English language courses and requirements
You must have a good level of English language as courses are delivered and assessed in English, The table below gives some of the English language qualifications and the minimum entry level. You may also be able to show you have good language skills through professional experience or previous study of English.
If you do not have the English language entry level, you should attend an English language course before you start.
Our TOEFL institution code is 4033.
Our English language requirements are below or:
Other English tests – Teesside equivalence (Excel - 31kb)
| IELTS | TOEFL (Paper based test) |
TOEFL (Internet based test) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | ||||
| Law, Crime and Investigation | 6.5 | 575 | 90 | |
| Business, English, History, Sport, Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, Youth Studies, Education, Media Studies, Journalism | 6.0 | 550 | 80 | |
| Health | 6.0-7.0 | 550-600 | 80-100 | |
| Fine Art, Design, Media Production, Performing Arts, Engineering, Science, Computing | 5.5 | 525 | 70 | |
| Undergraduate Year 2 & 3 entry where permitted | ||||
| Fine Art, Performing Arts, Media Production, Engineering, Science, Computing | 6.0 | 550 | 80 | |
| English, History, Journalism, Media Studies | 6.5 | 575 | 90 | |
| Postgraduate (Taught) | ||||
| Postgraduate Diploma in Law | 7.5 | 630 | 110 | |
| Health | 6.5-7.0 | 575-600 | 90-100 | |
| MBA, Education, English, Human Rights, LLM Criminal Law, LLM International Law, Media Studies, Journalism, Mass Communications, History, Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, Youth Studies, Criminal Investigation | 6.5 | 575 | 90 | |
| Art & Design, Business (except MBA), Computing, Sport, Engineering, Science, TV Production | 6.0 | 550 | 80 | |
| Research degrees | 6.5 overall - no grade below 6.0 | 580 | 90 | |
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