Aston University
Aston University traces back to 1895 and teaches on a single campus in central Birmingham. Business, engineering, optometry and pharmacy are its best known fields, and it runs a placement year on most undergraduate courses, which extends them to four years.
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One record matters more than any ranking when reading a university page: the Home Office register of student sponsors, which is what permits an institution to issue the CAS a student visa requires. Aston University appears on it, and on the register that carries degree-awarding powers; this page sets out the institution’s subjects, entry requirements, fee arrangements and application steps.
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What kind of university is Aston?
Aston University traces back to a technical school founded in 1895 and teaches today on a single campus in central Birmingham. Its distinguishing arrangement is the placement year: most undergraduate courses spread over four years with the third spent in a workplace.
The placement year is built into the course structure rather than offered alongside it: a student spends the third year in a workplace and returns to teaching in the fourth. That extends the time to graduation by a year and changes the tuition calculation directly.
Degree-awarding powers sit on the Office for Students register; the authority to issue the CAS a student visa requires sits on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. The two registers are kept separately and both are recorded in the institution's own name.
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Which subjects stand out at Aston?
Business programmes run through Aston Business School, the largest unit here. Alongside it engineering, optometry, pharmacy, psychology and computer science carry long course lists at undergraduate and postgraduate level and fill out the rest of the catalogue.
- Aston Business School: business, finance, accounting, marketing, logistics.
- Engineering and Physical Sciences: mechanical, chemical, electronic, computer engineering.
- Health and Life Sciences: optometry, pharmacy, psychology, biomedical sciences.
- Social Sciences: sociology, politics, English language, law.
Optometry and pharmacy are the institution's longest established health programmes and run under professional accreditation. A significant share of the engineering courses are planned together with the placement year.
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What are the entry requirements at Aston?
The institution publishes no single Turkey-wide grade threshold; the qualifications accepted and the mark required are stated in the entry requirements section of each course page. A Turkish high school diploma is not sufficient on its own.
| Level | What is published |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate — with a school diploma | A-level, IB or another accepted equivalent qualification |
| Postgraduate | The grade required is published on each course page |
| English language | Published separately, course by course |
For an applicant holding a Turkish high school diploma the route is an accepted qualification such as A-level or the IB, or one of the foundation programmes. The English level a course asks for is published on the same page.
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What are tuition fees at Aston?
The international fee varies by course and each course publishes the figure on its own page. The institution runs scholarships at undergraduate and postgraduate level; conditions and deadlines are listed on its funding pages by year of entry and by course.
Alongside tuition, living cost is the second large item. The maintenance funds a student visa asks you to show are set by region and come to £1,171 a month here; in London the same line is £1,529.
Postgraduate scholarships also run at department level and their deadlines close before the course's own. The UK scholarships page sets out the arrangement in general terms.
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What is the campus and student life like in Birmingham?
The campus is gathered into a single area just north-east of Birmingham city centre; halls of residence, the library and a sports centre sit on the same site. The city centre and New Street station are reached on foot, which keeps daily travel costs down.
Birmingham is the second most populous city in England and its cost of living sits markedly below London. Because the campus is within walking distance of the centre, daily travel costs stay low.
Accommodation is mostly on campus in the first year; later on students move into rented housing in the city centre or around Selly Oak. London is an hour and a half away by train.
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How do you apply to Aston?
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS and the deadline for 2027 entry is 13 January 2027, the equal consideration date. Postgraduate and doctoral applications are sent directly to the course through the institution's own online portal instead.
- Choose the course and read its own entry requirements section.
- Send the UCAS application by 13 January 2027 for undergraduate entry.
- For postgraduate study apply through the institution’s own portal, uploading transcripts and references.
- If an offer is made, meet the academic and English language conditions.
- Once the conditions are met a CAS is issued and the student visa application follows.
British Global supplies information at this stage and, where it is wanted, introduces a firm whose authorisation has been verified on a register; assessing a visa application belongs to an IAA-registered or SRA-authorised adviser.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the placement year mean?
On most undergraduate courses a student spends the third year in a workplace and returns to teaching in the fourth. That extends the time to graduation by a year and affects both the tuition calculation and the visa length.
What grade is required for postgraduate entry?
The institution publishes no single Turkey-wide grade threshold. The mark required is stated in the entry requirements section of each course page and differs from faculty to faculty.
Can you apply to Aston University with a Turkish high school diploma?
A school diploma is not sufficient on its own. Applicants complete an accepted qualification such as A-levels or the IB, or a foundation year; course pages list what is accepted.
When is the application deadline?
For 2027 undergraduate entry the deadline is 13 January 2027, the equal consideration date. Postgraduate applications run to their own timetable, published on the course page.
Sources
- Aston University — International — Admission arrangements for international applicants, accepted qualifications and English language requirements — checked 25 August 2026
- Aston University — Placements — The placement year arrangement on undergraduate courses and its effect on course length — checked 25 August 2026
- UCAS — The 2027 entry timetable, the five-choice limit and the 13 January 2027 equal consideration date — checked 25 August 2026
- GOV.UK — Student visa — Student visa fee, healthcare surcharge and the maintenance funds to be shown — checked 25 August 2026
