University of Westminster
The University of Westminster was founded in 1828 as Britain’s first polytechnic. They have over 19,000 students from around 170 countries and are a university that thrives on delivering transformational education to people from all backgrounds.
As a global university located right in the heart of London, they provide a vibrant learning environment and focus on nurturing and inspiring distinctive graduates who make a difference in the world.
The subject area that you choose determines which of their four campuses you will study at. The Cavendish, Regent and Marylebone campuses are all located in vibrant central London and the Harrow campus, with its first-rate facilities, is just a short tube ride away.
The university offers over 200 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, delivering high-quality teaching and an outstanding experience for all of them remains at their heart.
Westminster has recently been named the most internationally diverse university in the UK (Hotcourses Diversity Index, 2018).
Our courses are designed to provide a professionally orientated education. We use our central London location to great effect and have strong links with businesses and professional organisations in London and across the UK. The majority of our courses have professional accreditations and programmes are taught by leading practitioners. Our Career Development Centre works with an ever-growing network of over 3,000 companies to provide you with work placement opportunities and professionally relevant skills for a successful career.
Our mission is to help students from different backgrounds fulfil their potential.
Entry requirements will very depending on course, but a typical requirement for an Undergraduate degree are 120 UCAS points – BBB.
For undergraduates, fees will be £9,250 per year for 'home/EU' students – and £12,500 for international students.
There are more than 3,500 Macs and PCs dotted around the various campuses. Many are based in the campus libraries, many others at various points around the university buildings. Each building has a central IT help desk.
There is also access to audio-visual equipment and printing services. Wireless networks are available, in addition to places you can plug in your computer for internet. However, as you are likely to be in central London, there is free city-wide wifi, and many cafes and restaurants have higher-capacity WiFi too.
Located in the heart of London, just a short walk from bustling Oxford Street, is Regent Street gym. Highly qualified and experienced sports and exercise scientists are on hand to offer fitness assessments, body composition analysis, personal training, nutrition and weight loss advice, and prepare tailored fitness plans. Our sports ground and club house is based in Chiswick. The Harrow sports hall provides match and training facilities predominantly used by the University student sports teams for a range of different sports including five-a-side football, basketball, netball and cricket.
Our Halls are in Wembley, Harrow, Marylebone and Hoxton.
The university has five undergraduate open days per year, as well as applicant days for offer holders .
