Undergraduate guide

2020 entry

Influencing the world since 1583 The University of Edinburgh Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 01

“Edinburgh isn’t so much a city, more a way of life … I doubt I’ll ever tire of exploring Edinburgh, on foot or in print.” Ian Rankin Best-selling author and alumnus The University of Edinburgh 02 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 03

Influencing the world since 1583 Welcome to For more than 400 years the University TOP 50 of Edinburgh has been changing the world. We’re consistently ranked one Today, we continue to make our mark. While of the top 50 universities in the the University our world-leading experts educate the pioneers of tomorrow, we're building on our world. We’re 18th in the 2019 strengths in data science and working with QS World University Rankings. of Edinburgh partners to establish the region as the data capital of Europe. TH By choosing to study at Edinburgh, you’ll 4 be investing in an education that will help We’re ranked fourth in the UK for you build a successful future. research power, based on the 2014 You’ll experience the very best in teaching Research Excellence Framework.* Visit us and research. Through our hands-on and Open Days 2019: innovative approach we’ll help you become a successful learner-practitioner or researcher 10 June and equip you with the skills, insights and TOP 10 21 September perspectives to enhance your employability We’re ranked in the top 10 in the UK 5 October and career prospects. and in the top 100 in the world for Our flexible programmes, world-class facilities the employability of our graduates.§ and award-winning support services combine to ensure your university experience is exceptional and unique. £10m You’ll also be living in a vibrant, historic, inspiring capital city with world-famous We awarded more than cultural festivals, where the mountains £10 million in undergraduate and beaches of Scotland are right on financial support in 2017/18. your doorstep. Come and join us. 2ND Edinburgh is ranked the second best student city in the UK.† “You are now in a place where the best courses upon earth are within your reach … such an opportunity you will never 20 TH again have.” We're ranked 20th in the world's Thomas Jefferson ‡ American Founding Father and President (speaking to his son-in-law, most international universities . Thomas Mann Randolph, as he began his studies in 1786). Since 2010, we have taught twitter.com/applyedinburgh students from 160 countries. Why choose the facebook.com/applyedinburgh * Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions University of Edinburgh? youtube.com/edinburghuniversity § Times Higher Education, Global Employability University Ranking 2018 Watch our videos: † QS Best Student Cities 2018 www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/imagine instagram.com/applyedinburgh ‡ Times Higher Education, The World's Most International Universities 2018 The University of Edinburgh 04 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 05 Contents A–Z index of programmes

05 A –Z index of programmes How to use this guide 08 Applications and admissions A C E 12 Programmes offered by the College Accounting 14 Cell Biology BSc (Hons) 118 Earth Sciences 124 Please use our A–Z index of Accounting & Business MA (Hons) Celtic 26 Ecological & Environmental Sciences 126 of Arts, Humanities & Social programmes to locate the subject Accounting & Finance MA (Hons) Celtic MA (Hons) Ecological & Environmental Sciences BSc (Hons) Sciences Acoustics & Music Technology BSc (Hons) 68 Celtic & English Language MA (Hons) Ecological & Environmental Sciences with 102 Programmes offered by the College you are interested in or find a Agricultural Economics BSc (Hons) 104 Celtic & English Literature MA (Hons) Management BSc (Hons) of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Agricultural Science Celtic & French MA (Hons) Ecology BSc (Hons) 118 specific programme title. Celtic & Linguistics MA (Hons) 116 Programmes offered by the College Anatomy & Development BSc (Hons) 106 Economic History MA (Hons) 52 Ancient & Medieval History MA (Hons) 30 Celtic & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Economics 36 of Science & Engineering Celtic & Scottish History MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh Ancient History MA (Hons) Economics MA (Hons) 14 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 15 136 The Edinburgh experience Celtic & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Further information and programme-specific 1 page page Ancient History & Greek MA (Hons) Economics & Accounting MA (Hons) Accounting entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/24 08 14 4 144 Benefits of studying with us 7 for applications for the benefits Ancient History & Latin MA (Hons) Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) 128 Economics & Mathematics MA (Hons) and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Accounting Arts, 145 The four-year experience At a glance 8 Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations MA (Hons) 18 Chemical Physics BSc (Hons)/MChemPhys 120 Economics & Politics MA (Hons) Our staff have a world-leading reputation Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Accounting as prominent researchers in the If studying abroad in Year 3, your Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? accounting discipline. Our teaching is costs will vary by country. In Year 4 Chemistry Economics & Sociology MA (Hons) Email [email protected] Animal Science BSc (Hons) 104 146 Resources and facilities Our MA accounting-related programmes are accredited therefore grounded in state-of-the-art you will undertake a dissertation and, Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland contemporary research findings and depending on the field of study you Study abroad? Yes 2 literature. This helps to ensure that our choose, there may be costs associated Chemistry BSc (Hons)/MChem Economics & Statistics MA (Hons) (ICAS), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England graduates develop the necessary with undertaking surveys and Animation BA (Hons) 34 148 Study abroad and Wales (ICAEW), the Association of Chartered personal and professional competencies conducting interviews. Advice for applicants Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute required to work across a range of roles in contemporary accounting practice, Career opportunities Childhood Practice BA 38 Economics with Environmental Studies MA (Hons) Standard entry requirement: of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), the Association making them very attractive to Accountancy graduates can train to “ With an international Applied Mathematics BSc (Hons)/MMath 132 149 Personal support SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. of International Accountants5 (AIA) and the Chartered prospective employers. Our programmes become a qualified accountant through community like this one A Levels AAB to ABB. Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). will provide an excellent foundation for a traineeship with an accountancy or Chinese 28 Economics with Finance MA (Hons) IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 those hoping to gain a professional commercial firm. Alternatively, you can you never know who you Applied Sport Science BSc (Hons) 96 points (grades 655 at HL). Accounting Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Our exchange programme offers you exciting accountancy qualification and can also also choose a career in taxation, will meet and from where prepare you for careers in finance and Economics with Management Science MA (Hons) 150 Finance Minimum entry requirement: opportunities to study abroad in Year 3 at one of our finance or banking. Some of our in the world they come.” Chinese MA (Hons) SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6. BBB other sectors. graduates decide to follow a different partner universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand Bakani Dube Arabic MA (Hons) 16 must be achieved in one set of exams by direction and pursue employment in or the USA. 3rd year MA (Hons) Accounting & Finance end of S5. Accreditation management positions in the public Chinese & Economics MA (Hons) Education 38 152 Accommodation A Levels ABB. Major accounting firms, as well as other large companies, If you wish to progress to a career and private sectors or take up the IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). as a fully qualified accountant, the opportunity to pursue further study at Arabic & Ancient Greek MA (Hons) regularly deliver talks to, and conduct recruitment accreditation of our programmes postgraduate level. 9 Please note This indicates the overall (see page 14) provides a high level Chinese & French MA (Hons) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering 128 standards required to consider you for entry. activities with, our students both on course and through 154 Sport of exemption from the professional Arabic & Business MA (Hons) The standard entry requirement range and wider programme-related activities. 3 examination requirements. Our minimum entry requirement are explained on Chinese & German MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, accreditation from the Institute of including the subjects you need, vary by Introducing Accounting Chartered Accountants of Scotland Arabic & Economics MA (Hons) 156 Edinburgh University Students’ offers the maximum exemption programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/24 available to accounting graduates. Chinese & History MA (Hons) Electronics & Computer Science BEng (Hons)/ Contemporary global business, be it for profit or not Arabic & French MA (Hons) for profit, is fraught with complexity, tensions, and Study abroad Association Programmes socio-political, economic and cultural challenges. The University's Business School Chinese & Linguistics MA (Hons) MEng (Hons) Our accounting-related programmes will prepare exchange programme offers you Arabic & History MA (Hons) MA (Hons) you intellectually and practically to embrace these exciting opportunities to study abroad Accounting & Business NN14 Year by year… 157 Careers complexities, negotiate tensions and address the in Year 3 at one of our partner Chinese & Russian Studies MA (Hons) Electronics & Electrical Engineering Accounting & Finance NN43 universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, 4 wider socio-political and cultural challenges through New Zealand, or the USA. You may also Year 1 Year 3 Arabic & Persian astute, fiscally appropriate and socially responsible study abroad through the University's You will study Accountancy 1A, an You will study the compulsory courses Chinese & Spanish MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) international exchange programme. introduction to financial accounting, Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing 158 Employability accounting practice. and Accountancy 1B, an introduction to and Management Accounting Applications. To participate in our study abroad Arabic & Persian MA (Hons) management accounting. You will also You will also study courses in business, programme, you will need to achieve study courses in business, finance, law finance, law or economics, depending Engineering an average mark of at least 60 per cent or economics, depending on your joint on your joint honours programme. Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) 128 Accountants play a crucial role in Studying accounting at the University 160 Open Days in Year 1 to be eligible to study abroad honours programme. Arabic & Politics MA (Hons) business. Their ability to measure of Edinburgh offers you a flexible in Year 3. Year 4 financial information and use this to programme of study. You are able to Year 2 You will choose two courses from a Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) make projections affects economic combine your study of accounting You will study Accountancy 2A, which range of options including Advanced Classical & Middle East Studies MA (Hons) 30 and organisational decision-making with business, finance, economics deals with some of the more complex Management Accounting; Audit Practice; Arabic & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) 161 Contact us aspects of financial accounting, such as the Taxation Practices; The Accounting at all levels within firms, organisations, or law and take a range of option and governments.Accountancy is courses. This offers you a broad- preparation of financial statements. You will Profession; and Accounting and Everyday Classical Archaeology & Ancient History MA (Hons) English & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) 44 also study Accountancy 2B, which examines Life. You will also complete an one of the fastest-growing areas based programme with the flexibility Arabic & Spanish MA (Hons) the more complex areas of management accounting-based research dissertation or of business activity. Financial to change direction and specialise accounting. You will learn about cost a dissertation in business, finance, law or accountants report on the through your course choices. Classical Archaeology & Greek MA (Hons) You may also be interested in management topics and costing systems, economics, depending on your joint English Language 42 performance of an organisation including activity-based costing, transfer honours programme. Archaeology 18 Economics & Accounting while management accountants pricing and divisional performance. You will Disclaimer provide financial information to choose courses in business, finance, law or Page 36 While every effort has been made to Classical Archaeology & Latin MA (Hons) help with planning and strategy. economics, depending on your joint English Language MA (Hons) ensure that the information given here Archaeology MA (Hons) honours programme. Law & Accountancy is accurate, we anticipate that some of Page 64 6 10 our programmes may be modified or Classical Studies MA (Hons) English Language & Literature MA (Hons) changed. Please check online for the Archaeology & Ancient History MA (Hons) latest information. Archaeology & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Classics English Literature MA (Hons) 44 Classics MA (Hons) Architectural History & Archaeology MA (Hons) 20 English Literature & Classics MA (Hons) Classics & English Language MA (Hons) Architectural History & Heritage MA (Hons) English Literature & History MA (Hons) Classics & Linguistics MA (Hons) Architecture BA (Hons)/MA (Hons) English Literature & Scottish Literature 1. Subject area. 5. Everything you need to know Architecture and Architectural History & Heritage Cognitive Science (Computing) BSc (Hons) 122 Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) 124 about studying the subject Art 22 Cognitive Science (Humanities) 32 Evolutionary Biology BSc (Hons) 118 2. Brief information about the Cognitive Science (Humanities) MA (Hons) including reasons to choose the Art BA (Hons) subject including contact details. Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons) 122 Computational Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys 134 University of Edinburgh, study Computer Science (Informatics) 122 3. Our summary entry requirements Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science abroad and placement options, BSc (Hons) Computer Science BSc (Hons)/BEng (Hons) for the subject. Please note, this F and career opportunities. Astrophysics BSc (Hons)/MPhys 134 Computer Science & Management Science Fashion BA (Hons) 34 indicates the overall standards BSc (Hons) Film & Television BA (Hons) 6. Cross references to similar Computer Science & Mathematics BSc (Hons) required to consider you for entry. Finance & Business MA (Hons) 24 programmes that might also Computer Science & Physics BSc (Hons) Our standard entry Fine Art MA (Hons) 22 B Crop & Soil Science BSc (Hons) 104 requirements and minimum interest you. Biochemistry BSc (Hons) 118 French & Francophone Studies 46 entry requirements are 7. For further information about the Biological Sciences French MA (Hons) Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) French & Business MA (Hons) explained on page 9. Full, subject or individual programmes Biological Sciences with Management BSc (Hons) D French & Classics MA (Hons) detailed entry requirements, and for programme-specific entry Biomedical Sciences 106 Design 34 French & English Language MA (Hons) including the subjects you need, requirements, use this URL to Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) Development, Regeneration & Stem Cells 118 French & English Literature MA (Hons) vary by programme. Because it is go online. Biotechnology BSc (Hons) 118 BSc (Hons) French & German MA (Hons) Divinity BD (Hons) 100 only possible to show an Business 24 French & History MA (Hons) 8. These page references tell you Divinity & Classics MA (Hons) French & History of Art MA (Hons) overview in print, please ensure Business & Economics MA (Hons) where to find further information Business & Geography MA (Hons) Divinity – Graduate Entry MDiv (Hons) French & Italian MA (Hons) you check the subjects and on living in Edinburgh and on Business & Law MA (Hons) French & Linguistics MA (Hons) French & Philosophy MA (Hons) grades required for entry to a the benefits of studying at the Business Management MA (Hons) specific programme. Please look Business with Decision Analytics MA (Hons) French & Politics MA (Hons) University. French & Portuguese MA (Hons) at the detailed entry Business with Enterprise & Innovation MA (Hons) 9. A current student or recent Business with Human Resource Management French & Russian Studies MA (Hons) requirements given online French & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) graduate’s view of the subject. MA (Hons) before you apply. Business with Marketing MA (Hons) French & Social Policy MA (Hons) 10. Specific information about Business with Strategic Economics MA (Hons) French & Spanish MA (Hons) 4. A list of the programmes we offer in this subject area and what you will study each year for their UCAS codes. Unless one or more of our programmes otherwise stated, all our in that subject area. programmes comprise four

years of study. The University of Edinburgh 06 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 07 A–Z index of programmes

G I L P R Genetics BSc (Hons) 118 Illustration BA (Hons) 34 Landscape Architecture 62 Painting BA (Hons) 22 Religious Studies MA (Hons) 100 Social Policy 88 Geography 130 Immunology BSc (Hons) 118 Landscape Architecture MA (Hons) Performance Costume BA (Hons) 34 Religious Studies & English Literature MA (Hons) Social Policy & Economics MA (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons)/MA (Hons) Infectious Diseases BSc (Hons) 106 Latin Studies MA (Hons) 30 Persian & English Literature MA (Hons) 16 Religious Studies & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Social Policy & Law MA (Hons) Geography & Archaeology MA (Hons) Informatics MInf 122 Law 64 Persian & Middle Eastern Studies MA (Hons) Reproductive Biology BSc (Hons) 106 Social Policy & Politics MA (Hons) Social Policy & Sociology MA (Hons) Geography & Economics MA (Hons) Interior Design BA (Hons) 34 Law (Graduate Entry) LLB Persian & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Russian Studies 78 Social Policy with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) Geography & Politics MA (Hons) Intermedia Art BA (Hons) 22 Law (Ordinary & Honours) LLB Persian Studies MA (Hons) Russian Studies MA (Hons) Geography & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Social Work 90 International Business MA (Hons) 24 Law & Accountancy LLB Pharmacology BSc (Hons) 106 Russian Studies & Classics MA (Hons) Geography & Social Policy MA (Hons) Social Work BSc (Hons) International Business with Arabic MA (Hons) Law & Business LLB Philosophy 72 Russian Studies & English Language MA (Hons) Geography & Sociology MA (Hons) Sociology 92 International Business with Chinese MA (Hons) Law & Celtic LLB Philosophy MA (Hons) Russian Studies & English Literature MA (Hons) Sociology MA (Hons) Geology BSc (Hons)/MEarthSci 124 International Business with French MA (Hons) Law & Economics LLB Philosophy & Economics MA (Hons) Russian Studies & History MA (Hons) Sociology & Politics MA (Hons) Geology & Physical Geography BSc (Hons)/MEarthSci International Business with German MA (Hons) Law & French LLB Philosophy & English Language MA (Hons) Russian Studies & History of Art MA (Hons) Sociology & Psychology MA (Hons) Geophysics BSc (Hons)/MEarthPhys International Business with Italian MA (Hons) Law & German LLB Philosophy & English Literature MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Linguistics MA (Hons) Sociology & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Geophysics & Geology BSc (Hons)/MEarthPhys International Business with Japanese MA (Hons) Law & History LLB Philosophy & Greek MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Philosophy MA (Hons) Sociology with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) Geophysics & Geology with Professional International Business with Russian MA (Hons) Law & International Relations LLB Philosophy & Linguistics MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Politics MA (Hons) Software Engineering BEng (Hons) 122 Placement MEarthPhys International Business with Spanish MA (Hons) Law & Politics LLB Philosophy & Mathematics MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Geophysics & Meteorology BSc (Hons)/MEarthPhys Law & Social Anthropology LLB Russian Studies & Social Policy MA (Hons) Spanish MA (Hons) 94 International Relations MA (Hons) 74 Philosophy & Politics MA (Hons) Geophysics & Meteorology with Professional Law & Social Policy LLB Russian Studies & Spanish MA (Hons) Spanish & Business MA (Hons) International Relations & International Law Philosophy & Psychology MA (Hons) Placement MEarthPhys Law & Sociology LLB Spanish & Classics MA (Hons) MA (Hons) Philosophy & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Geophysics with Professional Placement MEarthPhys Law & Spanish LLB Spanish & English Literature MA (Hons) International Relations with Quantitative Philosophy & Theology MA (Hons) 100 Spanish & History MA (Hons) German 48 Methods MA (Hons) Linguistics 66 Photography BA (Hons) 22 S German MA (Hons) Linguistics MA (Hons) Spanish & History of Art MA (Hons) Islamic Studies MA (Hons) 56 Physical Education MA (Hons) 38 Scandinavian Studies 80 German & Business MA (Hons) Linguistics & English Language MA (Hons) Spanish & Linguistics MA (Hons) Islamic Studies & Middle Eastern Studies Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys 134 Scandinavian Studies (Danish, Norwegian, German & Classics MA (Hons) Linguistics & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Swedish) MA (Hons) Spanish & Philosophy MA (Hons) Italian 58 Physics & Astronomy German & English Language MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Classics MA (Hons) Spanish & Politics MA (Hons) Italian MA (Hons) Physics with a Year Abroad MPhys German & English Literature MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & English Language MA (Hons) Spanish & Portuguese MA (Hons) Italian & Classics MA (Hons) Physics with Meteorology BSc (Hons)/MPhys German & History MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & English Literature MA (Hons) Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Italian & English Language MA (Hons) M Physiology BSc (Hons) 106 German & History of Art MA (Hons) Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys 134 Scandinavian Studies & History MA (Hons) Sport 96 Italian & English Literature MA (Hons) Plant Science BSc (Hons) 118 German & Linguistics MA (Hons) Mathematics 132 Scandinavian Studies & Linguistics MA (Hons) Sport & Recreation Management BSc (Hons) Italian & History MA (Hons) Politics MA (Hons) 74 German & Philosophy MA (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons)/MA (Hons)/MMath Scandinavian Studies & Philosophy MA (Hons) Structural & Fire Safety Engineering 128 Italian & History of Art MA (Hons) Politics & International Relations German & Politics MA (Hons) Mathematics & Biology BSc (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Politics MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Italian & Linguistics MA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy & Economics MA (Hons) German & Portuguese MA (Hons) Mathematics & Business BSc (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Social Policy MA (Hons) Structural Engineering with Architecture Italian & Philosophy MA (Hons) Politics with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) German & Russian Studies MA (Hons) Mathematics & Music BSc (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Spanish MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Italian & Politics MA (Hons) Portuguese MA (Hons) 94 German & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Mathematics & Physics BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology 82 Sustainable Development 98 Italian & Spanish MA (Hons) Portuguese & English Language MA (Hons) German & Social Policy MA (Hons) Mathematics & Statistics BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology MA (Hons) Sustainable Development MA (Hons) Portuguese & English Literature MA (Hons) German & Spanish MA (Hons) Mathematics with Management BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Archaeology MA (Hons) Portuguese & Linguistics MA (Hons) Global Agriculture & Food Security BSc (Hons) 104 Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)/ 128 Scottish Ethnology & Celtic MA (Hons) Portuguese & Philosophy MA (Hons) Government, Policy & Society MA (Hons) 88 J MEng (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & English Language MA (Hons) Japanese 60 Portuguese & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) T Government, Policy & Society with Medical Sciences 108 Scottish Ethnology & English Literature MA (Hons) Textiles BA (Hons) 34 Japanese MA (Hons) Primary Education with Gaelic (Fluent speakers) 38 Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Scandinavian Studies Theology MA (Hons) 100 Japanese & Linguistics MA (Hons) MA (Hons) Graphic Design BA (Hons) 34 Medicinal & Biological Chemistry BSc (Hons)/ 120 MA (Hons) Theology & Religious Studies Jewellery & Silversmithing BA (Hons) 34 Primary Education with Gaelic (Learners) Scottish Ethnology & Scottish History MA (Hons) Greek Studies MA (Hons) 30 MChem Theoretical Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys 134 MA (Hons) Scottish Literature MA (Hons) 44 Medicine 110 Product Design BA (Hons) 34 Medicine MBChB Scottish Literature & Classics MA (Hons) Psychology 76 Scottish Literature & History MA (Hons) H Middle Eastern Studies MA (Hons) 56 Psychology BSc (Hons) Scottish Literature & Scottish History MA (Hons) V Health, Science & Society 50 Molecular Biology BSc (Hons) 118 Veterinary Medicine 114 Psychology & Business MA (Hons) Scottish Studies 84 Health, Science & Society MA (Hons) Molecular Genetics BSc (Hons) Veterinary Medicine BVM&S Psychology & Economics MA (Hons) Scottish Studies MA (Hons) History 52 Music 68 Veterinary Medicine Graduate Entry Programme Psychology & Linguistics MA (Hons) Sculpture BA (Hons) 22 History MA (Hons) Music BMus (Hons) History & Archaeology MA (Hons) Social Anthropology 86 History & Classics MA (Hons) Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Social Anthropology & Politics MA (Hons) Z History & Economics MA (Hons) Zoology BSc (Hons) 118 History & History of Art MA (Hons) N Social Anthropology & Social Policy MA (Hons) Neuroscience BSc (Hons) 106 History & Politics MA (Hons) Social Anthropology with Development MA (Hons) Nursing Studies 70 History & Scottish History MA (Hons) Nursing Studies BN (Hons) History of Art 54 History of Art MA (Hons) History of Art & Architectural History MA (Hons) History of Art & Chinese Studies MA (Hons) O History of Art & English Literature MA (Hons) Oral Health Sciences 112 History of Art & History of Music MA (Hons) Oral Health Sciences BSc (Hons) History of Art & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply The University of Edinburgh 08 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 09 Applications and admissions

We aim to give you How you apply What you need to apply Standard and minimum the clearest advice All applications to the University for You’ll need qualifications, a personal entry requirements full-time study are made online through statement and a reference. For some The qualifications and grades you possible about the UCAS. This includes applications from specific programmes you may need to: need vary by programme and may application process international students outside the UK. • come to an interview, for medicine, also depend on whether you are a and our requirements. veterinary medicine, nursing, teacher widening access applicant. The information provided You can choose up to five different education, or oral health sciences; programmes or universities on your • submit a digital mini portfolio, for art, We consider you to be a widening on the next four pages application. If you are applying to study design and fine art; access applicant if you: offers an overview for medicine or veterinary medicine, up • sit an admissions test, the University • live in a target postcode area; or anyone considering to four choices can be used for these Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT), for • attend a target school or college; or subjects. Your fifth choice should be medicine; or • attend the Scottish Wider Access applying to the University. used for an alternative, back-up subject. • provide evidence of relevant work Programme (SWAP); or If you decide to apply, we or voluntary experience, for • are care experienced; or advise you to check the Your school or college will normally professional programmes. • have refugee status or are an more detailed information have access to UCAS Apply and be able asylum seeker. to support you through the process. You will also need to provide we provide online, including If you are applying independently, evidence of your English language You can find out more about all specific entry requirements UCAS can provide further advice on skills through qualifications. of these terms, and see if we will for individual programmes. how to apply. See: www.ucas.com consider you to be a widening We call these our entry requirements. access applicant, on our online When you apply checker: edin.ac/widening-access Applications for entry in September Qualifications you need We believe everyone deserves an equal 2020 can be submitted from 1 The school or college qualifications you If you are a widening access applicant opportunity to study at Edinburgh. The September 2019. To ensure your need to apply are set at the academic and you meet or are predicted to meet University is committed to widening application is considered you should standard we require you to have our minimum entry requirements, you access to higher education, and apply by the relevant deadline: already achieved, or to be capable of will be guaranteed an offer of a place. admitting the very best students, who achieving, to be considered for an offer. demonstrate the potential to benefit • 15 October 2019 – deadline for All other applicants will need to meet from, and contribute to, the academic all applications for medicine and The subject pages in this guide give you or be predicted to meet our standard experience we offer. This means that no veterinary medicine. an overview of the grade requirements entry requirements to be considered student is admitted on the basis of that apply to our programmes in each for an offer. grades alone. • 15 January 2020 – deadline for all other UK and EU applicants. subject area, for applicants who have Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers, Our standard entry requirements are How to apply: • 30 June 2020 – deadline for all other A Levels, or an International normally expressed with an upper and www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply international applicants. We advise Baccalaureate. lower grade level, for example AAAA to international applicants to apply by ABBB for SQA Highers, or AAA to ABB Entry requirements overview: 15 January but will accept applications Because it is only possible to show for A Levels. As competition for places is www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/ until 30 June. an overview in print, please check the high and applications generally exceed entry-requirements specific subjects and grades required the number of offers we can make, for entry to individual programmes applicants who are made an offer of a Check programme-specific by looking at the detailed entry place, can usually expect to be required entry requirements: requirements online before you apply. to achieve the upper grade level. This is www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees because offers are normally made to You can enter many of our programmes the highest qualified applicants. Times with Higher National Certificates (HNCs) where this may not be the case, and and Higher National Diplomas (HNDs). you may receive an offer at the lower These are qualifications usually taken in grade level are: college. Direct entry into the second or • if the number of applications to a even third year of some programmes is programme is broadly similar to the possible, depending on the HNC or number of offers we have available; or HND subject and graded unit. • if you are a non-EU international applicant to a programme other We accept lots of different than medicine. qualifications from around the world, and can’t list them all in detail in print. Please check the full details online.

Check programme-specific entry requirements: www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply The University of Edinburgh 10 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 11

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English language Additional requirements What happens after you apply Disabled applicants Our Terms and Conditions Contacts entry requirements for specific programmes After you apply, we will send you If you have a disability, health condition, of Admissions College admissions teams Unless a higher level is specified in the If you are applying to study veterinary information about logging in to MyEd, or specific learning difficulty, we If you decide to apply to the University If we are unable to help you online, programme-specific entry requirements medicine, you must complete a Work which we will use to communicate encourage you to declare this on your and are offered a place of study, please our College admissions teams are online, our entry requirement for all Experience Summary (WES). with you about your application. UCAS application. Your application will read our Terms and Conditions of happy to advise you about admission programmes includes a pass in English It is important that you also log in go through the selection process and be Admissions online, before accepting to specific programmes: at the following grades (or equivalent): A link to the WES, for you to complete to UCAS Track regularly to check the assessed on the same basis as all other our offer. • SQA National 5 grade C and submit, will be sent to you when progress of your application, and to applications. However, making us aware • College of Arts, Humanities & Social • GCSE grade 4 or grade C you apply. note deadlines for responding to any of your disability allows us to begin Further information Sciences: • IB Standard Level grade 5. offers you are made. Each of our considering your support needs at For further information, please go online: [email protected] Applicants to some professional Colleges has its own admissions team. the earliest stage. If you are not a national of a majority programmes such as medicine, This means that while the University has • How to apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ • College of Medicine & Veterinary English speaking country, we accept the veterinary medicine and education, an overarching admissions policy, it is If you declare a disability and are made undergraduate/apply Medicine: – Medicine, Medical and Biomedical following tests: will be required to demonstrate that the responsibility of our Colleges to an offer of a place of study, you are • Entry requirements overview: • IELTS they meet the fitness to practice decide which applicants will be made encouraged to contact our Student Sciences: [email protected] www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/ – Oral Health Sciences: • TOEFL-iBT standards of the profession they will an offer of a place. Disability Service as early as possible to entry-requirements • IGCSE English, First or Second be training to enter. ensure that we can make any necessary [email protected] Language We aim to inform you of our decision arrangements for the start of your • Check programme-specific entry – Veterinary Medicine: • Cambridge CAE Direct entry to second year on your application as quickly as studies. Alternatively, applicants requirements: www.ed.ac.uk/ [email protected] • Cambridge CPE You can apply to enter the second year possible. Provided you have applied by attending one of our Offer Holder Days undergraduate/degrees – Agricultural Science: • Pearson Test of English of many of our science, engineering and the October or January deadline, you can arrange to speak to the Student [email protected] • Trinity ISE. art and design programmes. For all other can expect to receive our decision by Disability Service. 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Further information and programme-specific page page Accounting entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/24 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Accounting Arts, At a glance Our staff have a world-leading reputation Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Accounting as prominent researchers in the If studying abroad in Year 3, your Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? accounting discipline. Our teaching is costs will vary by country. In Year 4 Email [email protected] Our MA accounting-related programmes are accredited therefore grounded in state-of-the-art you will undertake a dissertation and, Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland contemporary research findings and depending on the field of study you Study abroad? Yes literature. This helps to ensure that our choose, there may be costs associated (ICAS), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England graduates develop the necessary with undertaking surveys and and Wales (ICAEW), the Association of Chartered personal and professional competencies conducting interviews. Advice for applicants Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute required to work across a range of roles in contemporary accounting practice, Career opportunities Standard entry requirement: of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), the Association making them very attractive to Accountancy graduates can train to “With an international SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. of International Accountants (AIA) and the Chartered prospective employers. Our programmes become a qualified accountant through community like this one A Levels AAB to ABB. Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). will provide an excellent foundation for a traineeship with an accountancy or IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 those hoping to gain a professional commercial firm. Alternatively, you can you never know who you points (grades 655 at HL). Accounting Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Our exchange programme offers you exciting accountancy qualification and can also also choose a career in taxation, will meet and from where Minimum entry requirement: opportunities to study abroad in Year 3 at one of our prepare you for careers in finance and finance or banking. Some of our in the world they come.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6. BBB other sectors. graduates decide to follow a different partner universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand Bakani Dube must be achieved in one set of exams by direction and pursue employment in or the USA. 3rd year MA (Hons) Accounting & Finance end of S5. Accreditation management positions in the public A Levels ABB. Major accounting firms, as well as other large companies, If you wish to progress to a career and private sectors or take up the IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). as a fully qualified accountant, the opportunity to pursue further study at regularly deliver talks to, and conduct recruitment accreditation of our programmes postgraduate level. Please note This indicates the overall (see page 14) provides a high level standards required to consider you for entry. activities with, our students both on course and through of exemption from the professional The standard entry requirement range and wider programme-related activities. minimum entry requirement are explained on examination requirements. Our page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, accreditation from the Institute of including the subjects you need, vary by Introducing Accounting Chartered Accountants of Scotland programme. Please check the full details offers the maximum exemption before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/24 Contemporary global business, be it for profit or not available to accounting graduates. for profit, is fraught with complexity, tensions, and Study abroad Programmes socio-political, economic and cultural challenges. The University's Business School Our accounting-related programmes will prepare exchange programme offers you MA (Hons) you intellectually and practically to embrace these exciting opportunities to study abroad Accounting & Business NN14 in Year 3 at one of our partner Year by year… Accounting & Finance NN43 complexities, negotiate tensions and address the universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, wider socio-political and cultural challenges through New Zealand, or the USA. You may also Year 1 Year 3 astute, fiscally appropriate and socially responsible study abroad through the University's You will study Accountancy 1A, an You will study the compulsory courses international exchange programme. introduction to financial accounting, Advanced Financial Accounting, Auditing accounting practice. and Accountancy 1B, an introduction to and Management Accounting Applications. To participate in our study abroad management accounting. You will also You will also study courses in business, programme, you will need to achieve study courses in business, finance, law finance, law or economics, depending an average mark of at least 60 per cent or economics, depending on your joint on your joint honours programme. Accountants play a crucial role in Studying accounting at the University in Year 1 to be eligible to study abroad honours programme. business. Their ability to measure of Edinburgh offers you a flexible in Year 3. Year 4 financial information and use this to programme of study. You are able to Year 2 You will choose two courses from a make projections affects economic combine your study of accounting You will study Accountancy 2A, which range of options including Advanced and organisational decision-making with business, finance, economics deals with some of the more complex Management Accounting; Audit Practice; at all levels within firms, organisations, or law and take a range of option aspects of financial accounting, such as the Taxation Practices; The Accounting and governments.Accountancy is courses. This offers you a broad- preparation of financial statements. You will Profession; and Accounting and Everyday also study Accountancy 2B, which examines Life. You will also complete an one of the fastest-growing areas based programme with the flexibility the more complex areas of management accounting-based research dissertation or of business activity. Financial to change direction and specialise accounting. You will learn about cost a dissertation in business, finance, law or accountants report on the through your course choices. You may also be interested in management topics and costing systems, economics, depending on your joint performance of an organisation including activity-based costing, transfer honours programme. Economics & Accounting while management accountants pricing and divisional performance. You will Disclaimer provide financial information to choose courses in business, finance, law or Page 36 While every effort has been made to help with planning and strategy. economics, depending on your joint ensure that the information given here honours programme. Law & Accountancy is accurate, we anticipate that some of Page 64 our programmes may be modified or changed. Please check online for the latest information. The University of Edinburgh 16 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 17

Further information and programme-specific page page Arabic & Persian entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/28 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Arabic & Persian Arts, At a glance Study abroad Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Arabic & Persian Arabic students can choose between More than 600 million people Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? at least two countries in the Arabic- worldwide are native speakers of Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK for Middle Eastern & African speaking world for their study abroad. either Arabic, Persian or Turkish. An Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 Studies in the Complete University Guide 2019. Offering Persian students will usually study understanding of these languages and Study abroad? Yes abroad in a Persian-speaking country. the cultures to which they open doors, 16 languages and a wide range of joint programmes, we’re is an excellent primer for a range of passionate about enabling choice and broadening minds Additional costs careers in the media, non-governmental Advice for applicants through flexible study of languages and cultures from You will spend either a semester or a organisations, industry, and the year (depending on your programme) at diplomatic and civil services. Standard entry requirement: around the globe. a university or institute in an Arabic- or “In language tutorials, the SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses Persian-speaking country as part of your With increasing migration in response to groups are small and you get A Levels AAB to ABB. programme. Costs vary according to changing global dynamics, there is high IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 in the Muslim world’s three main languages. It doesn’t the location. demand for language graduates both at lots of personal attention. points (grades 655 at HL). matter if you're a complete beginner, you can take home and abroad, including in translation, I appreciate the very high Minimum entry requirement: Arabic and/or Persian to degree level. We also teach interpreting and education. There are teaching standards offered Arabic & Persian Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a Turkish to intermediate level. also opportunities to continue studying minimum of BBB achieved in one year of at postgraduate level. and the enthusiasm and S4-S6. We have a long and well-established reputation for welcoming attitude of staff.” A Levels ABB. teaching Islam and the history, culture, languages and Archie Vickers IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). literatures of the Middle East. Arabic, for example, has 3rd year MA (Hons) Arabic & Persian Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. been taught here since the middle of the 18th century. The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Introducing Arabic & Persian including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details Located at the crossroads between Europe, Africa and before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/28 Asia, the Middle East has played a pivotal role on the world stage since ancient times. An understanding of the Programmes Islamic world remains relevant in the 21st century.

