University of Southampton Courses and Fees 2025

• The average students in my course is 100+.

• The classes will be scheduled for 4 or 5 days a week with an average of 15 hours per week.

• I got my dissertation to work with the outside organization in London, which is a great industry experience.

• It differs year to year. For me, it's approx. 18,000 GBP. This year it may differ.

• UoS MBA is a good mix of theory and real-world applications, most of the subjects require you do a lot of teamwork rather than individual assessment. Almost every subject has two elements: group and individual, which has a 40%- 60% weightage depending on the subject. The program is very fast, you won’t even get to know it has come to an end. In the morning we attend classes, evening the hangout with friends and night the studies and preparations for the next day.
• MBA students don’t get holidays like other programs. For all the coursework the students can take extension but it is not advisable as you will get behind on other subjects. In MBA you also can’t do any part time work, the faculty is very against it. The average class size ranges from 50 to 60 students, with a significant representation of Indian students, approximately 10 to 15 per cohort. We have 9-5 classes everyday and even on saturdays. The course is very demanding.
• Students are even working by themselves on sundays as well. Diverse the cohort, more the chances for you to learn new things and how much you speak to your peers will help you learn a lot. The MBA is more for networking than learning, it doesn’t support jobs as much it makes you ready to run a business, as it is more about forward thinking and strategy. 

• Full Breakdown of Fees: The tuition fee for the MBA at Southampton was around £28,000 for international students. Accommodation (if staying in university housing) ranged from £600–£900 per month, depending on the type of room. Student visa fees were £500, NHS health surcharge £470 per year, Travel costs £ 350, Flight costs and personal expenses. Business Trips- £1500
• How Fees Are Charged: The fees are charged yearly quarterly
  Monthly Expenses Estimate:
  Rent: £600–£900 (depending on whether you stay in university accommodation or rent privately)
  Utilities & Internet: £50–£100 (if living in university accommodation it is included)
  Groceries: £150–£300
  Transportation: £40–£70 (bus pass or occasional train trips)
  Miscellaneous (eating out, entertainment, gym, etc.): £100–£250
  Total Estimate: £900–£1,600 per month, depending on lifestyle choices.

• The course difficulty, I would give it 4/5 for someone who is familiar with the concepts or has some background. If you're unfamiliar with it, it's a solid 5/5 and you need to put in a lot of hours apart from your lectures as well. It was a mix of both practical and theory, with the practical aspect being 75% of it.
• The most positive aspect for me was that it was highly practical based, which for me is a plus as I prefer that type of learning. The negative part would be the inclusion of high level mathematics for almost all the modules, even where not absolutely necessary.

• The total course fees was around GBP 27000. This included the tuition fees, library fees, etc. However, it does not include the sports membership, that is to be bought separately. I hadn't taken campus residence so it wasn't included in this.
• The fees were charged in 3 installments, which was more or less semester-wise. 
• In terms of the monthly expenses, it was around GBP 650, with the rent being GBP 500 (120 per week) and the other costs like groceries, sim card, transportation being around GBP 150. 

My course had a very updated syllabus with the latest tools and technologies taught, which are required by the companies. Also, it was very flexible, as we could choose the modules we wanted to study based on our interests and goals. The modules also contain some industrial and research experience, which you get in some modules and also in your dissertation.

My tuition fee was 25000 pounds before the scholarship.