Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 17,900 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of Brighton - Moulsecoomb Campus

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 85.0  Minimum Listening - 10.0  Minimum Reading - 10.0  Minimum Writing - 18.0  Minimum Speaking - 17.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 59.0  Minimum Listening - 59.0  Minimum Reading - 59.0  Minimum Writing - 59.0  Minimum Speaking - 59.0  
• DUOLINGO
  • Minimum Overall Score - 125.0  Minimum Literacy - 100.0  Minimum Comprehension - 105.0  Minimum Conversation - 100.0  Minimum Production - 100.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have a Bachelor's Degree.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 55.00 %

Additional Information

Careers
This MRes in Social Science provides you with the necessary research training for doctoral work. It also enhances your career opportunities in areas including central and local government, non-governmental organisations, social research, teaching, the media, sports and leisure and business and law. You’ll be studying in the School of Humanities and Social Science, and the staff who teach on the course have been highly successful in training researchers.

Scholarships

Vice-Chancellor international scholarships

About these scholarships

We offer the following scholarships for international masters-level students from the below regions:

• Vice-Chancellor South and South-East Asia postgraduate scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor Africa postgraduate scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor MENA and Turkey postgraduate scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor LATAM postgraduate scholarship
• New for September 2025: Vice-Chancellor EU postgraduate scholarship

These scholarships are open to students studying within any of our academic schools, excluding Brighton and Sussex Medical School. 

Scholarships are awarded as a £2,000 reduction on tuition fees for the first year of study, which is automatically deducted after enrolment to students that meet the eligibility criteria.

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.