MA (Hons) Arabic T620 Our Arabic and Persian programmes Study with us and you’ll be part of Year by year… Arabic & Ancient Greek QQK7 provide a unique opportunity to a small, friendly community, with Arabic & Business TN61 learn the region's languages in the great links to the Alwaleed Centre, Year 1 Arabic & Economics TL61 context of its history, literature, fantastic resources (including our You will study elementary language, Arabic & French TR61 culture, religion and politics, past own library), and a regular learning basic grammar and developing your vocabulary. You will also take Arabic & History TV61 and present. You’ll also develop the programme of workshops, film Arabic & Persian T621 courses in Islamic history, modern critical, analytical and comparative screenings and guest seminars. Arabic & Politics TL62 Middle Eastern history and courses skills to interpret and discuss key Arabic & Social Anthropology LT66 from other academic areas. issues and concepts. You’ll be based at the heart of Arabic & Spanish TR64 Year 2 Persian & English Literature T6Q3 the University of Edinburgh in a During your programme, you will world-leading festival city alive You will continue with your language Persian & Middle Eastern Studies T63H study and take courses in the religion of Persian & Social Anthropology TL66 have the opportunity to study a full with culture. We have a particularly range of material, from pre-Islamic strong relationship with the Islam, Islamic and Middle Eastern cultures Persian Studies T633 and courses from other academic areas. poetry and Islamic philosophy, to Edinburgh Iranian Festival (notably modern literature and cinema. its film strand), are home to a Year 3 You’ll also spend Year 3 abroad, thriving student Islamic Society, You will spend your third year in an turning classroom learning into and have won awards for our work Arabic- or Persian-speaking country, living engagement with Middle with local communities. improving your language skills and Eastern culture. undertaking independent study. You may also be interested in Year 4 Islamic Studies & You will continue to develop your language and translation skills and Middle Eastern Studies will write your honours dissertation. Page 56 You will also choose from a range of option courses dealing with different Scott Monument, Edinburgh aspects of Islam and the Middle East. The University of Edinburgh 18 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 19

Further information and programme-specific page page Archaeology entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/30 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Archaeology Arts, At a glance Additional costs enabling you to demonstrate Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Archaeology In Year 1 you are expected to intellectual flexibility and the ability Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? participate in an archaeological to quickly adapt to new situations. Email [email protected] We’re ranked in the UK's top 10 universities for archaeology fieldwork project. Normally, the You’ll learn to think logically through Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. minimum requirement is three weeks developing sound research and Study abroad? Yes of field experience. Archaeological analytical skills and you’ll be able Our programmes offer many opportunities for practical projects often charge a participation to compile and critically evaluate fee. We are able to make a contribution evidence in order to formulate and Advice for applicants archaeological experience during vacations or as part of towards your mandatory fieldwork in present an argument coherently. your final year dissertation. Students often get involved in Year 1, and also to fieldwork and Standard entry requirement: staff projects, ranging from Scotland to Egypt. There are practical work in later years if it Through fieldwork, you’ll develop a “The programme allows SQA Highers AABB. also opportunities to take part in external excavation and contributes to your programme, but range of practical archaeological skills for incredible diversity in A Levels ABB. the overall cost to you will depend on that will enable you to appreciate more IB 36 points (grades 665 at HL) to 34 archaeological survey fieldwork in the UK and Europe. the type of work chosen and where it fully our human environment and its specialisations and study. points (grades 655 at HL). takes place (many of our projects are role in the contemporary world. Many Arts,Archaeology Humanities & Social Sciences You will study in a city full of resources and professional I combine ethnographic conducted abroad). In later years, archaeology graduates find employment Minimum entry requirement: expertise, with key national archaeological institutions studies of contemporary SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with you may opt to undertake additional as professional archaeologists working a minimum of BBB achieved in one year such as National Museums Scotland and Historic practical archaeological work in the for government agencies, universities, societies, via anthropology, of S4-S6. Environment Scotland. Edinburgh is home to many vacations following Years 2 and 3. museums and heritage organisations with archaeological theory A Levels ABB. national commercial archaeology companies and If you study abroad in Year 3, your or applied archaeological companies/ IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). costs will vary by country. consultancies in the UK or elsewhere. and its inclusive perspectives important archaeological sites which date back to the Our graduates are well-rounded people on human history.” Please note This indicates the overall Career opportunities with a range of transferable skills. standards required to consider you for entry. Mesolithic period, providing opportunities for fieldwork Savannah Tudlong With an archaeology qualification from These skills will give you the opportunity The standard entry requirement range and and work experience. 3rd year MA (Hons) to pursue a broad range of careers, for minimum entry requirement are explained on the University of Edinburgh, you will Archaeology & Social Anthropology page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, gain practical, social, intellectual and example, in business, management, including the subjects you need, vary by Introducing Archaeology theoretical skills. You will become teaching, journalism, the police, or the programme. Please check the full details familiar with a range of disciplines, civil service. before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/30 Archaeology investigates the human past using material remains such as artefacts and excavated sites to reconstruct Year by year… Programmes the economic, social and cultural life of early societies. At Edinburgh we have a rich tradition of archaeological Archaeology Year 3 Year 2 MA (Hons) teaching and research, specialising in European prehistory, Year 1 You will study Theoretical Archaeology, You will study Archaeology 2A: Scotland Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations V V41 which explores the history of archaeology Before History from the earliest evidence the early civilisations of the Mediterranean and the Near You will study Archaeology 1A and 1B, Archaeology V400 and its development as an academic of human occupation to the early 1st which offer a broad introduction to our Archaeology & Ancient History VV1A East and Egypt. discipline. You will also study Archaeology millennium AD. You will also study human past and cover the key techniques Archaeology & Social Anthropology VL46 in Practice and four additional courses Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action, archaeologists use. You will choose two from archaeology options. There will be and Ancient History 2A and 2B. You will courses complimentary to your studies and You will be introduced to standard opportunities, normally in the summer choose either Roman Art and Archaeology Study abroad two from a wide range of options. At the after Years 2 and 3, to complete or Greek Art and Archaeology and one and innovative archaeological There are opportunities to study end of Year 1, you will normally be required archaeology fieldwork or other practical course from a wide range of options techniques and the practice and abroad in Year 3, either by applying to undertake three weeks of fieldwork. theory of archaeology. This will for the School’s Erasmus+ exchange assignments in the UK or abroad. Such work outside your primary subjects. is optional, but can be assessed as part of take in the study of science-based agreements or for one of the Year 2 Year 3 You will study Archaeology 2A: Scotland your programme. archaeology, including the study University’s many international You will study Theoretical Archaeology Before History from the earliest evidence of animal and human bones and exchanges beyond Europe. Year 4 and Archaeology in Practice as well as two of human occupation to the early 1st You may also be interested in digital applications. You can choose These cover practically every You will select four archaeology option ancient history courses and two further millennium AD. You will also study courses and write your honours dissertation. courses in either archaeology or ancient to specialise by geographical area continent on the globe, from North Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action History & Archaeology history. There will be opportunities to or period and to become involved and South America to Australasia and The Human Skeleton in Archaeology Archaeology & Ancient History Page 52 complete archaeology fieldwork or other in practical research or applied and all of Asia. These are unique and Forensic Science. You will choose Year 1 practical assignments. Classical Archaeology & archaeology, for example through opportunities to immerse yourself two courses complementary to your studies fieldwork. in different university systems and and one from a wide range of options. You will study Archaeology 1A and 1B, Year 4 which offer a broad introduction to our Ancient History cultures. There will normally be You will select two archaeology courses human past and cover the key techniques Page 30 opportunities to complete and two ancient history and classical art/ Joint honours archaeologists use. You will select two of archaeology courses from a wide range Archaeology can also be studied as archaeological fieldwork or other our four survey courses on the history and Classical Archaeology of options. Your dissertation may be on a part of a joint honours programme practical assignments in locations culture of the Greek and Roman worlds theme of your choice in either archaeology & Greek/Latin with history, architectural history, outside the UK. and two courses from a wide range of or ancient history, or on a topic bridging geography, Scottish ethnology or options. At the end of the year you will Page 30 the disciplines. social anthropology. normally be required to undertake three weeks of fieldwork. The University of Edinburgh 20 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 21

Further information and programme-specific page page Architecture entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/16 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits Architectural History & Heritage and admissions of studying here Architecture Humanities & Social Sciences and Architectural & Heritage Arts, History At a glance Placements Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Architecture or Architectural History MA (Hons) Architecture includes Architecture students will need to Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office & Heritage at the University of Edinburgh? a credited integrated practice work purchase specialist equipment, such Email [email protected] Our architecture programmes are prescribed by the period in semester two of Year 3. as a drawing board and laptop, as well Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 Architects Registration Board (ARB) and have full For Architectural History & Heritage, as pay for drawing and model-making Study abroad? Yes placements are a core component materials and printing costs. Self- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) validation. of the programme in Years 3 and 4. funded field trips and study visits are You will have opportunities to gain hands-on experience undertaken as part of the programme. Advice for applicants Study abroad No specialist equipment is required for through embedded periods of integrated practice. There are options for working and the Architectural History & Heritage Standard entry requirement: studying abroad in the honours programme. “In my opinion it is the city As a place of outstanding architectural interest and SQA Highers AAAA to ABBB. years of our MA (Hons) programmes. that makes the University A Levels A*AA to ABB. a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, Edinburgh The integrated practice working Career opportunities IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 offers you the perfect setting in which to study the period in Architecture allows for work Architecture students gain excellent really stand out and there points (grades 655 at HL). built environment. abroad. We also offer international skills in design, spatial awareness, is no way of experiencing Minimum entry requirement: exchanges with Erasmus+ partner problem-solving and project-based it without visiting it and SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a institutions in Copenhagen, Madrid, production, which combine into a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Introducing Architecture and Architectural History Graz and Stuttgart during Year 3 as strong and adaptable skill set. getting involved.” S4-S6. well as an Architectural History & The BA and MA (Hons) Architecture Aitalina Semenova A Levels ABB. & Heritage Heritage exchange with the University programmes both offer routes into 3rd year MA (Hons) Architecture IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). of Virginia. the architecture profession and our Architecture's scope is more than technical, environmental graduates typically continue their Please note This indicates the overall or historic expertise. Studying and practising architecture studies to qualify as architects working standards required to consider you for entry. in a wide range of established and The standard entry requirement range and has the potential to shape culture, aspiration and minimum entry requirement are explained on community, to deepen our experience of the modern emerging contexts, including private practice, local and national government, page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, world and to imagine our futures. including the subjects you need, vary by or large commercial organisations programme. Please check the full details both here in the UK and overseas. before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/16 Architectural history and heritage In Architecture you will learn from †Accreditation Architecture and Architectural History & Heritage Arts, and Architectural Humanities & Social Sciences Architecture graduates can have careers in leading architectural practitioners All architecture students are conservation, land management, Programmes and researchers through architectural admitted to the MA (Hons) heritage or historical consultancy. design exploration and proposition. Architecture programme. At the MA (Hons) Thematic approaches to briefs and end of Year 2 you will have a choice Architectural History & Archaeology VVH4 sites are informed by theoretical of pathways enabling accelerated Year by year… Architectural History & Heritage VV31 and practical knowledge. progress or the development of broader academic interests – either Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 BA – 3 years/MA (Hons) Our Architectural History & Heritage our three-year BA or our four-year Architecture K100† In Architecture, you will learn about the Architecture works toward integrating your In Architecture, you will study design programme offers an unrivalled MA (Hons), including a variant of principles of architectural design. You will developing design skills in more complex and its cultural, theoretical and technical breadth of study in the historic built the MA (Hons) with an exchange work on projects that look at architectural urban contexts with more ambitious contexts. The MA (Hons) includes an environment. It places the history year abroad. Both programmes elements and assembly in different building programme briefs. The year integrated practice working period where of architecture, fine art, and have ARB Part1 prescription and full contexts. At the same time you will be includes a field trip to a European city where you will study via distance learning as you heritage management within Royal Institute of British Architects taught the fundamentals of technology design projects are situated. You will gain professional experience. You will also the context of urbanism and the (RIBA) validation. and environment, art and design practices continue to apply your knowledge of take a range of studio options within the cultural history of cities. You will and architectural history. technology and environment to your design design courses. In Architectural History & work. You will also take an option course Heritage you will study Texts & Theories in learn about different architectures Joint honours Architectural History & Heritage begins that allows you to broaden your learning Western Architecture and specialist options of the past, the relationship of Architecture can also be studied as with an introductory course covering the in subjects across the University. Option in the history of architecture since the buildings and urban environments part of a joint honours programme development of the built environment courses may follow a structured programme medieval period. You will undertake a from earliest times to the present. You to the societies that produce them, with structural engineering. pathway in architectural histories or digital specialist building archaeology course will also take relevant options in history, and techniques for recording and Architectural history can also be culture. At the end of Year 2, you can select and a placement providing first-hand archaeology, and history of art, or any preserving historic structures and studied as part of a joint honours whether you wish to take the three-year BA experience of conservation in practice. other course in the College of Arts, urban fabric. programme with history of art, or four-year MA (Hons). social history or archaeology. Humanities & Social Sciences that suits Year 4 your programme and timetable. Architectural History & Heritage broadens In Architecture, you will study Logistics, out to consider the city as a social and take option courses and an architectural You may also be interested in cultural phenomenon. You will learn about design studio, complete a dissertation techniques and practices concerning and an immersive design project, and Landscape Architecture heritage management and conservation and develop, curate and present a portfolio. Page 62 take option courses from across the College In Architectural History & Heritage you of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. will choose specialist courses and complete a major research dissertation. The University of Edinburgh 22 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 23

Further information and programme-specific page page Art entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/58 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Arts, Art At a glance research through visual thinking. Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Art Work can also be realised through Costs for materials vary depending on Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? practices such as printmaking, artists’ your programme. Some programmes Email [email protected] Our staff include a mix of practicing artists, visual-culture books, installation, digital media and offer fieldwork and you will usually be Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 theorists and curators, who publish and exhibit nationally photography. In the studio you will required to cover accommodation, Study abroad? Yes identify, reflect on and develop your subsistence and travel costs. Your and internationally. personal, visual vocabulary through additional costs depend on the the languages of painting. programme and courses selected. Advice for applicants In Years 1 and 2, you can select option courses from across Edinburgh College of Art and the wider University. Photography Study abroad Standard entry requirement: This programme prepares you for your We offer Erasmus+ and international “Edinburgh is a beautiful

Art Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Edinburgh is home to a vibrant and diverse contemporary SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. career by encouraging you to develop exchanges with institutions around city with great facilities. A Levels ABB. art scene with an excellent mixture of world-class venues a personal and contextualised vision the world. An international placement IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). showcasing the best in contemporary art. of the world, and by developing your immerses you in a new culture, expands I’ve also found that the Minimum entry requirement: knowledge of equipment and technical your language skills and develops a tutors are incredible and SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a facilities. You will develop a broad self-reliance that employers value. very knowledgeable. minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Introducing Art visual vocabulary and explore a range Exchanges usually take place in Year 3. S4-S6. of fine art practices, using traditional The diversity of talent A Levels ABB. Our undergraduate programmes provide a scholarly photographic equipment and processes Career opportunities here is great.” IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). as well as the latest computer Many graduates pursue careers as framework for students who wish to develop their art Aidan Stephen technology. We promote high levels artists, or enter other art-related 4th year BA (Hons) Painting Please note This indicates the overall practice. We provide a broad-based environment, of creative thinking allied to advanced professions, and go on to undertake standards required to consider you for entry. with enough rigour and focus to enable you to engage technical skills, and underpinned by residencies and commissions in a The standard entry requirement and minimum wide-ranging research and academic entry requirement are explained on page 9. with the challenges of study in intermedia, painting, global context. A high percentage Full, detailed entry requirements, including the photography and sculpture, within the context of rigour. Historical and contemporary of graduates establish themselves in contexts are vital to the production workshops and studios. Many have subjects you need, vary by programme. Please contemporary art practice. check the full details before you apply: of your work, which will reflect achieved considerable success and www.ed.ac.uk/ug/58 Our students demonstrate imaginative responses to the photography’s pivotal contribution built international reputations. Some to today’s visual culture. students continue their studies at world through curiosity and exploration and we prepare postgraduate level. Others have gone Programmes them to do this with an educational experience that offers Sculpture on to teach or make an impact in the depth, breadth and ambition. Our students are equipped Our sculpture programme supports wider creative industries. BA (Hons) the development of material and Art W100 with the talent, knowledge and expertise to lead, rather critical awareness through approaches Intermedia Art W900 than simply respond to, innovation in art practice. pertinent to the expanded field. Painting W120 Our purpose-built studios are both Year by year… Photography W640 working studios and exhibition spaces. Sculpture W130 All programmes Intermedia art The technical staff and equipment in Year 1 Year 3 MA (Hons) – 5 years We are at the forefront of introducing Intermedia art operates in a fine art our workshops and foundry provide You will develop core intellectual, visual and The emphasis shifts from structured Fine Art W150 option courses that provide a context and is the area of artistic excellent support for working in wood, practical skills necessary to study art. You projects to a self-generated programme of breadth and depth of subject choice. practice between different media. metal, mould-making, casting and will follow a programme balanced between study. You will have opportunities to take Please select UCAS code W100 to apply We recognise your desire to immerse During the late 20th century visual carving. We also have facilities for common projects and discipline-specific part in live external projects, commissions, for entry to Year 1 in the School of Art, a yourself in your discipline but believe art developments introduced new working with sound, digital imaging approaches in intermedia, photography, events, visits, workshops, exhibitions, and general year in which you will experience your learning is enhanced if you are processes and situations, which and video editing. We believe there painting and sculpture, allowing you to group and individual tutorials, alongside options including painting, photography, exposed to a wider range of methods expanded notions of artistic is real value in working as part of a choose a specialist study subject. You will extended independent study. sculpture and intermedia art. At the end and knowledge beyond the confines practice. You can work across community with a dynamic, creative study 60 credits of compulsory courses as well as 60 credits of options from across Year 4 of Year 1 you will transfer to one of our of the studio. In Years 1 and 2 your a number of overlapping areas shared energy and our programme the wider University. You will develop your own research specialist programmes in Intermedia Art, choice of option courses will allow including sound, object-making, thrives on generating this atmosphere. interests, supported by studio staff. These Painting, Photography or Sculpture. you to construct a suite of courses installation, performance, Year 2 will be realised through a body of work that reflect your interests and publications and video. MA (Hons) Fine Art You will focus on the development of visual exhibited at your final Degree Show. You enhance your main study. Fine art is a unique five-year joint ideas through appropriate materials, media will also write a dissertation on a subject Painting honours programme, which gives equal and technical processes related to your related to your practice. In addition, a visual culture strand This programme focuses on weight to both studio practice and the chosen subject. Projects take place in the workshops and studios. You will present, Year 5 (Fine Art only) provides a multidisciplinary context developing confident, enquiring, study of history of art. You will develop You will write a history of art dissertation a professional understanding of artistic evaluate and discuss work through technical You may also be interested in for study across all our programmes resilient students. You will be able to workshops, tutorials, group discussions, on a topic of your choice. Most of your practice, coupled with an extensive except Fine Art. You will engage in research and articulate your practice, critiques, exhibitions and presentations. time will be taken up with research, and Design a critical and creative dialogue with and question your position, and that knowledge of art history, while You will choose 40 credits of option courses production of your work in the art studios, Page 34 the work of your peers and gain an of painting, within the wider context working in the studios alongside from across the wider University. culminating in the production and understanding of the nature of of contemporary visual culture. other art students in a challenging presentation of your artwork at the public today’s diverse visual cultures. We put emphasis on drawing and creative practice environment. Degree Show exhibitions. The University of Edinburgh 24 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 25

Further information and programme-specific page page Business entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/12 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Business Arts, At a glance analytics, and technology. Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Business You have the opportunity to take If studying abroad in Year 3, your costs Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? a broad approach or to focus on more will vary by country. In Year 4 you will Email [email protected] Alongside being part of a world renowned university, the specialist areas. Subject pathways allow undertake a dissertation and, depending Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 University of Edinburgh Business School also holds you to combine business management on the field of study you choose, there Study abroad? Yes with a wide range of specialisms, may be costs associated with undertaking accreditation from three of the most influential including accounting, finance, surveys and conducting interviews. business accreditation bodies: AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS. marketing, HR management, decision Advice for applicants analytics, enterprise and innovation, Career opportunities Across a range of courses, including bespoke student and strategic economics. You can study A key aim of our programmes is to Standard entry requirement: consultancy projects, you will have exciting opportunities international business with or without combine academic knowledge with “I love how involved you can SQA Highers AAAA to ABBB. to work closely with for profit, public and third sector a language. The structure of our transferable skills in order to enhance be. There are so many A Levels AAB to ABB. programmes means that during the your employability. Business graduates

Business Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 organisations, developing professional experience before early years of study there is often the are highly valued by employers across opportunities to make new points (grades 655 at HL). you graduate. flexibility to change from one subject the world. Our business-related friends and establish yourself pathway to another. programmes will help you develop the Minimum entry requirement: We have an extensive network of corporate, public sector, within the University.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6. BBB necessary personal and professional Shreya Bhalla must be achieved in one set of exams by political, and third sector partners who work actively with Joint honours competences required to work across a 3rd year MA (Hons) Business Management end of S5. us on course design and delivery, career development Business can also be studied as part range of roles central to contemporary A Levels ABB. planning, and bespoke engagement events and who of a joint honours programme with business. You will have a choice of IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). accounting, computer science, law, careers open to you, including support and facilitate sponsored dissertations, co-host mathematics, psychology, or some management, consulting, finance, Please note This indicates the overall European languages. marketing and human resources. standards required to consider you for entry. public lectures, and offer internship and shadowing The standard entry requirement range and opportunities. Our very popular #makeyourmark two-day Study abroad minimum entry requirement are explained on social enterprise challenge gives you the chance to create page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Our exchange programme offers including the subjects you need, vary by something that can make a positive social impact. students on all our business programme. Please check the full details programmes exciting opportunities Year by year… before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/12 to study abroad in Year 3 at one of our Introducing Business partner universities in Asia, Australia, Year 1 Year 3 Canada, New Zealand, the USA or Programmes You will study Global Challenges for You will study Strategic Management and Contemporary global business, be it for profit or across Europe. Exchange opportunities Business and The Business of Edinburgh, Business Research Methods II: Applications not for profit, is fraught with complexity, tensions, with European business schools are which introduce key concepts of and Analysis. In addition you will choose MA (Hons) and socio-political, economic and cultural challenges. through the Erasmus+ programme. management and business including more specialist courses in business. If you Business & Economics NL11 If you are on an MA International Business strategy, finance, marketing and the are studying on an international business Business & Geography NL17 Our business-related programmes will prepare you programme you will spend Year 3 on a management of people. You will also study programme you will spend Year 3 studying Business & Law NM11 intellectually and practically to embrace these Business School study abroad programme. an accounting course. If you are interested abroad at one of our partner universities. Business Management N100 complexities, negotiate tensions and address the To participate in our study abroad in continuing accounting in Year 2, you must If you are studying international business Business with Decision Analytics NN12 programme, you will need to achieve choose Accountancy 1A and Accountancy with a language you will spend your year wider socio-political and cultural challenges facing 1B. You may also choose up to three options abroad at a partner university in the Business with Enterprise & Innovation N1N2 an average mark of at least 60 per cent Business with Human Resource contemporary businesses, governments and in other subject areas (subject to availability country of that language, with the majority in Year 1 to be eligible to study abroad in and timetabling constraints) unless you are of your business courses being taught in Management N1N6 not-for-profit organisations. Year 3. Business with Marketing N1N5 studying international business with a that language. If your chosen language is Business with Strategic Economics N1L1 language, in which case you will study your Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or Russian you Finance & Business NN13 chosen language and one option course. will normally spend one semester in the country of that language developing International Business N120 The main focus of our business employees, customers, wider Year 2 language skills and one semester studying International Business with Arabic N1T6 programmes is on the management stakeholders (shareholders; media; You will study Business Research Methods I: business courses taught in English. International Business with Chinese N1T1 of organisations and their government) and society at large. Introduction to Data Analysis. You will International Business with French N1R1 relationship, and responsibility, to They examine the theories and choose at least two of the business options Year 4 International Business with German N1R2 methods behind contemporary Organisational Behaviour; Business You will study further specialist courses International Business with Italian N1R3 management practice, exploring Economics; Principles of Finance; and will complete a dissertation on a topic International Business with Japanese N1T2 the relationships between people, Applications of Finance; HR Management; closely linked to your programme. MA (Hons) International Business with Russian N1R7 You may also be interested in organisations and their International Business; Marketing; Business International Business students choose International Business with Spanish N1R4 environment from a local, national, Analytics and Information Systems; Business some courses in international business Simulation; Innovation and and strategy. Accounting regional and global perspective. Entrepreneurship; and Organising for Social Page 14 Disclaimer Change: Creating Value and Impact. You While every effort has been made to ensure You will study organisational may also choose up to three options in Economics the information given here is accurate, we policies, strategic planning, HR subject areas of your choice. Page 36 management, finance, marketing, anticipate some of our programmes may be business analysis and decision modified or changed from 2020/21. Please check online for up-to-date information. 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Further information and programme-specific page page Celtic entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/31 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Celtic Arts, At a glance Study abroad In Scotland particularly, developments Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Celtic There are opportunities for you to such as the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? study abroad through Erasmus+ and Act 2005, the creation of BBC Alba (the Email [email protected] Celtic has been taught at the University since 1882. We the University's international exchange Gaelic digital television service), and the Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 are a leading centre for the study of minority languages programme. ongoing expansion of Gaelic-medium Study abroad? Yes education have increased demand for in the Celtic context. As well as being immersed in Additional costs highly-educated Gaelic speakers or Celtic culture beyond the classroom, our teaching staff There may be additional costs if you specialists in Celtic culture. Advice for applicants are also highly active researchers, working at the cutting choose to follow a programme with a study abroad element. Please check Employment prospects are particularly Standard entry requirement: edge of linguistic and sociolinguistic research in the individual programme descriptions high within education, journalism and “The staff are very SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. Celtic languages. online for details. the media, broadcasting (both radio and approachable and willing to Celtic Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences A Levels ABB. television), politics and the cultural IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). You’ll be based at the heart of the University, in the city’s Career opportunities sector. In some areas, there are more help out with any queries or Minimum entry requirement: historic centre, close to our Main Library, the School of Thanks to an ever-broadening Gaelic-related jobs than there are people problems. The teaching style SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a Scottish Studies Archives, and the National Library of international reach, Celtic languages, qualified to fill them. There are also is also quite interactive.” minimum of BBB achieved in one year of literatures and cultures have a steady opportunities to continue studying at Scotland and National Museum of Scotland, all of which Catriona Heawood S4-S6. stream of enthusiastic new speakers postgraduate level. have fantastic collections for students of Celtic. and audiences. 2nd year MA (Hons) Celtic A Levels ABB. & English Literature IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). There are opportunities to study abroad in Year 3 and Please note This indicates the overall you’ll graduate with the skills to capitalise on Celtic’s standards required to consider you for entry. The standard entry requirement and minimum growing profile, both in Scotland and internationally. entry requirement are explained on page 9. Year by year… Full, detailed entry requirements, including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please Introducing Celtic Year 1 Years 3 & 4 Bliadhna 2 check the full details before you apply: If you are already qualified in Scottish Gaelic, You can develop your programme of study Thèid do chuid eòlais air Gàidhlig na h-Alba www.ed.ac.uk/ug/31 Celtic civilisations produced the earliest vernacular you will study Gaelic 1B, focusing on Scottish by choosing courses from both the modern agus a litreachas a leudachadh tro dhà literature in Europe after Latin and Greek. Today, Celtic Gaelic language and literature. If you are a and the medieval programme. Medieval chùrsa cànain. Tha Gàidhlig 2A a' togail air beginner you will study Gaelic 1A, courses introduce the early Irish and Welsh obair Gàidhlig 1A agus tha Gàidhlig 2B a' Programmes languages and cultures continue to flourish in writing, concentrating on language learning. languages and develop your study of togail air obair Gàidhlig 1B. Tro dà chùrsa song, theatre, the media and more, with a broad Introduction to Gaelic Language & Culture literature, history and culture. Modern ann an litreachas Ceilteach, ionnsaichidh tu MA (Hons) international reach and growing numbers of new speakers includes basic language-learning courses open up the study of literary, mu litreachas meadhan-aoiseach, litreachas opportunities. Celtic Civilisation 1A and 1B cultural, and historical aspects of Gaelic bho thràth san linn nuadh agus nua- Celtic Q500 and audiences. Celtic & Archaeology QV54 provide overviews of the social and cultural Scotland and Ireland from around 1600 litreachas na Gaeilge, na Cuimris agus na Celtic & English Language QQ53 history of the Celtic peoples from late to the present day, such as linguistics and Gàidhlig tro eadar-theangachaidhean. Bidh Celtic & English Literature QQH5 antiquity to the present day, including sociolinguistics, modern Irish language, and na cùrsaichean sin a’ leantainn air adhart ris language, literature, religion and art. You’ll advanced Gaelic language work aimed at a’ chlàr-oideachaidh meadhan-aoiseach aig Celtic & French QR51 Based in a city with a long- Scottish Gaelic also take courses from other subject areas to developing high-level oral and writing skills. ìre urraim, agus tha Gàidhlig 2A no 2B a’ Celtic & Linguistics QQ15 established Gaelic community, and It doesn’t matter if you're a broaden the scope of your study. In Year 4, you will choose further specialist leantainn air adhart an dà chuid ris a’ with strong links to Bòrd na Gàidhlig, complete beginner or have studied Celtic & Scandinavian Studies QR56 courses and will complete your dissertation. churraicealam meadhan-aoiseil agus nuadh. Celtic & Scottish History QV52 Celtic at Edinburgh is at the heart of Scottish Gaelic before, you can Year 2 Ni thu cùrsaichean bho raointean cuspair Celtic & Scottish Literature Q590 this lively contemporary scene and take Celtic as a single honours Two language courses expand and develop Bliadhna 1 eile cuideachd gus cur ri farsaingeachd an leads the way for future language programme, or jointly with one your familiarity with Scottish Gaelic Ma tha teisteanas agad ann an Gàidhlig na eòlais agad. planning and maintenance, of a number of other subjects. language and literature. Gaelic 2A builds on h-Alba mar-thà, nì thu cùrsa Gàidhlig 1B, a Bliadhna 3 is 4 particularly for Scottish Gaelic. You’ll gain an interdisciplinary the work of Gaelic 1A, while Gaelic 2B builds tha a' cur fòcas air Gàidhlig na h-Alba agus a insight into Celtic’s wider historical on the work of Gaelic 1B. Two Celtic litreachas. Mas e neach-tòiseachaidh a th' Cuiridh tu ris an eòlas agad tro bhith a' literature courses enable you to explore annad, nì thu Gàidhlig 1A, a tha a' cur taghadh chùrsaichean an dà chuid bho na As a student here, you’ll engage and contemporary context and, medieval, early modern and modern cuideam air ionnsachadh cànain. Tha prògraman meadhan-aoiseach agus nuadh. with a broad range of subjects in although Scottish Gaelic language, literature in translation, covering the Irish, Bun-eòlas air a' Ghàidhlig agus a Cultar a' Bidh cùrsaichean meadhan-aoiseach a' toirt your first two years, and specialise literature and culture are at the Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic literary traditions. gabhail a-steach cothroman ionnsachaidh bun-eòlas dhut air litreachas tràth na Gaeilge thereafter, developing your heart of our programmes, you can These courses lead on to the medieval cànain aig bun-ìre. Gheibhear os-sealladh air is na Cuimris agus cuiridh iad ris an eòlas expertise in the periods and also study Modern Irish and the curriculum at honours level, while Gaelic 2A eachdraidh shòisealta is chultarach nan agad air litreachas, eachdraidh is cultar. Tro disciplines that interest you most. medieval Celtic languages and or 2B lead to both the medieval and modern Ceilteach ann an Sìobhaltachd Cheilteach 1A na cùrsaichean ann an nua-Cheiltis, gheibh At all levels, we have an extensive literatures at honours level. curriculum. You’ll also take courses from is 1B bho anmoch san linn àrsaidh gus an thu eòlas air litreachas, cultar agus range of courses to choose from, other subject areas to broaden the scope of latha an-diugh, a' gabhail a-steach cànan, eachdraidh nan Gàidheal ann an Alba agus You may also be interested in covering extraordinarily rich literary your study. litreachas, creideamh agus ealan. Ni thu ann an Èirinn bho c1600 chun an latha Primary Education with and oral traditions from the Middle cùrsaichean bho raointean cuspair eile an-diugh, a' gabhail a-steach cànanachas, cuideachd gus cur ri farsaingeachd an sòisio-chànanachas agus Gàidhlig adhartach Ages to the present day. Gaelic eòlais agad. gus sgilean labhairt is sgrìobhaidh a thogail Page 38 aig àrd-ìre. Ann an Bliadhna 4, taghaidh tu cùrsaichean speisealach a bharrachd agus nì thu an tràchdas agad. The University of Edinburgh 28 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 29

