Future International Students

Welcome to the International Student pages of the Bournemouth University website. This section will provide you with answers to the various questions that you may have in advance of your arrival in Bournemouth. You will find details about such things as accommodation, study methods, financial matters, English language programmes and how to apply to study here, along with information about the town and local area. Use the links in the left-hand menu to look into these different areas of this site.

Bournemouth University offers a wide range of courses for international students, including Foundation Degrees, Bachelors (Honours) degrees, Masters degrees and Doctoral studies. To support your academic studies, we also offer programmes in English language, study skills and cultural orientation, plus some opportunities for studying and working in other countries during your academic course.

Our international students tell us that Bournemouth is a welcoming University. We hope that these pages will give you a flavour of life and study in Bournemouth, and the opportunities that we can offer you.

• About Bournemouth and the local area
• About Bournemouth University
• University Courses
• Preparatory Programmes
• Country Specific Information
• Financial Information
• How to Apply

Financial Information

We recognise that financial considerations play a key part in the decision making process for students entering higher education. In order to help you make an informed decision we have provided key information below relating to tuition fees arrangements and the financial assistance available.

Tuition Fees - Students from the European Union (non UK)

Undergraduate applicants

As a European Union student entering an undergraduate course you will not have to pay tuition fees, before or during your University course. You may defer payment of tuition fees by taking out a Student Fee Loan.

Tuition Fees for Bournemouth University Campus-based Students
For students starting in the academic year 2007-2008, the tuition fee is £3070. Where relevant, the tuition fee for the placement year of a sandwich degree course is £610 and this will also increase in line with the UK inflation rate.

What does your Tuition Fee cover?
Bournemouth University is committed to providing quality and value for money. Therefore, as well as contributing to the cost of tuition, the tuition fee also includes the cost of any compulsory activity students are required to undertake as part of their programme of study.

Please note that special tuition fee and financial support arrangements apply to Social Work and NHS funded programmes.

Tuition Fees for Bournemouth University Students Studying at Partner Colleges
Because of regional and local issues, the tuition fee for EU full-time Bournemouth University students studying at Partner Colleges varies depending on the location of study. For the 2007-08 academic year, the tuition fee for Bournemouth University EU full-time students enrolled on the first year of a course at the colleges listed below is £3,070 per year:

• The Bournemouth & Poole College
• Cornwall College
• Kingston Maurward College
• Salisbury College
• Weymouth College
• University Centre Yeovil

Where relevant, the tuition fee for the placement year of a sandwich degree course is £610 and this will also increase in line with the UK inflation rate.

For the 2006-07 academic year, the tuition fee for Bournemouth University EU full-time students enrolled on the first year of a course at the colleges listed below was £2,000 per year:

• Bridgwater College (incorporating Cannington Centre for Land Based Studies)

The tuition fee for students starting in the 2007-2008 academic year is only expected to increase from £2,000 in line with the UK inflation rate.

What does your Tuition Fee cover?
Bournemouth University is committed to providing quality and value for money. Therefore, as well as contributing to the cost of tuition, the tuition fee also includes the cost of any compulsory activity students are required to undertake as part of their programme of study.

Find out further information regarding studying at our Partner Colleges.

Postgraduate applicants

Tuition fees differ from course to course. Fee levels, reflect amongst other things, the nature of the resources required to deliver the course. You should check with the relevant Programme Administrator in respect of the particular fee level applying to the course of interest to you. Alternatively you can search online on the university's course database which gives detailed information about each course including course content, entry requirements and tuition fees. Please note that there are a number of exceptions to the fee levels indicated.

Full-time Undergraduate Students 2007 Entry & Onwards from the European Union and UK

Scholarships - October 2007 entry

BU is proud to have many students from the European Union studying a wide range of undergraduate courses with many offering work opportunities as part of the course.

Scholarships are an important part of the University’s package of financial assistance offered to students who are begining their studies at BU in October 2007.

If you are classified as a “home” student for fees purposes (UK nationals and nationals of other European Union countries), there are some financial packages in the form of loans, grants and bursaries available to you to help with both tuition fees and, for students from the UK only, maintenance (i.e.living) costs.

• Academic Achievement Scholarship
• Citzenship Scholarship
• Music Scholarship
• Sports Scholarship

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