Leeds, United Kingdom

University of Leeds

University type: university
University status: public

Bachelor's
Studies
full-time studies
part-time studies
Accounting and FinanceStudies in English
Actuarial MathematicsStudies in English
Aeronautical and Aerospace EngineeringStudies in English
Ancient HistoryStudies in English
Ancient History and EnglishStudies in English
Ancient History and HistoryStudies in English
Ancient History and PhilosophyStudies in English
Arabic and ChineseStudies in English
Arabic and Islamic StudiesStudies in English
Arabic and JapaneseStudies in English
Arabic and Middle Eastern StudiesStudies in English
Arabic and PortugueseStudies in English
Arabic and RussianStudies in English
Architectural EngineeringStudies in English
Art and DesignStudies in English
Arts and HumanitiesStudies in English
Asia Pacific StudiesStudies in English
Asia Pacific Studies and ChineseStudies in English
Asia Pacific Studies and International RelationsStudies in English
Asia Pacific Studies and JapaneseStudies in English
Asia Pacific Studies and PoliticsStudies in English
Automotive EngineeringStudies in English
Aviation Technology with and ManagementStudies in English
Banking and FinanceStudies in English
BiochemistryStudies in English
Biological SciencesStudies in English
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise)Studies in English
BiologyStudies in English
Biology, History and Philosophy of ScienceStudies in English
Business EconomicsStudies in English
Business ManagementStudies in English
Business Management and LeadershipStudies in English
Business Management and the Human ResourceStudies in English
Business Management with MarketingStudies in English
Business StudiesStudies in English
Chemical and Energy EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical and Materials EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical and Nuclear EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical EngineeringStudies in English
ChemistryStudies in English
Chemistry and MathematicsStudies in English
Childhood StudiesStudies in English
Chinese and ItalianStudies in English
Chinese and JapaneseStudies in English
Chinese and PortugueseStudies in English
Chinese and RussianStudies in English
Chinese and Thai StudiesStudies in English
Chinese StudiesStudies in English
Civil and Environmental EngineeringStudies in English
Civil and Structural EngineeringStudies in English
Civil EngineeringStudies in English
Civil Engineering with TransportStudies in English
Classical CivilisationStudies in English
Classical Civilisation and EnglishStudies in English
Classical Civilisation and HistoryStudies in English
Classical Civilisation and PhilosophyStudies in English
Classical Literature and EnglishStudies in English
Classical Literature and PhilosophyStudies in English
Communications and MediaStudies in English
Computer ScienceStudies in English
Computer Science (Digital and Technology Solutions)Studies in English
Computer Science with Artificial IntelligenceStudies in English
Computer Science with MathematicsStudies in English
Criminal Justice and CriminologyStudies in English
Cultural and Media StudiesStudies in English
Dental Hygiene and Dental TherapyStudies in English
Diagnostic RadiographyStudies in English
Digital MediaStudies in English
Ecology and Conservation BiologyStudies in English
EconomicsStudies in English
Economics and FinanceStudies in English
Economics and GeographyStudies in English
Economics and HistoryStudies in English
Economics and MathematicsStudies in English
Economics and PoliticsStudies in English
EducationStudies in English
Electronic and Communication EngineeringStudies in English
Electronic and Electrical EngineeringStudies in English
Electronics and Computer EngineeringStudies in English
English and Comparative LiteratureStudies in English
English and Film StudiesStudies in English
English and HistoryStudies in English
English and History of ArtStudies in English
English and MusicStudies in English
English and PhilosophyStudies in English
English and SociologyStudies in English
English Language and LinguisticsStudies in English
English Language and LiteratureStudies in English
English LiteratureStudies in English
English Literature and Theatre StudiesStudies in English
English Literature with Creative WritingStudies in English
Environment and BusinessStudies in English
Environmental ScienceStudies in English
Fashion DesignStudies in English
Fashion MarketingStudies in English
Fashion TechnologyStudies in English
Film, Photography and MediaStudies in English
Financial MathematicsStudies in English
Fine ArtStudies in English
Fine Art with Contemporary Cultural TheoryStudies in English
Fine Art with History of ArtStudies in English
Food ScienceStudies in English
Food Science and NutritionStudies in English
French StudiesStudies in English
Gateway Year to MedicineStudies in English
GeneticsStudies in English
GeographyStudies in English
Geography and GeologyStudies in English
Geography with Environmental MathematicsStudies in English