Further information and programme-specific page page Chinese entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/27 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Chinese Arts, At a glance libraries, language learning facilities, Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Chinese and collections, including the Edinburgh Employers look for the breadth of Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? University Library Chinese and East Asian training and experience demonstrated Email [email protected] We are ranked 12th in the world for arts and humanities Studies Collection of some 50,000 print by our graduates, who are in high Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. and digital resources. demand in a wide variety of sectors, Study abroad? Yes including the media, commerce, The University offers 16 languages, and a wide range of Additional costs industry, and the civil service. You will spend September to July Advice for applicants joint programmes. We’re passionate about enabling choice of Year 3 at a university in Taiwan Many graduates are currently and broadening minds through flexible programmes in or China. This is a compulsory part recruited by companies based in Standard entry requirement: languages and cultures from around the globe. of your programme. Costs will East Asia, an increasingly powerful “The small class sizes in SQA Highers AAAB to AABB. vary according to the location. player in the global economy, but Chinese mean you quickly A Levels ABB. We are the only university in Scotland to offer students Some scholarship money may be with Scotland's strategy to enhance Chinese Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL) to 34 undergraduate honours programmes in Chinese. All our available from external sources, engagement with China, opportunities become a tight-knit group. points (grades 655 at HL). programmes include a year abroad studying in either on a competitive basis, for students for employment are increasing closer to It also allows lecturers studying in China. home too. These include careers in Minimum entry requirement: China or Taiwan. to properly get to know SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a translation/interpreting and education. minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Joint honours you and your individual S4-S6. You can take Chinese as a single There are also opportunities to continue strengths and weaknesses.” A Levels ABB. Introducing Chinese honours programme, or jointly with studying at postgraduate level. Year 4 in Laura Findlay a range of other subjects. In addition particular will focus on developing the IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). 3rd year MA (Hons) Chinese & Economics One of the world’s earliest civilisations, China is once to the programmes listed here, Chinese research skills you’ll need if you choose Please note This indicates the overall again a major economic and political global power; one can also be studied as part of a joint this path. standards required to consider you for entry. honours programme with either history The standard entry requirement range and whose scale makes an understanding of regional and of art or international business. minimum entry requirement are explained on cultural differences essential. page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, including the subjects you need, vary by Study Chinese at Edinburgh and you will learn Mandarin programme. Please check the full details in the context of Chinese and East Asian society, before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/27 literature, history, culture and philosophy, from earliest times to the present day. You’ll also learn to read and Year by year… Programmes write classical and modern standard Chinese. Year 1 MA (Hons) You will study Chinese 1, an introduction Chinese T100 to modern spoken and written Chinese, You’ll engage with a broad range Asian Studies is a small, friendly Chinese & Economics T L11 and Modern East Asian History, an Chinese & French BR31 of subjects in Years 1 and 2 then community, with its own Chinese introduction to modern East Asian history. Chinese & German BR32 specialise thereafter. Our Studies Peer Support Group, great A range of other courses, including Chinese & History T V11 programmes are designed for links to the Confucius Institute for Modern China in Literature & Film, Chinese & Linguistics TQ11 beginners, with regular classroom Scotland, and a regular seminar is available. tuition from native Chinese speakers, series featuring visiting speakers. Chinese & Russian Studies BR37 Year 2 Chinese & Spanish BR34 and supported access to an You will continue to learn Chinese and you extensive range of media resources. You’ll be based at the heart of the will explore Chinese culture further in University of Edinburgh in a world- Chinese 2A and Chinese 2B. You may also Please note that our Chinese leading festival city with excellent take a pre-modern East Asia course to programmes are not suitable for links to China, a thriving East Asian learn more about classical and pre- native or near-native speakers. cultural scene, and fantastic modern Chinese history and culture, in preparation for your year in China. Year 3 You will spend your third year studying abroad, where you will develop your language skills and follow courses in Chinese literature and culture. Year 4 You may also be interested in You will continue to study Chinese language alongside your choice of courses International Business with Chinese in film, politics, modern and pre-modern Page 24 history, literature, philosophy and economic history. You will also undertake your dissertation. The University of Edinburgh 30 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 31

Further information and programme-specific page page Classics entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/34 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Classics Arts, At a glance maintain strong international links. Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Classics We offer a wide choice of programmes If you study abroad in Year 3, your Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? with strengths across ancient history, costs will vary by country. Students Email [email protected] Classics has achieved high student satisfaction levels in the Greek and Latin language and literature on programmes including Classical Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 National Student Survey (NSS) over the last five years, with and classical art and archaeology. You Archaeology will be expected to Study abroad? Yes will be able to choose from a broad participate, for at least two weeks in 100 per cent of students on the MA (Hons) Classics range of courses in classics and related the summer of Year 1, in fieldwork or programme saying they were satisfied in 2017. disciplines. In Years 1 and 2 you can museum work. The overall cost of Advice for applicants also choose option courses from fieldwork will depend on the type and Our programmes in Greek and Latin offer a rigorous and subjects as diverse as astronomy, location of work: we will contribute Standard entry requirement: traditional linguistic training alongside an innovative criminology and modern languages, towards these costs. “The close relationship among SQA Highers AAAB to AABB. choice of texts and approaches. This lets you reach very subject to availability and to students and the interaction A Levels ABB. timetabling restrictions. No previous Career opportunities Classics Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 34 high standards whether or not you have studied the knowledge is required to study ancient You’ll acquire practical, intellectual and with our lecturers make points (grades 655 at HL). languages before and irrespective of previous linguistic history, classical art and archaeology, theoretical skills that are highly valued the learning process much Minimum entry requirement: knowledge. Courses in ancient history, classical art and or classical literature in translation and by employers. You’ll gain rigorous more enjoyable.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a it is possible to learn Greek or Latin from mental training in a range of disciplines, archaeology, and classical literature in translation require Angus Carey-Douglas minimum of BBB achieved in one year of scratch and to progress to the highest enabling you to demonstrate intellectual no prior or linguistic knowledge, and cover the whole of 4th year MA (Hons) Classics S4-S6. level by the end of your programme. flexibility and the ability to adapt to new A Levels ABB. the ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds. By working with distant sources and situations and to learn new skills. IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). inconclusive evidence, you’ll learn to Whichever programme you study, you will have think logically and to develop sound Classics graduates have gone on Please note This indicates the overall research and analytical skills. You’ll learn to pursue a range of career paths. standards required to consider you for entry. opportunities to get involved in excavations run by how to make links between what you Previous graduates now work in The standard entry requirement range and members of staff, most recently in Italy and Macedonia. already know and what you still need minimum entry requirement are explained on journalism, museums, teaching, page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, to find out. You’ll be taught how to academia, accountancy, finance, including the subjects you need, vary by Introducing Classics compile and critically evaluate evidence IT, publishing, the armed forces, the programme. Please check the full details in order to formulate and present an legal profession and the civil service. before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/34 Classics will introduce you to the history, cultures, argument coherently. In addition to our languages and literatures of some of the world's most School's collections and those of the University's library, you can apply for Year by year… Programmes important civilisations. Whether you are interested in the access to the outstanding collections of archaeology of the Roman empire, the art of ancient the National Library of Scotland and the Ancient History Classics MA (Hons) Athens, the drama of Euripides, the epics of Homer and National Museum of Scotland. Both are Ancient & Medieval History V190 near the University. Year 1 Year 1 Ancient History V110 Virgil, or the history of Greece, Rome and Byzantium, You will complete four survey courses on You will take two courses from beginners’ Ancient History & Greek VQ17 you will be able to find a programme suited to your Study abroad the history and culture of the Greek and or advanced intermediate Greek, and two Ancient History & Latin VQ16 interests and ambitions. There are opportunities to study Roman worlds from archaic Greece to the courses from beginners' or advanced Classical & Middle East Studies QT86 abroad for Year 3, to go on excursions later Roman empire. You will also choose intermediate Latin. You will also choose Classical Archaeology & Ancient History to ancient sites abroad, and to join two options, usually from outside classics. two courses from a range of options. VV14 fieldwork projects overseas. Study Year 2 Year 2 Classical Archaeology & Greek QV84 Classics is a wide term which refers Latin-speaking civilisations that abroad can be applied for either Your curriculum includes two thematically You will take two advanced courses in each Classical Archaeology & Latin VQ46 to the study of all aspects of ancient followed them, and of the reception through the School’s Erasmus+ organised courses in ancient history, at of Latin and Greek. Additionally, you will Classical Studies Q810 Greek and Roman civilisation. It also of classical heritage in the modern exchange agreements with prestigious least one further course from classics, and choose two courses from a broad range Classics Q800 includes the study of those cultures world. You will learn from our range universities across Europe or through the another two or three courses from a wide of options. Classics & English Language QQ83 that the Greeks and Romans came of expert teaching staff, who are University’s international exchanges range of options. Classics & Linguistics QQ81 into contact with, of the Greek- and drawn from many countries and Year 3 Greek Studies Q700 beyond Europe. These cover practically Year 3 You will take two courses in Greek and Latin Studies Q600 every continent on the globe, from You will select four ancient history honours Latin language, as well as three further North and South America to Australasia. courses, and two further courses from Greek and Latin honours courses. The These are unique opportunities to ancient history, classical art/archaeology, remaining course may be taken from immerse yourself in different university classical literature in translation or honours courses in ancient history, beginners’/intermediate language courses. classical art/archaeology, classical You may also be interested in systems and cultures. literature in translation, Greek or Latin. Archaeology & Ancient History Year 4 Joint honours A third of your study will consist of a Year 4 Page 18 Classics can also be studied as part of dissertation on a topic of your choice. A third of your final year’s study will consist a joint honours programme with Arabic, You will also choose two ancient history of a dissertation on a topic of your choice English Literature & Classics archaeology, divinity, English or Scottish honours courses and two courses in any of in classics. You will also choose two Greek Page 44 literature, French, German, history, ancient history, classical art/archaeology, and two Latin honours courses. Italian, philosophy, Russian studies, classical literature in translation or Scandinavian studies, or Spanish. beginners’/intermediate language. The University of Edinburgh 32 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 33

Further information and programme-specific page page Cognitive Science entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/60 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Cognitive Science Arts, At a glance Our Cognitive Science (Humanities) Study abroad Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Cognitive Science programme requires you to undertake If you are studying cognitive science Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? a selection of basic courses covering you will be encouraged to consider Email [email protected] The University helped create the field of cognitive material in linguistics, philosophy, universities abroad, with the help of your Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 science and is still at the forefront of it. You will not only psychology and computer science. Personal Tutor and/or members of the Study abroad? Yes cognitive science academic staff. This be taught by researchers who laid those foundations but At honours level, in Years 3 and 4, will help to identify a university at which by researchers who are still making key advances. you will choose from a wide variety of you could spend Year 3. You will study Advice for applicants more advanced courses in this range a range of courses that are comparable Cognitive science comprises psychology, philosophy, of disciplines, with the opportunity in academic range to those we offer. Standard entry requirement: linguistics and informatics. Our broad-ranging research to specialise in one domain for your “I feel like the University SQA Highers AAAB to AABB. supports a wide range of advanced courses in later years, honours dissertation project. Career opportunities really wants to develop A Levels ABB. Graduates with cognitive science IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL) to 34 including those on consciousness, metaphysics, language Our goal is to help you come to a broad qualifications have excellent employment students as people not points (grades 655 at HL). acquisition, computational neuroscience, the computational understanding of issues such as the prospects in fields that will shape our just academically.” Minimum entry requirement: mind, language pathology, and human agency and free will. relationship between language and society – those which depend on Kat Steggles thought, the relationship between computers, such as economics, 3rd year MA (Hons) Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of You will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities mind and brain and the philosophical entertainment, technology, mobile S4-S6. including electroencephalogram (EEG), non-invasive brain implications of our increasing ability systems, manufacturing and health, to A Levels ABB. stimulation, and eye and motion tracking equipment. to look inside the working brain and name but a few – and those thought of IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). to model its activities in computers traditionally as more humanities You will also have access to a dedicated psychology and and robots. orientated, such as the civil service, Please note This indicates the overall management, finance, journalism, social standards required to consider you for entry. philosophy library. work and teaching. The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Introducing Cognitive Science including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details Philosophers and scientists have long speculated before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/60 about the nature of the human mind and the role of language in making the human mind what it is. Recent Programmes developments – in fields as diverse as robotics, brain imaging, anthropology and speech technology – bring MA (Hons) a host of new perspectives to our quest to understand Cognitive Science (Humanities) C851 our own inner workings. Cognitive science brings Year by year… together scholars from linguistics, psychology, Year 1 Years 3 & 4 philosophy, neuroscience and computer science. You will study general cognitive science You can choose from psychology courses courses that give an overview of including psycholinguistics, memory and perception, memory, motor control, perception, attention, development and language and reasoning, as well as neuropsychology; or from linguistics courses Cognitive science is the The University of Edinburgh played introducing experimental, neural and including language evolution, language interdisciplinary attempt to a key role in founding this discipline, computational methods. These courses, acquisition and speech processing; or from understand the human mind. It by exploiting and enriching along with a course on logic and a course on philosophy courses including ontology of focuses on abilities such as reasoning, long-standing connections between the structure of language, aim to introduce mind, theories of mind, theories of truth and perception, memory, awareness, the disciplines that contribute to the you to philosophical, linguistic, ethics; or from computer science courses You may also be interested in emotion, attention, judgment, study of human cognition. You will computational and psychological including language processing, neural Cognitive Science BSc (Hons) motor control, language use, and be taught by the researchers who approaches to studying the nature of computation, robotics and vision, and the connections between them. both laid the foundations and are language and the mind. Please note we are machine learning. Page 122 currently reviewing the content of this Cognitive science uses methods such still making key advances in the field In Year 4 you will also undertake an programme. Please check online for the as computer modelling, linguistic and the course content is regularly individual research project. Psychology latest information before you apply. analysis, philosophical reasoning, reviewed to ensure our students Page 76 robotics, neuroimaging and learn about current developments. Year 2 Linguistics psychological experiments. Your coursework will cover more specifics in the sub-disciplines of philosophy, Page 66 psychology, linguistics and computer science, in topics such as human cognitive Philosophy processing, formal and natural languages, Page 72 mental representations, and the debate about which types of knowledge are innate and which can be learned. The University of Edinburgh 34 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 35

Further information and programme-specific page page Design entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/59 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Design Arts, At a glance Illustration Textiles Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Design Illustration encompasses form, colour, We offer a rich exploration of textiles Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? line, composition and pictorial space. in their broadest sense for a range of Email [email protected] You’ll benefit from talks and workshops from visiting Illustrations illuminate a range of printed contexts. You will be encouraged to Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 professional practitioners and will take part in exhibitions, material, graphic and web design, take an experimental approach to Study abroad? Yes advertising, packaging, periodicals, materials and processes to produce industry competitions and live projects that will help you books and more. Contemporary practice innovative and contemporary design to prepare for professional practice. includes the theatre, music, television, work. This may include textiles for Advice for applicants museum-related work and exhibitions. fashion, interiors or alternative contexts Our studio and workshop spaces range from the historic We teach drawing and image-making for designs, exploring combinations of Standard entry requirement: to the contemporary, with specialist spaces for making from a methodology of observation, materials, texture, colour and pattern. “The freedom you’re given SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. work at all scales and across all media. perception and literary interpretation. with projects to interpret A Levels ABB. Placements Design Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Our graduates qualify ready for industry, with the Interior design Industry experience is embedded in our briefs and tailor them to Minimum entry requirement: confidence to establish themselves as independent Interior design is the study and design programmes through live project briefs, your own style, concept and of interior space in a range of public workshops and mentor schemes. Work SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a designers, creatives or makers. imagination is one of the minimum of BBB achieved in one year of and private environments. You will placements are not compulsory but S4-S6. develop your skills through innovative may be available. Typically, these are things I’ve enjoyed most.” A Levels ABB. projects that enable you to explore the secured by students and occur outside Callum Miller IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Introducing Design design potential of existing buildings of semester time. 4th year BA (Hons) Performance Costume and bring new life to old structures. Please note This indicates the overall We aim to develop cross-disciplinary methods and Study abroad standards required to consider you for entry. approaches to people and culture that equip you to design Jewellery and silversmithing You may apply to spend part of Year 3 The standard entry requirement and minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. excellence into people’s lives. This is about both designing We aim to produce designers who create at one of our partners in Australasia, Full, detailed entry requirements, including the artefacts and understanding the world around us. Our fresh, exuberant works of originality Europe or North and South America. and innovation. We encourage you Please check your specific programme subjects you need, vary by programme. Please design vision and ideas lie in a global framework of design Year by year… check the full details before you apply: to combine new technologies with details online. www.ed.ac.uk/ug/59 and how people wish to live their lives. We encourage you traditional techniques in precious or Year 1 to articulate innovative and sustainable creative visions semi-precious metal and gemstones, Additional costs plastics, wood, paper, stone and textiles. Materials costs vary depending on your You will be introduced to the theoretical and identities. Our graduates will become the designers, and fundamental practical methods of Programmes programme. In some cases, your choice thinkers and makers who will positively shape the world. design through a number of compulsory Performance costume of materials will have an impact on the courses in your chosen subject and BA (Hons) Our unique programme teaches costume costs you incur. within Design & Screen Cultures. You will Animation W615 making and design. Our curriculum also be able to take option courses from Fashion W230 Animation experimental film. We provide includes life drawing, textiles, millinery, Some programmes offer study trips and ECA and across the wider University. Film & Television P390 Our award-winning programme practical experience in directing, set design, model making and puppetry. individual field-based projects which Year 2 Graphic Design W210 differs radically from most in that we camera work, sound and editing to You will be encouraged to be an may incur a cost to you. You will usually Through compulsory courses in your Illustration W220 teach the full spectrum of production explore aspects of film as a means of innovative, individual and adaptable be required to cover accommodation, Interior Design W250 subject, Design & Screen Cultures, methods. You will learn 2D and 3D creative expression. You will benefit designer and maker. Our programme subsistence and travel costs. Your and options chosen from anywhere Jewellery & Silversmithing W721 techniques using cameras and CGI from workshops and masterclasses is highly respected by industry and has contribution will vary based on your Performance Costume W451 within ECA or the wider University, you as well as puppet-based stop-frame. from internal and visiting staff, who impressive graduate employment rates. chosen programme and courses, and Product Design W240 will focus on the development of your You will work individually or in a team all work and exhibit internationally, on the nature of each trip. Textiles J420 work through appropriate materials, to make films, documentaries and and from sessions provided by the Product design media and technical processes. installations. Our students have won Scottish Documentary Institute. Product design is about understanding Career opportunities Year 3 BAFTAs, Annecy and RTS awards. people, questioning existing ways of Our programmes have strong industrial In your compulsory courses you will Graphic design doing things and seeing opportunities pathways to ensure the most successful undertake a series of externally focused Fashion Graphic design must challenge for innovative products that will enrich and meaningful careers for graduates. projects, including competitions, Did you know? We emphasise creative freedom and the status quo to develop powerful quality of life. You will explore cutting- We boast a vibrant alumni network and exhibitions and industry collaborations. Our Film & TV BA has been design innovation on our dynamic, and novel solutions. Designers should edge research, design and practical strong links with the cultural and We also offer opportunities for exchange award-winning programme. We be observant and culturally, ethically methods used at the discipline's creative sector across Scotland and programmes depending on your subject. awarded the Creative Skillset believe the only way to create and historically aware in order to forefront. You will explore making, beyond. The University Careers Service Year 4 fashion innovators is to promote show openness, understanding and thinking and designing through a offers exceptional support throughout Tick, the industry kitemark of You will undertake a major, self-initiated variety of materials and technologies, your time with us. quality, following a rigorous your individual design identity while receptivity. We encourage bold, studio project, and theoretical work (in developing and nurturing your full lateral thinking and understanding informed by thought-provoking briefs. the form of a written dissertation) that assessment process by creative potential. of process, technique and business, may be informed by personal research to produce innovative, emotive, interests. This may be preceded by set experts working in the Film and television enduring and aesthetic design projects, depending on your programme. creative industries. We encourage you to find individual through intense, sustained You will participate in the Degree Show approaches through directing involvement with the design process. or Fashion Show near the end of the work in documentary, drama or academic year. The University of Edinburgh 36 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 37

Further information and programme-specific page page Economics entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/17 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Economics Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Economics Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] We’re ranked in the UK's top 10 universities for economics Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. Study abroad? Yes Economics can be taken on its own or as part of a joint Advice for applicants honours programme with subjects such as business, Chinese and social policy. Employers may see this as an advantage Standard entry requirement: because of your double specialisation, interdisciplinary “Economics has great career SQA Highers AAAAA to AABB. A Levels AAA to ABB. knowledge and adaptability. opportunities and is a IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 You will join a vibrant learning community where active fulfilling and rewarding

Economics Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences points (grades 655 at HL). and engaged student societies like the Economics Society subject. I like how my Minimum entry requirement: and the Edinburgh University Trading and Investment Club, programme is split 50:50, SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one set of exams by which holds the UK’s biggest student-run investment which is more balanced end of S5. For LG11 & LG13: AABB by end portfolio, run events and activities throughout the year. than a major-minor course.” of S6. BBB must be achieved in one set of Winnie Zhang exams by end of S5. 3rd year MA (Hons) Economics A Levels ABB. For LG11 & LG13: AAB. Introducing Economics & Mathematics IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL).

Please note This indicates the overall There has never been a more exciting time to study standards required to consider you for entry. economics. The ongoing consequences of the last The standard entry requirement range and economic crisis mean that the world urgently needs minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, new thinking and new processes to meet the challenges including the subjects you need, vary by of a changing economic climate. programme. Please check the full details Year by year… before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/17 As an economics student you will explore issues of economic stability, growth and development, all vital Year 1 Programmes for economic forecasting and for influencing economic You will study our first-year economics course, which is accessible to those who performance and policy. have not previously studied economics, but MA (Hons) is challenging to those who have. You will Economics L100 also study two courses of your choice from Economics & Accounting LN14 You will also examine the causes Additional costs other academic areas of the University. Economics & Mathematics LG11 of economic growth and the There are required textbooks that Year 2 Economics & Politics LL12 policies that are designed to you will use in your courses during Economics & Sociology LL13 You will study Economics 2, which builds on promote prosperity, increase Years 1–3. Economics & Statistics LG13 your knowledge from Year 1, and one other economics course. You will also choose Economics with Environmental Studies L1F9 efficiency and reduce unwanted option courses from other subject areas. Economics with Finance L1N3 fluctuation in fiscal activity. Study abroad Economics with Management Science L1N2 There is a distinguished history of There are opportunities to study in Year 3 economics in Scotland that includes Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, You will start to study compulsory the work of David Hume and Adam USA, Canada, Argentina, Mexico economics topics in more detail and will Smith. Throughout your studies, and within Europe (Erasmus+). be introduced to econometrics. You will you will learn from world-leading take further courses in economics or, economists before following in Career opportunities if you are studying for a joint honours the footsteps of our graduates Our graduates are highly regarded programme, you will take courses from who are in demand by national by employers. The skills you develop your other subject area. You may also be interested in and international organisations. will equip you for careers in Year 4 accountancy, business, Accounting You will be able to choose from a wide Joint honours management and consultancy, or range of specialist courses such as Page 14 Economics can also be studied for work in aid agencies, not-for- International Economics, Development as part of a joint honours profit organisations or government Economics, Introduction to Environmental Economic History programme with a range of departments. Many graduates have Economics, Key Developments in Modern Page 52 subjects, including business, entered the finance sector and Economic Analysis, and The Economics of Chinese and social policy. some large financial firms actively Crime. You will also complete an honours recruit Edinburgh graduates. dissertation. The University of Edinburgh 38 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 39

Further information and programme-specific page page Education entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/14 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Education Arts, At a glance Childhood practice Placements Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Education Our programme prepares you for Several of our programmes offer Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? a management role within the early work-based placements. Email [email protected] We're ranked in the UK's top 10 universities for education childhood learning and care sector. Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. It examines issues of childhood, Additional costs Study abroad? No including education studies, health All of our programmes offer field trips Our initial teacher education programmes are accredited education, child development, family or work-based placements. You may studies and social policy. Leadership, incur residential costs on field trips and Advice for applicants by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). management and professionalism also travel costs on placement. All successful Our Childhood Practice programme is accredited by the feature prominently. You will develop applicants must join Disclosure Standard entry requirement: Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). skills in communication and Scotland’s Protecting Vulnerable Groups “Throughout school I SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. management and learn about (PVG) scheme, which will currently cost recognised the vast impact A Levels ABB. UK and EU students studying primary education with organisational development and you £18–£59. For MA (Hons) Physical IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Gaelic or physical education will be guaranteed a one-year inter-agency working. Accredited by Education, you will require approximately particular teachers had on Education Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Minimum entry requirement: teaching induction post in a Scottish school on the the Scottish Social Services Council £366 of clothing which you are pupils. This taught me the (SSSC), graduates of the programme expected to wear for practical sessions SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a successful completion of their studies. value of what a teacher minimum of BBB achieved in one year of are eligible to register with the SSSC and work-based placements. S4-S6. as a lead practitioner/manager. can do in a child’s life.” A Levels ABB. Career opportunities James Smith IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Introducing Education You may go on to teach your chosen 2nd year MA (Hons) Physical Education age group or subject, pursue leadership Additional requirements An interview. We offer two main areas of study: teacher education and roles within your specialism, or go on Successful applicants will also be required childhood practice. All our students have an interest in to postgraduate study. Opportunities to join Disclosure Scotland’s Protecting also exist in community learning and Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. human relationships and are encouraged to develop professional values of trust, respect, integrity and a clear development in public and voluntary Please note This indicates the overall sectors, adult education, youth work, standards required to consider you for entry. commitment to social justice. On all our programmes, and childcare management. The standard entry requirement and minimum you’ll explore innovative ways of working with different entry requirement are explained on page 9. learners to ensure you gain the knowledge, professional Full, detailed entry requirements, including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please skills, and experience to excel in your career. check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/14 Teacher education Please note: It is important that Year by year… Programmes Our teacher education programmes applicants for teacher education provide an excellent foundation programmes show commitment, for a career in teaching and are motivation and suitability for their Childhood practice Physical education BA – 3 years accredited by the General Teaching programme and the profession. This work-based programme is for students Year 1 Year 3 Childhood Practice Council for Scotland (GTCS). Upon This can be demonstrated in your with 120 Scottish Credit and Qualifications You will study physical education, You will have an extended placement MA (Hons) – 4 years graduation, UK and EU students will personal statement by reflecting Framework (SCQF) Credits at level 7/8, or educational studies and applied sport in a secondary school and take courses Physical Education XC61 be guaranteed a one-year teaching on relevant work experience and equivalent, working in a relevant childcare and exercise science. You will focus on in educational studies and physical Primary Education with Gaelic (Fluent induction post in a Scottish school: explaining your understanding environment. You enter directly into Year 2. the primary school curriculum, as the education. These courses will provide speakers) 3T59 www.gtcs.org.uk of the teacher’s role. For more Year 2 foundation for life-long engagement in you with a detailed understanding of physical education, and undertake a educational practice. The focus of these guidance, visit: You will study Children and Childhoods, MA (Hons) – 5 years placement in a primary school. courses will enable you to engage in Our MA (Hons) Physical Education www.ed.ac.uk/education Childhood Studies Work-Based Learning 1: educational practice, learn about social Primary Education with Gaelic (Learners) Professional Development and Children in Year 2 programme is unique within the UK justice and consider issues related to 3R67 the Family, to enable you to evaluate your You will combine ongoing study of physical in preparing you to teach physical Graduate teacher education national qualifications. Drawing on courses own role in a childcare setting. education and educational studies with two education to pupils across the 3-18 We offer primary and secondary taken in Years 1 and 2, you will also select other courses to broaden your knowledge and age range. Our MA (Hons) Primary teacher education for graduates Year 3 a disciplinary perspective to inform inform teaching and learning skills. Your You will take Childhood Studies Work-Based your professional practice. Education with Gaelic programmes via a one-year Professional Graduate placement will be in a secondary school. prepare you to teach the full range Diploma in Education (PGDE) and Learning 2: Organisational Development, Children’s Education and Social Justice Year 4 of the pre-school and primary a two-year MSc Transformative You will conduct a major independent and Children’s Health and Wellbeing. curriculum for children through Teaching & Learning. Please visit: study on an area of professional interest. the medium of Gaelic, as well as www.ed.ac.uk/education/ Year 4 To support this work you will have in English. teacher-education You will study Integrated Working in an extended placement course, the Children’s Services and Children’s Rights opportunity to specialise in a disciplinary and carry out a Childhood Practice perspective, and a course focusing on the Research Project. future of physical education.

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Primary education with Gaelic Foghlam Bun-sgoile le Gàidhlig Year 1 Bliadhna 1 Bliadhna 3 (Fileanta)/Bliadhna 4 You will study primary studies, educational Nì thu cùrsaichean ann an eòlas foghlam (Luchd-ionnsachaidh) studies and Gaelic. Primary education bun-sgoile, eòlas foghlaim agus Gàidhlig. Nì thu greis gnìomhachais fad bliadhna ann courses include placements in schools. Tha cùrsaichean foghlam na bun-sgoile a' am bun-sgoil tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig. Year 2 gabhail a-steach greisean gnìomhachais Gheibh thu eòlas air measgachadh de ann an sgoiltean. dh'ìrean sgoile agus obraichidh tu gus na You will study primary studies, Gaelic and sgilean agus comasan proifeiseanta a linguistics. Primary education courses Bliadhna 2 thogail a tha a dhìth airson a bhith air do include placements in schools. Nì thu cùrsaichean ann an eòlas foghlam chlàradh le Comhairle Choitcheann bun-sgoile, Gàidhlig agus cànanachas. Tha Year 3 (Learners) Teagaisg na h-Alba. Nì thu cùrsaichean cùrsaichean foghlam na bun-sgoile a' gabhail You will spend a year at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig cuideachd ann an eòlas foghlam na a-steach greisean gnìomhachais ann an on the Isle of Skye, focusing on developing bun-sgoile agus eòlas foghlaim (le fòcas air sgoiltean. your Gaelic. You will complete An Cùrsa foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig) tron Education Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Comais, an intensive language course Bliadhna 3 (Luchd-ionnsachaidh) bhliadhna, a' tighinn air ais dhan oilthigh designed for intermediate level learners Bheir thu seachad bliadhna aig Sabhal Mòr airson clasaichean air seachdainean whose aim is to become fluent in Gaelic. Ostaig san Eilean Sgitheanach, a' sònraichte. Year 3 (Fluent)/Year 4 (Learners) neartachadh nan sgilean cànain agad. Nì thu An Cùrsa Comais, dian-chùrsa cànain a tha air Bliadhna 4 (Fileanta)/Bliadhna 5 You will undertake a year-long school a dhealbhadh airson luchd-ionnsachaidh aig (Luchd-ionnsachaidh) placement in a Gaelic-medium primary Nì thu cùrsaichean ann an eòlas foghlam na ìre eadar-mheadhanach a tha ag amas air school. You will experience a range of bun-sgoile, eòlas foghlaim (a' gabhail fileantachd sa Ghàidhlig. school stages and will work to develop the a-steach tràchdas) agus Teòirig agus professional skills and abilities required for Oide-eòlas ann am Foghlam Bogaidh is provisional registration with the General Dà-chànanach. Taghaidh tu roghainn bho Teaching Council for Scotland. You will also na cùrsaichean a tha rim faighinn ann an study primary studies and educational Sgoil an Fhoghlaim. Tha cùrsaichean studies (with a Gaelic-medium focus) during foghlam na bun-sgoile a' gabhail a-steach the year, coming back in to the University greisean gnìomhachais ann an sgoiltean. on specific weeks for classes. Year 4 (Fluent)/Year 5 (Learners) You will study primary studies, educational studies (including a dissertation) and Theory and Pedagogy of Immersion and Bilingual Education. You will select an option from a suite of courses within the School of Education. Primary education courses include placements in schools. The University of Edinburgh 42 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 43

Further information and programme-specific page page English Language entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/43 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences English Language Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose English Language Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] We are ranked in the world’s top 15 universities for Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 English language and literature in the QS World University Study abroad? Yes Rankings by Subject 2018. We conduct world-leading research in English language and linguistics. Advice for applicants English language offers an unusually large number of Standard entry requirement: course options. As well as gaining a comprehensive “My programme is not only SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. A Levels AAA to ABB. grounding in linguistic concepts and ideas, you will look equipping me with skills IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 at the development of English from pre-history and the that I can use for my future points (grades 655 at HL). language of early Britain, to modern English and its status career, but also with the Minimum entry requirement: as the global language of the 21st century. tools and attributes to look

English Language Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of You will approach the study of English language through at the bigger picture.” S4-S6. the lens of modern linguistics. Bryan Tan A Levels ABB. MA (Hons) English Language IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). & Literature graduate

Please note This indicates the overall Introducing English Language standards required to consider you for entry. The standard entry requirement range and As well as being interested in the study of change in Year by year… minimum entry requirement are explained on English, we have a strong tradition of investigating page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, different varieties of the language, including Scots, Year 1 including the subjects you need, vary by You will take two semester-long programme. Please check the full details distinct dialects of English, and international variations. introductory courses, which introduce you before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/43 The English language has a well-recorded history of more to the principles of theoretical linguistics. than 1,000 years and its changes can be traced through You will study how we learn language, Programmes regional and social variations generally and written materials ranging from medieval manuscripts to of English in particular, and communication text messages, and more recently, through recordings methods. If you are studying a joint MA (Hons) honours you will also take courses from English Language Q302 of spoken English. your other subject. English Language & Literature Q300 Year 2 You will take four further semester-long Using techniques from modern Study abroad courses (two in the case of some joint linguistics, you will analyse the There are opportunities to study honours programmes) looking at linguistic structure of written and spoken abroad through Erasmus+ or the theory and research techniques, the English and will explore how the University's international exchange structure of spoken and written English, language has changed in the course programme. and at the patterns of linguistic change of its history. as it has occurred in and beyond the UK. Career opportunities Year 3 You can also study modern-day Popular career paths for English You can start to specialise and choose varieties of English and Scots and language graduates include the topics that interest you most. identify the similarities and journalism, publishing, PR, Advanced courses available at this level differences between the features advertising, and, with additional typically include Reading Old English, of English and other languages. training, speech and language Dialects of Britain and Ireland, Global therapy. You can also train to Englishes, English Word Formation, teach English in the UK or abroad. History of Scots, and many more, including linguistics courses. You may also be interested in English Literature Year 4 You will continue to choose advanced Page 44 courses according to your interests. You will also take a specialised research Linguistics training course before starting your Page 66 honours dissertation, regarded by many as the most formative experience of their undergraduate studies. The University of Edinburgh 44 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 45

