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Overview of the university

Unlock your potential at the University of Nottingham and discover a world of academic excellence, pioneering research and life-changing opportunities. 

Nottingham is a member of the UK’s prestigious Russell Group and the Universitas 21 international network, with campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia. It is home to over 47,500 students from more than 150 countries, with a global alumni community of almost 300,000 graduates. 

Nottingham is ranked 103rd in the world and 18th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings 2022. It is also ranked as a UK top 20 university in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, and is the Sports University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. 

The university’s roots date back to 1881 and we have been awarding degrees since 1948. We have a history of world-changing research, from the development of MRI technology to the ongoing fight against modern slavery, world hunger and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Choose from a wide variety of undergraduate, masters and research degree courses, ranging from arts and humanities, languages, engineering, sciences and medicine to social sciences such as business, economics, politics and law. 

Nottingham students and graduates benefit from outstanding careers support, including postgraduate placement opportunities and entrepreneurial support. The university has strong links with global employers and is ranked in the world top 70 in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.

We also offer an unforgettable student experience, including more than 200 clubs and societies in our Students’ Union. Nottingham has a strong reputation for sport, finishing second in the most recent British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) league in 2018-19. 

Our UK campuses are based in the friendly, historic city of Nottingham in central England. The city is world-famous for the legends of Robin Hood, and is a UNESCO City of Literature. There’s plenty to explore including a castle, caves, parks and gardens, two football stadiums, the National Ice Centre and the famous Trent Bridge Cricket Ground.


Programs and courses at University of Nottingham

521 courses at University of Nottingham, listed alphabetically:

A Academic English and Study Skills Preparation programmes, Master's Qualifying Programme Accountancy, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance, MSc Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing, MSc Advanced Architecture Design, MArch Advanced Building Performance Engineering, MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering, MSc Advanced Civil Engineering, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, MSc Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Extended Research, MSc Advanced Materials, MSc Aerospace Engineering, MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering, BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Ageing and Rehabilitation, PhD, MPhil Agricultural Systems Management, PhD, MRes, MPhil AI and Digital Chemistry, MSc American and Canadian Studies, MRes American and Canadian Studies, PhD American Studies, PhD American Studies and History, PhD Anatomy, Physiology and Nutrition, PhD, MRes, MPhil Ancient History, BA (Hons) Ancient History (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) Ancient History and Archaeology, BA (Hons) Ancient History and History, BA (Hons) Animal Population Heath and Welfare, PhD Animal Science, BSc (Hons) Animal Science, MSci (Hons) Animal Sciences, PhD Applied Linguistics, MA Applied Linguistics, PhD Applied Linguistics (Online), PhD Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching, MA Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (China Campus), MA Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (online), PhD Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching, PhD Applied Psychology, PhD, MPhil Applied Sport and Exercise Medicine, MSc Archaeology, BA (Hons) Archaeology, PhD Archaeology, MRes Archaeology (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) Archaeology and Geography, BA (Hons) Archaeology and History, BA (Hons) Archaeology by Distance Learning, PhD Architectural Environment Engineering, BEng (Hons) Architectural Environment Engineering, MEng (Hons) Architectural Environment Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Architectural Environment Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Architecture, BArch (Hons) Architecture (ARB RIBA Part 2), MArch Architecture (Science), PhD Architecture (Social Science), PhD Architecture and Environmental Design, MEng (Hons) Architecture and Sustainable Design, MArch Architecture Design (Social Science), PhD Art History, PhD Art History, MRes Art History and Visual Culture, BA (Hons) Art History and Visual Culture and English, BA (Hons) Art History and Visual Culture with Foundation Year, BA (Hons)
C Canadian Studies, PhD Cancer Immunology and Biotechnology, MSc Cancer Sciences, BSc (Hons) Cancer Sciences, PhD, MPhil Cancer Sciences, MSci (Hons) Cell Biology, MRes Cellular and Developmental Biology, PhD, MRes, MPhil Chemical Engineering, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering, PhD Chemical Engineering, MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering, MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Chemistry, BSc (Hons) Chemistry, PhD Chemistry, MRes Chemistry, MSci (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Placement, MSci (Hons) Chemistry with International Study, MSci (Hons) Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, PhD Civil Engineering, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering and Management, MSc Civil Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering – Digital Construction, MSc Classical Civilisation, BA (Hons) Classical Civilisation (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) Classical Civilisation and Philosophy, BA (Hons) Classics, BA (Hons) Classics, MA Classics, PhD Classics by Distance Learning, PhD Climate Change, Environment and Society, MSc Clinical and Molecular Microbiology, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Clinical Education, MSc Clinical Microbiology (Distance Learning), MSc Clinical Neuroscience, PhD, MPhil Clinical Nutrition, MSc Clinical Nutrition, PhD Clinical Trials Research, PhD, MPhil Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, PG Dip, MSc Cognitive Neuroscience, MSc Communication and Entrepreneurship, MSc Comparative Literature, PhD Computational Biology, PhD Computational Neuroscience, Cognition and AI, MSc Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, PhD Computer Science, MSci (Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with Year in Industry, BSc (Hons) Computer Science including International Year, MSci (Hons) Computer Science or Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), MSc Computer Science or Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) (2-year), MSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, MSci (Hons) Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence including International Year, MSci (Hons) Computer Science with Year in Industry, BSc (Hons) Creative Writing, MA Creative Writing, PhD Creative Writing (Online), PhD Criminology, BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice, MA Criminology and Sociology, BA (Hons) Critical Care and Anaesthesia, PhD, MPhil Critical Theory, MRes Critical Theory and Cultural Studies, PhD, MPhil Cultural and Creative Industries, BA (Hons) Cultural and Creative Industries (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) Cultural Industries and Entrepreneurship, MSc Cultural Studies, MRes Cultures and Creative Practice, PhD Cyber Physical Systems, MSc Cyber Physical Systems (2 year), MSc
E Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, PhD, MRes, MPhil Economic Development and Policy Analysis, MSc Economics, BSc (Hons) Economics, MSc Economics, PhD, MRes Economics and Data Science, MSc Economics and Econometrics, BSc (Hons) Economics and Econometrics, MSc Economics and International Economics, BSc (Hons) Education, MA Education, PhD Education (Online), MA Educational Leadership and Management, MA Educational Leadership and Management (Online), MA Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering, PhD Electrical and Electronic Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering including an Industrial Year (Year 4), MEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year Abroad, BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering, MEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering for Sustainable and Renewable Energy, MSc Electrical Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering with a Year Abroad, BEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering, MEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering with a Year Abroad, BEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering with a Year Abroad, MEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering