After you've submitted your application, we'll send you a confirmation email with an application number. Please use this number in any correspondence with us.
We will not consider your application unless it is complete and submitted by the relevant deadline. This includes both your references, so make sure they are submitted by your referees.
What we consider when assessing your application
We make admission decisions based on:
- academic merit, including your academic record and potential
- the availability of places on a course
- the availability of an appropriate supervisor
- how your research interests fit with the department, where relevant
- any contextual information provided
Assessment process
Department or Faculty review
The department or faculty will consider your application first and decide whether to recommend you for admission.
They will consider your application, including (where relevant):
- assessing all the materials you've submitted
- checking the availability of an appropriate supervisor
- inviting you for an interview
Around 90% of applications are considered by the department or faculty within 12 weeks.
If you haven't heard back in 12 weeks, contact your department to check on your application status.
Degree Committee review
If the department recommends you for a place, your application will go to the relevant Degree Committee. Degree Committees are responsible for approving recommendations to admit postgraduate applicants and appointing supervisors.
If the Committee approves a recommendation for admission, your application will pass to the Postgraduate Admissions Office.
It takes about 10 days for your application to be considered by the Degree Committee.
Postgraduate Admissions Office (PAO) review
If your application is approved by the Degree committee, PAO will review it to check it meets the University’s requirements for admission.
If your application meets these requirements, you will then receive a conditional offer of admission. Only PAO can issue your official offer of admission on behalf of the University.
This part of the process takes about 10 days. However, it may take longer at peak periods.
If you are made a conditional offer, PAO will assess the documents you submit to meet the conditions of your offer and confirm your admission.
If you need a student visa, PAO will then process your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).
The outcome of your application
Find out what happens when you get the outcome of your application and how to meet your offer conditions.
