Spotlight on De Montfort University

Popular postgraduate courses:

• Advanced Biomedical Science MSc

• Accounting and Finance MSc

• Artificial Intelligence MSc

• Architecture and Sustainability MSc

• Architecture MArch

• Cyber Security MSc

• Data Analytics MSc

• Energy and Sustainable Development MSc

• Energy Engineering MSc

• Engineering Managament MSc

• Fashion Management with Marketing MA/MSc

• Fashion and Textiles MA

• Forensic Accounting MSc

• Global Health MSc

• Global MBA

• International Business Management MSc

• Information Systems Management MSc

• Marketing Management MSc

• Project Management MSc

• Software Engineering MSc

Our programs prepare students for their specific career choices and our graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers in large multinational organizations and top companies including Lorien, Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM, Toyota, BMW, Siemens, Deloitte.

We are proud to present the Global Access Scholarship for 2025/26 entry, which rewards eligible prospective international students joining a full-time undergraduate and postgraduate taught degree at De Montfort University.

The Global Access scholarship offers a fee reduction for either the first year of study or for all years of study if entering the first year of a bachelor degree. This award is only applicable to international students who meet the criteria in the tables below.

Students commencing undergraduate taught study at DMU in September 2025 and January 2026 are automatically awarded a Global Access scholarship as listed below, if the deposit fee is paid before the deposit deadline.

Undergraduate scholarships

• Level 4 (Year 1) £2,000 per year for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year of study

• Level 5 (Year 2) £2,000 for 1st year of study ONLY

• Level 6 (Year 3) £2,000 for 1st year of study ONLY

Postgraduate taught scholarships

• Courses in Art, Design and Humanities (ADH) - £2000

• Courses in Business and Law (BAL)- £3000

• Courses in Computing, Engineering and Media (CEM)- £3000

• Courses in Health and Life Sciences (HLS)- £3000

A further £500 full fee payment discount is awarded to all students entering an undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme who pay full fees (full tuition fees minus any eligible scholarships) before the deposit deadline. This discount applies only to the first year of study and is awarded in addition to the Global Access Scholarship.

Our modern campus is a vibrant and safe place to live and learn, and our great home city, Leicester, is friendly, welcoming and diverse. Leicester has been named the fourth most vibrant city in the UK, putting it ahead of the likes of Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds and London (Top Cities Vibrancy Report, 2022), as well as one of the top 15 best student cities in England (StudentCrowd 2023). We are a campus based university with campuses in the heart of Leicester and London. Our Leicester campus offers easy connections to UK cities and airports and is 1 hour away from London by train​.

We have been awarded an ‘Excellent’ Five Star QS rating for our teaching, facilities, employability, global outlook and more. Students voted us top 30 best UK university (25th in Uni Compare rankings and 27th in WhatUni Student Choice Awards).

By studying at DMU, you’ll experience teaching that is centred on you. Our innovative course structure, Block Teaching, means you study one module at a time instead of many at once. As a result,you can benefit from more time to engage with your learning, faster feedback and a better study-life balance.

Our Careers Team has also been named the best in the UK and awarded the title of Higher Education Careers Employability Team of the Year at the 2024 target jobs National Graduate Recruitment Award​.

We offer a wide range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Arts, Design, Humanities, Business, Law, Computing, Engineering, Media, Health and Life Sciences. Our tuition ranges from £16250 to £20,300 with scholarships ranging from £2000- £3500.

Located in Leicester which has been named the sixth most vibrant city in the UK, putting it ahead of the likes of Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds (Top Cities Vibrancy Report, 2023). Leicester’s central location means easy connections to UK cities such as Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, and London is only an hour away by train. There’s also easy access to airports for both local and international travel.

Leicester has been named best city in the East Midlands to live and work (Good Growth for Cities Index, 2023)

Leicester is home to major employers such as Caterpillar UK, Dunelm, E.ON Europcar Group, IBM, Joules, Mattioli Woods, Next and PepsiCo.

Leicester is rich in culture and famed for diversity, making it feel like the world is on your doorstep.

Leicester is also a city for sport lovers and is one of the great sporting capitals of England. We are home to Premier League and FA Cup winners Leicester City; rugby union's Leicester Tigers, who hold a record-breaking 11 championship titles; one of the UK’s most successful women’s hockey teams at Leicester City Hockey Club; basketball team Leicester Riders, who have won 6 BBL Championships; and Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

Prodigy Finance offers loans for international masters students at University of York

• Maximum loan amount: up to 100% of the school-provided cost of attendance (tuition plus living expenses)

• Minimum loan amount: $10,000

• All loans disbursed directly to the university according to due dates set by the school