Geography with Transport StudiesStudies in English
GeologyStudies in English
GeophysicsStudies in English
German StudiesStudies in English
Graphic and Communication DesignStudies in English
Healthcare Science (Audiology)Studies in English
Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology)Studies in English
HistoryStudies in English
History and History and Philosophy of ScienceStudies in English
History and History of ArtStudies in English
History and PhilosophyStudies in English
History and Philosophy of Science / PhysicsStudies in English
History and Philosophy of Science / PoliticsStudies in English
History and Philosophy of Science / Theology / Religious StudiesStudies in English
History and SociologyStudies in English
History of ArtStudies in English
History of Art with Cultural StudiesStudies in English
Human PhysiologyStudies in English
Human Resource ManagementStudies in English
Interdisciplinary ScienceStudies in English
International BusinessStudies in English
International Business and FinanceStudies in English
International Business and MarketingStudies in English
International DevelopmentStudies in English
International History and PoliticsStudies in English
International RelationsStudies in English
Islamic StudiesStudies in English
ItalianStudies in English
Italian and JapaneseStudies in English
Italian and PortugueseStudies in English
Italian and RussianStudies in English
Japanese and RussianStudies in English
Japanese StudiesStudies in English
JournalismStudies in English
LawStudies in English
Law with European Legal StudiesStudies in English
Law with French LawStudies in English
Law with German LawStudies in English
Law with Hispanic LawStudies in English
Law with International Legal StudiesStudies in English
Liberal ArtsStudies in English
Linguistics and PhilosophyStudies in English
Linguistics and PhoneticsStudies in English
Materials Science and EngineeringStudies in English
MathematicsStudies in English
Mathematics and MusicStudies in English
Mathematics and PhilosophyStudies in English
Mathematics and StatisticsStudies in English
Mechanical EngineeringStudies in English
Mechatronics and RoboticsStudies in English
Medical BiochemistryStudies in English
Medical EngineeringStudies in English
Medical MicrobiologyStudies in English
Medical ScienceStudies in English
Medicinal ChemistryStudies in English
Medicine and SurgeryStudies in English
MicrobiologyStudies in English
Middle Eastern StudiesStudies in English
Middle Eastern Studies and PoliticsStudies in English
MidwiferyStudies in English
Modern LanguagesStudies in English
Modern Languages and BusinessStudies in English
Modern Languages and EconomicsStudies in English
Modern Languages and EnglishStudies in English
Modern Languages and Film StudiesStudies in English
Modern Languages and HistoryStudies in English
Modern Languages and International RelationsStudies in English
Modern Languages and LinguisticsStudies in English
Modern Languages and PhilosophyStudies in English
Modern Languages and PoliticsStudies in English
MusicStudies in English
Music (Performance)Studies in English
Music with EnterpriseStudies in English
Music, Multimedia and ElectronicsStudies in English
Natural SciencesStudies in English
NeuroscienceStudies in English
Nursing (Adult)Studies in English
Nursing (Child)Studies in English
Nursing (Mental Health)Studies in English
NutritionStudies in English
PharmacologyStudies in English
PhilosophyStudies in English
Philosophy and HistoryStudies in English
Philosophy and PhysicsStudies in English
Philosophy and PoliticsStudies in English
Philosophy, Ethics and ReligionStudies in English
Philosophy, Politics and EconomicsStudies in English
Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific ThoughtStudies in English
PhysicsStudies in English
Physics with AstrophysicsStudies in English
PoliticsStudies in English
Politics and Social PolicyStudies in English
Politics and SociologyStudies in English
Portuguese and RussianStudies in English
Product DesignStudies in English
PsychologyStudies in English
Psychology with EducationStudies in English
Religion, Politics and SocietyStudies in English
Social PolicyStudies in English
Social Policy and CrimeStudies in English
Social Policy and SociologyStudies in English
Social Policy with EnterpriseStudies in English
Social ScienceStudies in English
Social WorkStudies in English
SociologyStudies in English
Sociology and International RelationsStudies in English
Spanish StudiesStudies in English
Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American StudiesStudies in English
Sport and Exercise ScienceStudies in English
Sports Science and PhysiologyStudies in English
Studies in ScienceStudies in English
Sustainability and Environmental ManagementStudies in English
Textile DesignStudies in English
Thai StudiesStudies in English
Theatre and PerformanceStudies in English
Theatre and Performance with EnterpriseStudies in English
Theology and Religious StudiesStudies in English
Theoretical PhysicsStudies in English
ZoologyStudies in English

