Aston University states that Master's applicants need a Bachelor's degree from a Chinese university. The specific percentage requirement varies by the course applied for at Aston and by the Chinese university the applicant graduated from.
Master's degree requirements
In general, Aston University says applicants should be scoring:
- 2:1 China full-time Bachelor's degree: 75 - 80 average grades
- 2:2 China full-time Bachelor's degree: 70 - 75 average grades
For finance, engineering or science-based subjects, applicants must have studied a similar field in their undergraduate degree.
If you are unable to meet the direct entry requirement to Aston University, the university says you can also consider the Master Foundation Programme/Graduate Diploma at ON CAMPUS Aston.
Self-taught degree requirements
Aston University will accept self-taught degrees (with both graduation and degree certificate) of:
- 70% from Project 211/985 universities
- 75% from non-211/985 universities
MBA requirements
Aston University states that MBA applicants must obtain a satisfactory degree from a recognised Chinese university with at least 3 years of work experience.
The university lists two ways to apply for the MBA programme:
- An undergraduate degree in any subject area from an overseas institution and three years’ post-graduation managerial work experience.
- An undergraduate degree in any subject area from a Chinese university with at least 70-85 percent, and a minimum of three years post-graduation managerial work experience.
Research degree requirements
Aston University states that applicants to a research degree should have a Masters degree from a Chinese university. The specific percentage requirement will vary depending on the course applied for at Aston and the Chinese university the applicant graduated from. In general, applicants should be scoring in the range of 75-85 per cent average as a minimum.
Applicants have to submit a detailed research proposal outlining the intended research topic, its objectives, proposed method of research and an indication of how the proposed research topic relates to previous work by other researchers.