Welcome
students
from
Pakistan

If you are studying and completing the A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) from the International Schools within Pakistan, then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelor's degree. Please see individual course pages for entry requirements.

Credit transfer into the second or final year of a Bachelor's degree programme may also be possible.

Students must have completed a relevant Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University in Pakistan. This should be equivalent to at least a UK ‘Upper Second Class (2:1)’ or ‘Lower Second Class (2:2)’ degree.

Students who have a two or three-year Bachelor degree must also have a pass in a Master’s degree.

If you hold a Bachelors degree with honours (four-year BA, BBA, BSc, BEng) with a minimum GPA of 2.4/4.00 from a recognised Pakistani University you will be considered for entry to a Masters degree.

For postgraduate research degrees, PhD applicants are expected to have a masters as well as bachelors degree in the relevant subject areas. Most importantly applicants must submit a research proposal. You can find out more here.

We accept UKVI and Academic IELTS at the required score for your chosen course, as indicated on the course page. The test must be no older than two years old. We will not be accepting Medium of Instruction evidence for English language.

For more information and advice about entry requirements contact us.

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT British Campaign, this scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to eligible students from the following countries pursuing one year of postgraduate study at the University of Derby, as part of our September 2025 intake.

A separate application is required through an online form once you have received your offer. Applicants must be from one of the following eligible countries:

• China
• Ghana
• India (Big Data Analytics MSc, Cyber Security MSc and Information Technology MSc only)
• Nigeria (2 scholarships available)
• Pakistan (2 scholarships available)
• Thailand

GREAT Scholarships full details

Full tuition fee and stipend for talented and motivated postgraduate students to studyMSc Intelligence, Security, and Disaster Management from September 2025. Applications open to students from the following Commonwealth countries:

• Bangladesh

• Belize

• Botswana

• Cameroon

• Dominica

• Eswatini

• Fiji

• Gabon

• Ghana

• Grenada

• Guyana

• India

• Jamaica

• Kenya

• Kiribati

• Lesotho

• Malawi

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mauritius

• Montserrat

• Mozambique

• Namibia

• Nauru

• Nigeria

• Pakistan

• Papua New Guinea

• Rwanda

• Saint Helena

• Saint Lucia

• Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

• Samoa

• Sierra Leone

• Solomon Islands

• South Africa

• Sri Lanka

• Tanzania

• The Gambia

• Togo

• Tonga

• Tuvalu

• Uganda

• Vanuatu

• Zambia

Application deadline is Thursday 12th December at 16:00 GMT.

More information can be found on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship website.