Cardiff Metropolitan University January 2027 Intake: Dates, Fees & CAS Process
Cardiff Metropolitan University January 2027 Intake: Dates, Fees & CAS Process
Cardiff Metropolitan University has confirmed its key dates and application details for the January 2027 intake. There's one detail worth knowing before anything else: no undergraduate courses are available for this intake - January 2027 at Cardiff Met is postgraduate and MBA only.
Key dates for January 2027
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Application deadline | 20 November 2026 |
| Conditions deadline | 27 November 2026 |
| Deposit payment deadline | 4 December 2026 |
These dates apply across all courses for the January 2027 intake.
What each stage means
- Application (20 November 2026): your application itself needs to be submitted by this date. This is the earliest deadline in the sequence, so it's the one to plan backward from.
- Conditions (27 November 2026): any conditions attached to your offer - academic results, English test scores, document verification - need to be met by this date.
- Deposit payment (4 December 2026): your deposit needs to be paid by this date to confirm your place ahead of the January start.
No undergraduate courses this intake
For January 2027, Cardiff Met is running postgraduate and MBA courses only - there are no undergraduate options available. If you're looking for undergraduate entry, you'll need to look at Cardiff Met's September intake instead.
Postgraduate and MBA fees - what you actually pay
Cardiff Met requires full fee payment for both postgraduate and MBA courses this intake, but there are two things that reduce the net amount:
Postgraduate (non-MBA) courses:
- Automatic scholarship: £3,500
- Additional full-fee payment discount: £1,000
- Net fee after both: £13,100
MBA courses:
- Automatic scholarship: £4,000
- Additional full-fee payment discount: £1,000
- Net fee after both: £14,500
The scholarship is automatically awarded - there's no separate application or selection process for it. The additional £1,000 discount specifically requires paying the full fee rather than a partial deposit, so if you're only planning to pay a deposit initially, you won't receive that extra £1,000 reduction.
Deposit timing - wait for your interview outcome
Cardiff Met's own guidance on this intake is to wait for your interview outcome before paying a deposit. Paying before you have a confirmed interview result carries obvious risk if the outcome doesn't go your way, so this sequencing matters more than it might seem.
CAS Shield - when you get access
The CAS Shield link is provided once your case has moved to the unconditional stage - not before. If you're still on a conditional offer, this link won't be available yet; it only appears once your conditions have been cleared and your offer is confirmed unconditional.
What to do now
- Submit your application well before 20 November 2026 - don't treat it as the target date, treat it as the last possible date.
- Have your English test and academic documents ready in advance, since the conditions deadline follows just one week after the application deadline.
- Decide whether to pay in full or by deposit based on whether the extra £1,000 discount is worth it for your situation - full payment gets you the lower net fee, but ties up more funds earlier.
- Wait for your interview outcome before paying any deposit, per Cardiff Met's own recommendation.
- Don't expect CAS Shield access until you're unconditional - factor this into your own timeline planning.