Welcoming students from Norway

BU International College Foundation Certificates

• You can undertake a Foundation Certificate before going on to an undergraduate course if you have successfully completed 12 years of schooling in Norway and achieved a minimum of IELTS (Academic) 5.0. Visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/internationalcollege 

Undergraduate courses (Bachelor’s degree) 

• You can apply to study a Bachelor's degree from year one if you have a Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole. You need Grades 3 and above to be considered, although at least a 4 is preferable.

Top-up courses

• If you have a Høgskole Kandidat, you can apply to study a Top-up course at BU.

Postgraduate courses (Master’s degree) 

• You need to have a Bachelor's degree or Candidatus Magisterii to apply for a taught postgraduate programme with us.

Research programmes

• You need any postgraduate degree to be considered for a BU research programme.

Some courses may require specific or additional entry requirement. To find out more visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses 

Undergraduate and postgraduate 

• IELTS Academic (UKVI or non-UKVI) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. 

Note: some courses may require a higher IELTS score. 

For more information on acceptable English qualifications visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ english-requirements 

These fees are inclusive and cover all the essential course elements. Students may be required to pay for optional or discretionary aspects of your studies, such as textbooks, optional placements and printing charges.

We have done our best to clearly outline any anticipated extra costs on each course page at BU, to help students understand our provision and what they need to budget for.

Undergraduate

• £18,700 - £19,700 per year for full-time study (BA/BSc/BEng degrees). Please check the individual course pages to see the specific fees for each course.
• Plus £1,850 to take a placement year – this is optional and additional to the tuition fee, should the student wish to gain professional experience.

Tuition fees are fixed throughout your course (except your placement year) and applies to all undergraduate honours degree students, including those who start on an integrated Foundation Year.

Postgraduate

• Taught Master’s: £17,000- £22,000 for full-time study (MA, MSc and LLM degrees). Please check the individual course pages to see the specific fees for each course.
• MBA: £19,000 for full-time study.

Plus £1,850 to take a placement year – this is optional and additional to the tuition fee, should the student wish to gain professional experience.

Postgraduate research

• Library-based research: £20,000 per year, full-time fee
• Laboratory-based research: £23,000 per year, full-time fee.

Deposit fee (applicable to undergraduate, postgraduate and postgraduate research)

• £5,000 to be paid by the deposit date stated on the student’s offer letter.

The deposit is required to secure the student’s place on course they applied for. It is non-refundable, except in certain circumstances as outlined in Fees Policy (pdf, 232kb - please see Section 3).

Visit our scholarships webpages for more information:

• Undergraduate scholarships
• Postgraduate scholarships

We have two agents in Norway who are based in Oslo and Bergen. They are available to assist you with your application to study at BU. When you apply for one of our courses, you can choose whether to do so directly, or to submit your application form via your local representative, who will liaise with us throughout the application process.