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University of Derby
Location: Derby (United Kingdom)
Founded: 1992
Students: 13,626 (14% international)
Ranking: #286 (Europe)
#601 (World)
Listed study programmes: 298
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University of Derby

The University of Derby is located in the heart of the UK and offers real-world learning to prepare you for working life. Derby is a Top 50 UK University (Guardian University Guide 2023) and is a welcoming and safe place, with lots going on for international students to really experience British culture.

There is a strong focus on academic expertise and career-centred courses. Derby offers a wide range of subjects from Business to Arts, Engineering to Nursing, with Marketing and Hospitality, Event & Tourism Management in the Top 3 in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2023) and Media & Film Studies in the Top 5 in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2023).

 The University has invested £200 million in some of the best university facilities in the UK and has a reputation for industry-relevant degree programmes so students can gain professional work experience alongside their studies.

The University of Derby campus consists of four different sites: Kedleston Road (which is the largest and where you will find the main library), Markeaton Street (art and design studios), Britannia Mill (dance and fine art) and One Friar Gate Square (law, criminology and social studies). A new Derby Business School is set to open in 2024, in the city centre. The Business School will be a modern hub for students and local start-up companies, and will feature a virtual reality suite, stock trading room and creative labs. All sites are close to each other, the city centre and accommodation. There’s also a bus that runs between the sites and the centre of Derby.

Home to global names such as Rolls-Royce, Toyota and Bombardier, Derby is a safe and welcoming small city with good transport links to other larger cities and close to East Midlands airport.

Living in University of Derby’s halls means living in award-winning accommodation. Choose the Best University Housing 2022 in the UK and Ireland for a fantastic choice of halls. Derby’s accommodation also won Best Moving In Experience 2022 thanks to the welcoming halls team, helping to you feel right at home straight away.

The University of Derby can offer a variety of student housing, including en suite rooms and standard rooms, as well as single, double and studio accommodation. All halls are all close to the University sites, city centre, bus and train station, so you can explore Derby and the UK. 

Halls are a great way to make friends and the accommodation team organise lots of free events such as day trips and social evenings to help you meet people. All your gas, electricity and water bills are included in your fixed-price rent, helping to manage budgeting. You also will receive a free welcome pack with kitchen and bedroom essentials. Accommodation sites are monitored by round-the-clock staffing and a secure entry system for safety.

There is a range of scholarships and discounts available to international students to offer a reduction in tuition fees.

“My experience at Derby is really amazing. As an international student, I was anxious about this new life abroad but moving to Derby was definitely one of the best decisions I have ever made.” — Barbora Horackova, BSc Marketing


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Bachelors at the University of Derby

