University of East Anglia

Why study at UEA

You’ll join a top university when you choose the University of East Anglia (UEA). UEA is a UK Top 25 (Complete University Guide 2025) and UK Top 30 (The Mail 2025). It is an internationally renowned, campus-based university that delivers top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 14,000 students from around the world. We pride ourselves on offering a wide range of intellectually stimulating postgraduate taught and research degrees in a supportive environment, with leading academic specialists and access to exceptional research and teaching facilities. Being in the UK Top 20 for research quality (Times Higher Education Rankings for the Research Excellence Framework 2021), confirms UEA’s position as a premier research institution that makes a substantial impact on the global challenges facing society.

I would definitely say its a very vibrant place to study. There's always stuff and activities going on on the campus to keep you engaged and occupied at all time if you're not sure what you could do during your free time. I had the chance to try unique sports that are not very accessible back home and I'm really happy that it's a very open and welcoming environment that enable me to blend in comfortably.

Postgraduate study

Four Faculties provide research-led teaching with academic rigour in a range of subjects across the Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Medicine and Health Sciences.

Degrees may be offered as full-time and part-time options, and also include professional studies such as teaching, medicine, law and business, as well as a number of short course professional development opportunities.

Faculty of Science

Taught: Graduate Diploma, MRes, MSc

Research: MSc, MPhil, PhD

UEA has a powerful reputation for innovation, excellence and an interdisciplinary approach, collaborating with our affiliated institutes in the Norwich Research Park. Schools of study include:

• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Environmental Sciences
• School of Chemistry
• School of Mathematics
• School of Computing Sciences
• School of Pharmacy
• The John Innes Centre for Plant and Microbial Science
• The Sainsbury Laboratory
• The Earlham Institute
• The Quadram Institute

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Taught: Graduate Diploma, MRes, MA, MFA

Research: MRes, MPhil, PhD

At UEA we have a tradition of producing creative and innovative research both within and across disciplines that reaches out into the world at large. Ensuring that work in the humanities is original, relevant and dynamic depends on you – the new generation of scholars and thinkers. Schools of study include:

• Art, Media and American Studies
• Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities
• History
• Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
• Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies​

Faculty of Social Sciences

Taught: PG Cert, PG Diploma, PGCE, Graduate Diploma, MRes, LLM, MA, MSc, MBA

Research: MRes, MARes, LLM, MPhil, PhD

The Faculty works at the forefront of academic and professional development and has a strong reputation for originality and collaboration. Schools of study include:

• School of Economics
• Norwich Business School
• The Law School
• School of International Development
• School of Education and Lifelong Learning
• School of Psychology
• School of Social Work

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Taught: PG Cert, PG Diploma, MRes, MCE, MSc

Research: MPhil, PhD

This Faculty prides itself on having a fantastic community of medical and healthcare professionals who are committed to providing innovation in research and training. Working in close collaboration with the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, the Departments within the Faculty include:

• Health Sciences
• Norwich Medical School

Student Life

The University is located in a spacious campus with outstanding facilities including the world-class Sportspark with an Olympic-sized swimming pool, fitness centre, athletics track and climbing wall.

The world famous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts located on the campus is one of the first museums in the world to display art from all around the globe and from all time periods equally and collectively.

The University Library is open 24/7 throughout the year. Facilities include more than 800,000 volumes of books and journals, a range of electronic resources including major bibliographic and citation databases, an extensive audio-visual collection, and an inter-lending and document supply service.

Specialist facilities also include purpose-built, state-of-the-art scientific laboratories, psychology research pods and observation suites, drama and electro-acoustic music studios, telecommunications suites and resources to facilitate purpose-led clinical trials, investigative experiments, analysis and modelling.

Our Language Learning support also provides students with the opportunity to learn to speak another language, with classes from beginner to advanced levels. Languages offered include Arabic, British Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

The University’s prestigious literary festival which has included famous names such as Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro (both Alumni of UEA's Creative Writing course)

A friendly, easy-going, and safe place to live, the bustling centre of Norwich is just a few minutes by bus from the University. A major commercial and thriving cultural centre, it is steeped in history and retains its distinctive character. The city boasts a vibrant blend of independent stores, small specialist shops, major high street chains and the country's largest six-day open-air market. It also has good bus and rail connections to the rest of the UK and having its own airport ensures easy access to the continent.

International postgraduates new to the University are guaranteed accommodation in their first year, provided they meet the certain requirements. All rooms are fully furnished and grouped round a shared kitchen. Accommodation is self-catering, but if you feel like a change from cooking for yourself, there are plenty of places to eat and drink on campus.

Student Support

Our network of professional Student Services offers information, advice, practical help and specialist resources to enable all students to take full advantage of the opportunities offered at postgraduate level.

Funding for postgraduate taught and postgraduate research courses is available both from the University and from a number of external schemes. Scholarships, bursaries and studentships offered by the university are normally awarded to students on the basis of academic merit and are usually for the duration of the period of study.

UEA is home to many international students. On our website we have further in information on fees and funding, visas and how to apply.

Our Career Central team located on campus strives to equip postgraduate students with the skills necessary to succeed in whatever employment field they choose. Our Advisers will provide impartial information, advice and guidance to develop suitable career-related skills and knowledge.

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Open days

Find out what UEA has to offer and experience postgraduate student life by visiting our online Virtual Open Day at any time and from anywhere!