Further information and programme-specific page page English Literature & Scottish Literature entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/32 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here English Literature & Scottish Humanities & Social Sciences Literature Arts, At a glance You’ll be based at the heart of the Study abroad Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose English Literature & Scottish Literature University in a world-leading festival There are opportunities to spend Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? city with an unrivalled range of libraries, Year 3 studying abroad, either at Email [email protected] We are ranked in the world’s top 15 universities for English collections and literary venues, from a range of universities in Europe Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 language and literature in the QS World University the National Library of Scotland to the through the Erasmus+ scheme (including Study abroad? Yes Scottish Poetry Library, Writers’ Museum, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rankings by Subject 2018. and Scottish Storytelling Centre. Vienna and Barcelona), or in a number We also have strong links with the of universities worldwide through the Advice for applicants Based in the first UNESCO World City of Literature, we are Edinburgh International Book Festival, University’s international exchange the oldest department of English Literature in the UK and which annually welcomes around 1,000 programme (these include Standard entry requirement: one of the longest established in the world. authors to our literary city. Pennsylvania, California, Toronto, “I’ve always appreciated the SQA Highers For Q306, QQ32, QQ38 & Hong Kong and Melbourne). power of literature, the way QVH1: AAAAA to AABB. For Q531, QV22, With multiple student societies for literature and drama Joint honours QQH8 & QVJ1: ABBB by end of S5. enthusiasts, our large community has lots to offer, You can take a single honours Career opportunities that it can inspire and shape A Levels A*AA to ABB. including reading and writers’ groups, poetry slams, programme in either English Literature The skills you’ll develop on our the world around it, whilst IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 or Scottish Literature, combine both in programmes, including the ability to points (grades 655 at HL). creative writing magazines, guest seminars and a thriving a joint programme, or take either with think critically and work independently painting a different picture Minimum entry requirement: Peer-Assisted Learning Scheme (LitPALS). Our students one of a wide range of other subjects, and to deadline, are essential in many in the mind of every reader.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a organise their own annual literature conference, and including a number of modern languages. careers. We have great links with the Chloe-Anne Banks minimum of BBB achieved in one year of we also have a fantastic Writer-in-Residence. In addition, English literature can be Careers Service and, throughout your 3rd year MA (Hons) English Literature S4-S6. studied with English language. However, time with us, we’ll encourage you to & History A Levels ABB. please note that while we offer a flexible identify and hone your skills, including IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). programme, because of the exceptionally through initiatives such as Life After Lit, Introducing English Literature & Scottish Literature high demand for a very limited number which allow you to draw inspiration Please note This indicates the overall of places, there is no guarantee that from our graduates. standards required to consider you for entry. Studying literature at the University of Edinburgh allows you Arts, Literature Humanities & Social Sciences & Scottish English Literature students who are admitted to a joint The standard entry requirement range and to develop a deeper understanding of how literary texts minimum entry requirement are explained on honours programme can later transfer Many of our graduates have gone on to page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, work, and of the varying and vital roles they play in our lives to our single honours English Literature work in publishing, advertising, arts and including the subjects you need, vary by and societies, past and present. or Scottish Literature MA (Hons) events management, the creative programme. Please check the full details programmes. industries, teaching, and the media. before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/32 Our courses cover writing from a vast range of English- Some have used their transferable skills Year by year… speaking cultures and all major periods in history, medieval to pursue careers in finance and business, while others have moved into creative Year 1 Programmes to postmodern. Tracing the evolution of literary thinking, writing, which we teach as an option You will study English Literature 1, you’ll study individual works, their authors and historical throughout the undergraduate years, investigating the historical development MA (Hons) contexts, learning to compare different writing styles and supported by our Writer-in-Residence. of English literature from the medieval English & Scottish Literature QQ32 genres, and exploring how works have been interpreted period to the 17th century, or Scottish English Literature Q306 There are also opportunities to Literature 1, examining the relationship English Literature & Classics QQ38 in different ways over time. continue studying at postgraduate between Scottish national identity and English Literature & History QVH1 level, with the honours years in literature from the medieval period to Scottish Literature Q531 You’ll engage with a broad range of subjects in Years 1 and the present day. You will also study particular developing the research skills Scottish Literature & Classics QQH8 modern literary and critical theory, and 2, then specialise thereafter in the periods and genres that you’ll need if you choose this path. Scottish Literature & History QVJ1 interest you most. choose courses from other subject areas. Scottish Literature & Scottish History QV22 Year 2 You will take English Literature 2 or Scottish Literature 2. Both courses examine the changes in literature between 1750 and 1950 and the cultural and historical contexts in which the literature of this period was produced. You’ll also take courses from other subject areas to broaden the scope of your study. You may also be interested in Year 3 English Language You can start to specialise and choose courses according to your area of interest Page 42 and will take compulsory courses in Linguistics critical practice. Page 66 Year 4 You can choose further specialist courses and will write an independent dissertation. The University of Edinburgh 46 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 47

Further information and programme-specific page page French & Francophone Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/44 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences French & Francophone Studies Arts, At a glance These include Politics Institutes (IEP), Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose French & Francophone Studies business schools, and, in Paris, ISIT Studying a language to degree level, Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? (specialising in translation and especially when you spend a year abroad Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for interpreting) and the Ecole du Louvre. as part of your studies, gives you a set of Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings You will therefore be able to match skills and life experiences highly prized Study abroad? Yes your other subject during the year by employers. The employment statistics by Subject 2018. abroad if studying for joint honours. for French graduates from the University of Edinburgh are impressive, and you will Advice for applicants We are unique in Scotland in offering single and joint Additional costs have a remarkable range of career honours modern languages programmes which take four You will spend Year 3 of your options available to you. Standard entry requirement: years to complete, including a year abroad. If you’re programme abroad. The normal “The thing I like most is the SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. studying two languages, you’ll divide your time abroad residence requirement for a European You’ll be fluent in a major language of opportunity to study a wide A Levels AAA to ABB. language is 30 weeks in the relevant international communication, the sixth IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 between countries relevant to each language, further country or countries. Some students most widely spoken in the world. You’ll range of courses. This has points (grades 655 at HL). broadening your skills and experience. of French may apply for posts as be well-placed to seek opportunities in allowed me to explore English-language assistants in schools, the 29 countries where French is an Standard entry requirement: Our festival city is bursting with cinemas, theatres, things I would otherwise SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a for which a salary is paid. Costs vary official language, and the many minimum of BBB achieved in one year of libraries and galleries, with plenty of French-focused according to destinations: capital cities multinational companies and institutions have limited knowledge S4-S6. activities, societies and clubs run by cultural institutions are more expensive than provincial for which it is a working language, of, including politics and A Levels ABB. and the Students' Association. Edinburgh’s French film towns. For EU countries and including the European Commission. IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Switzerland, a number of Erasmus+/ Our graduates can be found in every comparative literature.” scene is particularly strong, with an annual French Film Socrates placements are available, kind of career, especially those that Anna Simonson French & Francophone Studies Arts,French Humanities & Social Sciences Please note This indicates the overall which include a small grant from place a premium on thinking that is 3rd year MA (Hons) French & Spanish standards required to consider you for entry. Festival and plenty to see throughout the year. European Union funds. both disciplined and imaginative, from The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on physical theatre to the top of the Civil page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Introducing French & Francophone Studies Students studying more than one Service. Naturally, many of our former including the subjects you need, vary by language must complete a minimum students are working in professions programme. Please check the full details French is one of the most widely spoken languages in the period of eight weeks in each country. where linguistic skills are of special value, before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/44 world. At Edinburgh, you'll learn about French and Some limited government funding may including education, translating and Francophone literature, cinema, art, and political and be available from the University to interpreting, and international business. assist with the cost of study abroad There are also opportunities to continue Programmes philosophical ideas, all of which have played a key role in during the summer vacation. studying, with Year 4 in particular shaping our modern civilisation, as well as mastering the developing the research skills you’ll MA (Hons) language itself. need if you choose this path. French R120 French & Business RN11 Join us and you’ll be part of the largest subject area in a French & Classics QR81 Year by year… French & English Language QR31 School passionate about languages, literatures and cultures. French & English Literature RQ13 You’ll benefit from great resources and friendly staff who Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 French & German RR12 are experts in their fields. We are home to the Centre de If you have a limited knowledge of French, French 2 courses will build on your You will spend Year 3 (or part of it if you French & History RV11 Recherches Francophones Belge and have excellent links you will take French 1A in Year 1. This is an knowledge of French and Francophone are also taking another language) studying French & History of Art RV13 intensive language course that also cultures. The focus now shifts to exploring or working in a French-speaking country. French & Italian RR13 with the Institut Français d’Ecosse. introduces you to French culture. If you the 16th to the 19th centuries, including French & Linguistics RQ11 have studied French beyond National 5 world-renowned authors such as Racine, Year 4 French & Philosophy RV15 (SQA) or GCSE level, you will take French Molière, Montaigne and Baudelaire, alongside You’ll refine your skills with specialist French & Politics RL12 1B, which, as well as developing your fascinating writers whose work has been language tuition in translation, writing You can take French as a single Study abroad skills and oral communication. You’ll also French & Portuguese RR15 honours programme or jointly with You will spend Year 3 abroad, either written and spoken linguistic skills, considered marginal to French culture for French & Russian Studies RR17 engages intensively with modern French reasons of gender or colonial politics. You will take option courses taught by research- one of a wide range of other studying (normally through an French & Scandinavian Studies RR16 literature, culture and civilisation, also have the chance to take complementary active experts. There’s a wide range to subjects. You’ll engage with a broad Erasmus+ exchange in France, French & Social Policy RL14 introducing you to the extraordinary courses on European literature, culture and choose, from French political thought to range of subjects in Years 1 and 2, Belgium, or Switzerland), or in any medieval or 17th-century theatre, French French & Spanish RR14 richness and variety of one of the world’s film, and/or French politics. Language classes and specialise thereafter, with a French-speaking country as a great civilisations. You will study texts will develop your written and spoken verse, the French New Wave, and France’s vast range of option courses to teaching assistant or on a work (novels, essays, and political and historical language skills to ensure you are ready for relations with its former colonies. You’ll choose from at honours level. placement. documents) and films which focus on your year abroad, and able to study engage with research, writing either a social and political events from the Second successfully at universities in France, Belgium, dissertation (approximately 6,000 words), or long essay (approximately 3,000 words) You’ll be based at the heart of the The University has exchange places World War to the 21st century: resistance or Switzerland. You’ll also take courses from and collaboration, the Fifth Republic, May other subject areas to broaden the scope of in your target language. This is your University, in the city’s historic in 30 different institutions in chance to focus on a subject that’s of centre, close to the Main University France, Belgium, and Switzerland, 1968, feminism, colonisation and your study. decolonisation. You’ll also take courses particular interest to you. It must involve Library and the National Library of ranging from prestigious universities from other subject areas to broaden the independent research, but you’ll be Scotland, both of which have including the Sorbonne in Paris, to scope of your study. supported by one or more members of our excellent French collections. specialised Grandes Ecoles. academic staff. The University of Edinburgh 48 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 49

Further information and programme-specific page page German entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/45 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences German Arts, At a glance Study abroad In a Year 1 project, you will interview a Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose German Year 3 will be your year abroad. You German native speaker working in Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? will spend time studying, teaching or Edinburgh or Glasgow, giving you the Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for working in a German-speaking country. opportunity to practise professional Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings The University currently has Erasmus+ communication, find out about the Study abroad? Yes exchange programmes with universities value of languages in the workplace by Subject 2018. in Berlin, Augsburg, Heidelberg, and gain some insights into possible Tübingen, Freiburg, Leipzig, Mainz career options. Our graduates have Advice for applicants We are unique in Scotland in offering single and joint and Vienna. gone on to careers in journalism, honours modern languages programmes which take four translation, marketing, the finance Standard entry requirement: years to complete, including a year abroad. If you’re If you are studying more than one industry, publishing, and the cultural “For my year abroad, SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. studying two languages, you’ll divide your time abroad language you will divide your time and heritage sectors. There are also I spent my first semester A Levels AAA to ABB. abroad between two countries. opportunities to continue studying at German Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 between countries relevant to each language, further postgraduate level, with Year 4 in in Vienna, Austria and my points (grades 655 at HL). broadening your skills and experience. Additional costs particular developing the research skills second in Florence, Italy. You will spend Year 3 of your you’ll need if you choose this path. Minimum entry requirement: We are consistently rated highly by our students and I boosted my language SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a programme abroad. The normal minimum of BBB achieved in one year of there’s lots going on, from a regular seminar series residence requirement for European skills and made even more S4-S6. featuring visiting speakers to our annual German Play and languages is 30 weeks in the relevant international friends!” A Levels ABB. country or countries. Some students of student-run German Society, which organises language Nataliya Nosenko German may apply for posts as English- IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). 4th year MA (Hons) German & Italian cafés, movie nights, pub quizzes and more. language assistants in schools, for Please note This indicates the overall which a salary is paid. standards required to consider you for entry. The standard entry requirement range and Introducing German minimum entry requirement are explained on Costs vary according to destinations: capital cities are more expensive than page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, For centuries, German-speaking cultures have had a including the subjects you need, vary by provincial towns. For EU countries, a programme. Please check the full details profound international influence. Study German with us number of Erasmus+ places are before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/45 and you’ll learn the language while studying literature, available, which include a small grant film and theatre, all within the context of historical and from European Union funds. Year by year… Programmes political developments. Our expertise stretches from Students studying more than one language have to complete a minimum medieval to contemporary times. Year 1 Year 3 MA (Hons) period of eight weeks in each country If you haven’t studied German before You will spend Year 3 (or part of it, if you are German R220 German is one of the larger subject areas in a School and a total of 30 weeks abroad. Some you will take German 1A, an intensive also taking another language) working or German & Business RN21 passionate about languages, literatures and cultures, limited government funding may be German & Classics QR82 language course. If your entry studying in a German-speaking country. available from the University to assist qualification for German is a Scottish German & English Language QR32 so you’ll benefit from a wide range of courses, great with the cost of study abroad during Higher, A level, or equivalent, you will Year 4 German & English Literature RQ23 resources and friendly staff, several of whom are native the summer vacation. be admitted to German 1B, which covers You will take German language classes in German & History RV21 German speakers. You’ll be based at the heart of the language as well as literature and culture essay and précis writing, spoken German German & History of Art RV23 Career opportunities from 1770 to the present day. You’ll also and German-to-English translation of literary German & Linguistics RQ21 University in a world-leading festival city with fantastic and journalistic texts. You will also choose More people speak German as their take courses from other subject areas to German & Philosophy RV25 cinemas, theatres, galleries, libraries and collections, from a wide range of specialist courses on native language than any other in broaden the scope of your study. German & Politics RL22 including outstanding German-language holdings in German literature, film, theatre and society, German & Portuguese RR25 Europe. An official language of seven Year 2 and complete your dissertation. German & Russian Studies RR27 the National Library of Scotland. European countries and provinces, In the German 2 language course, you German & Scandinavian Studies RR26 German also plays an important role in will develop your oral language skills German & Social Policy RL24 communications in many other further, and practise creative writing, German & Spanish RR24 We welcome both beginners and We contribute actively to the local countries, particularly in central and translation and grammar. You will also students with previous knowledge cultural scene, and you will be able eastern Europe. It is the third most continue to study literature and culture. of the language. You’ll engage with to attend film screenings, popular foreign language taught We are developing a suite of options, a broad range of subjects in your performances and talks organised worldwide. German speakers are highly likely to include: Disability in German Romanticism; Identity, Politics and first two years, and specialise by members of staff for the wider sought after by British employers, Society on the German Screen; Culture, thereafter, progressing in all aspects public. We also have very close links particularly those with links to the Modernity and the City in the Weimar of the German language, from with local schools, the German German economy, the third largest in Republic; Reading Literary Antisemitism; talking about culture, current affairs Consulate, and the Scottish branch the world. Seven out of 10 businesses the Contemporary Short Story in German; and literature in German, to essay of the Goethe-Institut. in the UK value foreign language skills in and Migration and Integration in writing, creative writing and their employees and 49 per cent of German-Language Discourses. You will translation. them rate German as useful for their take two of these options. You’ll also take business, ahead of Spanish and courses from other subject areas to Mandarin (CBI/Pearson, 2017). broaden the scope of your study. The University of Edinburgh 50 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 51

Further information and programme-specific page page Health, Science & Society entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/62 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Health, Science & Society Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Health, Science & Society Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] This innovative programme looks at the complexity of Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 human experience in the area of health, illness and the Study abroad? Yes social arrangements for care, and brings together disciplines including sociology, psychology, geography, Advice for applicants counselling, ethics and nursing studies. Standard entry requirement: You will have the opportunity to undertake innovative “My programme is preparing SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. A Levels ABB. option courses in community engagement, opening up me for my future career by IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). a pathway to new abilities, work experience and addressing various issues Minimum entry requirement: community-based learning. from many different SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a Looking at healthcare on a broad international scale perspectives, which is minimum of BBB achieved in one year of S4-S6. is possible in Year 3, when you will have the opportunity necessary in our globalised A Levels ABB. to study abroad through the University's international world, as well as presenting IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Health, Science & Society Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences exchange programme. me with opportunities to Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. volunteer and go abroad.” The standard entry requirement and minimum Introducing Health, Science & Society Manisha Thill entry requirement are explained on page 9. 4th year MA (Hons) Health, Science & Society Full, detailed entry requirements, including the We live in a global age of increasing life expectancy but subjects you need, vary by programme. Please chronic health conditions are rising and infectious disease check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/62 is showing no signs of disappearing. This programme will help you to understand the social dimensions of health Programmes and illness, preparing you to contribute to improving the lives of people on this planet. MA (Hons) Health, Science & Society 2D45 Drawing on a range of disciplinary that individuals, communities Year by year… perspectives, you will address and policy-makers all make to three broad themes: societies health outcomes. Year 1 Year 3 and communities; individuals, You will explore the social causes of health You will learn research skills; explore personhood and experience; Study abroad and illness and their impact on different compassion, empathy and ethics as and healthcare, social care and In Year 3 you may have the option communities and social groups, drawing critical to care; examine care alongside professional development. You to study abroad through our upon examples from around the world. consideration of the concept of the person, will explore this important field international exchange programme. This leads on to the study of individual and spirituality, individuality and dignity; and You may also be interested in of human experience across cultural understandings of health and illness study mental health problems and the diverse social contexts, applied Additional costs and associated beliefs and behaviours, therapeutic alliance. You’ll also choose alongside the related concepts of deviance three option courses from a wide range. Nursing Studies to real-world settings. You may incur local public transport Page 70 and stigma. You will also select four costs on the optional community courses from a wide range of options. Year 4 You will examine how social, engagement course. In your final year you will examine critical Social Work political and economic organisation Year 2 challenges in interdisciplinary teamwork, Page 90 contribute to health and illness and Career opportunities You will study current key health issues of effective health and social care partnerships, to the distribution of these across Graduates may pursue careers in local and global importance, using research leadership and change management, and Sociology societies, communities and social community services, the voluntary materials so that you gain an understanding public health initiatives and community of how knowledge is produced and used in collaborations for enhancing health. You’ll Page 92 groups. You will also look at culture sector, health services management, real-life situations. You’ll also be introduced also undertake an individual research and language and how these policy and research, health Social Anthropology to the complexity of language use in project supported by a member of influence the ways in which people journalism, health education, patient interaction, and the role of language in teaching staff. Again, the year will be Page 86 experience health and illness. advocacy, health promotion, liaison communicating about health in society completed with two option courses. roles in health and social care, and and in healthcare settings, focusing on Medical Sciences Integral to your learning will be project management/coordination. the production of meanings, identities Page 108 the concept of care and its delivery The programme provides a and social relationships. Again, a wide and the development of critical foundation for further professional range of option courses is available, understandings of the contributions career development or further study. from which you’ll choose four. The University of Edinburgh 52 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 53

Further information and programme-specific page page History entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/29 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Arts, History At a glance Joint honours Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose History History can be studied as part of a You will gain key transferable skills that Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? joint honours programme with Arabic, employers are looking for. In particular Email [email protected] We are ranked 17th in the world for history in the archaeology, Chinese, classics, you will learn to develop intellectually Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. economics, English or Scottish literature, rigorous arguments, based on sound Study abroad? Yes French, German, Italian, law, politics, independent research and analysis. You We cover every period of history from the early Russian studies, Scandinavian studies or will also learn to compile and critically Spanish. Scottish history can be studied evaluate large amounts of complex and Advice for applicants Middle Ages to the present day, and the major as part of a joint honours programme conflicting evidence, and to formulate geographical regions of the world – Europe, Britain and with Celtic, Scottish ethnology or and present your views coherently and Standard entry requirement: Ireland, North America, Latin America, Asia and Africa. Scottish literature. cogently, both orally and in writing. “University is a lot more SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. independent, for the work A Levels A*AA to ABB. Beyond the University and its own libraries, there are Study abroad The research and analytical skills you History Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 further resources available to you in Edinburgh for There are opportunities to study will develop can be used in any research- and the social life. You have points (grades 655 at HL). historical research, including the National Library of abroad in Year 3, either by applying based career. They can also be applied to take the lead but don’t be for the School's Erasmus+ exchange to careers including journalism, museum Minimum entry requirement: Scotland, National Museum of Scotland and National afraid to contact people.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a agreements, or for one of the and heritage work, public relations, the Paul Tomlinson minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Records of Scotland. University’s many international diplomatic service or teaching. 1st year MA (Hons) History & Politics S4-S6. For LV21 & V100: ABBB by end of exchanges beyond Europe. These S6. BBB must be achieved in one set of cover practically every continent Previous graduates have gone on to exams by end of S5. Introducing History on the globe, from North and South pursue a wide variety of careers, in the A Levels ABB. America to Australasia and Asia. These media, politics, civil service, heritage, IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). History enables us to understand how the world has are unique opportunities to immerse law, business and finance, to name yourself in different university systems just a few. Please note This indicates the overall developed and become what it is today. Studying events and cultures. standards required to consider you for entry. and issues from the past also affects the way we see The standard entry requirement range and the present and future. minimum entry requirement are explained on Additional costs page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Your choice of dissertation topic may including the subjects you need, vary by require fieldwork. Some additional costs programme. Please check the full details At Edinburgh our courses cover a history, social history, gender may be associated with this fieldwork Year by year… before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/29 wide range of different periods, history, intellectual history and such as transport, accommodation and from early medieval history to the environmental history. Whichever photocopying. The overall cost to you Year 1 Year 3 contemporary world. You will have path you choose, you’ll deepen your will depend on the topic you choose History courses you take in Year 1 are You will study additional skills courses Programmes the opportunity to choose from a understanding of subject areas that and where your fieldwork takes place. broad survey courses that will emphasise that reflect on history as a discipline and processes and patterns within wide introduce you to the practice of historical broad range of historical themes, you have studied previously and will If you study abroad in Year 3, your costs chronological and geographical research. You will also choose from a range MA (Hons) including political history, cultural have the opportunity to explore will vary by country. Economic History V300 frameworks, from the early Middle Ages of specialist courses, allowing you either history, economic history, global something completely new. to the present day, and are designed to to focus on a specific aspect of history History V100 prepare you for more specialised study or to continue with a broad curriculum. History & Archaeology VV1K in Years 3 and 4. With the exception of The courses on offer are diverse and vary History & Classics VQ18 Economic History students, you will also each year but previously courses have History & Economics V200 take a skills course that engages with covered subjects as diverse as the French History & History of Art VV13 broader questions about the nature of Revolution, the Third Reich, gender in History & Politics LV21 You may also be interested in history as an academic discipline and the the Middle Ages, the American Civil War, History & Scottish History VV12 methods and skills required for historical and Chinese economic history. research. The chronology, geography and Ancient History Year 4 Page 30 themes you cover will depend on the programme you study. You will also choose You will study further specialist courses. from a wide range of option courses. One or more of these, depending on your Ancient & Medieval History programme, will be a longer special Page 30 Year 2 subject studied across the year. Courses You will continue to study a range of available can change each year but Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations histories, deepening your knowledge previously have included the Italian Page 18 of particular geographical regions, Renaissance, the Vietnam War, the Scottish chronological periods and themes. Courses Enlightenment, and Gandhi. You will also Archaeology currently cover various periods and themes engage in independent research to in American, European, British, Scottish produce a dissertation on a topic Page 18 and global history, although what you will substantially of your own devising. study will vary depending on your chosen Classical Studies programme. With the exception of Page 30 Economic History students, you will also study a further skills course and choose from a wide range of option courses. The University of Edinburgh 54 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 55

Further information and programme-specific page page History of Art entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/37 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Arts, of Art History At a glance Study abroad Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose History of Art There are opportunities to study You will bear the costs of printing Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? abroad in Europe and North America, your work, for example, the final year Email [email protected] You will work alongside leading academics, many of via Erasmus+ and other international dissertation, which must be submitted Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 whom are involved in curating at major international exchange schemes. Further information on paper. In addition, there may be small Study abroad? Yes is available online. costs associated with travel to visit art exhibitions. exhibitions, but these are usually limited Placements to around £10-£20 per visit. Advice for applicants Our range of teaching specialisms is one of the broadest In Year 3, if you do not go abroad, in the UK and covers everything from Celtic and early you will have the option of a work Career opportunities Standard entry requirement: Islamic art, to contemporary art and the global art placement, which involves a supervised Studying history of art at the University “My programme is SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. market. We also have specialisms in medieval and position in one of Edinburgh's many of Edinburgh prepares you for a range equipping me with broad A Levels ABB. museums, galleries, special collections of careers in the art world such as IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 Renaissance, early modern, and both 19th and 20th or heritage management institutions. curatorships in galleries and museums, knowledge of my fields of points (grades 655 at HL). century art and architecture. We teach Chinese, Japanese Entry to the work placement is art journalism, publishing, art dealing, study but also instilling the History of Art Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Minimum entry requirement: and Indian art and have broad and up-to-date coverage competitive, based on your CV and tourism, graphics, advertising, heritage specific critical attitude SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a of contemporary art theories and politics. an interview with the host institution. management and auctioneering. minimum of BBB achieved in one year of necessary to follow a path S4-S6. In Year 3, you will have the opportunity to apply for work Joint honours Some graduates use their skills and into gallery curation, A Levels ABB. experience in one of the city’s collections, and gain History of art can also be studied as experience for careers in management IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). part of a joint honours programme with or teaching, after additional training, journalism or academia.” behind-the-scenes access to Edinburgh’s renowned art French, German, history, Italian, music, while some choose to go on to Tabby Carless-Frost Please note This indicates the overall galleries and museums. Russian studies or Spanish. further study. 3rd year MA (Hons) History of Art & English standards required to consider you for entry. Literature The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Introducing History of Art including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details History of art will introduce you to art from different before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/37 periods and world cultures. You will learn how, and for whom, works of art were made, as well as situating Programmes artworks within visual and material culture more broadly. Year by year…

MA (Hons) You will explore the meanings of works of art and visual Year 1 Year 3 History of Art V350 culture and the ways they continue to be interpreted. You will study History of Art 1, covering the You will take a compulsory course on period from the fall of the Roman Empire methods and approaches to art history, History of Art & Architectural History V360 In Year 3 you will have the opportunity to study abroad. History of Art & Chinese Studies TV13 until the end of the Counter-Reformation. along with a choice of specialist options, This will include non-western material. You including courses from architectural History of Art & English Literature VQ33 Then, in your final years, you will have the opportunity to will also choose two option courses from history. Teaching largely happens in groups History of Art & History of Music VW33 specialise in particular aspects of the field, and develop other subject areas. If you study history of of around 15, with the focus on discussion History of Art & Scottish Literature VQ35 independent research projects and a dissertation. art with another subject, you will study and debate. You will also have the compulsory courses from that subject and opportunity to complete a work Our aim is to produce graduates who have an informed may be able to choose one option course placement in a local cultural organisation, and nuanced understanding of artistic practice and visual from another subject area. and there are a variety of project-based tasks. In Year 3 you will really start to and material culture at different historical periods, who Year 2 develop your independence as a scholar. additionally possess an extensive and well-rounded You will study History of Art 2, which begins with the 18th century and Year 4 knowledge and understanding of art history and its continues to the present day. As in Year 1, In your final year, you will take more You may also be interested in methods of study. you will be able to choose two option options courses, which not only further courses from related fields such as refine your area of specialisation, but also Architectural History & Many of our academic staff curate, or exhibit in, major architectural history and classical art or, further develop your skills. As in Year 3, Heritage international art exhibitions. You will also have access alternatively, from unrelated subjects Year 4 courses are taught in small groups Page 20 available across the University. If you are and offer opportunities to take your to Edinburgh’s renowned art galleries and museums. studying history of art with another writing and debating skills to a very high Art subject you will take compulsory courses level. The main focus of the year is your from that subject and may be able to dissertation, an 8-10,000-word piece of Page 22 choose one option. original research on a topic of your choosing. With guidance from teaching Fine Art (5-year programme) staff, you can use your dissertation to Page 22 refine interests from Years 1-3, or you can use it as a springboard for something completely new. The University of Edinburgh 56 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 57

Further information and programme-specific page page Islamic Studies & Middle Eastern Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/52 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Islamic Studies & Middle Eastern Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Islamic Studies & Middle Eastern Studies Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK for Middle Eastern & African Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 Studies in the Complete University Guide 2019. We are Study abroad? Yes passionate about enabling choice and broadening minds through flexible, four-year study of languages and cultures Advice for applicants from around the globe. Standard entry requirement: The University has a long and well-established reputation “Edinburgh is home to SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. A Levels AAB to ABB. for teaching Islam and the history, culture, languages and many Middle Eastern IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 literatures of the Middle East. Arabic, for example, has communities and this points (grades 655 at HL). been taught here since the 18th century. diversity really helps Minimum entry requirement: You’ll join a small, friendly community with great links to create a more immersive SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of the Alwaleed Centre, fantastic resources (including our study experience.” S4-S6. own library), and regular programmes of workshops, film Neil Robertson A Levels ABB. screenings and guest seminars. 3rd year MA (Hons) Middle Eastern Studies IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL).

Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. Introducing Islamic Studies & Middle Eastern Studies The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on Located at the crossroads between Europe, Africa and

Islamic Studies & Middle Eastern Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Asia, the Middle East has played a pivotal role on the world Year by year… including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details stage from ancient times. An understanding of the Islamic Year 1 before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/52 world remains highly relevant in the 21st century. You will take classes and receive instruction Our programmes explore past and present, taking either in a Middle Eastern language – either Programmes Arabic, Persian or Turkish. Depending an area studies (Middle Eastern Studies) or religious on your programme, you will also take studies (Islamic Studies) approach, with the added option courses in Islamic history, the religion MA (Hons) of Islam, modern Middle Eastern history Islamic Studies V622 to learn elementary Arabic, Persian or Turkish. and/or Islamic and Middle Eastern Middle Eastern Studies T600 cultures, as well as courses from other subject areas. Our emphasis is on developing your Additional costs Year 2 critical and analytical skills, so you’ll Students who study abroad will On MA (Hons) Islamic Studies you will take focus on discussing key issues, incur additional costs. An Erasmus+ Introduction to Islam, Islamic and Middle practice applying concepts – both grant is available for participating Eastern Cultures and option courses of in discussion and in writing, and students, to assist with the extra your choice. On MA (Hons) Middle Eastern learn to analyse and interpret costs of studying and living abroad. Studies you will take Modern Middle source material. You’ll engage with Eastern History and option courses of your a range of subjects in Years 1 and 2, Career opportunities choice. You may continue with your and specialise thereafter, choosing Graduating with an understanding language studies, taking either Arabic 2, Persian 2 or Turkish 2 as appropriate. from a range of honours option of the Islamic world is an excellent courses spanning history, politics, primer for a range of careers in the Year 3 religion, literature and culture. media, non-government You will continue to study a range of organisations, industry, and the courses on subjects relating to Islam or Study abroad diplomatic and civil services. With the Middle East, including history, politics, In Year 3 you will normally have the increasing migration in response to religion or cultural studies. Opportunities option of an Erasmus+ exchange changing global dynamics, there is to study abroad may also be available. at one of two English-language high demand for such graduates Year 4 You may also be interested in universities, Boğaziçi or Bilgi, both at home and abroad. There You will continue with your honours in Istanbul (although please note are also opportunities to continue courses from a wide range of relevant Arabic & Persian that this will depend on advice studying at postgraduate level, with options from across the University. You Page 16 taken from the Foreign and Year 4 in particular developing the will also complete a dissertation on a Commonwealth Office). research skills you’ll need if you subject of your choice and under the choose this path. supervision of an academic adviser. The University of Edinburgh 58 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 59

Further information and programme-specific page page Italian entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/47 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Italian Arts, At a glance Study abroad Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Italian You will spend Year 3 in Italy. We Studying a language to degree level, Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? currently have exchange places especially when you spend a year Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for in a variety of different institutions abroad as part of your studies, gives Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings by including University of Venice you a set of skills and life experiences Study abroad? Yes (Ca’ Foscari), University of Rome highly prized by employers. As a Subject 2018. Offering 16 languages and a wide range of (Sapienza and Roma Tre), University graduate of Italian, you will have a joint programmes, we’re passionate about enabling choice of Bologna, University of Milan, remarkable range of career options Advice for applicants and broadening minds through flexible, four-year study of University of Florence and University available to you. With its long and rich of Siena. history, including the most UNESCO Standard entry requirement: languages and cultures from around the globe. World Heritage Sites of any nation, “Being far from home was SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. Students studying more than one Italy continues to thrive as a cultural For RR34: AAAA to AABB. We are unique in Scotland in offering single and joint a scary thought but I very Italian Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences language must complete a minimum and scientific powerhouse of the A Levels AAA to ABB. honours modern languages programmes which take four of eight weeks in each country. Mediterranean. It is a founding member quickly made friends and IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 years to complete, including a year abroad. If you’re of the European Union, a member of the environment was very points (grades 655 at HL). studying two languages, you’ll divide your time abroad Additional costs numerous international institutions welcoming – there were Minimum entry requirement: between countries relevant to each language, further You will spend Year 3 of your including the UN, NATO, and the programme abroad. The normal Council of Europe, and is an advanced endless opportunities to SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a broadening your skills and experience. minimum of BBB achieved in one year of residence requirement for European economy with the eighth largest meet new people. The S4-S6. From our own Italian Society to the Italian Cultural languages at Edinburgh is 30 weeks nominal GDP in the world. A Levels ABB. in the relevant country or countries. Italian department made IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Institute, you’ll find many places to indulge your interest Some students of Italian may apply Our graduates have gone into careers sure we felt at home.” in one of the world’s great cultures, while enjoying the for posts as English-language assistants as varied as publishing, banking, Please note This indicates the overall Jean-Baptiste Lefevre in schools, for which a salary is paid. journalism, teaching, and IT. Some standards required to consider you for entry. cinemas, theatres, libraries and galleries of one of its 2nd year MA (Hons) Italian & Philosophy Costs vary according to destinations: are working for international aid The standard entry requirement range and favourite festival cities. minimum entry requirement are explained on capital cities are more expensive than organisations or within the European page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, provincial towns. For EU countries, Commission, the diplomatic service including the subjects you need, vary by a number of Erasmus+ places are and the United Nations. programme. Please check the full details Introducing Italian available, which include a small grant before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/47 Available in a fantastic range of study combinations, from European Union funds. Some There are also opportunities to limited government funding may be continue studying, with Year 4 in Italian has been taught here since 1919, though it’s available from the University to assist particular developing the research Year by year… Programmes been part of our tradition as far back as the 18th century. with the cost of studying abroad during skills you’ll need if you choose this The city of Edinburgh itself is twinned with Florence. the summer vacation. path. There are many graduate-level Year 1 MA (Hons) programmes available, particularly in You will study the foundations of the Italian R310 We welcome both beginners and students with previous the UK, US and of course Italy itself. Italian language, both written and spoken. Italian & Classics QR83 You will also take courses on Italian Italian & English Language QR33 knowledge of the language. You’ll study the language history, literature and cinema. You’ll also Italian & English Literature RQH3 and culture of Italy, including history, literature and take courses from other subject areas to Italian & History RV31 cinema, engaging with a broad range of subjects in Years broaden the scope of your study. Italian & History of Art RV33 Year 2 Italian & Linguistics RQ31 1 and 2, and specialising thereafter. You will develop your mastery of the Italian & Philosophy RV35 Italian language, in preparation for the Italian & Politics LR23 year abroad. The Italian literature, history Italian & Spanish RR34 At honours level, we have a wide involved in our cultural life, from and culture that you will study spans from range of courses covering the a creative writing magazine for the Middle Ages to contemporary Italy. Middle Ages to the present day, so European languages and cultures, You’ll also take courses from other subject you'll be able to choose your Italian to an annual Italian play. areas to broaden the scope of your study. options according to your interests Year 3 in different periods and topics, You’ll be based at the heart of the You will spend your third year abroad, including politics and the arts. University, in the city’s historic either studying at a university or working centre. The main University Library in an approved placement. Our small class sizes and friendly and National Library of Scotland staff make it easy to get to know are both nearby and host large Year 4 your tutors, creating a supportive collections of Italian manuscripts Your final year will combine advanced learning environment, and there and books. language courses with a choice of option are lots of opportunities to get courses that will give you access to the full range of Italian culture, from Dante to modern cinema and avant-garde literature. You will also complete your dissertation. Calton Hill, Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh 60 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 61

