History
The university was founded in 1921 as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland College, received a royal charter in 1950 as University College of Leicester, and became the University of Leicester in 1957.It is located in the East Midlands, about 160km north of London.
International Admissions
International students must apply to the University of Leicester via the online UCAS service. Entry requirements to degree courses will vary depending on the level of study and type of course chosen. English language proficiency will also be taken into consideration as part of the application process.
Subject Areas
- American Studies
- Archaeology and Ancient History
- School of Arts
- School of Biological Sciences
- School of Business
- Department of Cancer Studies
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
- College of Science and Engineering
- College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Department of Computer Science
- Centre for the Study of the Country House
- Criminology
- Department of Economics
- Education
- Department of Engineering
- English
- Centre for English Local History
- Department of Genetics
- Department of Geography
- Department of Geology
- Department of Health Sciences
- History
- School of History, Politics and International Relations
- History of Art and Film
- Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
- Department of Informatics
- Institute of Learning Innovation
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Science
- Leicester Law School
- Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning
- School of Management
- Department of Mathematics
- Media and Communication
- Department of Medical Education
- Centre for Medical Humanities
- School of Medicine (Leicester Medical School)
- College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
- Modern Languages
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
- Museum Studies
- Natural Sciences (Centre for Interdisciplinary Science)
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Politics and International Relations
- School of Psychology
- College of Science and Engineering
- College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Sociology
- Centre for Urban History
- Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning
- Victorian Studies Centre