Art, Design & Media (34)
  • Animation
  • Architectural Technology and Practice
  • Architectural Technology and Practice with Foundation Year
  • Computer Games Modelling and Animation
  • Computer Games Modelling and Animation with Foundation Year
  • Creative Art and Design Practice (Top-Up)
  • Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing
  • Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year
  • Fashion Design
  • Fashion Design and Marketing
  • Fashion Styling and Communication
  • Film and High-End Television Production
  • Fine Art
  • Football Journalism
  • Football Journalism with Foundation Year
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Interior Architecture and Venue Design
  • Interior Architecture and Venue Design with Foundation Year
  • Interior Design
  • Journalism
  • Journalism with Foundation Year
  • Media and Communication (Top-Up)
  • Media Production (Top-Up)
  • Music Production
  • Photography
  • Popular Music
  • Product Design
  • Sound, Light and Live Event Technology
  • Sound, Light and Live Event Technology with Foundation Year
  • Specialist Sports Journalism
  • Specialist Sports Journalism with Foundation Year
  • Textile Design
  • Theatre Arts
Business & Management (33)
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Accounting and Finance (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
  • Banking and Finance (Top-Up)
  • Business Accounting and Finance
  • Business Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
  • Business and Management (Online)
  • Business and Management (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Business Management
  • Business Management (Top-Up)
  • Business Management with Foundation Year
  • Economics and Finance
  • Economics and Finance with Foundation Year
  • Event Management
  • Event Management with Foundation Year
  • International Accounting (Top-Up)
  • International Business
  • International Business and Finance
  • International Business and Finance (Top-Up)
  • International Business and Finance with Foundation Year
  • International Business Management
  • International Business Management with Foundation Year
  • International Business (Top-Up)
  • International Hospitality Business Management (Top-Up) (Online)
  • International Hospitality Management
  • International Hospitality Management with Foundation Year
  • International Tourism Management
  • International Tourism Management with Foundation Year
  • Management Accounting (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Marketing
  • Marketing (Management) Top-Up
  • Marketing with Foundation Year
  • Professional Culinary Arts (Top-Up)
Computer Science & IT (9)
  • Computer Games Programming
  • Computer Games Programming with Foundation Year
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science with Foundation Year
  • Computing and Information Technologies (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Cyber Security
  • Cyber Security with Foundation Year
  • Information Technology
  • Information Technology with Foundation Year
Engineering & Technology (21)
  • Architectural Technology and Practice
  • Architectural Technology and Practice with Foundation Year
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Construction Management
  • Construction Management with Foundation Year
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Engineering Management (Top-Up)
  • Manufacturing and Production Engineering (Top-Up)
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Motorsport Engineering
  • Motorsport Engineering with Foundation Year
  • Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
  • Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management with Foundation Year
Environment & Agriculture (2)
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Environmental Sustainability with Foundation Year
Humanities (6)
  • Creative Writing and Publishing
  • Creative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year
  • English
  • English with Foundation Year
  • History
  • History with Foundation Year
Law (4)
  • Law LLB (Hons)
  • Law LLB (Hons) (Accelerated)
  • LLB (Hons) with Criminology
  • LLB (Hons) with Foundation Year
Medicine & Health (28)
  • Biomedical Science
  • Biomedical Science with Foundation Year
  • Community Specialist Practice
  • Diagnostic Radiography
  • Midwifery
  • Nursing (Adult)
  • Nursing (Children's)
  • Nursing (Children's) with NMC registration
  • Nursing (Mental Health)
  • Nursing Studies (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Performance Analysis and Coaching Science
  • Performance Analysis and Coaching Science with Foundation Year
  • Perioperative Practice (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health
  • Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health with Foundation Year
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
  • Sport and Education
  • Sport and Education with Foundation Year
  • Sport and Exercise Science
  • Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year
  • Sport Coaching and Development
  • Sport Coaching and Development with Foundation Year
  • Sport Management
  • Sport Management with Foundation Year
  • Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation with Foundation Year
  • Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation
  • Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation with Foundation Year
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (8)
  • Biology
  • Biology with Foundation Year
  • Human Biology
  • Human Biology with Foundation Year
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics with Foundation Year
  • Zoology
  • Zoology with Foundation Year
Social Sciences (51)
  • Applied Social Work
  • Child and Family Health and Wellbeing
  • Child and Family Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Approaches (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Counselling and Psychotherapy Principles and Practices
  • Counselling and Psychotherapy Principles and Practices with Foundation Year
  • Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing
  • Creative Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year
  • Criminology
  • Criminology with Foundation Year
  • Early Childhood Studies
  • Early Childhood Studies (Top-Up) (Online)
  • Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year
  • Economics
  • Economics and Finance
  • Economics and Finance with Foundation Year
  • Economics with Foundation Year
  • Education Studies (Top-Up)
  • Education Studies with Foundation Year
  • Education Studies with optional pathway in SEND or TESOL
  • Education with Qualified Teacher Status Integrated Masters
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology with Foundation Year
  • Forensic Science
  • Forensic Science with Criminology
  • Forensic Science with Criminology with Foundation Year
  • Forensic Science with Foundation Year
  • Global Affairs and Politics
  • Global Affairs and Politics with Foundation Year
  • Health and Social Care
  • Health and Social Care with Foundation Year
  • Integrative Health and Social Care (Top-Up) (Online)
  • International Relations and Diplomacy (with optional year in Hague)
  • LLB (Hons) with Criminology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Policing and Investigations
  • Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status
  • Professional Policing
  • Professional Policing (Accelerated)
  • Professional Policing with Foundation Year
  • Psychology
  • Psychology (Online)
  • Psychology with Foundation Year
  • Sociology
  • Sociology with Foundation year
  • Special Educational Needs and Disability
  • Special Educational Needs and Disability with Foundation Year
  • Sport and Education
  • Sport and Education with Foundation Year
  • Youth Work and Community Development
  • Youth Work and Community Development with Foundation Year

