Find Your Place at UWS
Discover more about undergraduate study at UWS
Your Future, Your UWS
We have a range of exciting undergraduate courses available in September 2025.
Our innovative learning environments and industry-accredited programmes will ensure your hard work adds up to a successful and fulfilling career.
With buzzing social scenes, Student Unions and sports clubs, our campuses are in enviable locations throughout the west of Scotland.
Whether it’s getting that dream job or broadening your horizons, we’ll help you achieve it. UWS is here to help you find your place.
Apply for September 2025
The UCAS equal consideration deadline may have passed, but we're still accepting applications to our courses starting this September.
If you’ve yet to apply for 2025 entry, you can do this now through UCAS. You can also apply through UCAS if you applied already but did not use all five choices, and have yet to accept or decline any offers.
If you’ve already used your five choices, but aren’t holding any offers, you can add one extra choice using UCAS Extra. This service is open now until Friday 4th July.
Apply through UCAS
Course Search
Find your course of interest from our career-focused undergraduate, postgraduate (taught) and post-experience options.
Summer Open Days 2025
Join us at our Summer Open Days this June to experience #LifeAtUWS. If you already hold an offer or are considering applying for September 2025 entry, we'd love to welcome you to our campuses. And if you're just starting to think about university study in 2026 and beyond, these events provide the perfect opportunity to find out everything there is to know about studying at UWS.
Campus Visits
We'd love to meet you at one of our Campus Visits. This is a great opportunity to find out more about life at UWS and take a tour to see for yourself our campuses in Ayr, Lanarkshire and Paisley. Whether you’re starting this September or, thinking of applying later, we’d love to see you!
Campus Visit - UWS Ayr
With riverside surroundings, an extensive library and forward-thinking learning environments our Ayr Campus is an exceptional place to study.
UWS Ayr Campus Visit
Campus Visit - UWS Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire Campus's cutting-edge technology and flexible study spaces embody UWS’s belief in sustainability and the power of collaborative learning.
UWS Lanarkshire Campus Visit
Campus Visit - UWS Paisley
With excellent teaching and study facilities, our Paisley Campus will help you achieve every success in your academic career.
UWS Paisley Campus VisitUpcoming Events and Information Sessions
We have a range of exciting events coming up in 2025! Join our Parents and Carers Online Information Sessions to get all the information you need to support your child at UWS. Learn more about SAAS funding at our online SAAS Funding Information Session. And Find Your Place in Teaching at UWS by registering for our online and on-campus PGDE events. All details, including how to sign up, can be found below!
Lanarkshire Campus PGDE Event
Find your Place in Teaching at UWS, Saturday 29th March, 1pm to 2.30pm
Lanarkshire Campus PGDE Event
Ayr Campus PGDE Event
Find your Place in Teaching at UWS, Saturday 26th April, 1pm to 2.30pm
Ayr Campus PGDE Event
Parents and Carers Online Information Session
Get all the information you need to support your child at UWS at our Parents/Carers Information Session on Thursday 1st May, 6pm to 7pm
Parents and Carers Online Information SessionAlesha found her place at UWS - now find yours
Alesha is a first year student on our BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise programme at our Lanarkshire campus.
“UWS is very student-orientated and accepting of all students, no matter their background. And that’s something that really stood out to me. It’s such a good feeling to be welcomed somewhere.”
Alesha at UWS
They found their place at UWS - find yours!
Read more about real students who found their place at UWS:
College to Uni
We’re proud to welcome over a thousand students from colleges in Scotland each year to our programmes and have excellent support facilities for those joining us.
Thanks to our close links with colleges, most of our programmes offer you the opportunity to progress (also known as articulate) with HNC or HND qualifications.
Check out our College to Uni page
Digital Prospectus
Our undergraduate prospectus is digital. Provide a few details and you’ll receive a personalised prospectus with the information that matters most to you. No filler. No jargon. Just your UWS. Your way.
CREATE A PERSONALISED DIGITAL PROSPECTUS
Chat to our students
Want to know what it's like to study at UWS? Connect with UWS students who have chosen a similar path to you. Find common ground and hear real stories about life at UWS.
Get to know UWS
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How else can we help?
Our friendly team are here to support you with any questions you might need answered. We also have a number of students who can give first-hand experience of what it is like to study at UWS.
Register your interest in undergraduate courses
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Create a personalised digital prospectus
Alternatively, you can get in touch with any questions at
Email: ask@uws.ac.uk Phone: 0800 027 1000 (UK) or +44 (0) 141 849 4101 (out-with UK)
