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Finance, MSc Finance, BSc (Hons) Finance (Industry), BSc (Hons) Financial Management, MSc Financial Technologies and AI, MSc Fine Art, BA (Hons) Fine Art (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Fine Art (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Flood and Water Management, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Forensic Linguistics and Speech Science, MSc
G Gender Studies, PhD Geography, PhD Geography, BSc (Hons) Geography, BA (Hons) Geography, MSci (Hons) Geography (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Geography (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Geography (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Geography (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Geography and Economics, BA (Hons) Geography and Economics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Global Media and Society, MA Global Medical and Health Humanities, MA
H Health Data Science, MSc Health Data Science, PhD Health Economics and Policy, MSc Health Economics and Policy, PhD Health Research, PhD Healthcare Leadership, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement (by thesis and coursework), PhD History, MA History, PhD History, BA (Hons) History (Placement Year), BA (Hons) History (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) History and International Relations, BA (Hons) History and International Relations (Placement Year), BA (Hons) History and International Relations (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) History and Politics, BA History and Politics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) History and Politics (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Human Geography, BA (Hons) Human Geography (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Human Geography (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Human Resource Management, MSc
I Information Systems and Digital Business Innovation, MSc International Business and Strategic Management, MSc International Commercial and Corporate Law, MSc International Management, BSc (Hons) International Management (Industry), BSc (Hons) International Management (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) International Relations, PhD International Relations, BA (Hons) International Relations (Placement Year), BA (Hons) International Relations (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Investment Management and Financial Analysis, MSc
L Language and Linguistics, MA Language Sciences, BSc (Hons) Language Sciences (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Language Sciences (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Language Testing (Online), PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Languages and Cultures, MA by Research Languages and Cultures, PhD Languages and Global Cultures, BA (Hons) Languages and Global Cultures, MLang Law, LLM Law, LLM Law, PhD, MPhil Law, LLB (Hons) Law (Clinical Learning), LLB (Hons) Law (Placement Year), LLB (Hons) Law (Study Abroad), LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology, LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology (Placement Year), LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology (Study Abroad), LLB (Hons) Leadership Practice, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Linguistics, PhD Linguistics, BA (Hons) Linguistics (by thesis and coursework), PhD Linguistics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Linguistics (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MSc
M Management, MSc Management (Entrepreneurship and Strategy), PhD Management (Organisation, Work and Technology), PhD Management and Artificial Intelligence, MSc Management and Digital Technologies, BSc (Hons) Management and Digital Technologies (Industry), BSc (Hons) Management Science, MRes Management Science, PhD Management Science, PhD with Integrated Study Marketing, MSc Marketing, PhD Marketing, BSc (Hons) Marketing (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Marketing and Design, BSc (Hons) Marketing and Design (Industry), BSc (Hons) Marketing and Design (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Master of Business Administration, MBA Materials Science, MSc by Research Materials Science, PhD Mathematical Artificial Intelligence, PhD Mathematics, PhD Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics, MSci Mathematics (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Study Abroad), MSci (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics, MSci (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics (Study Abroad), MSci Mathematics with Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Computer Science, MSci (Hons) Mathematics with Computer Science (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Computer Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Computer Science (Study Abroad), MSci (Hons) Mathematics with Economics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Economics (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Economics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Finance, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Finance (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Philosophy, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Philosophy (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Philosophy (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Real-world Systems (MARS), BSc (Hons) Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Real-world Systems (MARS) (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Real-world Systems (MARS) (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE), BSc (Hons) Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) (Industry), BSc (Hons) Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Study Abroad), BEng Mechanical Engineering (Study Abroad), MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (with a Foundation Year), BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year, BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Placement Year, MEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering, BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering, MEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering (Study Abroad), BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering (Study Abroad), MEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering with Placement Year, BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering with Placement Year, MEng (Hons) Media and Cultural Studies, PhD Media and Cultural Studies, BA (Hons) Media and Cultural Studies (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Media and Cultural Studies (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Medical Education, PG Cert Medical Ethics and Law, PhD Medical Sciences, MSc by Research Medical Statistics, MSc Medicine, MD Medicine, PhD Medicine and Surgery, MBChB Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year, MBChB Mental Health, PhD Money, Banking and Finance, MSc
N Nanoscience, PhD Natural Sciences, MSc by Research Natural Sciences, PhD Natural Sciences, BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences, MSci (Hons) Natural Sciences (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences (Study Abroad), MSci (Hons) Natural Sciences (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Neuroscience, BSc (Hons) Neuroscience, MSci (Hons) Neuroscience (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Neuroscience (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Nuclear Engineering, MEng (Hons) Nuclear Engineering, BEng (Hons) Nuclear Engineering (Study Abroad), BEng (Hons) Nuclear Engineering (Study Abroad), MEng (Hons) Nuclear Engineering with Placement Year, BEng (Hons) Nuclear Engineering with Placement Year, MEng (Hons)
O Organisational Health and Well-Being, PhD
P Palliative Care, PhD Pharmaceutical Science, BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science, MSci (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, MSci (Hons) Pharmacology (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Pharmacology (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Pharmacology (with a Foundation Year), BSc (Hons) Philosophy, PhD Philosophy, BA (Hons) Philosophy (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Philosophy (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Physical Geography, BSc (Hons) Physical Geography, MSci (Hons) Physical Geography (Placement Year), BSc (Hons) Physical Geography (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Physics, BSc (Hons) Physics, MPhys (Hons) Physics, MSc by Research Physics, PhD Physics (Study Abroad), MPhys (Hons) Physics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics, BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics, MPhys (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics (Study Abroad), MPhys (Hons) Plant Sciences, MSc by Research Political Ecology, MA Politics, BA (Hons) Politics, PhD Politics (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Politics (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Project Management, MSc Psychology, BSc Psychology, PhD Psychology (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Psychology and Behavioural Analytics, MSc Psychology and Languages, BA (Hons) Psychology and Linguistics, BA (Hons) Psychology of Child Development and Education, MSc Public Health, PhD Public Policy, MSc
R Religious Studies, PhD
S Science Studies, PhD Social and Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, PhD Social Research, MSc Social Statistics, PhD Social Work, BA (Hons) Sociology, BA (Hons) Sociology, PhD Sociology (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Sociology (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology, BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Software Engineering, BSc (Hons) Software Engineering (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Software Engineering (with Industrial Experience), MSci (Hons) Sport and Exercise Medicine, MSc Sport and Exercise Science, BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Sciences, PhD Statistics, MSc Statistics, PhD Statistics, PhD with Integrated Study Statistics and Artificial Intelligence, MSc Statistics and Epidemiology, PhD Statistics and Operational Research, MRes Statistics and Operational Research (STOR-i), PhD Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures, MA
T Theatre and Performing, BA (Hons) Theatre and Performing (Placement Year), BA (Hons) Theatre and Performing (Study Abroad), BA (Hons) Theatre Studies, PhD Theoretical Physics, BSc (Hons) Theoretical Physics, MPhys (Hons) Theoretical Physics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Theoretical Physics (Study Abroad), MPhys (Hons) Theoretical Physics with Mathematics, MSci (Hons) Theoretical Physics with Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Theoretical Physics with Mathematics (Study Abroad), MSci (Hons) Theoretical Physics with Mathematics (Study Abroad), BSc (Hons) Theory and Practice of Management, PhD Theory and Practice of Management (IDPM), PhD Translation, PhD
V Volcanology, MSc

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