Integrated Master's degree
Studies
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Advanced PsychologyStudies in English
Aeronautical and Aerospace EngineeringStudies in English
Architectural EngineeringStudies in English
ArchitectureStudies in English
Automotive EngineeringStudies in English
BiochemistryStudies in English
Biological SciencesStudies in English
Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise)Studies in English
BiologyStudies in English
Chemical and Energy EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical and Materials EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical and Nuclear EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical EngineeringStudies in English
ChemistryStudies in English
Chemistry and MathematicsStudies in English
Civil and Environmental EngineeringStudies in English
Civil and Structural EngineeringStudies in English
Civil EngineeringStudies in English
Civil Engineering with TransportStudies in English
Computer ScienceStudies in English
Computer Science with Artificial IntelligenceStudies in English
Computer Science with High Performance Graphics and Games EngineeringStudies in English
Computer Science with MathematicsStudies in English
Dental SurgeryStudies in English
Ecology and Conservation BiologyStudies in English
Electronic and Communication EngineeringStudies in English
Electronic and Electrical EngineeringStudies in English
Electronic EngineeringStudies in English
Electronics and Computer EngineeringStudies in English
Electronics and Renewable Energy SystemsStudies in English
Environmental ScienceStudies in English
Food ScienceStudies in English
Food Science and NutritionStudies in English
GeneticsStudies in English
GeologyStudies in English
GeophysicsStudies in English
Human PhysiologyStudies in English
Materials Science and EngineeringStudies in English
MathematicsStudies in English
Mathematics and StatisticsStudies in English
Mechanical EngineeringStudies in English
Mechatronics and RoboticsStudies in English
Medical BiochemistryStudies in English
Medical EngineeringStudies in English
Medical ScienceStudies in English
Medicinal ChemistryStudies in English
MicrobiologyStudies in English
Music and Music PsychologyStudies in English
Natural SciencesStudies in English
NeuroscienceStudies in English
NutritionStudies in English
PharmacologyStudies in English
PhysicsStudies in English
Physics with AstrophysicsStudies in English
Product DesignStudies in English
Sustainability and Environmental ManagementStudies in English
Theoretical PhysicsStudies in English
ZoologyStudies in English