Further information and programme-specific page page Japanese entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/38 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Japanese Arts, At a glance Joint honours Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Japanese Japanese can be studied as a joint With more than 128 million native Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? honours programme with linguistics or speakers, Japanese is one of the world’s Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for as part of our International Business most commonly used languages. Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings with Japanese programme. Applicants A cultural treasure-trove, the country Study abroad? Yes for International Business with Japanese is also a major global power. The skills by Subject 2018. Offering 16 languages and a wide should note it does not normally involve you’ll develop on our programmes, range of joint programmes, we’re passionate about formal study of Japanese in Years 3 or 4, from speaking to translating the Advice for applicants enabling choice and broadening minds through flexible, although most students do spend their language, analysing key sources and third year in Japan studying business understanding cultural nuances living Standard entry requirement: four-year study of languages and cultures from around courses delivered in English. abroad, will give you the edge in a “There is a large body of SQA Highers AAAB to AABB. the globe. range of careers, both in Japan and people here who are willing A Levels ABB. Study abroad closer to home, where links with East IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL) to 34 Edinburgh is the only university in Scotland to offer to widen their horizons Japanese Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences You will study abroad in Year 3. Asia are growing. points (grades 655 at HL). undergraduate honours programmes in Japanese and one We have exchange agreements with – it allows for a very Minimum entry requirement: of the few in the UK with integrated course offerings on many of Japan’s top-ranking Our graduates are now working as intellectually engaging SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a China and Korea. universities. translators, interpreters and teachers, minimum of BBB achieved in one year of in areas such as finance, investment experience.” S4-S6. Japanese at the University achieved 100 per cent student Additional costs and law, and in sectors as diverse as Josh Croall A Levels ABB. satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2018. You will spend Year 3 in Japan as a publishing and management 3rd year MA (Hons) Japanese IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). compulsory part of your programme. consultancy. There are also Costs will vary depending on the opportunities to continue studying Please note This indicates the overall location. Some scholarship money may at postgraduate level, with Year 4 in standards required to consider you for entry. Introducing Japanese be available, from external sources, on particular developing the research skills The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on Over the past 150 years, Japan has experienced change a competitive basis. you’ll need if you choose this path. page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, at breakneck pace, but has nevertheless retained its including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details fascinating cultural heritage. Study with us and you’ll before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/38 develop the linguistic and analytical skills to engage critically, and in a truly interdisciplinary way, with this Year by year… Programmes dynamic society – as well as understanding its place in Year 1 East Asia, now one of the world’s most important and You will study Japanese language at MA (Hons) influential regions. beginner, post-beginner or advanced Japanese T210 level, depending on your existing skills, as Japanese & Linguistics TQ21 We offer a comprehensive and rigorous Japanese well as courses from other subject areas. You will also take Modern East Asian language programme, coupled with diverse Japanese History A and Academic Skills for Asian studies options taught by international experts. You will Studies, as well as courses from other receive extensive methods training that will help bridge subject areas. the gap between school and university learning, and Year 2 spend a year at one of our many partner institutions You will continue your Japanese language study and deepen your understanding of in Japan. Japanese society and culture through Researching Japan: Skills, Methods and Critiques. We also offer the following We pride ourselves on learning that You’ll be introduced to kana writing option courses: Politics and Economy of Japan, Pre-Modern East Asian History, and is innovative, inclusive, and led by (the Japanese phonetic writing), Thinking Through Japan, and courses from cutting edge research. There’s lots kanji and translation, and choose other subject areas. going on in our tightly-knit from courses on Japanese and East community of scholars in all aspects Asian society, history, philosophy, Year 3 of Asian studies, from film screenings and culture (including literature, art You will spend your third year in Japan, and an Anime Society, to a regular and film), from the earliest times to where you will develop your language skills and start work on your dissertation. You may also be interested in seminar series featuring visiting the present day. International Business speakers from around the world. Year 4 Please note that our Japanese You will continue to study Japanese with Japanese programmes involve beginners’ language and choose from a range of Page 24 language study and are not suitable option courses in Japanese history, politics, for native or near-native speakers. religion, culture, film and literature. You will also complete your dissertation. Statue of philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) an alumnus of the University The University of Edinburgh 62 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 63

Further information and programme-specific page page Landscape Architecture entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/61 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Landscape Architecture Humanities & Social Sciences Arts, At a glance Study abroad Accreditation Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Landscape Architecture You can study abroad by taking Our MA Landscape Architecture is a Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? advantage of exchange opportunities four-year honours programme that is Email [email protected] Our landscape architecture programme has full in Year 3. We have exchange partners in accredited by the Landscape Institute. Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 accreditation from the Landscape Institute (LI), the Australia and throughout Europe under Study abroad? Yes the Erasmus+ programme. In semester 2 We also offer an alternative three-year chartered body for the landscape profession in the UK. of Year 3, you’ll have the opportunity BA programme which will enable to take up practical working accelerated progress or development, Advice for applicants You will develop professional experience through an opportunities in the UK or overseas. and may be selected by students integrated practice working period which combines towards the end of Year 2. Please check Standard entry requirement: online learning with career experience, helping to Placements online for further information. “The programme allows SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. prepare you for your landscape architecture career. Semester 2 of Year 3 is a credited students to collaborate on A Levels ABB. practice working period. This means Career opportunities IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). You will explore landscape and environmental topics that you can work in practice from Our graduates are highly in demand. many projects. I feel this Minimum entry requirement: with contemporary relevance to both urban and rural January until September taking A landscape architecture qualification gives us valuable skills in advantage of working opportunities from the University of Edinburgh can SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a contexts. You will learn skills that prepare you to face communication and minimum of BBB achieved in one year of worldwide. You will study Semester 2 lead to employment worldwide. Almost S4-S6. some of the most meaningful challenges currently courses by distance learning. all of our landscape architecture teamwork allowing the A Levels ABB. happening in our cities and wider territories. These graduates quickly gain employment, best ideas to flow.” Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Landscape Architecture IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Additional costs predominately in private practice but include resilience to climate change, regeneration of Kyle Lafferty You will need to purchase specialist also in local government and with 3rd year MA (Hons) Landscape Architecture Please note This indicates the overall polluted and contaminated areas, or adaptation to the equipment such as a laptop and pay public bodies such as Scottish Natural standards required to consider you for entry. for your drawing and model-making Heritage or the Countryside Agency. The standard entry requirement and minimum increase of human populations. entry requirement are explained on page 9. materials. You will also have to pay Full, detailed entry requirements, including the printing costs. Self-funded fieldwork subjects you need, vary by programme. Please Introducing Landscape Architecture and study tours are undertaken as check the full details before you apply: part of the programme. www.ed.ac.uk/ug/61 Landscape architecture is a creative discipline that focuses on intervention in the landscape through Programmes imaginative design, strategic thinking and scientific precision. It analyses, represents, reclaims, reinvents MA (Hons) and constructs landscapes as places with meaning. Landscape Architecture 4J22 It is positioned at the interface between art and design, and the physical, natural and social sciences. Our programme is committed to educating designers who are creative, inventive, intelligent, rigorous and ethical in their practice as both students and Year by year… professionals. Our staff are also designers, makers and Year 1 Year 3 theorists who engage with both local and global Design work focuses on the principles of Design work focuses on complex landscapes in their ongoing research and practice. landscape architecture including spatial landscape systems, with exploration of concepts, exploration, function, planning related landscape research topics. In Our programme is structured in three interconnected and representation. You will also study semester 1 you will take an option from a strands: design, theory and techniques. We have a techniques of drawing, IT, art practices suite of landscape architecture, and theories of physical geography, architecture, technology and digital media unique relationship with the Royal Botanic Garden architectural and landscape history courses, or from the wider University. In Edinburgh, where you will learn about plants and and landscape construction. semester 2 you will undertake a practice working period, usually in a landscape horticulture from world-leading researchers and Year 2 architecture practice, with three scientists. You will also have the opportunity to take Design work becomes more focused and associated distance learning courses. You may also be interested in complex. You will take courses which focus up practical placement opportunities worldwide. We on landscape planning and the study of Year 4 Architecture currently offer exchange opportunities with renowned urban and rural landscapes with a Design courses advance depth of Architectural History & particular emphasis on urban design, exploration and resolved proposition, landscape architecture institutions in mainland Europe urban regeneration, and landscape with focus on increasingly self-directed Heritage and Australia. planning. Studio work is supported by work. You will also complete a self-directed Page 20 contemporary landscape theory, applied dissertation, via a design or research route landscape theory and technical courses and will compile a carefully curated covering aspects of detailed design. academic portfolio. The University of Edinburgh 64 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 65

Further information and programme-specific page page Law entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/23 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Law Arts, At a glance Accurate problem solving and Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Law understanding of the structures of our On some courses, you will be Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? society, which result from the study of encouraged to purchase additional Email [email protected] We are ranked 25th in the world for law in the QS World law, are highly valued skills. As a law learning materials for assessments. Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 University Rankings by Subject 2018. Edinburgh Law student, you will learn about the formal Study abroad? Yes structures of our society and the role of Career opportunities School has been educating and training some of the law in shaping society. After graduating, you can progress world’s finest legal minds for more than 300 years. to the legal profession in Scotland by Advice for applicants Accreditation completing the Diploma in Professional Studying in Scotland’s capital, you will be at the heart Our LLB programmes are accredited by Legal Practice, followed by a Standard entry requirement: of Edinburgh’s legal centre, with the highest courts in the Law Society of Scotland. You will be traineeship with a legal firm, to qualify “The programme is very SQA Highers AAAAA to AABB. Law Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Scotland a five-minute walk away. You will also benefit required to study certain courses to as a solicitor. You can then opt to go challenging and prospective A Levels A*AA to ABB. graduate with a full qualifying degree. to the Bar, to qualify as an advocate. IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 from access to some of the best academic law materials There are also opportunities for employers in my field points (grades 655 at HL). in Europe in our recently refurbished law library. Scots law Scottish-qualified lawyers to practise are aware of that. If I can At Edinburgh you will study Scots law. in other jurisdictions, including other Minimum entry requirement: You will join a supportive law community and be assigned make it here, I’ll make it SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6. BBB Students interested in practising law in member states of the European Union. must be achieved in one set of exams by to a LawPALS group – our peer assisted learning scheme, England or Wales may not benefit from anywhere!” end of S5. which is designed to help you adapt to the study of law. studying law in Scotland as there are Graduates who do not choose a Julita Burgess A Levels ABB. significant differences between Scots legal career often use their skills and LLB Law (Graduate Entry) graduate IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). and English law. experience for employment in finance, Introducing Law management or journalism or with For M115: International students international organisations such as the Minimum entry requirements are a Our Law School has a strong international reputation for Please check the Law Society of European Union and the United Nations. 2:1 honours degree or equivalent. research and our teaching staff offer expertise across a Scotland’s visa advice online if you Please note This indicates the overall intend to progress to a Diploma in standards required to consider you for entry. wide range of legal fields. There is a vibrant law student Professional Legal Practice to qualify The standard entry requirement range and community which organises many social, careers and as a solicitor in Scotland. The current Year by year… minimum entry requirement are explained other law-related events. salary threshold for a Scottish law firm on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, to sponsor a tier 2 visa exceeds a first Law (Ordinary & Honours) Year 4 including the subjects you need, vary by year trainee’s recommended salary. programme. Please check the full details You choose further courses to expand Year 1 your specialist knowledge, and normally before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/23 Our Bachelor of Laws (LLB) growth, and its interaction with Study abroad programmes will teach you the related disciplines including those You will be introduced to general legal write a dissertation. This will help you We have a wide range of international develop your legal research and writing general principles of law and how such as economics, politics, principles and legal techniques and will links and there are many opportunities skills. This is the final year of the LLB (Hons) Programmes to apply them to specific situations sociology and history. Concepts study compulsory courses including Scottish for study abroad in Year 3. We run programme. If you are planning to enter the and cases. You will develop analytical such as the rule of law, the Legal System, Critical Legal Thinking, exchange schemes with partner Contract Law, Family Law, Public Law of the Scottish legal profession, you will need to LLB – 2 years skills and legal research skills and independence of the judiciary and universities in Europe, the Far East UK and Scotland, and European Union Law. complete the Diploma in Professional Legal Law (Graduate Entry) M115 learn how to present an argument the legal profession, and access to and North and South America. Some of Practice after you graduate. You can apply clearly, accurately and persuasively. justice for all, are at the heart of Year 2 for the diploma during the final year of the LLB – 4 years our programmes require a degree of legal study. Your courses will include Property Law, LLB programme. Law (Ordinary & Honours) M114 language ability as you will be taught in There are two facets to the study Jurisprudence, Public Law and Individual Law & Accountancy MN14 the language of the host country. This of law. Firstly, it is an academic Secondly, law has a practical aspect Rights, Delict, and Criminal Law. Business Law & Business MN11 includes France, Germany, Spain and discipline which is studied with which is studied with a view to Entities, Commercial Law, Evidence and Law (Graduate Entry) Law & Celtic MQ15 Chile. However, we also operate several Succession and Trust Law are required for a view to furthering modern enabling you to become a Law & Economics ML11 exchanges in Europe (including Austria, professional purposes. understanding of its origins, and practising solicitor or advocate. Year 1 Law & French MR11 Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Year 3 You will be introduced to general legal Law & German MR12 Belgium and the Netherlands), North Law & History M V11 You will have the opportunity to specialise principles and legal techniques and will America (the USA and Canada), study compulsory courses including Law & International Relations ML1F in further law subjects, chosen from a wide Australasia and the Far East (Singapore Scottish Legal System, Critical Legal Law & Politics ML12 range of courses, including Commercial and Hong Kong), where your study Thinking, Contract Law, and European Law & Social Anthropology M1L6 Law, International Law, Property Law, abroad will be taught in English. Family Law and Criminology. You will Union Law. You will also take a selection Law & Social Policy ML14 receive legal skills training during your of law option courses. Law & Sociology ML13 You may also be interested in honours study. If you are studying law with Law & Spanish MR14 Joint honours Year 2 Accounting Economics a language you will spend your third year Law is offered with a range of other You will build on the skills and knowledge abroad. For other students, study abroad Page 14 Page 36 subjects. If you intend to proceed to obtained in Year 1 with a selection of is an option. Year 3 is the final stage of qualification as a lawyer in Scotland, compulsory courses including Property Law, the LLB (Ordinary) programme. Business Social Policy please contact the School to check if Jurisprudence, Evidence and Criminal Law. Page 24 Page 88 your chosen joint honours programme You will also take one law option course. allows you to cover all required fields This is the final year of study on the for progression to practise. Graduate Entry LLB. The University of Edinburgh 66 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 67

Further information and programme-specific page page Linguistics entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/15 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Linguistics Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Linguistics Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] We are ranked in the world’s top 5 universities for Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 linguistics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject Study abroad? Yes 2018. We conduct world-leading research in linguistics and English language. Advice for applicants We support a range of theoretical approaches and you Standard entry requirement: will be exposed to different, sometimes competing, “I wanted a lively, SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. A Levels ABB. theories of language structure. Our researchers work international university IB 39 points (grades 666 at HL) to 34 on a wide range of languages and we have ongoing that allowed me to Linguistics Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences points (grades 655 at HL). linguistic fieldwork projects on Brazilian Portuguese, grow up quickly and Minimum entry requirement: Celtic, Faroese and Shilluk (a Sudanese language). independently. Edinburgh SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of You will have access to our state-of-the-art cognitive gave me just that.” S4-S6. neuroscience research laboratory, which includes Alex Hersey A Levels ABB. world-class eye tracking facilities to help discover 3rd year MA (Hons) Linguistics IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). the mechanisms of language processing in the brain, Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. our perception laboratory, for perceptual and The standard entry requirement range and psycholinguistic experiments, and a suite of recording minimum entry requirement are explained studios. You will also be able to use and study in the on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, including the subjects you need, vary by psychology library. programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/15 Introducing Linguistics Programmes Linguistics examines how language works, describing how sounds, words, sentences and conversations MA (Hons) combine to express and create meaning. It studies the Linguistics Q100 Linguistics & English Language QQ31 uses of language in everyday life, the ways in which Linguistics & Social Anthropology QL16 it varies across society and evolves over time, and how it is mastered by children. Linguistics can also be studied as part of a joint honours Year by year… programme with a range of other subjects. Year 1 Year 3 You will take two semester-long courses You will choose from a range of advanced You may also be interested in Linguistics has a long history at the Career opportunities which introduce you to the principles of courses which may include Child University of Edinburgh and our Linguistics graduates work in theoretical linguistics. You will study the Bilingualism, Origins and Evolution of English Language teaching staff have an excellent a wide range of fields such as way we learn language, the regional and Language, Speech Production and Page 42 reputation for research in this area. journalism, international relations, social variations of language in general, Perception and Pragmatics. If you are on a translation, marketing and social and of the English language in particular, joint honours programme in linguistics with Psychology Linguistics is a new subject for research. Recent graduates have and methods of communication. If you are a language, you will spend Year 3 studying studying a joint honours programme you or working abroad. nearly all undergraduates so you taken up funded places on MSc Page 76 will also take courses from your other will require no prior knowledge at programmes or have found subject area. Year 4 Cognitive Science the beginning of the programme. employment in speech technology You will continue to choose advanced (Humanities) research. A linguistics qualification Year 2 courses according to your interests. You Study abroad is also a good foundation for You will take four further semester-long will also take a specialised research training Page 32 There are opportunities to study careers in professions such as courses (two in the case of some joint course before starting your honours abroad either through Erasmus+ or speech and language therapy, honours programmes) looking at linguistic dissertation, which is regarded by many as Informatics (MInf) theory and research techniques, the the most formative experience of their through the University's adult literacy, or for teaching Page 122 structure of spoken and written English, undergraduate studies. international exchange programme. English as a foreign language. and at the patterns of linguistic change as it has occurred in and beyond the UK. The University of Edinburgh 68 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 69

Further information and programme-specific page page Music entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/5 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Music Arts, At a glance Career opportunities Our BSc programme provides you with Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Music Our BMus programme provides the the skills and expertise to pursue careers Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? breadth and depth needed to pursue a in the acoustics, audio and music Email [email protected] We are ranked in the UK’s top 10 universities for music variety of careers in music, the creative technology industries. The advanced Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 in the Complete University Guide 2019. arts, education, or the media. Our skills in software engineering, physics, Study abroad? Yes graduates go on to successful careers in mathematics and general problem Our staff are world leaders in a wide range of musical a diverse range of areas including solving that you will also develop are performance, composition, teaching, recognised by a range of employers. Advice for applicants areas including musicology, acoustics and music academia, arts management, curation, Graduates with such experience are technology, composition, improvisation, music community music, music therapy, print sought after in sectors, including Standard entry requirement: psychology, and community music. media, film, radio, television, animation, software engineering, the wider music “The University was very SQA Highers AAAB to AABB. and the games industry. Studying music industry, manufacturing, energy, finance mindful of how different and Music Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences A Levels ABB. The University hosts more than 25 musical societies and also equips you with transferable skills and the space industries. The BSc is also IB 36 points (grades 665 at HL) to 34 a packed schedule of concerts during the year ranging that can serve as an excellent basis for an excellent preparation for advanced challenging it is to start points (grades 655 at HL). from classical and jazz to contemporary and electronic. careers in seemingly unrelated areas, postgraduate study in related areas, something completely new. Minimum entry requirement: such as finance, business, or law, as well such as acoustics, audio engineering, I know I have their support.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a as a full complement of broader audiology, high performance minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Introducing Music graduate-level jobs. computing, psychology and Talia Sanders S4-S6. neuroscience, and more. 1st year BMus (Hons) Music A Levels ABB. Music is a rich and vibrant subject, which spans the arts, IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). humanities and sciences. It includes specific areas such as Year by year… Please note This indicates the overall performance, composition, acoustics, audio technology, BMus (Hons) Music Year 3 Year 2 standards required to consider you for entry. music theory, and analysis. It also provides the The standard entry requirement range and Year 1 You will have the freedom to choose from a You will take courses in Architectural range of courses spanning acoustics, Acoustics and Spatial Audio, and Creative minimum entry requirement are explained on opportunity to engage with much broader issues in You will take Popular Music History and composition, film music, music analysis, Music Technology, which build on Year 1 page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Thinking about Music, as well as Creative history, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, music in the community, music psychology, themes. Mathematics courses cover including the subjects you need, vary by Musicianship, which develops your philosophy, cognitive sciences, and psychology. This music technology, popular music studies, advanced algebra, calculus, and dynamics. programme. Please check the full details creative, practical, and listening skills sound design, options in Scottish traditional You will also be introduced to computer before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/5 disciplinary breadth is at the heart of our programmes. through an integrated approach to the music, and a range of music history courses. programming, data analysis, and different facets of musicianship including All honours teaching is research-led and experimental techniques for physics and written and aural analysis, composition, reflects the expertise and interests of acoustics. You will have the opportunity to Programmes and performance. If you haven't studied Our flexible BMus programme The University's Reid School of individual lecturers. You will take Research take further option courses from music. A music theory at a high level before (A at A Methods in Music and can choose up to 40 range of relevant courses is also available BMus (Hons) provides you with the opportunity Music is an exciting place to study, level or Advanced Higher), you will take credits from subjects outside of music. from physics, engineering, and elsewhere, to develop critical and technical with numerous opportunities to Fundamentals of Music Theory, an Music W302 helping you to make the most of the many skills from a variety of perspectives. make music and perform in intensive music literacy course. You can Year 4 options available across the University. BSc (Hons) You will study a range of musical university ensembles, which include take options in Music Psychology and, You will select courses that build on your Acoustics & Music Technology W380 genres and styles and explore the orchestras, choirs, a big band, wind Musical Acoustics. You may also take choices in Year 3, and can choose up to 40 Year 3 sociopolitical, historical, and band, composers’ orchestra, and Performance, if you are Grade VIII standard credits from subjects outside of music. You Courses include audio signal processing and cultural contexts in which music opera group. Our lively concert or equivalent on your first instrument at will also undertake one or more of a computer music systems, which form the is produced and received. You can calendar and central Edinburgh the point of entry. Any of these option 40-minute recital, a portfolio of basis for developing music technology specialise in composition and/or location let you immerse yourself courses can be replaced with courses from compositions, a creative practice music software and hardware for audio processing outside of music. performance, and take courses in the city's rich cultural scene. project, a dissertation, or an edition. and live performance. You will explore how from outside of music in each year. Year 2 physics can be used to understand musical BSc (Hons) Acoustics & Music sound and design cutting edge software Placements You will take two Music and Ideas from the Technology that provides the highest sound quality in Middle Ages to the Present Day music Our BSc programme explores the Our BMus Music in the Community instrument and audio effects emulation. You history courses, which explore the Year 1 intersections between music course involves weekly placements are encouraged to complement these with aesthetic, social, political and cultural You will study physics, acoustics, technology, physics, engineering, across Edinburgh. Our BSc includes courses in sound design, Fourier analysis, contexts of western classical music. You will mathematics, and music technology. Physics and computer science. You will the opportunity to take industry fluid mechanics, and physics. You may apply also take Musical Analysis and/or Sound 1A presents the basic pillars of physics and receive a rigorous grounding in placements in Year 3. for a placement and complete a project in Recording, building your musicianship will develop your problem-solving and study collaboration with a company in the fundamental scientific skills, and through a grounding in musical analysis and skills. Mathematics for Physics 1 and 2 will You may also be interested in acoustics, audio, or music technology sector. study music technology, sound Additional costs compositional techniques, or developing equip you with key algebra and calculus skills History of Art & History recording, and computer On performance courses you skills in microphone techniques, room for acoustics and music technology. You will Year 4 study Musical Acoustics, which explores of Music programming in a range of musical should expect to pay for instrument acoustics, field recording and production. You will focus on a year-long, major final musical instruments and architectural contexts. In Years 3 and 4, you consumables and maintenance. You can take options in Composition and project in acoustics and music technology. Page 54 acoustics, and Sound Recording, which can choose a strongly scientific Other costs include stationery and Creative Music Technology, and if you You will also study advanced acoustics and covers microphone techniques, room pathway in physical acoustics, support for technology such as studied Performance 1 in Year 1, you can computational simulation of acoustical Mathematics & Music acoustics and field recording, and a music a multidisciplinary pathway in memory sticks/cards. progress to Performance 2. You can also systems, a subject area in which Edinburgh recording project. You may also take options Page 132 select up to 60 credits from subjects is a world leader. You can also select further computer music systems, or your from music, physics, engineering, outside of music. options from music, physics, or engineering. own combination of the two. informatics, or from across the University. The University of Edinburgh 70 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 71

Further information and programme-specific page page Nursing Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/13 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Nursing Studies Arts, At a glance Please note Students from the rest of the UK, the Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Nursing Studies Our programme is currently being EU and overseas will also be liable for Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? reviewed and revised in order to meet the cost of the following mandatory Email [email protected] We are ranked in the UK's top 5 universities for nursing the new Nursing and Midwifery Council items: uniforms, occupational health Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. Standards for Education and prepare appointments, and the membership fee Study abroad? Yes nurses to work in the changing context for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups We offer you the opportunity to customise your learning of healthcare. The year by year (PVG) scheme, which will currently cost description below is for guidance only; you £18-£59. Advice for applicants by choosing from a university-wide range of options in course names and content will be Year 1, then choosing honours options in Years 3 and 4 updated. However the four pillars of Career opportunities Standard entry requirement: to develop your specialist interests within nursing. life sciences, social and psychological Career prospects are excellent for “I have seen a vast array of SQA Highers AABB. perspectives on health and social care, nursing studies graduates from the support services available A Levels ABB. You will be taught in a small cohort of around 50 research, and professionalism which University of Edinburgh. Our graduates IB 36 points (grades 665 at HL) to 34 students enabling you to receive close support. There are underpin the curriculum will remain. have gone into careers in a range of to students. These include points (grades 655 at HL). also opportunities to study abroad through our links with clinical settings in both community lecturers, Personal Tutors, Minimum entry requirement: Accreditation and hospital contexts, specialising, Nursing Studies Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences universities in mainland Europe, China and Australia. and other staff who provide SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a This programme is validated by the for example, in intensive care, minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). oncology, theatres and accident and on-programme support, S4-S6. Achievement of the required clinical emergency, as well as in voluntary but are also available on A Levels ABB. Introducing Nursing Studies and academic outcomes leads to sector organisations. You may choose to undertake further study for masters a more personal level.” IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). We have been providing nursing education for more than eligibility for registration with the NMC as an Adult Nurse. or PhD and go on to develop your Ethan Stoker Additional requirements: 60 years. Our Bachelor of Nursing (BN) with honours career in higher education, research, 2nd year BN (Hons) Nursing Studies An interview. Successful applicants will programme prepares you for a rewarding and varied Study abroad management or policy development. also be required to join Disclosure There are opportunities to complete Scotland’s Protecting Vulnerable Groups career in healthcare. On graduation you will be eligible for a practice placement abroad in Year 3. (PVG) scheme. registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council There is also an opportunity for two Please note This indicates the overall as an Adult Nurse. students to experience a semester-long standards required to consider you for entry. exchange with an Australian university The standard entry requirement range and We offer clinically-based knowledge and practical in Year 3. All costs of study abroad must minimum entry requirement are explained skills, balanced with theoretical and research-based be met by the student. on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, knowledge, ensuring our graduates are highly effective including the subjects you need, vary by Placements programme. Please check the full details practitioners by the end of our four-year programme. Clinical practice placements are before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/13 Nursing students require a strong interest in human provided by NHS Lothian and NHS relationships, well-developed social and communication Borders. You should expect to be placed Programmes across these two health boards during skills, and a high degree of empathy. Through academic your programme. You will work with Year by year… BN (Hons) study and clinical practice, our programme will help you a trained mentor on placement. Nursing Studies B700 to build on these skills and attributes as well as develop Additional costs Year 1 Year 3 the leadership and analytical skills required to provide Expenses for travel to and from clinical Years 1 and 2 provide an introduction to You will continue to deepen your study of excellent nursing care. placements can be reclaimed if you are nursing care and theory, and to the Professionalism and Evidence and Research, a Scottish student and eligible for sociological and psychological aspects of as well as studying Management of healthcare. You will also choose two option Transitions, which focuses on care of the Student Awards Agency for Scotland courses from subjects across the University. older person and Cultural Diversity and You will not only learn about clinical Additionally, the honours options (SAAS) funding. Other students must You will gain clinical experience through Care: Immersion Experience which includes and professional issues in nursing, in Years 3 and 4 offer you the meet these costs personally. community and medical ward placements. the elective placement. You will also choose two honours option courses. but also about diverse social and opportunity to deepen your Year 2 cultural influences on health, about understanding in specialist areas In Year 3 there is an opportunity to Clinical experience includes care of the undertake a single semester exchange As well as progressing your study of life older person and a clinical experience research methods, and about of your choosing. In Year 3 you will sciences in Nursing Care and Decision psychological perspectives on the undertake an elective placement, with La Trobe University, Australia, linked to one of your honours options. Making, Healthy Communities, You will also organise your elective experience of illness and care. offering you the opportunity to for which you will be liable for visa, Professionalism and Evidence and Research, placement either in the UK or abroad. experience healthcare in a different immunisation, travel and living costs. you will also study Mental Health and The opportunity to take two culture, or to gain clinical You will also undertake an elective Wellbeing. Your placements build on the Year 4 You may also be interested in courses from the wider University experience in a specialist area of clinical placement, either abroad Year 1 experience with a further community You will choose a further two honours in Year 1 allows you to broaden interest in the UK. or elsewhere in the UK. All visa, placement, mental health placement and options, study Professionalism 4 and Health, Science & Society your understanding of the world immunisation, travel and living costs surgical or outpatient experience. complete your dissertation. Your clinical Page 50 and study a diverse range of topics. associated with this placement will practice will include an honours-linked be borne by you. placement and a 12-week placement consolidating your clinical competence. The University of Edinburgh 72 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 73

Further information and programme-specific page page Philosophy entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/35 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Philosophy Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Philosophy Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] Following the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 we were ranked seventh in the UK for philosophy by Study abroad? Yes overall GPA (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking).

Advice for applicants You will have a choice of more than 40 option courses in Years 3 and 4 in all the main branches of philosophy. Standard entry requirement: Our world-leading academics are especially strong in the “I chose philosophy to engage SQA Highers AAAAA to AABB. A Levels A*AA to ABB. philosophy of mind and cognition, ethics, epistemology, with the texts that shaped IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 the philosophy of language, the philosophy of science Western scientific inquiry

Philosophy Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences points (grades 655 at HL). and the history of philosophy. and to develop analytical Minimum entry requirement: Staff and students work with the University’s Philosophy rigour and deconstruct the SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Society, which regularly hosts lectures, seminars, study arguments I encounter in S4-S6. For VG51: AABB by end of S6, with support sessions, quizzes, film showings and guest everyday life.” a minimum of BBB achieved in one year speakers – giving you fun, stimulating and valuable Meyra Çoban of S4-S6. 3rd year MA (Hons) Philosophy & Politics A Levels ABB. For VG51: AAB. opportunities to engage in debate and discussion. IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Please note This indicates the overall Introducing Philosophy standards required to consider you for entry. The standard entry requirement range and As the historical home of David Hume and Adam minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Smith, the city of Edinburgh has long been, and remains, including the subjects you need, vary by a fitting place to study philosophy. The University too, programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/35 has a strong historical connection to the subject, counting Adam Ferguson and Sir William Hamilton among its former students. Programmes Studying philosophy allows you to think about some MA (Hons) of the great philosophical questions in a clear, disciplined Philosophy V500 Philosophy & Economics VL51 and systematic manner. It introduces you to the thinking Philosophy & English Language VQM3 of some of the great philosophers of the past and Philosophy & English Literature VQ53 present, and illuminates the connections between Philosophy & Greek QV75 Philosophy & Linguistics VQ51 diverse areas of human experience. It also makes you Philosophy & Mathematics VG51 more aware of the assumptions that form the basis of Philosophy & Politics VL52 your beliefs. Philosophy & Psychology VC58 Philosophy & Scottish Literature VQ55 Year by year…

Joint honours Career opportunities Year 1 Year 3 Philosophy can also be studied as The philosophy courses you study You will study Greats: From Plato to the You will start to specialise. You will part of a joint honours programme throughout your programme Enlightenment, Morality and Value and normally choose courses from a range with French, German, Italian, provide you with the analytical and Logic 1. These courses introduce you to key linked to the major areas of the subject. Russian studies, Scandinavian critical-thinking skills that are highly topics in the history of philosophy, morality and ethics, and the nature of argument. Year 4 You may also be interested in studies, Spanish or theology. valued in the workplace. Previous You can also choose to take Philosophy You will choose further courses from a graduates have gone on to work in range linked to the major areas of the Classics Study abroad education, commerce, journalism, of Science 1, which looks at philosophical problems and assumptions around science. subject. You will also complete either an Page 30 There are opportunities to study finance, law and computing. Some independent dissertation, consisting of a abroad through the Erasmus+ graduates also choose to continue Year 2 single extended essay on a topic of your Theology & Religious Studies programme or the University's with their studies and pursue You will take two courses: Mind, Matter and choice, or a coursework dissertation via Page 100 international exchange programme. a research or academic career. Language and Knowledge and Reality. You two extended essays on topics linked to can also choose option courses in a wide your choice of courses. range of subjects. The University of Edinburgh 74 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 75