Masters at the University of Derby

Art, Design & Media (13)
  • Applied Acoustics
  • Applied Theatre and Education
  • Audio Engineering
  • Dance and Choreography
  • Dance Movement Psychotherapy
  • Dramatherapy
  • Fashion and Textiles
  • Film and Photography
  • Fine Art
  • Music Production
  • Music Therapy
  • Publishing
  • Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Buildings
Business & Management (20)
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Careers Education and Coaching
  • Events Management
  • Finance (Online)
  • Financial Investigation and Digital Intelligence
  • Human Resource Management (Top-Up)
  • International Business
  • International Business and Finance
  • International Business and HRM
  • International Business and Marketing
  • International Hospitality Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Master of Business Administration - MBA Global
  • MBA Global
  • MBA Professional
  • Strategic Management (Online)
  • Strategic Sustainability Management (Online)
  • Supply Chain Improvement
  • Sustainable and Ethical Business Management
  • Tourism Management
Computer Science & IT (7)
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Big Data Analytics (Online)
  • Computing and IT (Online)
  • Cyber Security
  • Cyber Security (Online)
  • Ergonomics and Human Factors (Online)
  • Information Technology
Engineering & Technology (11)
  • Advanced Computer Networks
  • Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing
  • Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (Online)
  • Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Project Collaboration
  • Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Project Collaboration (Online)
  • Civil Engineering and Construction Management
  • Civil Engineering and Construction Management (Online)
  • Control and Instrumentation
  • GeoEnergy (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip)
  • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Strategic Engineering Management
Environment & Agriculture (5)
  • Conservation Biology
  • Environmental Assessment and Control
  • Environmental Assessment and Control (Online)
  • Environmental Health (Online)
  • Sustainability and Environmental Management (Online)
Humanities (5)
  • Creative Writing
  • Public History and Heritage
  • Public History and Heritage (Online)
  • Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Writing for Performance
Law (1)
  • LLM (including specialist pathways)
Medicine & Health (16)
  • Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Applied Sport and Exercise Science
  • Biomedical Health
  • Community Specialist Practice (District Nursing)
  • Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration)
  • Hand Therapy (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip)
  • Master of Public Health
  • Master of Public Health (Online)
  • Medical Ultrasound
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Nursing (Adult) with NMC registration
  • Nursing (Children's) with NMC registration (Incorporating PG Dip)
  • Nursing (Learning Disabilities)
  • Nursing (Mental Health) with NMC registration
  • Nursing Studies
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or Occupational Health Nursing or School Nursing)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
  • Conservation Biology
Social Sciences (32)
  • Advanced Occupational Therapy/​Advanced Occupational Therapy (Community) (incorporat­ing PG Cert/PG Dip)
  • Art Therapy
  • Behaviour Change (incorporating PG Dip/PG Cert)
  • Careers Education and Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (Adult or Children and Young People)
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Dramatherapy
  • Education: Early Years (pathway)
  • Education (full-time)
  • Education (Leadership and Management) (Online)
  • Education: Leadership and Management (pathway)
  • Education: Leadership Coaching and Mentoring (pathway)
  • Education: Lifelong Learning (pathway)
  • Education (Online)
  • Education (part-time)
  • Education: Primary Mathematics (pathway)
  • Education: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (pathway)
  • Education: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (pathway)
  • Education (Workplace Contract)
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Health Psychology (Online)
  • Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip)
  • Integrative Health and Social Care (Online)
  • Intelligence, Security and Disaster Management
  • Leadership in Health and Social Care
  • Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)
  • Police Leadership, Strategy and Organisation
  • Psychology
  • Psychology (Online)
  • Social Work

Doctorates at the University of Derby

Business & Management (1)
  • Doctorate in Business Administration
Medicine & Health (1)
  • Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice
Social Sciences (1)
  • Doctor of Education

Rankings

The University of Derby belongs to the top 300 universities in Europe.

Ranking Year Rank
(in the world)
Rank
(in Europe)
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 601 286
QS World University Rankings 2023 1001 380
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Learn more about the University of Derby

Find more information on the website of the University of Derby:

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Additional information

Tuition fees at the University of Derby

Students who are citizens of the EU/EEA:

The average tuition fees for students from the EU/EEA are 15,000 GBP per year.

Students who are citizens from outside the EU/EEA:

The average tuition fees for students from outside the EU/EEA are 15,000 GBP per year.

Tuition fees may vary for each study programme.

English requirements

When you apply to the University of Derby, you will need to prove your English proficiency.

  • This university accepts IELTS.
  • This university accepts Cambridge English certificates (CAE/CPE).
  • This university accepts the Pearson Test of English (PTE).
  • This university accepts other proofs of English proficiency. Please check the details when applying.

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