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Our portfolio of excellent courses, investment in state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance make us a first choice for students.听 Our courses are convenient and career-focused, and many are accredited by professional bodies.听 This means that you'll gain qualifications with us that are highly valued by employers, giving you a significant advantage in the job market.
We've invested heavily in innovative technology to give our students the best possible preparation for their chosen careers.听 Facilities include a mock law court, a virtual radiography suite, broadcast studios, fashion workshops and a mock operating theatre.
Our research work is attracting international attention too,听93% of our research was recognised internationally for originality, significance and rigour,听of which 19% was judged world-leading (REF 2021).
It's an inspiring time to be a student at 探花直播.听 We've invested over 拢500 million in our estate, including a significant expansion of our City Centre Campus at Eastside, which provides students with an enviable range of facilities.
Foundation courses
Minimum Overall KCSE Score: C+.
Core Subject Requirements:
English: Minimum of a C grade.
Mathematics: Minimum of a C grade
Undergraduate courses
Accepts students who hold a KCSE certificate, including eight examinable subjects, with a minimum average of Grade B+ in at least seven subjects.
Core Subject Requirements:
English: Minimum of a C grade
Mathematics: Minimum of a C grade
Postgraduate courses
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of a 2:2 classification.
Special requirements
Art and Design
All undergraduate courses in the art and design Schools require a good portfolio of artwork.听 Some postgraduate courses also require a portfolio, others require a proposal of studies, while some courses require both a portfolio and a proposal of studies.听 Please check the faculty website for specific requirements.
Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE)听
All undergraduate programmes in the CEBE faculty require Mathematics at O Level.听 However, for the Engineering suite and BEng in Telecommunication and Networks, Mathematics is required at AS Level, with a minimum Grade C or equivalent.
Business School
All Business School undergraduate Year 1 courses require a minimum grade of C in Mathematics at O Level or its equivalent.
English language requirements
We only accept qualifications obtained from 2015 onwards.
- C (Plain)听- For courses requiring IELTS 6.0 overall
- B- (Minus)听- For courses requiring IELTS 6.5 overall
- B (Plain)听- For courses requiring IELTS 7.0 overall
Undergraduate
BCU is offering a scholarship of 拢5,000 to self-funding international undergraduate students joining BCU on a full-time degree. The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount of 拢3,000 in year one and 拢2,000 in year two.
Undergraduate scholarship terms and conditions
Postgraduate
BCU is offering a scholarship of 拢3,000 to self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master鈥檚 degree. The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount.
Country contact
Do you have a question?
Mr Charles Magee
International Regional Manager
International Office
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Email:听international.enquiries@bcu.ac.uk
Miss Mary Mumbi Karanja
International Recruitment Officer
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Email:听mary.karanja@bcu.ac.uk
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