Standard English Language Requirements
This page contains a guide to the standard English language requirements for Schools and Departments at the University of Reading.
If you are unsure which School or Department the programme you have been offered sits under, please contact the Admissions Team for advice using the details on the right.
For information on the tests that we accept as being equivalent to IELTS, please follow the link under 'see also' on the left.
Page last updatedAugust 2023
Postgraduate Taught and Research programmes
| School/ Department | Standard PGT/PGR IELTS requirement |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Agriculture, Policy and Development | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Archaeology | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Architecture | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Biological Sciences | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Chemistry | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Classics | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
| Clinical Language Sciences | 8.0 overall with no element less than 7.5 or 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.5 (depending on programme) |
| Computer Science | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Construction Management and Engineering | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Economics | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Institute of Education | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (depending on programme) |
| Electronic Engineering | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| English Language and Literature | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Environmental Sciences | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Film, Theatre and Television | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Fine Art | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Food & Nutritional Sciences | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Geography | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| History | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| ICMA Centre | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Informatics | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (depending on programme) |
| Law | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Languages and Culture | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.5 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Management and Business | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Meteorology | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Pharmacy | 7.5 overall with no element less than 7.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (depending on programme) |
| Philosophy | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Politics and International Relations | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Psychology | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.5 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (depending on programme) |
| Real Estate and Planning | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
| Typography and Graphic Communication | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 6.0 (depending on programme) |
Undergraduate programmes
| School/ Department | Standard UG IELTS requirement |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Agriculture | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Archaeology | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Architecture | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Biological Sciences | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Chemistry | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Classics | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
| Clinical Language Sciences | 8.0 overall with no element less than 7.5 or 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (depending on programme) |
| Computer Science | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Construction Management and Engineering | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Economics | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Institute of Education | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| English Language and Literature | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
| Environmental Sciences | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Film, Theatre and Television | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Fine Art | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Food & Nutritional Sciences | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Geography | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| History | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
| ICMA Centre | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Law | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Languages and Culture | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
| Management and Business | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Meteorology | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Pharmacy | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Philosophy | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
| Politics and International Relations | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Psychology | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Real Estate and Planning | 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 |
| Typography and Graphic Communication | 7.0 overall with no element less than 6.0 |
International Foundation Programme (IFP)
Entrants onto this programme are required to have a UKVI IELTS with a score of between 6.0 overall with no element less than 5.0 and 4.5 overall with no element less than 4.0 depending on which subject you wish to progress on to after the IFP and which IFP programme you wish to join (September or January start)
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