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Welcome to Aberystwyth University! An increasing number of Japanese students choose to study at Aber and, to date, 149 Japanese students have successfully completed their studies at the University.

Amongst the most popular courses for our undergraduate students from Japan are International Politics taught by our leading International Politics Department; Marketing and Business; Celtic Studies, Fine Art and Museum and Gallery Studies, and Theatre, Film and Television Studies.  A number of students also choose to follow postgraduate courses at the University with our Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Information and Library Studies and International Politics all being very popular.

Several of our students also take advantage of the excellent language support services provided by the International English Language Centre at Aber and follow a foundation course and/or a short pre-sessional course before starting their degree at the University.

Education Advisors in Japan

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Entry requirements

Undergraduate Courses

For Undergraduate course information please visit the Undergraduate Degree and HND Requirements page or contact the Undergraduate Office ug-admissions@aber.ac.uk

Postgraduate Courses

Generally, the minimum entry requirement for most taught Masters courses is a lower second class honours degree (2.2). However, some departments may require upper second class honours degrees (2.1) (e.g. Department of International Politics) or relevant work experience (e.g. for MBA programme).

If you are applying for a research or funded Masters and PhD course you should hold or expect to achieve an upper second class (2.1) honours degree or above.

Non-graduates with at least 2 years of relevant full-time work experience are welcome to apply for any Masters course. In this instance your application will be judged on an individual basis. They may not however apply for a place on a PGDE course or for a PhD programme.

The following table shows how Japanese qualifications compare with UK degrees.

UK 2ii Honours standard  UK 2i Honours standardUK Masters standard 
Bachelor degree (Gakushi): Average 67% or at least C grades in 90% of the courses Bachelor degree (Gakushi): Average 75% or at least B grades in 90% of the courses Master's degree (Shushi)

If you require further assistance please contact the Postgraduate Admissions Office on pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk

English Language  

If you are a non-UK student or your native or first language is not English you will need to show evidence you have a sufficient knowledge of English - this level of proficiency in English must be proved before you begin your course.  If you have not achieved the required level prior to the receipt of the application for admission, the formal offer for postgraduate study will include a condition that you will need to attain this level before the start of your course.  If you do not attain the required level of proficiency, it will not be possible to admit you onto the course.  You can view the level of English required here.

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