Master's
Studies
full-time studies
part-time studies
Accounting and FinanceStudies in English
Actuarial FinanceStudies in English
Advanced Clinical PracticeStudies in English
Advanced Clinical Practice (Apprenticeship)Studies in English
Advanced Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)Studies in English
Advanced Computer Science (Cloud Computing)Studies in English
Advanced Computer Science (Data Analytics)Studies in English
Advanced Concrete TechnologyStudies in EnglishStudies online
Advanced Mechanical EngineeringStudies in English
Advertising and DesignStudies in English
Advertising and MarketingStudies in English
Aerospace EngineeringStudies in English
Applied and Professional EthicsStudies in EnglishStudies online
Applied MathematicsStudies in English
Applied Psychology of MusicStudies in English
Applied Theatre and InterventionStudies in English
Applied Translation StudiesStudies in English
Arabic and English TranslationStudies in English
Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern StudiesStudies in English
Art Gallery and Museum StudiesStudies in English
Arts Management and Heritage StudiesStudies in English
Audiences, Engagement, ParticipationStudies in English
Audiovisual Translation StudiesStudies in English
Automotive EngineeringStudies in English
Banking and International FinanceStudies in English
Biodiversity and ConservationStudies in English
Biodiversity and Conservation with African FieldStudies in English
Biomedical and Healthcare EthicsStudies in EnglishStudies online
Biopharmaceutical DevelopmentStudies in English
BioscienceStudies in English
Business Analytics and Decision SciencesStudies in English
Business and Public Service Interpreting and Translation StudiesStudies in English
Business PsychologyStudies in English
Cancer Biology and TherapyStudies in English
Chemical Biology and Drug DesignStudies in English
Chemical EngineeringStudies in English
Chemical Process EngineeringStudies in English
ChemistryStudies in English
Childhood StudiesStudies in English
Climate and Atmospheric ScienceStudies in English
Climate Change and Environmental PolicyStudies in English
Clinical EducationStudies in English
Clinical EmbryologyStudies in EnglishStudies online
Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproduction TechnologyStudies in English
Cognitive Development and DisordersStudies in English
Communication and Media StudiesStudies in English
Communications and Signal ProcessingStudies in English
Computer ScienceStudies in English
Conference Interpreting and Translation StudiesStudies in English
Conflict, Development and SecurityStudies in English
Consumer Analytics and Marketing StrategyStudies in English
Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public RelationsStudies in English
Creative Writing and Critical LifeStudies in English
Criminal Justice and Criminal LawStudies in English
Criminal Justice and CriminologyStudies in English
Critical and Applied MusicologyStudies in English
Critical and Cultural TheoryStudies in English
Critical and Experimental CompositionStudies in English
Culture, Creativity and EntrepreneurshipStudies in English
Curating ScienceStudies in English
Data Analytics and Human Resource ManagementStudies in English
Data Science and AnalyticsStudies in English
Data Science and Analytics for HealthStudies in English
Deaf EducationStudies in EnglishStudies online
Dental MaterialsStudies in English
Dental Public HealthStudies in English
DesignStudies in English
Diagnostic ImagingStudies in English
Digital EducationStudies in EnglishStudies online
Digital Information Management and Systems InnovationStudies in English
Disability StudiesStudies in English
Ecological EconomicsStudies in English
EconomicsStudies in English
Economics and FinanceStudies in English
EducationStudies in English
Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy SystemsStudies in English
Electronic and Computer MusicStudies in English
Electronic and Electrical EngineeringStudies in English
Embedded Systems EngineeringStudies in English
Energy and EnvironmentStudies in English
Engineering GeologyStudies in English
Engineering Project ManagementStudies in English
Engineering, Technology and Business ManagementStudies in English
English LiteratureStudies in English
Enterprise and EntrepreneurshipStudies in English
Environment and DevelopmentStudies in English
Environmental Engineering and Project ManagementStudies in English
Exploration GeophysicsStudies in English
Fashion, Enterprise and SocietyStudies in English
Film StudiesStudies in English
Film, Photography and MediaStudies in English
Finance and InvestmentStudies in English
Financial MathematicsStudies in English
Financial Risk ManagementStudies in English
Fine ArtStudies in English
Food Quality and InnovationStudies in English
Food ScienceStudies in English
Food Science (Food Biotechnology)Studies in English
Food Science and NutritionStudies in English
Gender StudiesStudies in English
Geographical Information ScienceStudies in EnglishStudies online
Geographical Information SystemsStudies in English
Geotechnical EngineeringStudies in English
Global DevelopmentStudies in English
Global Development and EducationStudies in English
Global Fashion ManagementStudies in English
Global Governance and DiplomacyStudies in English
Global Performance and Cultural IndustriesStudies in English
Global Political EconomyStudies in English
Global Strategy and Innovation ManagementStudies in English
Global Supply Chain ManagementStudies in English
Health Informatics with Data ScienceStudies in English
High-Performance Graphics and Games EngineeringStudies in English
HistoryStudies in English
History of Health, Medicine and SocietyStudies in English
Human Resource ManagementStudies in English
Inequalities and Social ScienceStudies in English
Infection, Immunity and Human DiseaseStudies in English
Intellectual Property LawStudies in English
International Banking and Finance LawStudies in English
International BusinessStudies in English
International Business LawStudies in English
International CommunicationStudies in English
International Construction Management and EngineeringStudies in English
International Corporate LawStudies in English
International HealthStudies in English
International Human Rights LawStudies in English
International JournalismStudies in English
International Law and Global GovernanceStudies in English
International Marketing ManagementStudies in English
International RelationsStudies in English
International Trade LawStudies in English
Law and FinanceStudies in English
Law and Social JusticeStudies in English
LinguisticsStudies in English
Linguistics and English Language TeachingStudies in English
ManagementStudies in English
Management ConsultingStudies in English
MarketingStudies in English
Materials Science and EngineeringStudies in English
MathematicsStudies in English
Mechatronics and RoboticsStudies in English
Media IndustriesStudies in English
Medical EngineeringStudies in English
Medical ImagingStudies in English
MedicineStudies in English
Medieval StudiesStudies in English
Mobile Computing and Communications NetworksStudies in English
Modern HistoryStudies in English
Molecular MedicineStudies in English
Music and ManagementStudies in English
Music and WellbeingStudies in English
NeuroscienceStudies in English
New MediaStudies in English
NutritionStudies in English
Oral SurgeryStudies in English
Organizational PsychologyStudies in English
Paediatric DentistryStudies in English
PerformanceStudies in English
Performance DesignStudies in English
Petroleum Production EngineeringStudies in English
PhilosophyStudies in English
Philosophy of Religion and EthicsStudies in EnglishStudies online
Political CommunicationStudies in English
Postcolonial Literary and Cultural StudiesStudies in English
Professional Language and Intercultural StudiesStudies in English
Promotional MediaStudies in English
Psychotherapy and CounsellingStudies in English
Race and ResistanceStudies in English
Railway EngineeringStudies in English
Religion, Politics and SocietyStudies in English
River Basin Dynamics and Management with Geographical Information SystemsStudies in English
Science, History and SocietyStudies in English
Security, Conflict and JusticeStudies in English
Security, Terrorism and InsurgencyStudies in English
Social and Cultural HistoryStudies in English
Social and Political ThoughtStudies in English
Social and Public PolicyStudies in English
Social History of ArtStudies in English
Social ResearchStudies in English
Society, Culture and MediaStudies in English
Sport and Exercise MedicineStudies in English
Structural EngineeringStudies in English
Sustainability and BusinessStudies in English
Sustainability in TransportStudies in English
Systemic Family TherapyStudies in English
Teaching English to Speakers of other LanguagesStudies in English
Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages and Information Communications TechnologyStudies in English
Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages for Young LearnersStudies in English
Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages StudiesStudies in English
Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages Teacher EducationStudies in English
Theology and Religious StudiesStudies in English
Transport EconomicsStudies in English
Transport Infrastructure: Design and ConstructionStudies in English
Transport PlanningStudies in English
Transport Planning and EngineeringStudies in English
Transport Planning and EnvironmentStudies in English
Work and Employment RelationsStudies in English
Writing for Performance and PublicationStudies in English

