Applying to City
Applicants for all postgraduate degrees should normally hold a university Honours degree or equivalent qualification in an appropriate subject. If you don't hold an Honours degree or equivalent but you have suitable experience and/or professional qualifications, you may still be accepted for a Masters or Postgraduate Diploma at the discretion of the relevant Department. In addition, we recognise several pre-Masters programmes, in particular those provided by Kaplan International College London and INTO City.
Applications and closing dates
Before registration, you will need to submit original certificates or certified copies of your relevant degrees and other qualifications. The closing date for applications is determined by each Department and may be as early as February for a course starting in September. It is advisable to apply as early as possible as competition for places on many courses is extremely strong and they may be fully subscribed well before the closing date.
Registration
After you have had your place confirmed, you will be required to register formally at the start of your course. We will send you details about this well in advance.
Enrolment
Enrolment at the University usually takes place between August and September for courses beginning in September or October. The University charges tuition fees for its courses. These vary depending on the course, whether you are studying full or part-time and whether you are a UK/EU or an international student. The fees are normally payable at the beginning of the year, although there is an instalment scheme available.
Payment of Fees
The information in this section is given as general guidance. More specific information on paying fees for the 2011/12 academic year will be available as part of the enrolment process you will be sent after you have received an unconditional offer of a place. As part of the enrolment process, you will need to have either paid the fees in full or paid the first instalment of your fees and provided us with your bank or credit or debit card details. If you are fully sponsored we will require a completed sponsorship form (SP1).
If you have a discretionary local authority award or a recognised studentship from a UK Research Council or a UK government department, we will collect fees directly from them. You must provide us with a copy of the award letter. If you are going to be sponsored by another country, company or employer, you will need to ask them either to make a payment directly to the University or to complete a sponsorship form (SP1) so we can send them an invoice for your fees.
If you are paying all or part of your fees yourself or a private individual is paying them on your behalf, you will be considered to be a self-financing student. In this case, we offer an instalment scheme to which you can sign up at https://epay.city.ac.uk.
Our instalment scheme
This is open to all students except students on courses with modular fees. If you are a self financing student you can choose to pay your annual fees in two equal instalments:
- The first 50% on enrolment
- The remaining 50% at the end of the third completed month after enrolment (in January for those starting courses in the autumn term).
Refunds of Fees
The following will be charged following student withdrawal:
Undergraduates:
Non-SLC funded£0.00 if you withdraw before 31 October
50% of the annual fee if you withdraw between 1 November and 31 January
100% of the annual fee if you withdraw on or after 1 February
Undergraduates:SLC funded£0.00 if you withdraw before before 1 Dec
full fee if you withdraw after 1 Dec (payable by the Student Loan Company)
Postgraduates:Only the deposit will be charged if you withdraw before 31 October
50% of the annual fee if you withdraw between 1 November and 31 January
100% of the annual fee if you withdraw on or after 1 February
The above dates apply to students who follow the standard academic year. Where courses start at different times of the year:
Only the deposit will be charged if you withdraw within a month of registration
50% of the annual fee will be charged after 1 month following registration date for the following 3 month period
100% of the annual fee will be charged from date of payment of second instalment