with a Year in Industry, BEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering with a Year in Industry, MEng (Hons) Electronic Communications and Computer Engineering, MSc Electronic Engineering, MEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering with a Year Abroad, BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering with a Year Abroad, MEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry, BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry, MEng (Hons) Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation (integrated honours programme), MEng (Hons) English, BA (Hons) English, PhD English (Online), MA English (Online), PhD English (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) English and Classical Civilisation, BA (Hons) English and History, BA (Hons) English and Philosophy, BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, BA (Hons) English Language and Literature with Foundation Year, BA (Hons) English Literature, MA English Studies, MA English with Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship, PG Cert Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management, MSc Environmental Biology, BSc (Hons) Environmental Biology, MSci (Hons) Environmental Engineering, MEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering, BEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Environmental Leadership and Management, MSc Environmental Process Engineering, MSc Environmental Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, MSci (Hons) Environmental Sciences, PhD, MRes, MPhil Epidemiology and Public Health, PhD, MPhil
M Machine Learning in Science, MSc Management, MSc Management Psychology, PG Dip, MSc Manufacturing Engineering, PhD Marketing, MSc Master of Public Administration, MPA Master of Public Health, PG Dip, MPH, PG Cert Master of Public Health (Global Health), PG Dip, MPH Master of Public Health (Health Research), PG Dip, MPH Materials Engineering and Material Design, PhD Mathematical Physics, BSc Mathematics, PhD Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics, MMath (Hons) Mathematics (International Study), BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Economics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with a Year in Industry, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with a Year in Industry, MMath (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, MSc Mechanical Engineering, PhD Mechanical Engineering, BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering including an Integrated Study Abroad Year, BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering including an Integrated Study Abroad Year (Year 2 abroad), MEng Mechanical Engineering including an Integrated Study Abroad Year (Year 3 abroad), MEng Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing, MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing, BEng Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing including Industrial Year (Year 4), MEng (Hons) Media and Communication, PhD Medical Education, PG Dip, MMedSci, PG Cert Medical Education, PhD, MPhil Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, BSc (Hons) Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, MSci (Hons) Medicinal and Biological Chemistry with Industrial Placement, MSci (Hons) Medicine, BMBS Medicine and Health, PhD, MRes, DM Medicine with a Foundation Year, BMBS Mental Health, PhD, MPhil Mental Health: Research and Practice, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Metabolism, Ageing and Physiology, PhD, MPhil Microbiology (Biosciences), PhD, MPhil, MRes Microbiology and Immunology, MSc Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, PhD, MRes, MPhil Midwifery, BSc (Hons) Midwifery, PhD Modern Languages, MRes Modern Languages (Distance Learning), PhD Modern Languages and Culture Studies, PhD Molecular Medicine (and Complex Diseases), PhD Music, PhD Music, MRes Music by Distance Learning, PhD Music Composition, PhD Music Performance, PhD
P Perinatal and Child Health, PhD, MPhil Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy, MA Pharmaceutical Sciences, BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Sciences (with a Year in Industry), MSci (Hons) Pharmacology, BSc (Hons) Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, PhD, MRes, MPhil Pharmacy, MPharm Pharmacy, PhD, MRes, MPhil Philosophy, BA (Hons) Philosophy, PhD Philosophy (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons) Philosophy and Psychology, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology, BA (Hons) Philosophy by Distance Learning, PhD Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BA (Hons) Physics, BSc (Hons) Physics, PhD, MRes, MPhil Physics, MSci (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics, BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics, MSci (Hons) Physics with Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Physics with Computer Science, MSci (Hons) Physics with Medical Imaging, BSc (Hons) Physics with Medical Imaging, MSci (Hons) Physics with Theoretical Physics, BSc (Hons) Physics with Theoretical Physics, MSci (Hons) Physiotherapy, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MSc Physiotherapy, PhD Plant and Crop Sciences, PhD, MRes, MPhil Politics and Contemporary History, MA Politics and Economics, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, PhD Politics and International Relations, MRes Politics and International Relations - Quantitative Methods, BSc (Hons) Politics and Philosophy, BA (Hons) Polymer Composites, Miscellaneous Award Portuguese and Lusophone Studies, PhD Positioning, Navigation Earth Observation, PhD Postgraduate Certificate Education (International), PG Cert Primary, PgCE Primary Care, PhD, MPhil Product Design and Manufacture, BEng (Hons) Product Design and Manufacture, MEng (Hons) Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial Year, BEng (Hons) Product Design and Manufacture including an Industrial Year, MEng (Hons) Product Design and Manufacture including an Integrated Study Abroad Year, BEng (Hons) Product Design and Manufacture including an Integrated Study Abroad Year, MEng (Hons) Professional Doctorate in Education, EdD Professional Practice in Architecture (Part 3), PG Dip Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, PhD, MRes, DM Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology, PhD Psychology, MSci (Hons) Psychology (Applied Educational Psychology Doctorate), DAppEdPsy Psychology (Conversion), MSc Psychology (Conversion) Distance Learning, MSc Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, BSc (Hons) Psychology Research Methods, MSc Public Procurement Law and Policy, PG Dip, LLM, PG Cert

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