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Among the UK’s Top-Performing Modern Universities
Top 40 UK University and Top 6 in London
The University of East London is ranked in the Guardian University Guide 2026 and continues to rise as one of the UK’s leading modern universities.
1st in London for Teaching & Learning
UEL achieved first place in London for teaching quality, learning opportunities, and assessment and feedback in the 2025 National Student Survey.
Top 3 in the UK for Value-Added
Ranked Top 3 in the UK for Value-Added in the Guardian University Guide 2026, reflecting strong academic outcomes relative to entry qualifications.
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Think it’s too late to redefine your future?
Think again.
Join UEL in 2026!
Choosing a postgraduate degree at the University of East London means investing in a future that’s already in motion. As careers evolve and industries transform, postgraduate study at the University of East London prepares you to move confidently with them, and ahead of them.
At UEL, learning isn’t confined to the classroom. UEL's postgraduate programmes are powered by practice-based experience, industry-led research, and collaboration with leading organisation.
You’ll apply your skills in real-world environments, tackle emerging challenges, and gain the competencies employers are looking for right now.
Whether you’re looking to redirect your career or accelerate your progress, postgraduate study at the University of East London helps you make it happen.
Education at the University of East London is careers-first, built for the next decade, not the last.
POSTGRADUATE
Explore your Postgraduate pathways
Discover postgraduate taught programmes built around real-world skills, innovation and global employability.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
The School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering is well connected across London and beyond, with Computer Science research rated 73% world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).
Popular programmes in 2026:
Develop your knowledge and skills within the cutting-edge areas of computer science, gaining advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to emerging technologies.
MSc Computer Science (with industrial placement)
MSc Data Science
Look at data across a wide range of subjects, including finance, crime, the environment, housing, education, demographics and social media.
Studying MSc Artificial Intelligence will provide you with a solid foundation for careers in a broad range of specialisms such in machine learning, computing and IT.
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Management Engineering
The MSc course is designed to meet the increasing demand for engineering professionals with advanced technical skills in engineering management.
This course imparts knowledge of engineering processes and systems, product design, digital electronics, and integration of these technologies for cyber security engineering.
MSc Cyber Security Engineering
MSc Computer Science
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Data Science
(with industrial placement)
Develop your knowledge and skills within the cutting-edge areas of computer science, gaining advanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to emerging technologies.
Look at data across a wide range of subjects, including finance, crime, the environment, housing, education, demographics and social media.
Studying MSc Artificial Intelligence will provide you with a solid foundation for careers in a broad range of specialisms such in machine learning, computing and IT.
MSc Management Engineering
MSc Cyber Security Engineering
The MSc course is designed to meet the increasing demand for engineering professionals with advanced technical skills in engineering management.
This course imparts knowledge of engineering processes and systems, product design, digital electronics, and integration of these technologies for cyber security engineering.
BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES
The Royal Docks School of Business and Law is a contemporary and vibrant community offering a transformational educational experience for students.
Popular programmes in 2026:
MBA (With Placement)
Become a business leader. Get the skills and connections to work in senior management, business consultancy, or build your own enterprise.
This course prepares you for global business roles such as entrepreneurship, global innovation, corporate strategy, or consultancy.
MSc International Business Management (With Placement)
A dynamic, contemporary and practical course designed to produce data-driven business leaders of the future.
MBA (Business Analytics)
Take your HR career to the next level. Combine theoretical knowledge with the practical elements you will need to succeed in your career.
MA Human Resource Management
Pursue a career in financial management and gain the professional qualifications of prestigious Chartered Institutes such as the CBI, IMC or CFA.
MSc Finance and Risk
MBA (with placement)
MSc International Business Management (With Placement)
MBA (Business Analytics)
Become a business leader. Get the skills and connections to work in senior management, business consultancy, or build your own enterprise.
A dynamic, contemporary and practical course designed to produce data-driven business leaders of the future.
This course prepares you for global business roles such as entrepreneurship, global innovation, corporate strategy, or consultancy.
MA Human Resource Management
MSc Finance and Risk
Take your HR career to the next level. Combine theoretical knowledge with the practical elements you will need to succeed in your career.
Pursue a career in financial management and gain the professional qualifications of prestigious Chartered Institutes such as the CBI, IMC or CFA.
Health & Medicine
The School of Health, Sport and Bioscience provides hands-on, experience-led teaching in biological and chemical sciences, healthcare and sports.
The School of Health, Sport and Bioscience provides hands-on, experience-led teaching in biological and chemical sciences, healthcare and sports.