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Accounting and Finance Studies in English
Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Studies in English
Astrophysics Studies in English
Economics Studies in English
International Business Studies in English
Management Studies in English
Marketing Studies in English
Paediatric Dentistry Studies in English
Work and Employment Relations Studies in English

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Child and Family Studies Studies in English
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Learning and Teaching (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Studies in English

The University of Leeds was founded in 1904, but its origins go back to t­he nineteenth century with the founding of the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831 and then the Yorkshire College of Science in 1874.

In 1831 a group of young m­en established the Leeds School ­of Medicine which meant that medical students no longer had to go to Scotland, London or overseas to stu­dy.

The Yorkshire College of Science was found­ed around 40 years later largely as a result of concerns by the wool and textile industries that the rapid development of new technologies in Europe posed a threat to the local cloth trade.

Access for all

For the sons of local families, it was one of the first colleges for students of all faiths and backgrounds. The College supported the values of the recently established University College, London and Owens College in Manchester. These had been set up to challenge the exclusivity of Oxford and Cambridge universities, which were predominantly for the Anglican aristocracy and gentry.

By contrast, this new generation of learning institutions welcomed all religions, including Dissenters, Catholics, Jews and agnostics. In addition, they placed particular emphasis on meeting the technological demands of the fast-changing Victorian era. From the outset, the College, particularly, put its full weight behind scientific studies.

After a few years, classics, modern literature and history were added to the science subjects being offered and the Yorkshire College of Science became simply the Yorkshire College.

In 1884, the College combined with the School of Medicine and three years later the two Leeds-based institutions joined forces with Owens College Manchester, and University College Liverpool, to become the federal Victoria University.

The University of Leeds

It wasn't long, however, before each of the cities started to consider the benefits of forming their own universities. After Manchester and Liverpool had taken the decision to establish universities, Leeds also took the leap and in 1904, King Edward VII granted the University its own Charter as an independent institution.

Growing reputation and numbers

Within three or four years the number of students began to increase rapidly and changes to state education meant that students were arriving with a better educational foundation. The ten years to the outbreak of war in 1914 were ones of growth and consolidation. Most importantly, the new University started to develop a strong tradition of research.

Unlike Owens College Manchester, the Yorkshire College had always permitted women as students. However, they did not enrol in significant numbers until special facilities were provided at the Day Training College in 1896. The first women graduated from the University of Leeds in 1905.

At the time that the Yorkshire College received its Royal Charter, seven out of eight students came from Yorkshire. Now, the University of Leeds not only welcomes students from all over the United Kingdom, its reputation worldwide makes it a truly multi-cultural and international institution with students and staff from over 100 countries studying and working on campus.

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