Further information and programme-specific page page Politics & International Relations entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/18 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Politics & International Relations Arts, At a glance Study abroad Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Politics & International Relations Politics/International There are opportunities to study Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Relations with Quantitative abroad in Year 3 through the Erasmus+ Email [email protected] Methods (QM) We are ranked in the UK’s top 10 universities for politics programme or the University's Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 If you choose to study politics and international studies in the QS World University international exchange programme. Study abroad? Yes or international relations with Rankings by Subject 2018. quantitative methods, these Additional costs programmes can prepare you for In Year 4, if you are a politics student a variety of exciting and Advice for applicants Home to the Scottish Parliament, the city of Edinburgh taking Parliamentary Studies you will well-remunerated careers. You will offers you the perfect location in which to study politics have an opportunity to visit the UK be offered a work placement with Standard entry requirement: – and we offer you a dynamic environment, regularly Parliament in Westminster and the “The continuously changing a top local employer so you can SQA Highers AAAAA to AABB. Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. You hosting leading international academics, politicians practise your skills. QM can include dynamics of international A Levels A*AA to ABB. will be responsible for your own travel anything from designing surveys or IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 and diplomats. costs but a small number of travel relations in the world experiments to using quantitative points (grades 655 at HL). bursaries may be available. Our alumni include government ministers, Members evidence from surveys, digital media, today make it an Minimum entry requirement: of Parliament, policy analysts, broadcasters, business archives and open data. The current Career opportunities increasingly crucial field SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6. BBB shortage of social scientists with leaders, and teachers, as well as an increasing number In recent years, graduates have entered to be immersed in.” must be achieved in one set of exams by these data analysis skills means careers in the civil service, foreign Mei Futonaka end of S5. of social entrepreneurs. graduates from these programmes A Levels ABB. affairs or political and parliamentary 3rd year MA (Hons) International Relations will have a CV that stands out. IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). research. The programmes will also Introducing Politics & International Relations equip you with some of the transferable Please note This indicates the overall skills required for employment in Politics & International Relations Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences standards required to consider you for entry. Joint honours finance and consultancy, the voluntary The standard entry requirement range and Studying politics, you will explore the origins and You can also choose to study politics minimum entry requirement are explained on present-day contexts of domestic and international as part of a joint honours programme sector, journalism or teaching. Some graduates choose to go on to further page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, conflicts about power and resources. You will also study with one of the following subjects: including the subjects you need, vary by Arabic, economics, French, geography, training in accountancy or law or take programme. Please check the full details the morality of political action, the limits of freedom and German, history, Italian, law, postgraduate programmes with a view before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/18 justice, and the processes of governance at various levels. philosophy, Russian studies, Scandinavian to pursuing an academic career. studies, social anthropology, social International relations is a subfield within political policy, sociology or Spanish. Programmes science that looks at the origins and evolution of the MA (Hons) state system and the changing nature of state power. International Relations L250 It examines the driving forces behind international International Relations & International cooperation and conflict, and explores security and Law LM29 Year by year… International Relations with Quantitative prosperity in the international system. Methods 2W3A Year 1 International Relations Politics Politics L200 You will take Introduction to Politics & Year 3 Year 3 Politics, Philosophy & Economics L251 Our politics programmes focus on International Relations and Political You will take a course on research design You will take a course on research design Politics with Quantitative Methods 8M9D politics, political theory, public Politics, Philosophy Thinkers, an introductory political theory and choose five honours courses from a and choose five honours courses from a policy and international relations in & Economics course. International Relations students also wide range of subjects such as international wide range of subjects such as British Europe, Russia, Africa and the US. This new programme examines take an international law course taught by political economy, global security, US politics, populism, US foreign policy, different interdisciplinary the School of Law. Depending on your foreign policy, human rights, gender, African human rights, gender, African politics, the programme, you will also take up to four Our international relations perspectives on many of the politics, the Middle East and many more. Middle East and many more. If you are interested in studying programmes cover specific topics pressing issues of the modern option courses of your choice. quantitative methods, you may also be and regions within world politics, world. It will equip you with the Year 2 Year 4 Year 4 interested in: You will choose four courses from a wide You will choose four courses from the wide such as human rights and foreign key skills to engage with the Compulsory politics and international range of politics and international relations range available, and complete an honours policy, the Middle East and Africa. political, philosophical and relations courses look at how and why Government, Policy & options, and complete an honours dissertation on a topic of your choice. economic debates of the day. states interact at international level, dissertation on a topic of your choice. Society/Social Policy with You will acquire the necessary including cooperation through international Quantitative Methods frameworks for thinking about organisations such as the European Union, Page 88 political and philosophical issues, the World Trade Organisation and the combined with the quantitative United Nations. You will also take courses that introduce you to key methods in Sociology with Quantitative skills for answering political and political science: Comparative Politics in Methods economic questions. a Globalised World and Introduction to Page 92 Data Analysis. Depending on your programme, you will also take up to three further option courses. The University of Edinburgh 76 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 77

Further information and programme-specific page page Psychology entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/10 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Psychology Arts, At a glance Accreditation Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Psychology The four-year BSc Psychology (C802) Our graduates develop high-level Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? programme is accredited by the British research, statistical, IT and report-writing Email [email protected] We consistently rank as one of the top 30 universities in Psychology Society, as are most of skills, valued by employers in various Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 the world for psychology (QS World University Rankings our psychology joint honours. Please sectors. Many psychology graduates Study abroad? Yes contact us for further information have gone on to work in healthcare and by Subject 2018 and Complete University Guide 2019). regarding joint programmes. social services, charitable organisations, We offer you a wide choice of courses in Years 1 and 2 human resources, management, Advice for applicants Study abroad business and finance, consulting, and from across the humanities and the sciences. This means In Year 3, there are opportunities media and advertising. Standard entry requirement: you can decide on a humanities- or science-focused to study at a university abroad. You “Psychology is all about SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. pathway as you progress through your first two years can devise your study abroad Some students continue their studies understanding people. A Levels AAA to ABB. with our Year Abroad advisers to enter a research or teaching career, IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 of study, rather than before you apply. and with advice from your Personal or to train as a professional psychologist As well as developing points (grades 655 at HL). Arts,Psychology Humanities & Social Sciences You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities including Tutor and Edinburgh Global. in a specific field (such as clinical, logical and methodological educational, forensic, health, or Minimum entry requirement: laboratories for cognitive neuroscience, developmental skills, studying psychology SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a Joint honours organisational psychology). minimum of BBB achieved in one year of science, human movement, individual differences and Psychology can also be studied as helps you learn what S4-S6. general experimental psychology. You will also have the part of a joint honours programme can drive, inspire and A Levels ABB. support of a large panel of volunteer research with business, economics, linguistics, IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). philosophy, or sociology. It can also motivate people.” participants and partnerships with local nurseries. Our be studied as part of our cognitive Stephen Jones Please note This indicates the overall science (humanities) programme Psychology graduate standards required to consider you for entry. teaching facilities include a private psychology library, (see page 32). The standard entry requirement range and computer suites, and well-equipped teaching rooms. minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, including the subjects you need, vary by Introducing Psychology programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/10 Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, brain and behaviour. It focuses on building and testing theories to Programmes help explain how people interact with each other and the world around them. BSc (Hons) Psychology C802 Psychologists are interested in the way biological, MA (Hons) personal, and social factors influence how we think, feel, Psychology & Business CN81 and behave. They also study how we perceive, think, and Year by year… Psychology & Economics CZ81 learn about the world around us. They examine how we Psychology & Linguistics CQ81 communicate verbally and non-verbally, and how and Year 1 Year 3 why our mental abilities change across our lives. Through lectures and tutorials, you To support your research work, you will will complete a general introduction complete further specialist courses in Psychology is an experimental and observational science, to psychology, covering cognitive research methods and statistics, and in which evidence from research studies is used to develop neuroscience, developmental psychology, practise qualitative as well as quantitative You may also be interested in the psychology of memory and perception, research methods. You will choose and evaluate theories. Our programme has a strong individual differences, language and advanced courses in psychology, expanding Cognitive Science emphasis on developing skills in research methods and thinking, and social psychology. You will upon and combining the core areas (Humanities) also be trained in basic concepts in required for British Psychological Society statistical analysis, to support our research-led teaching. research methods and statistics, and you accreditation, and complete research work Page 32 will have a practical introduction to in small groups. laboratory-based psychology research. Linguistics Year 4 Page 66 Year 2 Alongside a small-group tutorial course and You will continue to study core areas of a major, original research dissertation, you Philosophy & Psychology psychology, along with clinical psychology. will undertake further advanced psychology You will practise and develop your courses. These courses are research-led and Page 72 professional and study skills, such as will allow you to learn about cutting edge literature searching, report writing and topics across the range of psychology Sociology & Psychology ethical awareness. You will also complete sub-disciplines. Page 92 a year-long, intensive grounding in research methods and statistics to prepare you for Year 3. The University of Edinburgh 78 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 79

Further information and programme-specific page page Russian Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/48 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Russian Studies Arts, At a glance Study abroad Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Russian Studies There are opportunities to work and After a period of political, social and Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? study abroad between Years 1 and 2. economic transformation, Russia is Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for Residence abroad is mandatory in playing an increasingly important role Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings Year 3. in global politics and, as the world’s Study abroad? Yes largest country, has its fifth most widely by Subject 2018. If you are studying more than one spoken language. language you will divide your time Advice for applicants We are unique in Scotland in offering both single and abroad between two countries. Opportunities for Russian-speaking joint honours language programmes which all take four Previous placements in Russia have graduates, both at home and abroad, Standard entry requirement: years to complete, including a year abroad. If you’re included Moscow, St Petersburg, are many, varied and steadily “Edinburgh stood out to me SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. studying two languages, you’ll divide your time abroad Kazan, Petrozavodsk and Riga. expanding. They include business, for its friendly and intimate A Levels AAA to ABB. journalism, culture, defence, publishing, IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 between countries relevant to each language, further The normal residence requirement for translation and law. Our graduates will community in Russian points (grades 655 at HL). building your skills and experience. European languages at Edinburgh is have the intellectual strength and Studies. I also found the Minimum entry requirement: 30 weeks in the relevant country or flexibility that so many employers prize Russian Studies Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences We're the oldest Russian teaching organisation in idea of a broader approach SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a countries. If you are studying more in high-level humanities graduates. Your minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Scotland. From our annual Russian play to a range of than one language you must complete year abroad will be of particular benefit interesting and have taken S4-S6. student societies for Russian speakers and cultural a minimum of eight weeks in a country in developing the key skills you’ll need an option in Persian.” A Levels ABB. relevant to each part of your to thrive after graduation. enthusiasts, our close-knit community has lots going on. Thomas Noneley IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). programme. The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre runs a fantastic 3rd year MA (Hons) Russian Studies Having developed enhanced research & English Literature Please note This indicates the overall Additional costs skills during your time with us, standards required to consider you for entry. series of public events, including lectures and film You will spend Year 3 of your especially in Year 4, you may also The standard entry requirement range and screenings, and we have good links with the Scotland- minimum entry requirement are explained on Russia Forum. programme abroad. Placements in choose to continue studying at page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Russia involve tuition fees charged by postgraduate level. including the subjects you need, vary by Russian universities but reimbursement programme. Please check the full details of these fees for our students is before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/48 Introducing Russian Studies provided by the University. Living costs Spoken by millions of people in Europe, Central Asia and vary according to your destination. Capital cities are more expensive than Programmes beyond, Russian is the language of some of the most provincial towns. iconic literary and cultural works in history. Study with us MA (Hons) and you’ll learn the language while exploring its social, Russian Studies R700 Year by year… Russian Studies & Classics RQ78 cultural and political contexts, including through Russian Studies & English Language QR37 literature and film. Year 1 Year 3 Russian Studies & English Literature RQ73 If you have no previous knowledge of You will spend Year 3 in a Russian-speaking Russian Studies & History RV71 We welcome both beginners and students with previous Russian you will take Russian Studies 1A, an country studying at a university or on a Russian Studies & History of Art RV73 knowledge of the language. You’ll engage with a broad intensive beginners Russian course. If you work experience placement. Among our Russian Studies & Linguistics RQ71 have studied the language before, you will current placements are universities in St Russian Studies & Philosophy RV75 range of subjects in Years 1 and 2 then specialise take Russian Studies 1B which provides an Petersburg, Moscow, Petrozavodsk, Kazan Russian Studies & Politics LR27 thereafter, choosing options ranging from The Great advanced Russian language component. and Liden, and Denz Russian Language Russian Studies & Scandinavian Studies RR76 Both of these courses include a unit on Schools in St Petersburg, Moscow or Riga. Russian Novel, to The Post-Soviet Word, and Image and Russian culture. After completing Year 1 Russian Studies & Social Policy RL74 Year 4 Memory. You’ll take advanced language classes, including you have the opportunity to take a Russian Studies & Spanish RR74 In your final year you will take Russian spoken Russian and translation. summer language course in St Petersburg, Moscow or Riga. You’ll also take courses language classes – Prose and Writing in Style, developing your active Russian You’ll be based at the heart of the University in a world- from other subject areas to broaden the scope of your study. language skills, Translation and Text leading festival city bursting with cinemas, theatres, Analysis, developing your reception skills, Year 2 and Oral. You will also take one or more galleries, libraries and collections. These include You will continue to study Russian option courses, specialising in Russian outstanding Russian-language holdings in the University’s language, and will also take a course on literature, Russian language and society, Main Library and the National Library of Scotland. 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature. Russian politics, or Russian architecture. You will have the opportunity to take Depending upon your programme, you additional courses on European cinema, may also have the opportunity to write literature, theatre, languages and a long essay in Russian or to complete a medieval culture. You’ll also take courses dissertation in Russian, developing your from other subject areas to broaden the independent research and Russian scope of your study. writing skills. The University of Edinburgh 80 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 81

Further information and programme-specific page page Scandinavian Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/49 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Scandinavian Studies Arts, At a glance Study abroad Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Scandinavian Studies You will spend Year 3 abroad, studying As there are relatively few graduates Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? or working in Denmark, Norway or from UK universities specialising in the Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for Sweden. We have Erasmus+ exchange Scandinavian languages, there are Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings programmes with the universities of excellent opportunities for those who Study abroad? Yes Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo and Uppsala. do learn Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. by Subject 2018. Offering 16 languages and a wide This is particularly true since speakers of range of joint programmes, we’re passionate about At the University of Edinburgh, all one language are widely understood in Advice for applicants enabling choice and broadening minds through flexible, students on programmes in modern all Scandinavian countries. European languages are required to Standard entry requirement: four-year study of languages and cultures from around spend at least 30 weeks of Year 3 in the Our graduates are to be found in every “I am pushing myself to my SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. the globe. country or countries where their chosen kind of career, especially those that limits each and every day. A Levels AAA to ABB. language(s) are spoken. place a premium on well-honed IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 Edinburgh is the only university in Scotland, and one of communication skills and thinking that I have not had a day in points (grades 655 at HL). only two in the UK, to offer undergraduate honours Students studying more than one is both disciplined and imaginative, or Edinburgh yet, after which Minimum entry requirement: programmes in Scandinavian languages and culture. language must complete a minimum where the skills and experiences you I haven't felt like I have SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a of eight weeks in each country. will develop during your Year Aboard minimum of BBB achieved in one year of We are also unique in Scotland in offering both single are highly valued. There are excellent learned something new Scandinavian Studies Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences S4-S6. and joint honours language programmes which all take Additional costs opportunities in areas such as and fascinating.” A Levels ABB. You will spend Year 3 of your translation, journalism, tourism, the four years to complete, including a year abroad. Gabriela Lis programme abroad. The costs of cultural sector, international relations, IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). 3rd year MA (Hons) Scandinavian studying abroad vary according to industry and marketing, including Studies & Politics Please note This indicates the overall the destination: capital cities are within the institutions of the European standards required to consider you for entry. Introducing Scandinavian Studies more expensive than provincial towns. Union (both Swedish and Danish are The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained Scandinavian languages and cultures are rapidly A number of Erasmus+/Socrates places official working languages of the EU). are available, which include a small on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, expanding in popularity, with television, film and including the subjects you need, vary by grant from European Union funds. There are also opportunities to programme. Please check the full details literature, in particular, attracting global critical acclaim. Some limited government funding may continue studying at postgraduate before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/49 also be available from the University to level, with Year 4 in particular Study with us and you’ll learn modern Danish, Swedish or assist with the cost of study abroad developing the research skills you’ll Norwegian in the context of Scandinavian culture, past during the summer vacation. need if you choose this path. Programmes and present, engaging with a broad range of subjects in MA (Hons) Years 1 and 2, then specialising thereafter. Scandinavian Studies (Danish, Norwegian, You do not need a previous knowledge of any of the Swedish) R600 Scandinavian Studies & Classics QR86 languages, as all classes are taught from beginners' level. Year by year… Scandinavian Studies & English Language Our staff, most of whom are native speakers, are QR36 experienced in the accelerated teaching of language Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Scandinavian Studies & English Literature You will choose one of the three intensive You will continue with Danish Language 2, You will spend Year 3, or part of it if RQ63 skills to ensure that you make good progress. beginners’ language courses Danish 1, Norwegian Language 2 or Swedish you are also taking another language, Scandinavian Studies & History RV61 Norwegian 1 or Swedish 1. These courses Language 2, which build on and develop your studying or working in Denmark, Norway Scandinavian Studies & Linguistics RQ61 You’ll be based at the heart of the University in a world- also provide an introduction to the culture linguistic knowledge from Year 1. You will or Sweden. and literature of the country in question. also take one or both of: Scandinavian Studies & Philosophy RV65 leading festival city with excellent cultural and research Year 4 Scandinavian Studies & Politics RL62 links to the Nordic nations, a thriving Scandinavian scene, Students in Years 1 and 2 are also • Scandinavian Literature 2, which focuses You will take advanced language classes Scandinavian Studies & Social Policy RL64 and fantastic libraries, language learning facilities, and encouraged to take one or both of the on Danish, Norwegian and Swedish designed to hone high-level writing skills Scandinavian Studies & Spanish RR64 following free-standing but complementary literature from 1835 to the present day, in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, in collections. There’s lots going on in Scandinavian studies, courses: Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings, and covers a wide variety of literary forms, translation from all three of the and in the wider area of European languages and Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment; ranging from the fairytale to crime Scandinavian languages into English, and Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National writing, from drawing-room drama in spoken Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. cultures, from a creative writing magazine to film Romanticism to the Nordic Model. Between to new urban narratives. You will also choose from a range of them, these courses provide an overview specialist honours option courses, focusing screenings and student-led plays. • Scandinavian Languages 2, which of important trends in the history, society, on Scandinavian cultural topics from the investigates the similarities and differences culture and politics of the Scandinavian medieval to the modern, including Old between the Scandinavian languages and wider Nordic world from the earliest Norse Studies, Viking Studies, History of past and present and discusses the times to the present day. You’ll also take the Scandinavian Novel, History of the perspectives and problems of courses from other subject areas to broaden Scandinavian Languages, Nynorsk, and inter-Scandinavian communication and the scope of your study. Ibsen and Brandes. You will also complete the challenges involved in translating your dissertation. from Scandinavian into English. You’ll also take courses from other subject areas to broaden the scope of your study. The University of Edinburgh 82 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 83

Further information and programme-specific page page Scottish Ethnology entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/50 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Scottish Humanities & Social Sciences Ethnology Arts, At a glance Additional costs Your enhanced ability to think for Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Scottish Ethnology Your dissertation may involve some yourself, to distil complex issues down Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? fieldwork, depending on your topic of to their central points, and to Email [email protected] We are the only institution in the world to offer study, and this may incur travel costs. understand the reasons for societal Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 undergraduate Scottish Ethnology programmes. However, if you prefer, you can select change, will give you the edge in Study abroad? Yes an archive-based project that is unlikely careers across different sectors. You’ll be taught by experts who are immersed in to have any additional costs. Recent graduates have developed Advice for applicants Scottish culture beyond the classroom, meeting active Study abroad successful careers in areas such as tradition-bearers, visiting museums, and taking part in There are opportunities to study abroad teaching, museums and heritage, arts Standard entry requirement: events involving present-day customs in various parts through Erasmus+ or the University's and cultural management, tourism, “The programme is providing SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. of Scotland. international exchange programme. broadcasting, the media and policy me with transferable skills A Levels ABB. development. IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). You’ll have access to an unrivalled range of resources in Career opportunities which speak to me on Minimum entry requirement: the School of Scottish Studies Archives. These resources Our graduates are highly valued in There are also opportunities to a personal level. Every the workplace for the skills they have continue studying at postgraduate SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a offer tremendous opportunities for studying Scotland’s opportunity to explore minimum of BBB achieved in one year of gained in research, analysis, level, with Year 4 in particular Arts, Ethnology Humanities & Social Sciences Scottish S4-S6. cultural heritage. The collections include some 33,000 communication and presentation, developing the research skills you’ll ideas further is satisfying, A Levels ABB. audio recordings, a photographic archive containing as well as a strong understanding need if you choose this path. as it gives further depth to IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). thousands of images from the 1930s onwards, films and of culture and society. a vast pool of knowledge Please note This indicates the overall videos, and a manuscript archive. We also have strong that I would never have standards required to consider you for entry. links with Bòrd na Gàidhlig, the National Library of The standard entry requirement and minimum tapped into otherwise.” entry requirement are explained on page 9. Scotland and the National Museum of Scotland. Roseanne Tye Full, detailed entry requirements, including the 4th year MA (Hons) Scottish Ethnology subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details before you apply: Introducing Scottish Ethnology www.ed.ac.uk/ug/50 How do we use and make sense of the past from within Programmes our present, and how can this understanding help us to shape our future? The study of ethnology is common to MA (Hons) universities across Europe but our undergraduate Scottish Scottish Ethnology V910 Ethnology programmes are unique. They provide a Scottish Ethnology & Archaeology VV94 Scottish Ethnology & Celtic VQ95 fascinating insight into the traditional and popular culture Scottish Ethnology & English Language of Scotland, while giving you a set of skills that you can VQ93 apply to any culture. Scottish Ethnology & English Literature VQX3 Our programmes draw on Scotland’s diversity (urban and Scottish Ethnology & Scandinavian Studies VR96 rural, Lowland and Highland, Scots and Gaelic), but also Scottish Ethnology & Scottish History VV92 introduce comparative materials from elsewhere. We put folklore and folklife in a Scottish and international Year by year… context, examining the various ways in which a modern Year 1 Year 3 European nation expresses itself through its customs, You will study Scottish cultural history, You will choose from a range of specialist beliefs, social organisation, language, music and song. heritage, cultural expression and options such as Ethnological Fieldwork representation. Courses also look at Methods, Traditional Narrative, Cultural Working with a range of rich materials, from traditional literature, music and visual arts and how Revivalism, Traditional Song, Scotland and these are linked to Scottish identity. You’ll Heritage, and Traditional Drama. archives to modern media and digital data, you will also take courses from other subject areas Year 4 develop the practical and intellectual tools to help to broaden the scope of your study. You will undertake a dissertation and navigate, and indeed influence, contemporary culture Year 2 choose from options such as Custom, and society in an increasingly globalised world. You will study oral and visual representations Belief and Community, Scottish Emigrant of Scotland through music, song, art, Traditions, The Supernatural World, photography and film and you will receive Material Culture in Scotland, and practical training in ethnographic fieldwork Traditional Music. techniques and ethics. 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Further information and programme-specific page page Scottish Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/55 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Scottish Humanities & Social Sciences Studies Arts, At a glance Study abroad Your enhanced ability to think for Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Scottish Studies There are opportunities to study abroad yourself, to distil complex issues down Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? in Year 3 through Erasmus+ or the to their central points, and to Email [email protected] The capital city of Scotland, a UNESCO World Heritage University’s international exchange understand the reasons for societal Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 Site and the seat of the Scottish Parliament, is the ideal programme. change, will arm you for a career in Study abroad? Yes many different sectors and professions. place to study the nation from a variety of perspectives Career opportunities This will include areas such as teaching, in a highly flexible programme. Upon graduation you will have the museums and heritage, arts and Advice for applicants ability to engage with the workings of cultural management, the tourism You’ll engage with a wide range of disciplines across the a modern nation, and will demonstrate industry, broadcasting, the media, Standard entry requirement: University, drawing on its links with Scotland’s key a close understanding of the complex and policy development. “I like the interdisciplinary SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. political, cultural and historical institutions. set of strands which have come together nature of the programme A Levels ABB. over time to create it. As such, our IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). You’ll graduate with a wide range of key skills in research, graduates are highly valued as they and it caters for a lot of Minimum entry requirement: analysis, communication and presentation, as well as a bring to the workplace a wide range my interests. I find it SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a of key skills in research, analysis, Scottish Studies Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Scottish strong understanding of culture and society. interesting, challenging minimum of BBB achieved in one year of communication and presentation, S4-S6. as well as a strong understanding of and rewarding.” A Levels ABB. culture and society. These are highly Euan Lownie IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Introducing Scottish Studies positive skills to possess in a rapidly 3rd year MA (Hons) Scottish Studies changing world and your qualification Please note This indicates the overall Scotland is a vibrant, modern European nation, with a will serve you very well wherever the standards required to consider you for entry. rich, varied and fascinating heritage. How can we best future takes you. The standard entry requirement and minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. study such a nation, and how can we make sense of its Full, detailed entry requirements, including the past and its present, and help to shape its future? subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details before you apply: Our MA (Hons) Scottish Studies programme is www.ed.ac.uk/ug/55 interdisciplinary, drawing on arts, humanities and social science approaches to the study of the nation from a Year by year… Programmes variety of perspectives. Based within Celtic and Scottish Year 1 Studies in the School of Literatures, Languages & You will be introduced to Scottish cultural MA (Hons) Cultures, you’ll be encouraged to engage with a range history, tradition, heritage, politics and Scottish Studies Q501 cultural expression. You will choose a of subject areas across the University that share a range of courses that relate to historical common interest in the study of Scotland, for example or contemporary Scotland. You can also choose courses from other by drawing on courses from Celtic, history, politics, academic areas. sociology and archaeology, and combining these with Year 2 a focus on ethnology, heritage, the creative arts and You will continue to study Scottish cultural expression. culture. Courses cover topics such as Scottish film, photography and television, intellectual history and philosophy. You can continue to choose courses You will study Scottish cultural Scotland’s cultural heritage. from other academic areas. history and tradition and discover The collections include some how literature, music and visual arts 33,000 audio recordings, a Year 3 have helped to shape Scottish photographic archive containing You will start to develop your research identity. You’ll also consider the thousands of images from the skills, embark on your dissertation and complex relationship between 1930s onwards, films and videos, study your chosen subjects in more detail. Subjects offered at honours level include culture and politics, and draw and a manuscript archive. history, literature, ethnology, Celtic, parallels with other countries to sociology, politics, art history and place Scotland in its wider We have strong links with Bòrd na architectural history. international context. Gàidhlig, the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Year 4 You’ll have access to an unrivalled Scotland, and National Archives of You will continue to study the subjects range of resources in the School of Scotland, and a great relationship that interest you and will complete your honours dissertation. You will also take Scottish Studies Archives. These with student societies interested part in a series of seminars on a range of resources offer tremendous in Scotland and Scottish culture. themes you have covered in the Scottish opportunities for studying Relaxing in the Meadows Studies programme. The University of Edinburgh 86 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 87

Further information and programme-specific page page Social Anthropology entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/21 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Social Anthropology Arts, At a glance

Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Social Anthropology Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] We are ranked in the top 10 universities in Europe for Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 anthropology in the QS World University Rankings by Study abroad? Yes Subject 2018.

Advice for applicants You will bring theory to life by carrying out your own research and fieldwork, in the UK or overseas, spending Standard entry requirement: up to four months on an individual research project that “Studying social SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. A Levels ABB. will form the basis of your dissertation in Year 4. anthropology has made IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 You will be able to choose from a wide range of courses me a lot more open-minded points (grades 655 at HL). covering regional specialisations from Africa to Latin and aware of different Minimum entry requirement: America, and thematic specialisations such as happiness, perspectives. Being SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a medical anthropology, the invention of history, or understanding of others’

Arts,Social Anthropology Humanities & Social Sciences minimum of BBB achieved in one year of S4-S6. anthropology of food. views will be a valuable A Levels ABB. IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). trait for any future career,

Please note This indicates the overall Introducing Social Anthropology especially in a diverse standards required to consider you for entry. Social anthropology is the study of human conduct and society like the UK.” The standard entry requirement range and Ema Kosova minimum entry requirement are explained on thought. Societies around the world vary enormously 2nd year MA (Hons) Social Anthropology page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, socially, culturally and politically. The study of these including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details variations, and the common humanity that underlies before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/21 them, is at the heart of social anthropology. There are close links between social anthropology and Programmes sociology, human geography, development studies, MA (Hons) history, archaeology and philosophy. Social Anthropology L600 You will take a broad range of courses in Years 1 and 2, Social Anthropology & Politics LL62 Social Anthropology & Social Policy LL64 and will then have the opportunity to specialise in Years Social Anthropology with Development 3 and 4. You will spend up to four months on an LL69 individual research project that will form the basis of your Year by year… dissertation. Fieldwork for your project can be done both Year 1 Year 3 within and outside the UK. The first year provides you with a broad You will study compulsory courses including: introduction to the subject. You will Anthropological Theory, Kinship: Structure study Social Anthropology 1A and 1B, & Process, Ritual & Religion and Joint honours Career opportunities Fundamentals: Studying Anthropology Consumption, Exchange & Technology. You and Fundamentals: Anthropological will also choose two courses from a range, Social anthropology can be studied Previous graduates have chosen Practice. You will choose two to such as Happiness: Cross-cultural as part of a joint honours programme careers in social development, four option courses. Perspectives, Urban Anthropology, and The with Arabic, archaeology, healthcare, journalism and film. Anthropology of Africa. You will also have development, geography, law, Others have gained employment Year 2 the opportunity to conduct your own linguistics, Persian, politics, social as museum curators, or with You will study Social Anthropology 2: Key research in the summer break between Years policy or sociology. international organisations such as Concepts, Ethnography: Theory & Practice, 3 and 4. Your dissertation supervisor will Fundamentals: Ethnographic Theory, and Oxfam. A growing number choose help you to plan and develop your research Fundamentals: Reading & Writing Additional costs to continue with postgraduate project, which can take place either in the Anthropology. You will also choose UK or overseas. Fieldwork may be required, study in anthropology, leading to between two and four additional courses, You may also be interested in depending on your choice of careers as anthropological either related to your programme or from Year 4 dissertation topic. There may be researchers with universities, public another academic area. You will study the compulsory course Sustainable Development some additional costs associated bodies such as the NHS, or private Culture & Power. You will also use your Page 98 with this fieldwork. You can apply sector companies. research findings to complete an honours for funding to assist with this. dissertation, and continue to choose option courses. The University of Edinburgh 88 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 89

Further information and programme-specific page page Social Policy entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/22 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Social Policy Arts, At a glance Social policy programmes Joint honours Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Social Policy You’ll develop an in-depth understanding Social policy can also be studied as Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? of current societal issues by looking at part of a joint honours programme with Email [email protected] We are ranked in the top 10 universities in Europe for how social policies are constructed and sociology, politics, law, economics, Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 social policy in the QS World University Rankings by contested. You’ll consider the history, French, German, geography, Russian Study abroad? Yes aims and effectiveness of different studies, Scandinavian studies, or social Subject 2018. government policies and you’ll compare anthropology. You will be able to combine social policy in a joint different models of welfare provision Advice for applicants around the world, looking at the impact Career opportunities honours programme. Options include quantitative of trends such as population ageing, Most of our graduates move into careers Standard entry requirement: methods, for which the innovative Q-Step programme globalisation and immigration. in policy or research within government, “Edinburgh is home to SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. includes a paid internship between Years 3 and 4. voluntary organisations, pressure Scotland's devolved A Levels ABB. Social policy is ideally suited to students groups or commercial organisations. IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 We have close relationships with the Scottish and UK who are interested in contemporary These programmes also equip you with parliament, countless points (grades 655 at HL). social and political issues and who skills and knowledge that could be Arts,Social Policy Humanities & Social Sciences governments, as well as European and global institutions influential think tanks, and enjoy thinking critically about the applied to careers in teaching or to the Minimum entry requirement: – all of which provide opportunities to be immersed in third sector organisations. SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a structures, institutions and problems management and delivery of services, minimum of BBB achieved in one year of a diverse range of contemporary policy developments. that shape our lives. It offers ideal whether public or commercial. Some This allows students to S4-S6. training for a career in government, graduates have gone on to study for witness agenda setting, A Levels ABB. charities, think tanks and pressure professional qualifications in housing IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Introducing Social Policy groups, among others. management, social work or human policy formulation, resource management. implementation and Please note This indicates the overall Social policy is the study of societies and the way they Government, Policy & Society standards required to consider you for entry. change through policy making. Generally studied as a This programme teaches you about the evaluation first-hand.” The standard entry requirement range and Kevin Forrest minimum entry requirement are explained on joint honours programme, for example with sociology, economic, political and societal dimensions of important policy areas 3rd year MA (Hons) Government, page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, politics, economics or another subject, social policy looks Policy & Society including the subjects you need, vary by such as labour markets, health and programme. Please check the full details at the ways in which public policies, social institutions welfare. You will also learn how before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/22 and market forces affect how contemporary societies politicians make decisions and what operate and are affected by debates about inequality influences their decision-making. This programme allows you to engage Programmes and social justice. with the most pressing issues currently Year by year… Social policy is relevant to many areas of everyday life, facing our societies and prepares MA (Hons) you for key roles in government, the Year 1 Year 2 Government, Policy & Society L230 including housing, employment, income, health and third sector and beyond. You will take Social Policy & Society, which You will take European Social Policy, which Government, Policy & Society with education. Our programmes will appeal to students who revolves around three main themes: social compares different approaches to social Quantitative Methods L231 needs, social problems and social rights, and policy in various European countries. You Social Policy & Economics LL41 are interested in current political and social issues that Government, Policy & Society/ how different debates about welfare have will also take Evidence, Politics & Policy Social Policy & Law LM41 appear in the news as well as longer-term changes in Social Policy with Quantitative been influenced by these themes. as well as further Fundamentals courses, which will equip you with analytical skills Social Policy & Politics LL42 Methods (QM) You will study Politics of the Welfare State, how societies work - whether at local, national, European needed to engage with controversial policy Social Policy & Sociology LL43 Studying these programmes could which examines social policy as a political or global levels. issues in public debate. You will also study Social Policy with Quantitative Methods issue in the UK. It introduces you to the prepare you for a variety of exciting other compulsory courses appropriate to 4T6H politics of the area that constitutes one of and well-remunerated careers. You your programme and will select one option the largest sets of government expenditure. will be offered a work placement course. with a top local employer so you can You will be confronted with debates about practise your skills. QM can include the different ways of delivering welfare and Year 3 the interplay between the state and the anything from designing surveys or You can study option courses that cover private sector. experiments to using quantitative areas such as such as family policy, labour market policies, social inequalities, criminal evidence from surveys, digital You can choose option courses from other justice, health policy and education policy. academic areas and will also take the course media, archives and open data. The You will also take at least one course on If you are interested in studying quantitative Fundamentals of Social Policy, which methods, you may also be interested in: current shortage of social scientists research methods. with these data analysis skills means provides the key subject-specific learning skills you'll use in your further years of study. International Relations/Politics graduates from these programmes Year 4 with Quantitative Methods will have a CV that stands out. You will continue to take social policy courses and will complete an individual Page 74 research project. This may involve collecting and analysing data and Sociology with Quantitative Methods information from sources such as the Page 92 European Commission, UK Government, Scottish Government, local authorities and voluntary organisations. The University of Edinburgh 90 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 91

Further information and programme-specific page page Social Work entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/20 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Social Work Arts, At a glance You will also require well-developed Accreditation Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Social Work social and communication skills and Our BSc (Hons) Social Work is accredited Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? a high degree of empathy. by the Scottish Social Services Council: Email [email protected] We were ranked first in the UK for social work in The Times www.sssc.uk.com Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. The University started providing Study abroad? No training for social workers in 1918 Career opportunities You will undertake full-time practice placements with and we are well recognised as a leading Social work graduates are eligible to institution in social work training. work in statutory or voluntary settings Advice for applicants local agencies and organisations during Years 3 and 4. We have previously played a major within adult services, children and Our programme is fully accredited by the Scottish Social role advising on the future shape of families, or criminal justice sectors. Standard entry requirement: social work services in Scotland, and While many of our graduates stay “The most rewarding thing Services Council (SSSC). SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. contributed to reports that led to the working in Scotland, your professional about studying social work A Levels ABB. Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, which qualification will allow you to work IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). remains a core legislative basis for elsewhere in the UK and in many is the idea that you can make Introducing Social Work Scottish social work today. Social Work Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Minimum entry requirement: countries internationally. a huge difference to families’ SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a The study of social work allows you to develop the and individuals’ lives.” minimum of BBB achieved in one year of We seek to meet the demands of a Graduates work in a range of locations knowledge, skills and experience needed to work with Shauna O’Neill S4-S6. changing profession and contribute to such as community-based agencies, 4th year BSc (Hons) Social Work A Levels ABB. vulnerable people who are encountering difficulties understanding of, and improvements in, prisons or hospitals. Career pathways IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). in their personal or family lives or whose actions have public policy and professional practice. exist from early practitioner stage through to senior management, Please note This indicates the overall led to the involvement of statutory services. Entry to our social work programme is including in major organisations in the standards required to consider you for entry. conditional on continued registration third sector, and international aid and The standard entry requirement and minimum Social workers undertake sophisticated assessments in with the professional body, the Scottish humanitarian organisations. entry requirement are explained on page 9. relation to issues of care and control in order to protect Full, detailed entry requirements, including the Social Services Council, and up-to-date subjects you need, vary by programme. Please the individual and safeguard society. Social workers often membership of the Protection of The strong communication and check the full details before you apply: work with other services including health, education, Vulnerable Groups scheme. interpersonal skills that you will develop www.ed.ac.uk/ug/20 housing and the police. They have a strong interest in during your programme prepare you for In Years 1 and 2 you will study the a range of other careers involving human relationships and a commitment to social justice, history and development of social working with people. Programmes along with well-developed social, empathetic and work, key milestones in its development communication skills. The work of a social worker is and the policy and legal frameworks of Some graduates also choose to BSc (Hons) challenging, demanding and rewarding. A high level practice. You will also begin to develop continue with their studies or go on Social Work L500 your people skills. In Years 3 and 4 you into research. of personal resilience is required in order to manage will then focus on the context and the various challenges of this career. complexity of social work practice and will undertake two assessed practice placements, each based Social workers represent society’s It is a profession suited to creative, in different settings. Year by year… response to challenges such as practical and resourceful individuals families under stress, offending, who enjoy working with people. Additional costs Year 1 Year 3 long-term illness, mental illness and You will combine ingenuity and All successful applicants must join other serious problems. Good social optimism with honesty and realism, Disclosure Scotland’s Protecting You will study the roots of social work and You will study the courses: Social the milestones in the field’s development. Work in Communities; Social Work with work combines an interest in people in the face of the demanding Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, You will also study social policy and will be Individuals and Families; Working with Self which will currently cost you £18–£59. with a rigorous intellectual attitude situations experienced by some able to choose a range of option courses. and Others: Skills, Theories and Methods; and the constant search for better service users. You should have a Understanding Care and Control; and methods of helping, supported by stable, well-rounded personality and Placements Year 2 Professional Practice in Social Work 1 research and development. you must be able to see beyond Practice placements are full time You will study the policy and legal (including a 70-day placement). A 10-day consensus journalism and the and are organised by the University. frameworks of social work and take the observational placement takes place immediate issues as they are Placements are generally with agencies course Working and Relating: Developing towards the end of semester 1. in Edinburgh, the Lothians, the Scottish Your People Skills, plus two option courses presented by service users and Year 4 Borders and Fife. of your choice. You will be required to policy makers. undertake either paid or voluntary relevant You will study: Working with Risk, Trust work experience as part of the Working and Complexity, and Professional Practice and Relating: Developing Your People Skills in Social Work 2 (including a 95-day course. This experience also acts to inform placement). You will also undertake an discussions regarding your progression into 8,000-word dissertation. honours years, which is based on academic achievement, professional registration and confirmation of your continued interest in social work. The University of Edinburgh 92 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 93

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Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Sociology Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] We're ranked in the world's top 25 universities for Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 sociology, and 8th in Europe, in the QS World University Study abroad? Yes Rankings by Subject 2018.

