Teesside University
Teesside University traces back to 1930 and teaches on a single campus in central Middlesbrough. Animation, game design and digital media are its best known fields; engineering and health sciences make up its other broad clusters.
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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. Teesside 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 Teesside?
Teesside University traces back to Constantine College, founded in 1930, and teaches today on a single campus in central Middlesbrough. Its distinguishing side is digital: animation, game design and visual effects run alongside the institution's own studio infrastructure.
The institution runs its own studio and motion capture facilities in digital production, and the programmes are built around them. Its connection with the digital sector in the region is the arrangement it puts forward in its own material.
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 Teesside?
Animation and game design are the best known fields here and are supported by projects run with the industry. Alongside them computer science, forensic science, engineering, nursing and business carry long course lists at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Digital and Creative: animation, game design, visual effects, film, graphic design.
- Computing and Engineering: computer science, cyber security, chemical, mechanical engineering.
- Health and Life Sciences: nursing, forensic science, biomedical sciences, psychology.
- Business and Law: business, accounting, marketing, law, criminology.
Forensic science programmes run with the institution's laboratory facilities and carry a practical teaching load. On the engineering side the connection with the region's chemical and energy industry shows in the course content.
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What are the entry requirements at Teesside?
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 Teesside?
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 Middlesbrough?
The campus is gathered into a single area adjoining Middlesbrough city centre; the library, digital studios and a sports centre sit on the same site. The city centre and the railway station are reached on foot, keeping daily travel costs low.
Middlesbrough is an industrial town in the north-east of England and its cost of living sits markedly below the national average. The rent difference is the most visible line in a budget compared with the large cities.
Accommodation is mostly in university halls in the first year; later on students move into rented housing around the campus. Newcastle is an hour away by train and York under an hour.
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How do you apply to Teesside?
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
How are the animation and game design programmes run?
The institution runs its own studio and motion capture facilities; the programmes are built around them and carry projects run with the industry. That connection is the arrangement the institution puts forward in its own material.
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 Teesside 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
- Teesside University — International — Admission arrangements for international applicants, accepted qualifications and English language requirements — checked 25 August 2026
- Teesside University — Courses — The course catalogue and entry requirements published course by course — 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