The MSc Public Health degree will develop your management competencies and research techniques, on your way to a career as a health professional.
MSc Public Health
Enhance your career prospects in specialist areas within biomedical science. Update your knowledge, and gain a postgraduate qualification.
MSc Biomedical Science
This MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology provides students the opportunity to implement evidence-based practice in the support of people living with long-term health conditions.
MSc Clinical Exercise Science
Get a detailed understanding of pharmaceutical science and develop the skills needed for individual and collaborative research in drug development.
MSc Pharmaceutical Science
Train to work as an applied sport and exercise physiologist; learn the theoretical knowledge as well as the key practical skills.
MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
Popular programmes in 2026:
MSc Public Health
MSc Biomedical Science
MSc Clinical Exercise Science
The MSc Public Health degree will develop your management competencies and research techniques, on your way to a career as a health professional.
Enhance your career prospects in specialist areas within biomedical science. Update your knowledge, and gain a postgraduate qualification.
This MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology provides students the opportunity to implement evidence-based practice in the support of people living with long-term health conditions.
MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
MSc Pharmaceutical Science
Get a detailed understanding of pharmaceutical science and develop the skills needed for individual and collaborative research in drug development.
Train to work as an applied sport and exercise physiologist; learn the theoretical knowledge as well as the key practical skills.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
To ensure academic success at the University of East London, applicants are required to meet the university’s English language proficiency standards. UEL accepts a range of internationally recognised English language tests and qualifications.
• Minimum IELTS 6.0 overall or equivalent for postgraduate study
Other accepted English language qualifications:
- IELTS for UKVI
- LanguageCert Adacemic
- TOEFL iBT
- Pearson PTE Academic
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English
- Cambridge IGCSE (English Language)
- Oxford ELLT (English Language Level Test)
- Skills for English: SELT
Do not accept:
- IELTS General
- TOEIC
- IGCSE / GCE O Levels in English Literature. Only English Language is accepted
- Duolingo
English language requirements may vary by course. Contact IDP experts for free guidance on English test options and postgraduate admissions.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UEL
The University of East London offers automatic scholarships for eligible international students - helping you make your UK study goals more affordable.
Scholarships range from £500 to £5,000, depending on your course and eligibility. The award is applied directly to your first-year tuition fees and included in your offer letter.
You don’t need to apply separately - if you qualify, the scholarship is automatically assessed when you receive your offer.
Connect with an IDP counsellor today to explore available scholarships and plan your 2026 postgraduate journey at UEL.
A Careers-First Education That Delivers Results
The University of East London is built around preparing students for life after graduation. Postgraduate study at UEL combines practical learning, real-world application, and research-informed teaching to develop the skills employers value most.
Through industry-relevant teaching, applied projects, and academic research recognised at national and international level, students graduate with the confidence, experience, and career readiness needed to succeed in a rapidly changing global job market.
33rd
2nd
92%
in the UK
(Guardian University
Guide 2026)
in London for
Overall Positivity (National Student Survey 2025)
of research rated internationally recognised (REF 2021)
THEY CHOSE UEL. HERE’S WHY.
Chethan Yeswanth Vuyyuru
MBA Business Analytics
“UEL was great for studies and making friends. I had very good professors who not only taught me theoretical study but also practical application which gave me so many tools to go on to secure the job I now have.”
Ravda Fakra
MSc Biomedical Science
“The staff and professors are great at giving feedback and encourage us to use the facilities. I am doing an internship with my supervisor as a research assistant which is a fantastic opportunity.”
Chibuike S. Alisi
MSc Public Health
“I pursued my master's degree in public health at UEL. This journey has been both transformative and rewarding, marked by academic excellence and impactful community engagements.”
“Individual support has been excellent, I have felt able to ask anything and have had an immediate response from my tutor, always with the option for more help if needed.”
MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
Emma Lakin
Emma Lakin
Ravda Fakra
Chibuike S. Alisi
Chethan Yeswanth Vuyyuru
MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
MBA Business Analytics
MSc Public Health
MSc Biomedical Science
"UEL was great for studies and making friends. I had very good professors who not only taught me theoretical study but also practical application which gave me so many tools to go on to secure the job I now have."
"The staff and professors are great at giving feedback and encourage us to use the facilities. I am doing an internship with my supervisor as a research assistant which is a fantastic opportunity."
"I pursued my master's degree in public health at UEL. This journey has been both transformative and rewarding, marked by academic excellence and impactful community engagements."
"Individual support has been excellent, I have felt able to ask anything and have had an immediate response from my tutor, always with the option for more help if needed."
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