International Students
Why come to Sheffield?
MBB is a popular choice for international students, and we admit about 10-15 international students a year to our undergraduate programmes (out of a class of about 140). We currently have students from 26 countries outside the UK. We were third in the UK-wide 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (Source- Times Higher Education), we got 24/24 in the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment (a rare accolade, shared with our fellow Biological Science departments at Sheffield), and we are regularly first or second in the National Student Survey. We score particularly well on the support we provide to our students and on helpfulness of staff. Some information on Sheffield is provided in the links on the right, while a download on the right lists some comments made in our most recent independent evaluation of our teaching in 2008. Our graduates go on to good careers, as described in our Careers link (on the left).
How to Apply
All applications for undergraduate study in the UK have to be made via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, UCAS. You should apply via the UCAS website:
Entry requirements
Our current standard entry requirements are AAB at A level, of which one must be chemistry. We welcome applicants with non-UK and non-standard qualifications. Please contact us for advice. We recommend you email us at
admit.MBB@sheffield.ac.uk
or you can write to:
MBB Admissions Tutor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN. You can also phone us at (+44) 114 222 2740
English language requirements
We normally require an average of 7 or above in IELTS (International English Language Testing Service, academic test, with at least 6 in each component) or in TOEFL we require 600 or above in the paper based test, 250 or above in the computer based test, or 100 or above in the internet based test (iBT). It is also possible to study English at the English Language Teaching Centre at Sheffield prior to starting the course:
English Language Teaching Centre
Advice for international students
The University maintains a wide range of information for international students. This includes:
General information for international students
welcome page for international students
Visits from Sheffield staff to other countries