Advice for applicants Our commitment to teaching and student support is demonstrated in the winners and nominations we have Standard entry requirement: achieved over the years at the Edinburgh University “The programme equips SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. A Levels ABB. Students’ Association Teaching Awards. us with practical skills IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 such as learning research

Arts,Sociology Humanities & Social Sciences One of the great strengths of studying sociology with us is points (grades 665 at HL). the breadth and diversity of topics covered and the range techniques and statistical Minimum entry requirement: of joint programmes we offer. programs while also SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of developing an open-minded S4-S6. and creative outlook.” A Levels ABB. Introducing Sociology Caroline Stevens IB 34 points (grades 665 at HL). Sociology examines how individual choices are affected 4th year MA (Hons) Sociology with Please note This indicates the overall by wider social forces and how they can be understood Quantitative Methods standards required to consider you for entry. The standard entry requirement range and by placing them in their social context. At Edinburgh, we minimum entry requirement are explained on study the relationship between individuals and groups, page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, issues of belonging and identity, the social causes of including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details cooperation and conflict, and the way societies and Year by year… before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/19 social institutions are formed and change over time. Year 1 Programmes We introduce you to key sociological ideas Our programme also equips you to Joint honours by studying the relationship between individuals and groups through examining MA (Hons) compare different national contexts Sociology can be studied as a and understand contemporary joint honours programme with examples such as social change, drug use, Sociology L300 race and ethnicity, and gender. We also social issues from a global politics, psychology, social Sociology & Politics LL32 help you develop the key skills you need Sociology & Psychology LC38 perspective. anthropology, economics, social to study sociology and apply your Sociology & Social Anthropology LL36 policy, law or geography. knowledge to life outside the classroom. Sociology with Quantitative Methods 5S9K You’ll select from a wide range of option Sociology with Study abroad courses, depending on the programme Quantitative Methods (QM) In Year 3 you may choose to study you choose. Studying this programme could abroad through the University’s Year 2 prepare you for a variety of international exchange programme You study how sociologists produce and exciting and well-remunerated or through the School's Erasmus+ use theory and research evidence. You careers. You will be offered a exchange programme. This take four option courses, depending on If you are interested in studying work placement at a top local programme is run with universities your programme. quantitative methods, you may also be employer so you can practise in Bremen and Copenhagen. interested in: your skills. QM can include Year 3 International Relations/ anything from designing surveys Career opportunities You will learn practical research skills, or experiments to using Graduates go on to a wide variety carry out a group research project, and Politics with Quantitative study social theory. Option courses cover quantitative evidence from of careers in the private sector, Methods many areas including environment and surveys, digital media, archives voluntary sector, local or central risk, globalisation, nationalism, the Page 74 and open data. The current government, the media or internet, and youth culture. shortage of social scientists with journalism, or use their practical Government, Policy & these data analysis skills means and research skills to work in social Year 4 Society/Social Policy with graduates from this programme or market research. Many graduates In your final year you will take more will have a CV that stands out. go on to postgraduate study and option courses and complete an Quantitative Methods individual research project supported an academic career or teaching. Page 88 by a member of teaching staff. There are opportunities to present your research findings to your peers. The University of Edinburgh 94 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 95

Further information and programme-specific page page Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/46 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences & Latin American Studies Arts, Spanish, Portuguese At a glance Spanish Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studying Spanish at Edinburgh The Spanish and Portuguese languages Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office Studies at the University of Edinburgh? encompasses the study not only of the are both among the ten most widely Email [email protected] We are ranked 4th in the UK and 19th in the world for language but also of Hispanic culture spoken in the world and are your Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 modern languages in the QS World University Rankings and history. Our resources and our gateway to a great many countries and Study abroad? Yes expertise will give you privileged access cultures, extending beyond Europe to by Subject 2018. to all major areas of Spanish language Latin America and parts of Africa. and Hispanic culture, from Catalonia to Advice for applicants We are unique in Scotland in offering both single and Argentina and from Latin American Some of our graduates choose career joint honours language programmes which all take four indigenous film-making to linguistics. paths in translation, interpreting, Standard entry requirement: years to complete, including a year abroad. If you’re teaching or business, both at home and “The importance of Latin SQA Highers AAAAA to AABB. studying two languages, you’ll divide your time abroad Portuguese abroad. Others go on to work within America is undoubtedly A Levels AAA to ABB. Portuguese is one of the world's most the public or third sector, including for IB 43 points (grades 776 at HL) to 34 between countries relevant to each language, further important languages, spoken in Europe, international charities or institutions of going to rise. Countries like points (grades 655 at HL). building your skills and experience. South America, and Africa. Your studies the European Union (both Spanish and Chile, Colombia, Mexico, will encompass learning about the Portuguese are official working Minimum entry requirement: International culture flourishes here, with a thriving Centre Brazil and Argentina have SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a culture of the Portuguese-speaking languages of the EU), or move into the minimum of BBB achieved in one year of for Contemporary Latin American Studies, numerous world, in particular, Brazil, Lusophone creative industries, tourism and travel. such huge geopolitical S4-S6. Hispanic student societies, a creative writing magazine for Africa and Portugal. Employers increasingly value the importance it is hard to A Levels ABB. European languages, and an annual, student-led Spanish excellent communication skills that IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). Study abroad come with language learning, the ignore their role in the play. Our in-house Centro de Língua Portuguesa is In Year 3 you will spend time in Spain, intercultural and critical awareness future global economy.” Please note This indicates the overall Portugal or Latin America. The normal provided by international experiences, standards required to consider you for entry. sponsored by the Instituto Camões, and we have very Albie Mills residence requirement for this is 30 and imaginative thinking. Careers The standard entry requirement range and close links with local schools, the Spanish Consulate in 3rd year MA (Hons) Spanish & Portuguese minimum entry requirement are explained on Edinburgh and the Extepare Basque Institute. weeks in the relevant country or where these skills are particularly useful page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, countries. Students studying more include marketing, politics and policy including the subjects you need, vary by than one language must complete a work, and law. There are also programme. Please check the full details minimum period of eight weeks in each opportunities to continue studying at Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/46 Introducing Spanish, Portuguese country. The University currently has postgraduate level. & Latin American Studies exchanges with universities in Almería, Barcelona (Autónoma), Córdoba, Programmes The twenty countries where Spanish is an official Extremadura, Madrid (Complutense and Year by year… language, and the nine where Portuguese is spoken, have Autónoma), Salamanca, Seville, Granada, MA (Hons) fascinatingly rich and varied cultures. Studying one or Alcalá de Henares, Málaga, Valladolid, Year 1 Year 2 Portuguese R500 both languages with us is your gateway to an Buenos Aires (San Andrés), Chile If you are studying Spanish, you will take In Spanish, you will continue to develop Portuguese & English Language RQ53 (Pontificia Universidad Católica), México either Spanish 1A or 1B depending on your spoken and written language skills Portuguese & English Literature RQM3 extraordinary range of literature, film and theatre from (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de your language skills. You will also study and continue to study Spanish and Portuguese & Linguistics RQ51 around the world, explored in its historical context, from México), Puebla (Universidad de las a selection of literary texts and films. Latin American cultures. If you wish to Portuguese & Philosophy RV55 study Catalan, you can start to learn Américas), São Paulo (USP), Rio de If you are studying Portuguese, you will Portuguese & Scottish Literature RQ59 medieval to contemporary times. about the language, history and culture Janeiro (Pontifícia Universidade Católica), take Portuguese 1 which caters for both Spanish R410 of Catalonia. Basque language for Coimbra, and Lisbon. beginners and more advanced students. Spanish & Business RN41 beginners is also available. If you are You will be introduced to Portuguese- Spanish & Classics RQ48 studying Portuguese, you will continue to You can take a single honours You’ll engage with a broad range Additional costs speaking culture through a selection of Spanish & English Literature RQ43 develop your language skills, and you will programme in either Spanish or of subjects in Years 1 and 2, then short stories and films from Mozambique, You will be required to purchase the study the cultures and the societies of the Spanish & History RV41 Portuguese, combine both specialise thereafter. Our expertise Angola, Brazil and Portugal. primary texts for your studies. During Portuguese-speaking world, through Spanish & History of Art RV43 languages in a joint programme, ranges from the literatures, cultures your year abroad in Year 3, associated It is possible to take both Spanish and literature, film, music and the arts. Spanish & Linguistics RQ41 or study either with one of a wide and art of the Iberian Peninsula, to travel and maintenance costs must be Portuguese (in all four years). Spanish & Philosophy RV45 All students also take courses from other range of other subjects. those of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, budgeted for. These vary according to Spanish & Politics RL42 You’ll also take courses from other subject subject areas. This will broaden the scope Mexico, and Portuguese-speaking destination. You may apply for salaried Spanish & Portuguese RR45 areas to broaden the scope of your study. of your study. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Africa. You’ll be based at the heart teaching posts as British Council English complete beginner, you can study of the University, in a world-leading Language Assistants. University places Year 3 either language to degree level festival city with fantastic cinemas, without extra cost to you are available You will study or work in Spain, Portugal with us. theatres, galleries, libraries and on Erasmus+ exchange programmes in or Latin America. collections, and established Spain and Portugal and with our partner Year 4 Our staff, many of whom are native communities of Spanish and You may also be interested in institutions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile You will study advanced language courses speakers, are experienced in the Portuguese speakers. The Edinburgh and Mexico. You may also organise a and choose from a range of specialist French & Spanish accelerated teaching of language Spanish Film Festival was started by work placement in your destination courses on Spanish, Latin American and Page 46 skills. We also offer courses in our staff and is a regular fixture in country, on an individual basis. Portuguese-speaking history, literature and Catalan and Basque. the city’s extensive cultural calendar. culture. You will also complete your dissertation or long essay. The University of Edinburgh 96 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 97

Further information and programme-specific page page Sport entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/42 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Arts, Sport At a glance Placements Additional costs Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Sport at the University of Edinburgh? Students of applied sport science do not You may incur additional costs Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office We are ranked in the world's top 20 universities for have a compulsory placement but will depending on the programme, the Email [email protected] sports-related subjects in the QS World University have the opportunity to undertake courses, type of dissertation or Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 Rankings by Subject 2018. a workplace or research attachment in placement you choose. Study abroad? Yes collaboration with a body external to Our BSc (Hons) Applied Sport Science is endorsed by the the University, such as sportscotland. Study abroad There are opportunities to study abroad Advice for applicants British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). Students of sport and recreation during Year 3 through our international This recognises our teaching of core and interdisciplinary management have a compulsory exchange programme. Depending on Standard entry requirement: areas of sport science, and that students gain research placement course in Year 2 that provides your programme, it is possible to study “Tutors not only give us SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. experience in and outside the sport science laboratory. an invaluable opportunity for work- abroad in the US, Australia, New Zealand, a broad understanding of Sport Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences A Levels ABB. based learning, enabling you to Singapore, Malaysia or at a number of IB 39 points (grades 666 at HL) to 34 Our BSc (Hons) Sport & Recreation Management provides further your understanding of sport European universities. the business, management points (grades 655 at HL). excellent placement opportunities with major sports management in practice and enhance and sociological aspects your employability. Placements have Career opportunities Minimum entry requirement: organisations and is highly regarded by the industry. of sport but also hands-on, SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a previously been with a wide range of Graduates enter sport-related careers; minimum of BBB achieved in one year of organisations in the UK, such as such as working for elite sports clubs; on the job experience to community sports clubs, health and performance sports centres; national S4-S6. Introducing Sport put what we have learnt A Levels ABB. fitness clubs, football clubs (for example or international sporting bodies; or the into practice.” IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). We offer two separate sport-related programmes – Celtic and Manchester United), golf fitness industry. Graduates also enter courses (for example Gleneagles), sports health-related careers, for example local Hugh Braidwood Please note This indicates the overall Applied Sport Science and Sport & Recreation marketing and media companies (for authority or NHS-funded exercise and 4th year BSc (Hons) Sport & Recreation standards required to consider you for entry. example Sky Sports, IMG, the Scotsman), health initiatives. Others work in sports Management The standard entry requirement range and Management. You will benefit from our excellent minimum entry requirement are explained on facilities and state-of-the-art research equipment, governing bodies of sport (for example marketing, tourism or events; gain sportscotland, Scottish Hockey, graduate management and business page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, joining a dedicated, close-knit community of including the subjects you need, vary by jogscotland, Basketball Scotland, RFU, posts or begin postgraduate study to programme. Please check the full details researchers and academics. SRU, SFA), and local authority sports focus their career towards teaching, before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/42 trusts, such as Edinburgh Leisure. physiotherapy, sports nutrition or public health, for example. Applied sport science involves the Sport and recreation management Programmes Year by year… application of scientific principles to will help you develop an the promotion, maintenance and understanding of the principles of BSc (Hons) Applied Sport Science Sport & Recreation Management enhancement of sport- and exercise- management, appreciate sport's Applied Sport Science C610 related behaviours. Our programme cultural and economic importance, Year 1 Year 1 Year 3 Sport & Recreation Management N230 is centred on four key disciplines: and focus on the business of sport You will study the key disciplines of sport and You will study Sport Management, which Compulsory courses include: Sport physiology, biomechanics, and the importance of community exercise science and select from a broad covers principles of management, governance Development; Sociology of Sport; Sport range of option courses available from across of sport, human resources, organisational and Communication; Social Policy; and Sport psychology, and skill acquisition. sport, elite sport, and international the University. behaviour and team management. Trends in Strategic Management. You will also development through sport. sport participation and provision, policies and undertake an advanced research methods You will develop an understanding Year 2 practices of sport in the public, commercial course. of the factors that influence You will develop an understanding As Year 1 but with the addition of research and voluntary sectors are evaluated through participation and performance in of the influence of social, political, methods and information skills training. case studies. In Sport and Society you will Year 4 Compulsory courses include: Sport in a sport and exercise. In addition, you economic and historical factors Year 3 study contemporary social and cultural issues in sport, including key ideas in the sociology of Global Context; Sport, Media and Society; will learn the values and purposes of shaping the provision of sport and The key sport and exercise science disciplines sport and the history and development of Performance Indicators, Measurement and sport, exercise and physical activity the business of sport. continue plus research methods training and sport. Courses offered elsewhere in the Management in Sport; and Social History in our changing world. research project work. You will start to University are available as options. of Sport in Scotland. You will also undertake You will have opportunities to specialise with performance sport or physical an individual research project resulting in the You will be part of a community of conduct research with public, activity for health options, such as Applying Year 2 submission of a dissertation on a topic of researchers and academics involved private and voluntary sports Sport Science; Sports Nutrition; Physical You will take Operations Management your choice. in sport- and health-related research providers. Our students have Activity, Exercise, Fitness & Health; and Marketing, Sponsorship and Event and activities, such as advising analysed both state and non-state Psychology of Physical Activity; and Management. You will undertake a six-week, government departments, actors’ involvement in delivering Workplace Attachment. research-based placement within a sports supporting governance of sport at sport at local, national and Year 4 organisation. You will develop skills in presentations, report writing, and use of case local, national and international international level. Sociological and You will study two of the four key sport study approaches, and develop an levels, providing analyses to media historical perspectives of science disciplines and two options. Options understanding of how management works outlets, organising international researching and understanding the include Sport & Exercise Medicine; Exercise in the real world of sport. Options are again Prescription for Rehabilitation; and Research conferences and engaging in sports and recreation landscape available from across the University. international development have been adopted in past student Attachment. You will also complete an initiatives. research projects. honours dissertation in sport or physical activity for health. The University of Edinburgh 98 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 99

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Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Sustainable Development Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Email [email protected] This programme offers specialist courses in sustainable Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 development that benefit from innovative teaching and Study abroad? Yes a strong sense of community. Our staff and our courses have won Edinburgh University Students’ Association Advice for applicants Teaching Awards on many occasions. Standard entry requirement: The University has an outstanding record of world-leading “My programme helped SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. A Levels ABB. research and teaching in a wide range of approaches to equip me for the future IB 40 points (grades 766 at HL) to 34 sustainability and human development, from across the by developing my interests. points (grades 655 at HL). social and natural sciences. The broadness of the Minimum entry requirement: You will be able to engage with sustainability issues from material covered has really SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a minimum of BBB achieved in one year of a variety of disciplinary perspectives – focusing on the helped me see what I enjoy S4-S6. social science analyses that are crucial for sustainable and allowed me to focus my A Levels ABB. Sustainable Development Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences development. There are also opportunities (but no IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). choices, which will help me obligation) to study science courses if you wish. Please note This indicates the overall for life beyond my studies.” standards required to consider you for entry. Callum McCadden The standard entry requirement range and Introducing Sustainable Development 3rd year MA (Hons) Sustainable Development minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, Sustainable development refers to the challenges of including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details reducing global inequity and improving wellbeing, before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/54 while reducing threats to Earth’s systems from industrialised production and consumption. Programmes Effective environmental care, in relation to climate MA (Hons) stability, biodiversity and renewal of natural resources, Sustainable Development HL23 requires the examination of how societies organise social, economic and political activity, how they relate to their surroundings and how they ensure the renewal Year by year… of natural resources for future generations. Year 1 Year 3 You will study two compulsory courses. The You will take two compulsory courses. first will introduce the concept and principles The first explores and appraises a range Our programme addresses Additional costs of sustainable development, and the of actual and proposed methods of these global issues through There are small costs associated second will consider the way that science responding to sustainability challenges. multidisciplinary social science with fieldwork in Year 3. and technology shape the relationship The second is a fieldwork-based teaching, focusing on the social between humans and the environment. sustainable development course. You You will also choose a pathway subject area will choose honours-level courses and consequences of current patterns Career opportunities – geography, politics and international receive research training in your pathway of development and opportunities Graduates of this programme relations, sociology or social anthropology subject area, and study sustainability- for change. will be in demand in the growth – and take two courses from this area. You related option courses. areas of environmental research, will select two further options from At the same time, you will develop management, education, a wide range from across the University. Year 4 understanding of the key scientific development, campaigning and You will undertake a dissertation on a Year 2 debates and the ability to evaluate non-governmental organisation real-world sustainable development issue In semester 1, you will study issues of within your pathway subject area, with scientific knowledge and practices work, national, international, and international development planning, guidance from a supervisor. You will also concerning sustainable local government, environmental policy and aid. In semester 2 you will choose honours-level options in your development. There are options auditing, corporate social explore key topics and theories of pathway subject area, and other courses for students wishing to pursue responsibility and risk management. sustainable development from an relevant to sustainable development from scientific perspectives on This programme will also provide interdisciplinary perspective. You will also a range of disciplines. sustainable development. you with the skills needed for continue to study courses from your careers in any fields which take pathway subject area, and two other social science graduates. courses from a wide choice. The University of Edinburgh 100 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 101

Further information and programme-specific page page Theology & Religious Studies entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/36 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Theology & Religious Studies Arts, At a glance the opportunity to study abroad Career opportunities Contact College of Arts, Humanities & Social Why choose Theology & Religious Studies “I fell in love with the on exchange for up to a year at a wide Our graduates pursue a wide range Sciences Undergraduate Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? selection of leading global universities. of careers within a variety of settings, programme, which is Email [email protected] We are ranked in the world’s top 20 universities for These include Radboud University including the creative arts, progressive, inclusive Tel +44 (0)131 650 3565 theology, divinity and religious studies in the QS World Nijmegen, Netherlands, and Dartmouth non-governmental organisations, Study abroad? Yes College, United States, with which we finance, teaching, management, and wide ranging. I think University Rankings by Subject 2018. have an ongoing relationship. Going administration, the ministry, the armed four-year programmes are abroad expands your horizons and is forces, government, counselling and the brilliant, truly allowing Advice for applicants You will become part of a vibrant, tight-knit community great fun, as well as bringing academic voluntary sector. Many of our students of around 500 students and staff based in New College, and career benefits. go on to study for postgraduate for breadth and depth Standard entry requirement: one of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings. qualifications, including masters within a subject.” SQA Highers ABBB by end of S5. and doctorates. A Levels ABB. You will have study abroad opportunities during the Ellie Ashton 1st year MA (Hons) Religious Studies IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). summer and in Year 3 (see study abroad section below). Minimum entry requirement: SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a Year by year… minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Introducing Theology & Religious Studies S4-S6. A Levels ABB. Theology is one of the oldest areas of academic study Divinity Religious Studies Religious Studies & English/ Scottish Literature (continued) IB 34 points (grades 655 at HL). known to humanity, while religious studies has developed Years 1 & 2 Year 1 You will choose from courses in biblical You will study two compulsory religion Year 2

Theology & Religious Studies Arts,Theology Humanities & Social Sciences For V630: in the modern period. Both disciplines are intellectually studies, the history of Christianity, and courses, covering a range of religious You will study two compulsory religion Minimum entry requirements are an stimulating and relevant in helping us understand the theology and ethics. In Year 2 you can also traditions and approaches, and also choose courses, covering a range of religious undergraduate degree. role of religions, both ancient and modern, in the world choose a course in religious studies. from a range of additional courses on traditions and approaches, and English particular religious traditions including Asian Literature 2 or Scottish Literature 2. You can Please note This indicates the overall around us. Year 3 religions, Christianity and Islam. You can also also choose courses from other University standards required to consider you for entry. In Years 3 and 4 you will choose from a choose courses from ancient history, history subject areas. The standard entry requirement and minimum range of advanced-level courses in biblical of art, classics, music, Scottish history, entry requirement are explained on page 9. studies, the history of Christianity, and politics, social anthropology, social policy Year 3 Full, detailed entry requirements, including the Theology generally refers to the dynamics between theology and theology and ethics. You may choose to and sociology as combined options, or You will continue to study one or more subjects you need, vary by programme. Please study of the Christian traditions religious studies and other focus on one subject area in depth, or courses from other University subject areas. religious traditions in international and check the full details before you apply: from textual, historical and disciplines in the humanities and continue to study several subject areas. On cross-cultural contexts and will take www.ed.ac.uk/ug/36 doctrinal perspectives. Religious social sciences. On our programmes the BD (V600). you may choose to graduate Year 2 literature courses at an advanced level. studies refers to the comparative you can choose to pursue your after Year 3 with an ordinary degree. You will study two compulsory religion Year 4 study of beliefs and practices in a interests in a wide variety of subjects On the MDiv (V630) you will write your courses, covering a range of religious Programmes variety of religious traditions and and you can combine breadth of supervised dissertation and graduate at traditions and approaches, and other courses You will choose further advanced courses and will complete a dissertation on a contexts and explores different knowledge with in-depth expertise. the end of Year 3 with an honours degree. following on from your first year. MA (Hons) subject in either religious traditions theories of religion cross-culturally. You will acquire critical and Year 4 Year 3 or literature, with academic supervision. Divinity & Classics VQ68 analytical skills and a broad You will continue to take advanced-level You will choose advanced courses on one or Philosophy & Theology VV56 Taken together, our courses cover education in argument and courses, and also write a supervised more religious traditions and will take other Religious Studies V627 a wide range of religious traditions, interpretation that will develop dissertation on a subject of your choice. courses in the study of religion. Students Theology Religious Studies & English Literature VQ63 including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, you intellectually and make you who took combined options in Years 1 and 2 Years 1 & 2 Religious Studies & Scottish Literature V6Q3 Buddhism, Hinduism, African attractive to employers. Philosophy & Theology may continue with these. You have the You will choose courses from biblical Theology QVV6 option of graduating after Year 3 with an indigenous religions and new Years 1 & 2 studies, the history of Christianity, religious MDiv (Hons) – 3 years religions, and the rejection of Study abroad ordinary degree. studies, and theology and ethics. You will You will study courses in philosophy and also have the option to choose courses Divinity – Graduate Entry V630 religion by atheists and humanists. There is a range of opportunities choose further courses from theology Year 4 to spend time abroad. For shorter from other University subject areas. BD (Hons) and ethics, biblical studies, history of You will choose further advanced courses Religion influences, and is influenced periods, these include summer Christianity, and religious studies. You can on one or more religious traditions and Year 3 Divinity V600 by, most human endeavours and we programmes and work abroad. also choose courses from other University complete a supervised dissertation. Students You will choose advanced courses from encourage you to explore the During Year 3, you will also have subject areas. who took combined options in Years 1-3 may your area(s) of interest within biblical continue with these. Year 3 studies, the history of Christianity, religious studies and theology and ethics. You have You will choose advanced-level courses the option of graduating after Year 3 with in philosophy, and theology and ethics. Religious Studies & English/ Scottish Literature an ordinary degree. Year 4 Year 4 You will continue to choose advanced-level Year 1 You will continue to choose advanced courses in philosophy, and theology and You will study two compulsory religion Video tour courses from biblical studies, the history of ethics and will also write a dissertation courses, covering a range of religious Explore New College and the surrounding area: Christianity, religious studies and theology chosen from either of the two fields, with traditions and approaches, and English and ethics. You will also write a supervised www.ed.ac.uk/divinity/about/video-tour academic supervision. Literature 1 or Scottish Literature 1. You can also choose courses from other University dissertation on a subject of your choice. subject areas. 102

www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine Subject areas 104 Agricultural Science The College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine The College of Medicine & Veterinary 106 Biomedical Sciences 108 Medical Sciences Welcome to the 110 Medicine 112 Oral Health Sciences College of Medicine 114 Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

Edinburgh is one of the UK’s most prestigious centres for If you have any queries about the programmes listed in this section, medical and veterinary medical teaching and research. It is please contact the relevant Admissions also one of the most progressive, hosting state-of-the-art Office or go online for further details. facilities for dynamic teaching and learning. The College of Medicine The College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Established in 1726, Edinburgh Medical School was the & Veterinary Medicine pre-eminent medical centre of the 18th and 19th centuries Undergraduate medicine admissions: The Chancellor’s Building and today retains its status as a top-choice destination for 49 Little France Crescent students entering the medical profession. Our programmes Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK in medicine, medical sciences, biomedical sciences and Tel +44 (0)131 242 6407 Email [email protected] oral health sciences offer life-changing opportunities. www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has been Undergraduate veterinary admissions: at the forefront of veterinary education since William Dick Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Easter Bush Veterinary Campus founded it in 1823. It is regarded as one of the world’s Roslin EH25 9RG, UK most innovative and influential centres for veterinary Tel +44 (0)131 650 6178 education and clinical care. Email [email protected] www.ed.ac.uk/vet About the College of The reputations of both these historic institutions as Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Undergraduate agriculture admissions: internationally renowned, research-led centres of excellence Easter Bush Campus Our reputation as one of the world’s make Edinburgh an inspirational place to study medicine Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK leading centres of medical and or veterinary medicine. Tel +44 (0)131 651 7305 veterinary medical research was Email [email protected] reaffirmed by the Research Excellence www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food- Framework (REF) 2014 results. Our security three submissions to REF were the University’s largest and were also some of the largest REF submissions in the UK. This emphasises the enormous power of the University’s research in human Illustration shows the Roslin Institute at the and animal medicine and health. University's Easter Bush Overall, 84 per cent of our research campus. activity was rated 4*, world-leading, or 3*, internationally excellent.

Veterinary medicine is ranked first in the UK, retaining its position as the country’s top vet school, in both the Guardian University Guide 2019 and The Times 2018 veterinary subject league tables.

