Postgraduate course tuition fees

Tuition fees for postgraduate courses vary considerably.

• For taught courses, see the postgraduate course pages.
• For research courses, see the research fees page.

Please note:

• Students with a fee status of 'international' or 'island' must pay at least 50% of their tuition fees by cleared funds in order to enrol on their programme of study.

* exclusions apply.

Students studying for an equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ students)

Full-time UK students studying for an equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ students) will be charged the ELQ fee. Where the standard fee for the course is higher than the ELQ fee, the higher fee will apply. For part-time UK students, the fee charged will be pro-rata the ELQ fee amount.

This does not apply to full-fee paying international students, who pay the full international fee regardless of whether this course is an equivalent or lower level qualification.

Why we charge the fees we do

University postgraduate courses are funded in two ways:

• one part is paid by central government, allocated through the Higher Education Funding Council for England/TDA; and
• the other part is paid by or on behalf of the student.

The Government sets the basic full-time fee level payable by students classified for fees purposes as either Home or International.

The International fee reflects the full cost of the course. The University receives no additional government funding for such students.

Please note that Kingston University reserves the right to amend its tuition fees at any time.