Browse our university guidance

Sign up

On this page

University of Southampton logo

University of Southampton

Visit university website

Overview of the university

History

The University of Southampton dates back to 1862 when the Hartley Institution was founded. The institution then became the Hartley University College in 1902, when the degrees were awarded by the University of London. The University of Southampton gained its full university status in 1952.

International Admissions

Currently, the University has over 6,500 international students from more than 135 countries. Admissions to the University of Southampton are done via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for Undergraduate Degrees, and the University of Southampton website for all Postgraduate degrees. Individual degree programs have specified entry requirements.

Subject Areas

The University of Southampton has 8 faculties. These are:

  • Faculty of Business, Law and Art
  • Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences
  • Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering
  • Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

Programs and courses at University of Southampton

264 courses at University of Southampton, listed alphabetically:

A Accounting and Finance, MSc Accounting and Management, MSc Acoustical and Vibration Engineering, MSc Actuarial Science, PG Dip, MSc Adult Nursing - Graduate Entry, MSc Advanced Audiology, MSc Advanced Biological Sciences, MRes Advanced Chemical Engineering, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Allied Health Practitioner), MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Critical Care Practitioner), MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner), MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Nurse Practitioner), MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and Supervision (Senior Wellbeing Practitioner), PG Dip Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science (Computational Engineering and Design), MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science (Engineering Materials), MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science (Mechatronics), MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science (Propulsion and Engine Systems Engineering), MSc Advanced Supervision, PG Cert Aerodynamics and Computation, MSc AI for Sustainability CDT, PhD Allergy, PG Cert Allergy, PG Dip, MSc Allergy, PG Dip Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation, MSc Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation, MSc Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience, MSc Applied Linguistics, MA Applied Linguistics: English Language Teaching, PhD Applied Statistics, MSc Archaeology, PhD Archaeology, MSc Archaeology (Bioarchaeology), MSc Archaeology (Higher Archaeological Practice), MSc Archaeology (Paleoanthropology), MSc Art, design, media and fashion, PhD Audiology (with Clinical Placement), MSc

Articles and news

Articles loading
Post loading...