Deferring your offer

It may be possible to defer your offer to the next available intake.

Deferral requests will be considered individually and are not guaranteed.

Deferral requests for the 2025 intake

The deadline for requesting a deferral to the 2025 intake is the 30 September 2024.

If you wish to be considered for admission to the 2025 intake after this date, you must submit a new application.

Deferral requests for the 2026 intake

Deferral requests for the 2026 intake will open on 1 March 2025.

To be considered for a deferral, you must have accepted a conditional or unconditional offer for the 2025 intake and have paid any relevant deposits to secure your place on the course.

The deadline for requesting a deferral to the 2026 intake is 30 September 2025.

If you do not meet these criteria, your request will declined.

Programmes not available for deferral

  • Applied Neuropsychology MSc
  • Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master)
  • Children's Literature, Media & Cultural Entrepreneurship (Erasmus Mundus International Master)
  • Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice
  • Economics MRes
  • Education in Museums & Heritage (Erasmus Mundus International Master)
  • Education Policies for Global Development (Erasmus Mundus International Master)
  • Endodontics
  • Endodontology
  • Global Markets, Local Creativities (International Master)
  • International Law of Global Security, Peace & Development (Erasmus Mundus International Master)
  • Managing Art & Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (Erasmus Mundus International Master)
  • Medical Physics
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Philosophy: Knowledge & Society
  • Precision Medicine & Pharmacological Innovation MSc
  • Precision Medicine & Pharmacological Innovation (Aberdeen) MSc
  • Security, Intelligence & Strategic Studies (International Master)