More Disciplines & Professions
More Disciplines & Professions (UK & Ireland)
Study-and-career guides for further UK & Ireland fields — qualifying as a solicitor (SQE), optometry, actuary (IFoA), airline pilot (CAA/ATPL), physician associate, data science & AI, chartered surveyor (RICS APC) and veterinary medicine in Ireland.
Beyond the big subjects, several professional routes draw strong international demand in the UK and Ireland, each with its own study path and professional body. These guides explain what you study and where each leads.
Programme structures, entry requirements and professional-body rules change; confirm the current details on the official sources. Where a route leads to a regulated profession, we distinguish studying from qualifying to practise.
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Guides for United Kingdom & Ireland
8 of 8 guides in this hub are for the UK & Ireland.
The SQE Route to Qualify as a Solicitor in England and Wales (incl. Foreign-Qualified Lawyers)
How to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales via the SQE: SQE1, SQE2, qualifying work experience, character and suitability, and the cross-qualification route for foreign lawyers.
Read guideHow to Become an Actuary in the UK and Ireland (Actuarial Science Degrees and IFoA Exemptions)
How to become an actuary in the UK and Ireland: choose an IFoA-accredited degree for exam exemptions, then qualify as Associate or Fellow through the IFoA's professional exams.
Read guideHow to Become a Commercial Airline Pilot in the UK and Ireland (CAA / IAA and ATPL)
How to train as a commercial airline pilot in the UK and Ireland: the ATPL and frozen ATPL, integrated vs modular training, the Class 1 medical, and the funding reality — with CAA and IAA facts.
Read guideHow to Become a Physician Associate in the UK (MSc Route and GMC Registration)
How to become a physician associate in the UK: the bioscience degree plus PA Master's route, the PA Registration Assessment, and GMC registration (regulated from 13 December 2024).
Read guideHow to Become a Chartered Surveyor in the UK and Ireland (Quantity Surveying and the RICS APC)
How to qualify as a chartered surveyor (MRICS) in the UK and Ireland — an RICS-accredited degree or accredited conversion master's, plus the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with structured training, a case study and the final interview.
Read guideHow to Study Optometry in the UK and Ireland (GOC / CORU Route)
How to study optometry in the UK and Ireland: GOC-approved degrees, the College of Optometrists Scheme for Registration and OSCE, and Ireland's CORU route — plus how studying differs from registering.
Read guideHow to Study Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the UK and Ireland
A subject-choice guide to studying data science and AI in the UK and Ireland — BSc and specialist vs conversion MSc routes, ATAS relevance, entry requirements, and where the field leads, with official sources for current details.
Read guideHow to Study Veterinary Medicine in Ireland (UCD MVB and the Veterinary Council of Ireland)
How to study veterinary medicine in the Republic of Ireland — UCD's MVB (the only veterinary degree in the Republic), its five-year and graduate-entry routes, CAO vs direct application, accreditation, and Veterinary Council of Ireland registration to practise.
Read guideStudying in the UK & Ireland
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