The University of Stirling is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthrey Castle estate.

The university campus is approximately 360 acres (1.5 km2) in size, incorporating the Stirling University Innovation Park and the Dementia Centre. The campus is located in the foothills of the Ochil Hills. In 2002, the University of Stirling and the landscape of the Airthrey Estate was designated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites as one of the UK's top 20 heritage sites of the 20th century. As of 2022, the university has 14,000 part-time and full-time students.Stirling has international degree programme partnerships in China with Hebei Normal University, Singapore with Singapore Institute of Management, and Oman. The university offers a MSc in Human Rights & Diplomacy, which is the only Human Rights and Diplomacy program in the world taught in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

Undergraduate Degree with International Year One

Combining your preparation studies with your undergraduate degree in a single study plan, you can choose from a range of degrees including BA (Hons) Accounting, BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, BA (Hons) Business Studies, BSc (Hons) Computing Science, BA (Hons) Journalism Studies, and BA (Hons) Sport Studies.

If you do not meet the minimum entry requirements for this programme, you should apply for an International Foundation in Business, Finance, Economics and Marketing, Media, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Computing and Engineering or Science, Sport, Computing and Engineering, which also offer progression to undergraduate degrees.

On campus and online study options

Depending on your chosen degree subject, this program may be available to study online – giving you the flexibility to choose what’s best for you.

This course provides the fastest and most effective route towards reaching your required English language level. It's specially designed to meet your individual learning needs, with five tailored study levels to ensure you gain the language fluency and academic skills you need to succeed.

Course features

As a highly engaged and hard-working student, you can expect to make rapid progress of up to one IELTS point per term through this intensive course.

Academic English has 20 classroom hours per week and additional structured, guided learning (e.g. online learning).

Tailored online assessment enables your progress to be accurately monitored.

Benefit from interactive lessons and small class sizes.

You will:

develop your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, and learn to communicate effectively in English

grow your vocabulary through discussion on current affairs

study real-world subjects to make learning come alive

learn to express your opinions and challenge the ideas of others

learn how to give presentations and write academic essays

access dedicated teaching and online resources through a virtual learning environment (VLE)

BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics - L0V0

BA (Hons) English Studies - Q300

BA (Hons) Heritage and Tourism - 8V74

BA (Hons) Politics - L200

BA (Hons) French - R120

BA (Hons) Modern Languages

BA (Hons) International Politics - L240

BA (Hons) Economics - L100

BA (Hons) International Management Studies with European Languages and Society - N2R9

BA (Hons) Retail Marketing - N550

BA (Hons) History - V100

BA (Hons) Journalism Studies - P500

BA (Hons) Marketing - N500

BA (Hons) Professional Accountancy - N402

BA (Hons) Finance - N300

BAcc (Hons) Accountancy - N400

BA (Hons) Scottish History - V211

BA (Hons) Spanish and Latin American Studies - R410

BAcc (Hons) Accountancy and Finance - NN43

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Stirling is a city in central Scotland. At the heart of its old town, medieval Stirling Castle is on a craggy volcanic rock. On the Abbey Craig outcrop, the National Wallace Monument is a 19th-century tower. It overlooks the site of the 1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge, where William Wallace defeated the English. The Battle of Bannockburn Experience has interactive 3D displays on the history of the 1314 conflict.

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