Medicine is ranked in the UK top 10 by both the Complete University Guide 2019 and the Guardian University Guide 2019 league tables. The University of Edinburgh 104 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 105

Further information and programme-specific page page Agricultural Science entry requirements at 08 14 4 www.ed.ac.uk/ug/64 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Agricultural Science Medicine & Veterinary Medicine At a glance Teaching Career opportunities Contact Agricultural Science Undergraduate Why choose Agricultural Science We offer four programmes: Agricultural Graduates will be in high demand from Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? Economics; Animal Science; Crop & Soil groups aiming to drive change and Email [email protected] These programmes will help develop agricultural scientists Science; and Global Agriculture & Food organisations leading the sustainable Tel +44 (0)131 651 7305 who will find new ways to feed the world's growing Security. These programmes introduce food debate. Our programmes aim to Study abroad? Yes key components of agricultural science equip you for careers in: population without destroying the planet. to all students in Years 1 and 2 providing • agri-food research, such as PhD and a solid foundation for progression onto ultimately postdoctoral positions; Advice for applicants We believe in teaching in a real-world context through our your specialism pathway for Years 3 and • national or international policy roles, strong links with industry and farming locally, nationally 4. You must select a pathway on including researchers, research Standard entry requirement: and internationally. You will have the opportunity to boost application, however transfers between project commissioners or managers, “I want to tackle current SQA Highers BBBB. your employability with a work placement. specialisms can be made up until the end or science advisers for either world issues regarding A Levels BBB. of Year 2. Major contributions to courses government or inter-governmental IB 30 points (grade 5 at HL). You will be part of a community of innovators and idea from research-active staff ensure you will departments or agencies; agriculture, society and Minimum entry requirement: generators. Our Easter Bush Campus is home to three of be aware of, and involved in, topical • non-governmental organisations, environment. The research throughout your programme. as science advisers or research SQA Highers BBBB. the UK’s four agritech innovation centres, with a network programme is heavily A Levels BBB. managers for agri-food/planetary Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Agricultural Science Medicine & Veterinary IB 30 points (grade 5 at HL). of more than 100 industry partners. Placements health/international development/ related to these issues and In Year 3 you will undertake a core work aid-related charities; or the staff I have met are Please note This indicates the overall placement in an area relevant to • the agri-food industry, for example standards required to consider you for entry. Introducing Agricultural Science agri-food systems. There is scope to as farming or agri-food industry extremely helpful.” The standard entry requirement and minimum undertake additional work placements consultants, technical experts, Luming Yang entry requirement are explained on page 9. There is a shortage of highly skilled leaders in sustainable 1st year BSc (Hons) Agricultural Science Full, detailed entry requirements, including the outside your studies and our staff will researchers, research project (Global Agriculture & Food Security) subjects you need, vary by programme. Please farming practices. These programmes aim to equip you help you explore opportunities that commissioners/managers for check the full details before you apply: with the attributes that will prepare you to become a match your interests and career multinational agri-food companies, www.ed.ac.uk/ug/64 aspirations. Work placements can incur or as food product supply chain future leader in agricultural science and its application additional costs. managers for retailers. to agri-food related global challenges – whether in Programmes research, policy, non-governmental organisations or the Study abroad agri-food industry. You may take your work placement BSc (Hons) and your dissertation project either Agricultural Economics D401 There are fewer bigger global challenges than feeding the internationally or in the UK. You are Agricultural Science (Animal Science) growing human population well, while protecting the expected to meet any associated D402 costs, which will vary according to Agricultural Science (Crop & Soil Science) natural systems on which we depend. your preferred location. Year by year… D403 With the world population expected to reach 11 billion Agricultural Science (Global Agriculture & Additional costs Year 1 Year 3 Food Security) D404 by the end of this century and demands on systems You will require compulsory protective The year consists of four compulsory You will move into your chosen pathway already at an all-time high, it is essential that we find new clothing (estimated at £50), locker courses: Science for Agri-Food Systems: (Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, ways to feed the growing population without destroying deposits (£15) and will incur travel costs Cells to Organisms; Science for Agri-Food Crop & Soil Science or Global Agriculture & getting to Easter Bush campus. Using Systems: Interactions within Systems; Food Security) and study courses relevant the planet. public transport from the city centre Introductory Topics in Agricultural and to your specialism. You will be required to will cost around £500 a year, which we Food Economics; and Professional Skills for take an option course but may now select will proportionally subsidise in line with Global Agri-Food Scientists. You will also a course from within one of the three choose option courses, selected from other specialisms. You will also undertake Sustainable agriculture Research power your year of study. Some Year 3 work related or non-related subjects, depending your work placement as part of one of your Improving the effectiveness and At the University of Edinburgh, placements and your final project may on your interests and availability. compulsory courses. sustainability of agri-food systems we already make a significant incur further accommodation and is vital to tackling the challenges of contribution to tackling these issues travel costs. For international students, Year 2 Year 4 global population growth, rapid at national and global levels. You will build on topics previously studied You will continue to study compulsory Did you know? please note your immigration urbanisation, food and environmental Following the UK government's application may include a healthcare with Applications in Agricultural and Food courses that broaden your understanding We've invested £35 million security and diet and health. These Research Excellence Framework (REF) surcharge of around £300 a year. Economics and Professional Skills for Global of your chosen specialism. You will also Agri-Food Scientists 2. Courses in Animal have the opportunity to carry out a challenges affect affluent, middle 2014 Edinburgh was ranked first by in our Global Academy of Systems and Crop Protection Systems research project. Staff will support the and low income countries. research power (Research Fortnight Agriculture & Food Security Scholarships complete the compulsory elements. development of your research, resulting Addressing them is key to moving REF 2014) in Agriculture, Veterinary A range of scholarship opportunities is You will take further option courses, in the production of a scientific paper or to enhance our education, hundreds of millions of people out and Food Science available to both UK and international again selected from related or non-related report. The topic of your project can be of poverty, and central to many of students. Please check online for subjects, depending on your interests aligned with your interests and future training, research, innovation the United Nations Sustainable further information. and availability. career aspirations. Major contributions and consultancy. Development Goals. from research-active staff ensure you will be aware of, and involved in, topical research throughout your studies. The University of Edinburgh 106 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 107

Further information and programme-specific page page Biomedical Sciences entry requirements at 08 14 4 www.ed.ac.uk/ug/1 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Biomedical Sciences Medicine & Veterinary Medicine At a glance investigates the microorganisms that Reproductive biology Contact MVM Undergraduate Admissions Office Why choose Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh? can cause disease in humans and Reproductive biology aims to Email [email protected] animals and how a host responds understand the scientific principles Tel +44 (0)131 242 6407 You will join an interdisciplinary programme that provides to infection. It brings together the that govern reproduction in humans Study abroad? Yes the knowledge, skills, and personal and professional study of bacteriology, virology, and other mammals. You will study immunology and molecular biology. the requirements for reproduction, development appropriate for globally competitive You will study the interaction between including producing sufficient numbers Advice for applicants graduates of our key disciplines. microorganisms and hosts, infection of viable gametes, fertilisation, processes and how microbes cause implantation in a receptive uterus, Standard entry requirement: You will be supported by academic staff who provide an disease. This knowledge can be applied formation of a placenta that can sustain SQA Highers AAAB to ABBB. outstanding research-led, learning experience that fosters to the development of prevention and and nurture a baby, and delivery at full “I love studying among A Levels AAB to ABB. individual intellectual development. therapeutic strategies such as antibiotics, term. Advances in this field provided like-minded individuals; IB 36 points (grades 66 at HL) to 32 antiviral agents and vaccines. the knowledge for assisted conception points (grades 65 at HL). You will have the opportunity to undertake projects with and revolutionised reproductive we are all young adults Minimum entry requirement: our leading biomedical researchers addressing major Neuroscience medicine and veterinary practice. with a passion for biology Neuroscience is the study of the SQA Highers ABBB. global biomedical challenges. and medicine. I find it very A Levels ABB. nervous system, how the brain works Career opportunities Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences Medicine & Veterinary IB 32 points (grades 65 at HL). and how cells interact to control Our programmes will appeal to inspiring when I walk in behaviour. Research in neuroscience those planning a career in biomedical to a lecture theatre and Second-year entry: Introducing Biomedical Sciences is aimed at better understanding the research or related areas as well as SQA Advanced Highers AB. see 200 aspiring scientists Studying biomedical sciences involves learning about the structure of the nervous system, how it graduate-entry careers in industry, A Levels AAB. works, develops and malfunctions, and management and the public sector. around me.” IB 36 points (grades 66 at HL). processes underpinning human health and disease. how it can be manipulated. Research The broad analytical, scientific and Lorenzo Capitani Please note This indicates the overall Developments in this field of research guide is aimed at developing more effective personal skills you gain will equip you for 4th year BSc (Hons) Infectious Diseases standards required to consider you for entry. improvements in medical practice. treatment of diseases such as stroke, a variety of careers. Previous graduates The standard entry requirement range and neurodegenerative disease, mental have been employed in science and in minimum entry requirement are explained on illness, cancer, toxicity and trauma. non-science sectors including teaching, page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, marketing, accountancy and policy including the subjects you need, vary by Our biomedical programmes have a maintained. Understanding the Pharmacology research. A large proportion of our programme. Please check the full details common structure in Years 1 and 2 anatomy and development of tissues Pharmacology is the study of how drugs graduates choose further study before before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/1 that provides a firm grounding in and organs is essential to the produce effects on the body to treat entering successful academic or the knowledge, understanding and emerging area of tissue repair. disorders or change bodily functions. It industry-based research careers. skills required for our specialist Programmes brings together physiology, biochemistry disciplines of anatomy and Biomedical sciences and molecular biology. You will study development, infectious diseases, Understanding the functioning of the the effects of drugs on molecules, cells BSc (Hons) neuroscience, pharmacology, human body at molecular, cellular, and tissues within the body and examine Year by year… Anatomy & Development C183 physiology or reproductive biology. organ and system levels, in health the side effects of drugs and the factors Biomedical Sciences C190 In Years 3 and 4, you will focus on and disease, is the ultimate aim of that affect absorption, distribution and Year 1 Year 3 Infectious Diseases C590 exploring your discipline in depth. biomedical sciences. Biomedical excretion. Research in pharmacology Neuroscience B140 The main theme you will study is the You will study the compulsory course There are opportunities to transfer scientists integrate knowledge aims to develop a better understanding importance of biomedical sciences to Biomedical Sciences 3, the cornerstone to Pharmacology B210 between honours disciplines at the gained by research across a range Physiology B120 of drug action and produce new drugs medicine and health. You will learn the theme of developing knowledge from end of Years 2 and 3. of related disciplines and apply it in how biomedical science discoveries and experiment. You will develop key graduate Reproductive Biology C142 to improve patient care. the analysis of disease mechanisms. breakthroughs in understanding have led to attributes, including analytical skills and You will be taught within an The basic research biomedical Physiology medical and scientific advancement. You will communications. You will study a take three compulsory courses covering combination of compulsory and option internationally respected research scientists carry out is fundamental Physiology examines living animals and biomedical sciences, medical biology, and courses to broaden your understanding environment and will have the for new developments and how they function, grow and reproduce. opportunity to work with our innovation in disease diagnosis, molecular and cellular biology, plus others of your chosen subject. It studies how cells respond to changes from a range of biomedical and non- research groups. There are treatment and prevention. in their environment and examines how biomedical courses. You will also be Year 4 opportunities to study abroad in Biomedical scientists develop cell functions are integrated in tissues, expected to take at least one course in The final-year theme is research in practice. Europe, North America and Asia. individual scientific, experimental organs and animals. You will study how biological chemistry. You will study compulsory and option and critical skills that can facilitate information is sent from one cell to courses covering cutting-edge topics that Year 2 will allow you to study your chosen subject Anatomy and development major contributions to improvements another through chemical or electrical The anatomy and developmental in human health and the treatment The theme of your second year is in more depth. With individual supervisor signals and body systems such as foundational understanding of biomedical support, you will complete a major research biology fields are closely interlinked. of illness. nutrition, movement, respiration and Knowledge of anatomy is important sciences, which includes essential learning project that can involve original reproduction. The understanding of applicable to biomedical disciplines. You laboratory-based research or library-based, You may also be interested in in many areas of biology and Infectious diseases fundamental physiological principles take three compulsory courses: Biomedical literature-analysis-based research. Biological Sciences medicine, including developmental Infectious disease is a major is central to our ability to identify Sciences 2; Microorganisms, Infection & Page 118 biology. Similarly, developmental challenge to society in the potential therapeutic targets for Immunity 2; and Cells to Organisms 2. You biology tells us much about how developed and developing worlds. the treatment of diseases. will choose other courses from a range of normal anatomy is formed and Our infectious diseases programme biomedical and non-biomedical options. The University of Edinburgh 108 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 109

Further information and programme-specific page page Medical Sciences entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/53 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Medical Sciences Medicine & Veterinary Medicine At a glance Study abroad The strong research element of the Contact MVM Undergraduate Admissions Office Why choose Medical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh? There is currently an opportunity for programme is an ideal preparation Email [email protected] up to two students to study at the for anyone considering a career in Tel +44 (0)131 242 6407 You will join a multidisciplinary programme that provides Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, postgraduate research. Study abroad? Yes Sweden, in Year 3. the knowledge, skills and personal and professional Although this programme is not a development appropriate for graduate entry to Career opportunities qualification in medical practice, the Advice for applicants medicine, medical research or a career in one of the You will be prepared for careers in a skills and knowledge gained provide many healthcare or healthcare-related professions. range of areas, including laboratory an excellent platform for applications Standard entry requirement: sciences, the pharmaceutical industry, to graduate medical programmes. SQA Highers AAAB to ABBB. You will be supported by academic staff who provide an healthcare or medical teaching, medical Graduates can also enter careers in “My subjects are so varied A Levels ABB. outstanding research-led, learning experience that fosters writing, healthcare management and veterinary medicine, dentistry, nursing, and tailored to my interests IB 36 points (grades 66 at HL) to 32 clinical trials management. pharmacy and physiotherapy. However, points (grades 65 at HL). individual intellectual development. to enter these professions you will need that I have no hesitation Minimum entry requirement: You will have the opportunity to undertake projects to pursue further study and training. getting as involved as I can

Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Medical Sciences Medicine & Veterinary SQA Highers ABBB. with our leading medical and biomedical researchers in my work. There is a A Levels ABB. IB 32 points (grades 65 at HL). addressing major global challenges in healthcare. great working ethos in the Second-year entry: University, which is a great SQA Advanced Highers AB. Introducing Medical Sciences drive to do and be your best.” A Levels AAB. Bethany Shiell IB 36 points (grades 66 at HL). Our BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences programme provides 3rd year BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences Please note This indicates the overall a platform of compulsory courses which deliver core standards required to consider you for entry. material in biomedical sciences, medical sociology and The standard entry requirement range and minimum entry requirement are explained on anthropology that underpins and directs advances in page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, 21st-century medical practice. In addition, your option including the subjects you need, vary by course choices offer you the flexibility to explore the programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/53 broader biological, physicochemical, clinical and social Year by year… sciences that underlie contemporary healthcare. Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Programmes You will take three compulsory courses: You will develop expert specialised knowledge You will have opportunities to actively Medical Sciences 1; and two courses in medical sciences that enables you to engage in research, discuss and analyse Our programme develops Transferring to Medicine BSc (Hons) covering medical biology and molecular understand current research and to discuss high-profile issues and reflect on and healthcare-related themes MBChB Medical Sciences B100 and cellular biology. You will also be critically its significance and implications. re-evaluate themes addressed in earlier with a particular emphasis on Up to five offers for entry into Year 2 expected to take at least one course in You will develop key skills in critical analysis, years. You will study the compulsory course current medical research and of the Edinburgh MBChB programme biological chemistry. You will choose other research and communication alongside Medical Sciences 4 alongside two option its significance for advances will normally be made to final-year courses from a range of biomedical and increasing biomedical knowledge. You will courses that allow analysis of high-profile in medical/clinical practice. BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences non-biomedical option courses. Medical study three compulsory courses: Health, contemporary issues in medical sciences. Opportunities exist for students undergraduates. Application for Sciences 1 defines the unique identity of Illness & Society 3; Clinical Biochemistry & With individual supervisor support, you will to undertake research within these places should be made the programme, introducing a breadth of Endocrinology 3; and Clinical Immunology & complete a major research project that groups recognised as delivering through UCAS. disciplines that integrate to contribute to Haematology 3A plus three option courses. involves either original, laboratory-based our understanding of health and disease. The compulsory courses explore further the medical research, clinically related research internationally excellent and, in links between basic research and the clinical or literature analysis-based research. some areas, world-leading research. Medical sciences undergraduates Year 2 situation. Health, Illness & Society 3 is applying to the MBChB are required You will expand your knowledge in basic unique to this programme. It provides an Medical sciences is founded to have the appropriate academic biomedical sciences and further develop important focus on developing awareness of on developing skills in academic qualifications, need to have sat the an integrated approach to understanding healthcare-specific professional and ethical research and scientific enquiry University Clinical Aptitude Test the science that underpins medical practice. relationships, covering aspects of social to encourage an awareness and (UCAT) and, if shortlisted, will be You will take three compulsory courses: medicine from the understanding of disease understanding of the research that interviewed along with other Anatomy & Pathology 2; Biomedical at a population level to the global allocation Sciences 2; and Microorganisms, Infection is needed to continue to advance shortlisted graduate applicants. and use of healthcare resources. & Immunity 2 alongside additional courses clinical practice. Alongside a depth Offers will be made before the end chosen from biomedical, biological or other of knowledge in medical sciences, of the first semester of Year 4 of the disciplines across the University. Anatomy You may also be interested in you will also develop a level of medical sciences programme. and Pathology 2 is a programme-specific understanding and a breadth of skills course that introduces an integrated Biomedical Sciences that will enable you to contribute to, Medical sciences students will approach to the structure and function Page 106 and guide, public debate on issues not normally be able to transfer of the human body at different levels that affect healthcare for present to the MBChB programme during of organisation and develops key and future generations. their studies. programme-specific healthcare themes. The University of Edinburgh 110 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 111

Further information and programme-specific page page Medicine entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/40 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Medicine & Veterinary Medicine At a glance and evidence-based medicine, and will Study abroad Contact MVM Undergraduate Admissions Office Why choose Medicine at the University of Edinburgh? have developed your analytical skills. All You will have the opportunity to study Email [email protected] these will be useful in your chosen abroad for a maximum of 6 weeks in Tel +44 (0)131 242 6407 We’re ranked in the UK top 10 for medicine by both career, allowing you to understand and Year 6. Study abroad? Yes the Complete University Guide 2019 and the Guardian lead innovation in all fields of medicine /EdinburghMBChB from general practice to hospital-based Additional costs University Guide 2019. specialties or public health. Progression You will incur travel costs, both to our /EdinburghMBChBadmissions directly from Years 2 to 4 is possible but main teaching location a 20-minute bus You will complete an academic year of full-time, will only be considered in special ride from central Edinburgh and to your Advice for applicants research-based study in Year 3, meaning you will circumstances, such as graduate clinical placements. An annual student graduate with two qualifications: a research-based entrants with prior research experience. Ridacard from Lothian Buses costs £525. “The programme creates Standard entry requirement: BMedSci (Hons) and an MBChB. We provide a travel subsidy of more than well-trained doctors through The MBChB curriculum content is £900 per student over the course of the Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Medicine & Veterinary SQA Advanced Highers* BB. rigorous clinical teaching. SQA Highers AAAAB. We have a high graduate employment rate, with 99 per designed to meet the GMC’s outcomes programme. Other financial support is A Levels AAA. cent of our students progressing to employment or further for graduates. These will be achieved as available. You are also expected to It also teaches us about the IB 37 points (grades 766 at HL). you progress through your courses and purchase a stethoscope in Year 4 of the training six months after graduation. attachments, based on the human programme. Scrubs will be provided. global importance of health Minimum entry requirement: experience, activity and behaviour, from and places things in context. SQA Advanced Highers* CC. biomedical sciences to clinical practice Career opportunities With Edinburgh's reputation, SQA Highers AAABB. Introducing Medicine within GP practices and hospital We participate in the UK Foundation A Levels AAB. I am comforted that I Medicine at Edinburgh offers a modern, innovative attachments in Edinburgh and across Programme Scheme, which places IB 36 points (grades 666 at HL). south east Scotland. By the end of the graduates in Foundation Doctor posts will be guaranteed a job Graduate requirements: curriculum designed to prepare you for contemporary programme, you will be well equipped across the UK. Many graduates also go in the future.” A 2:1 honours degree plus BBBB by end medical practice. Our aim is for you to graduate as for a career in academic medicine, on to work with distinguished national of S5 or BBB at A Level in upper sixth. a competent, ethical and reflective doctor, with the care general practice or hospital medicine. and international research groups. Annika Wilder-Smith Further information is available online. 3rd year MBChB Medicine Additional requirements: of patients your first concern. You will graduate as an You will be given a Personal Tutor who A University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). excellent communicator and team player, prepared for will meet you regularly during your The selection process will involve an complex and uncertain situations, equipped for ongoing programme to offer help and advice. interview for shortlisted candidates. personal development, and trained for high professional In Years 4 to 6 you will be assigned a Clinical Tutor Associate each month, Year by year… You are also advised to check online achievement and leadership. a doctor in training who will offer you for important Fitness to Practise and individual tuition tailored to your Year 1 Year 4 Health clearance check information educational needs. You take courses that introduce the You will study all aspects of clinical before you apply. The breadth and depth of of our medical cohort. Many scientific, sociological and behavioural medicine and healthcare delivery as part principles of medicine and place them in of a team. Courses continue to cover Please note This indicates the overall medical knowledge is expanding students will either present or Placements the context of patient care. Areas covered biological and clinical sciences and you standards required to consider you for entry. exponentially, with advances in publish their research findings, Exposure to the clinical environment and will include anatomy, surgery, infection, will develop your practical experience The standard entry requirement and minimum medical science and research rapidly which is beneficial to their future patient care is a feature throughout the safe prescribing, knowledge of clinical through placements in hospitals and entry requirement are explained on page 9. translated into clinical practice. career and our graduates typically programme. The later years are based practice and research and evidence-based general practice. Full, detailed entry requirements, including the Edinburgh's future doctors will be perform well in entrance exams for on a wide variety of clinical placements medicine. subjects you need, vary by programme. Please equipped with an understanding the Royal Colleges of Physicians and in NHS hospitals and general practices Year 5 check the full details before you apply: of the underpinning science and Surgeons. You will choose from a across south east Scotland. Experiencing Year 2 You will move around a number of www.ed.ac.uk/ug/40 the clinical skills to treat patients range of more than 20 third year medicine in different locations is a vital You will develop your practical, research specialities, working on hospital wards as *SQA Advanced Highers are not a requirement effectively, as well as the personal honours programmes that cover part of your clinical training. and clinical skills, including history-taking part of a team. In addition to further clinical and examination. You will develop your placements in a range of disciplines, you for consideration but are recommended in attributes and attitudes required biomedical and clinical science as order to be competitive. skills in homeostasis in the body, health will complete an individual research project by medical practice and to meet the well as the medical humanities. Accreditation promotion, global health and nutrition, in partnership with a clinical tutor. standards of good medical practice These include diverse disciplines The programme is accredited by the UK statistical reasoning and medical as laid out by the General Medical such as neuroscience, immunology, General Medical Council and recognised Year 6 Programmes informatics. You will work in small groups, Council (GMC). global health, anthropology and by overseas accrediting bodies in the taking part in clinical projects and spending You will consolidate your learning from sociology of medicine and health US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere. time in general practice. previous years, working on an apprenticeship MBChB (6 years) We are the only Scottish institution sciences, which has surgical, medical model to prepare for employment in the Year 3 postgraduate Foundation Programme. Medicine A100 to offer a six-year MBChB and primary care streams. Medical Licensing Assessment All students will enter an honours There is an emphasis on developing practical The GMC will introduce a Medical programme, which includes a year programme to obtain a Bachelor of skills and knowledge of general and acute of full-time, research-based study in At the end of the programme you Licensing Assessment (MLA) in 2022. Medical Sciences degree. Many students medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, Year 3. We have a long history of will graduate with both a To obtain registration with a licence study a scientific discipline in depth, anaesthetics and intensive care. You will medical students taking a year of research-based Bachelor of Medical to practise medicine in the UK you will gaining research experience, and submit a have the opportunity to assist a trainee intercalated, research-based study Sciences honours degree and an need to pass both parts of the MLA, dissertation. Recently established doctor and, under supervision, undertake as part of their medical training and MBChB primary medical as well as your university finals, and disciplines include health sciences and some of the duties of a Foundation Year 1 our programme embeds this qualification. You will have a deep demonstrate your fitness to practise. programmes in the medical humanities. doctor. You also have an elective period, research year into the training of all understanding of medical research which is usually undertaken overseas. The University of Edinburgh 112 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 113

Further information and programme-specific page page Oral Health Sciences entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/51 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Oral Health Sciences Medicine & Veterinary Medicine At a glance

Contact MVM Undergraduate Admissions Office Why choose Oral Health Sciences Email [email protected] at the University of Edinburgh? Tel +44 (0)131 242 6407 You will have the opportunity to explore aspects of oral Study abroad? No health sciences through increased clinical time and the completion of a dissertation in Year 4. Advice for applicants You will receive closely-supported learning, particularly Standard entry requirement: in the clinical setting. Our class sizes are around 10 SQA Highers BBBB. students a year. “The programme is providing A Levels BBB. me with the key clinical skills IB 32 points (grades 55 at HL). In Year 4 you will attend clinical placements for two days and knowledge I need to Minimum entry requirement: a week, working in outreach centres where you will SQA Highers BBBB. gain valuable experience treating patients in a primary pursue a career in dental A Levels BBB. care setting. hygiene or therapy, as well IB 32 points (grades 55 at HL). Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Oral Health Sciences Medicine & Veterinary as skills that will be beneficial Additional requirements: in everyday life.” An interview. You are also advised to Introducing Oral Health Sciences check online for important Fitness to Charlie Nichol Practise information before you apply. The oral health sciences programme leads to a dual 3rd year BSc (Hons) Oral Health Sciences qualification in dental hygiene and dental therapy. It Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. combines dental science with research, exploring the The standard entry requirement and minimum prevention and treatment of oral disease in both adults entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, including the and children. Dental hygiene therapists are an integral subjects you need, vary by programme. Please part of the dental team and belong to the group of check the full details before you apply: Dental Care Professionals. www.ed.ac.uk/ug/51 Over the four-year honours programme you will study Programmes courses from four key areas: health and disease; clinical practice; personal and professional development; and BSc (Hons) preparation for practice. Our small class sizes provide Oral Health Sciences A900 a supportive learning environment and we offer a significant focus on practical skills, with clinical treatment of patients commencing in Year 1.

Year by year… Your academic progress will Placements/Observations be assessed through written You will be given the opportunity of Year 1 Year 3 examinations, simulated clinical cases working and observing in a number You will study general histology, anatomy You will build on previous courses and, in and assignments, either at the end of of different areas of dentistry. These and physiology, microbiology, oral biology, addition, study oral medicine and pathology, infection control, preventative dentistry, oral surgery, special-care dentistry and each semester or at the end of the include oral surgery, dental behavioural science and periodontal clinical clinical imagery. year. Your clinical progress is laboratory, general anaesthesia skills. During semester 1, you will begin to continually assessed throughout the sessions and areas within the oral develop your clinical skills in the laboratory Year 4 programme, with objective health improvement teams. In Year and you will begin treating patients in You will be examined theoretically in structured clinical examinations 4 you will attend dental outreach semester 2. each of the three main areas of your (OSCEs) and direct observation centres in the public dental service. clinical activity: periodontal therapy, Year 2 of procedural skills (DOPS) being restorative care and paediatric dentistry. Some of the subjects you will study These assessments, in addition to your an integral part of the process. Career opportunities include general pathology, dental caries, dissertation, are undertaken for your Career opportunities for oral health pharmacology, periodontal disease, final examination. sciences graduates in the UK exist evidence-based dentistry, oral health within the NHS, private practice, promotion, dental public health, and dental in research and in academia. biomaterials. You will develop your skills in On graduation, you must register many aspects of clinical treatment and with the General Dental Council continue to expand these in the clinical prior to commencing employment. laboratory. The University of Edinburgh 114 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 115

Further information and programme-specific page page Veterinary Medicine entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/41 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Medicine Veterinary At a glance Additional costs Can I work while I study? Contact Veterinary Medicine Undergraduate Why choose Veterinary Medicine Additional costs include compulsory The BVM&S timetable is very demanding Admissions Office at the University of Edinburgh? specialised equipment and protective and rarely leaves sufficient time for Email [email protected] We are consistently ranked one of the world's top clothing (estimated at £150), and paid employment in the evenings Tel +44 (0)131 651 7305 veterinary schools. We are 1st in the UK in both the locker deposits (£15), and you will incur or at weekends. Study abroad? No travel costs getting to Easter Bush /EdinburghVets Guardian University Guide 2019 and The Times 2018 campus. Using public transport from Career opportunities /DickVetAdmissions veterinary subject league tables. We are 5th in the world the city centre will cost around £560 Our programmes are designed to in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects a year, which we will proportionally train and prepare you for a career 2018 and 8th in the world in the QS World University subsidise in line with your year of as a veterinary practitioner in general Advice for applicants study. In addition, extramural study practice or in a specialised field such “I knew the programme was Ranking by Subject 2018. (externships) of 38 weeks will incur as small animal, farm animal, equine one of the best in the world Standard entry requirement: additional accommodation and travel or exotic animal practice. They also We are accredited by The Royal College of Veterinary costs. Limited grant funding may be prepare you for further training in a and would set me up for a For D100: Surgeons (RCVS), The American Veterinary Medical available from the University, but is specialised clinical field. Opportunities successful career. The SQA Advanced Highers BB. Association (AVMA), The Australasian Veterinary Boards unlikely to cover the full costs of exist for you to get involved in wildlife SQA Highers AAAAB. extramural study. For international disease prevention, endangered species facilities are world class.”

Veterinary Medicine Medicine & Veterinary Council (AVBC), The South African Veterinary Council A Levels AAA. students, your immigration application conservation, government service or Lewis Steer IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). (SAVC), and The European Association of Establishments may include a healthcare surcharge of livestock husbandry education in the 4th year BVM&S Veterinary Medicine Minimum entry requirement: for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) meaning our graduates around £300 a year. developing world. Please see detailed information at: can expect career opportunities worldwide. www.ed.ac.uk/vet/admissions Intercalated degrees You can also pursue a research career. If you have a special interest in animal The School incorporates the Roslin For D102: On our integrated programmes you will study a wide disease, you can undertake BSc (Hons) Institute, which, with the Moredun A 2:1 BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in a range of animals from large and small companion animals Veterinary Science after Year 2 of the Research Institute and Scotland’s Rural biological or animal science related subject. and exotics to a variety of wildlife species. five-year programme (or Year 1 of the College, is a member of the Easter Bush Additional requirements: four-year programme). You can take Research Consortium – representing one A Work Experience Summary (WES) and a year of advanced study in a subject of the world’s highest concentrations an interview. You are also advised to Introducing Veterinary Medicine such as biochemistry, infectious of animal scientists. check online for important Fitness to Veterinary medicine at Edinburgh mixes the best traditions diseases, neuroscience or zoology. Practise information before you apply. With permission, you may attend with award-winning, progressive teaching. Our outstanding intercalated degree courses at other Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. hospitals and teaching facilities provide an excellent UK universities or veterinary colleges, The standard entry requirement and minimum environment to develop your practical and clinical skills. or in other parts of the University of entry requirement are explained on page 9. Edinburgh, then return to complete Full, detailed entry requirements, including the your BVM&S. For exceptional Year by year… subjects you need, vary by programme. Please candidates, there are also opportunities We offer many opportunities to take Accreditation check the full details before you apply: to study a one-year research MSc or part in biological research as part of The extensive accreditation of www.ed.ac.uk/ug/41 intercalated three-year PhD. You can 5-year programme 4-year Graduate Entry our vibrant research community. You our programmes means graduates (September start) Programme (GEP) (August start) also enrol on one of our prestigious will learn valuable communication, can practise veterinary medicine taught MSc programmes in Applied Year 1 Year 1 Programmes team-building and management throughout the UK, Europe, Animal Behaviour & Animal Welfare, The Animal Body 1 & 2; Professional & Professional & Clinical Skills (GEP); The skills and keep a personal and North America and Australasia. Clinical Skills; Animal Life & Food Safety 1. Animal Body (GEP); Animal Life & Food Equine Science, Animal Bioscience or professional development portfolio The BVM&S is the equivalent of Safety (GEP). BVM&S One Health after Year 3 of the BVM&S Year 2 throughout the BVM&S programme the North American Doctor of 5 years: (or if you already hold a BSc). The Animal Body 3 & 4; Professional & Year 2 Veterinary Medicine D100 to record elements of study in the Veterinary Medicine (DVM), with Clinical Skills 2; Animal Life & Food Professional & Clinical Skills 3; Clinical professional and clinical skills course. the same standing worldwide. Graduate Entry Programme – 4 years: Safety 2; Student research component Foundation Course; Veterinary Pathology; In addition to clinical training, the (foundation skills). Integrated Clinical Course: Cat and Dog. Veterinary Medicine D102 programme provides an excellent foundation for a career in fields such Year 3 Year 3 as academia, research or industry. Professional & Clinical Skills 3; Clinical Integrated Clinical Courses in Farm Animal, Foundation Course; Veterinary Pathology; Equine and Exotics; Veterinary Public Integrated Clinical Course: Cat and Dog. Health; Professional & Clinical Skills 4. Year 4 Year 4 Integrated Clinical Courses in Farm Animal, Final year rotations (selected and core); More information: Equine and Exotics; Veterinary Public Student research component. www.ed.ac.uk/ Health; Professional & Clinical Skills 4. vet/studying Year 5 Final year rotations (selected and core); Student research component. The TheCollege College of Science of Science & Engineering & Engineering Physics Astronomy & Biological Sciences Computer (Informatics) Science Earth Sciences Ecological & Environmental Sciences

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Most of our programmes allow you to broaden your your broaden to you allow programmes Most our of 2 from 1 and Years in courses taking by horizons intellectual extensive our as such University, the across subjects of a range suite of languages. Current projects include nanotechnology, intelligent robotics, robotics, intelligent nanotechnology, projects include Current renewable harness ways to exploring and synthetic biology climate about concern international to response in energy in supplies energy affordable secure to need the and change the future. Our College of Science & Engineering is proud to stand on the stand the to on proud is & Engineering Science of College Our technological these behind thinkers great the of shoulders next the generation produce and inspire to and achievements and science largest UK’s the of one are We innovators. of staff more 3,400 and than more with institutions engineering world’s the of some represent students we and 10,000 than finest talents. From the telephone to the television, motion pictures to radar, radar, to pictures motion television, the to telephone the From to development vaccine and engine steam the to bicycle the at been always has the forefrontScotland of cloning, animal innovation. and engineering science College of Science & Engineering Welcome to theWelcome

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Further information and programme-specific page page Biological Sciences entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/63 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Biological Sciences Science & Engineering At a glance Please apply for only one of the Additional costs Contact Biology Teaching Organisation Why choose Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh? programmes in this group. You should You may incur additional costs of up to Email [email protected] (enquiries) also choose a subject specialisation on £150 for each year of your programme www.ed.ac.uk/science-engineering/ your application so we can appoint you for purchasing books or other contact (applications) We are ranked 5th in the UK and in the world's top 25 universities for biological sciences in the QS World a Personal Tutor within the field where compulsory study material. Additional Tel +44 (0)131 650 5528 your interests currently lie. If you have costs will be incurred for field or Study abroad? Yes University Rankings by Subject 2018. no subject specialisation preference at residential courses. You may choose to this stage, choose Biological Sciences take more than one of these courses. Our programmes will give you a solid grounding in (C100). If you are interested in Biological All Year 4 students will attend a Advice for applicants fundamental topics allowing you to specialise in Year 3 Sciences with Management (C1N1) compulsory field or residential course. and complete an independent research project in Year 4. please put this choice on your Currently, field or residential course “Getting taught by lecturers Standard entry requirement: application to ensure you are enrolled costs vary on average from £150 to who were carrying out their SQA Highers AAAA to AAAB. You will be taught in state-of-the-art laboratories and in on the relevant compulsory business £300 per course for transport and Biological Sciences Science & Engineering A Levels AAA to ABB. interactive computing studio facilities. courses. Regardless of application accommodation. The costs for field own research and would IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 choice, you will have the flexibility to courses will be due to be paid in the allow you to work alongside points (grades 555 at HL). change programmes within Biological year the course is taken. them was a dream come Minimum entry requirement: Introducing Biological Sciences Sciences provided the required courses SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a have been passed. Career opportunities true to me.” minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Biology is the study of life and embraces many different The analytical and scientific skills you Brenda Mionki S4-S6. areas of both biological and biomedical interest. Placements will gain will equip you for a variety 1st year BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences A Levels ABB. Studies range from exploring molecular structures, to Work experience opportunities are of careers. The core skills which you (Biochemistry) IB 32 points (grades 555 at HL). possible during holiday periods. You will develop will enhance your employability. understanding how genes work, the development and be able to arrange these yourself or with Second-year entry: behaviour of microorganisms, plants and animals, their the help of the University’s Careers Our graduates go on to a range of SQA Advanced Highers AAA. Service. Some students can apply for a careers. These include industry-based A Levels A*AA. evolution, and their environmental interactions and impacts. placement of up to 12 months between occupations. Some choose further study IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). It reveals core scientific knowledge of how cells and Years 3 and 4. Students who accept a before entering successful academic or Please note This indicates the overall organisms function, and results in applications that underpin year-long placement will take an other career paths. standards required to consider you for entry. up-to-the-minute technological and scientific advances. interruption of studies for it. Year-long The standard entry requirement range and placements are independent from your minimum entry requirement are explained on University studies and do not contribute page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, towards your final classification. Please The School of Biological Sciences You will be taught in an including the subjects you need, vary by also be aware that there are restrictions programme. Please check the full details offers several programmes internationally reputed research for some students due to visa before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/63 spanning the breadth of biology. environment, with access to Year by year… requirements. Visa advice for modern facilities. You will also international students can be provided On our BSc (Hons) Biological be directly involved in research Year 1 Year 3 by our Student Immigration Service. Programmes Sciences or Biological Sciences with projects as part of your training. As an integral part of your studies, you You will specialise in a chosen area of will gain key skills which will enhance your biology, choosing from our subject Management, you enter a general Study abroad BSc (Hons) programme where you will be able Most courses combine lectures, long-term employability. In addition, you specialisations: biochemistry; biotechnology; There are opportunities to study abroad will learn core laboratory techniques and cell biology; development, regeneration and Biological Sciences C100 to experience a range of courses tutorials and practical or workshop on a student exchange. study modern biology subjects which span stem cells; ecology; evolutionary biology; Biological Sciences with Management before choosing your final subject sessions. You will be involved in C1N1 the breadth of the biological sciences genetics; immunology; molecular biology; specialisation. A number of these individual study, active learning in subject areas and may include biological molecular genetics; plant science or Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) C700 courses are in areas that you will groups and in team projects. Years 1 chemistry. There will be compulsory zoology. These areas prepare you for Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) J700 not have had the opportunity to and 2 usually involve approximately courses dependent on your chosen exploring scientific literature, analysis of Biological Sciences (Cell Biology) C130 study before. We therefore offer a nine hours of lectures and programme path and you can also choose scientific data and research work. Courses Biological Sciences (Development, flexible learning experience, where workshops, eight hours of practicals option courses, which can be from other involve training in laboratory skills, with Regeneration & Stem Cells) C140 you can tailor your programme to and two hours of tutorials each academic areas from across the University. specific courses concentrating on Biological Sciences (Ecology) C180 whichever career path you choose. week. In later years, you will fieldwork. Some students can also take the Biological Sciences (Evolutionary Biology) Year 2 opportunity to study abroad. C182 undertake more personal study and You will begin to specialise in a specific Biological Sciences (Genetics) C400 research. You will be linked with a biological sciences area. There are Year 4 Biological Sciences (Immunology) C550 research group and an in-depth opportunities to study within areas such You will study your chosen subject area Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) project will form an important part as molecular and cellular biology, at a deeper scientific level. Taking part in C720 of your final-year assessment. biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, seminars and debates on scientific papers Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) ecology, evolution, and animal and plant with staff and other students will develop C440 You may also be interested in biology. You can still choose courses from your presentation, discussion and critical other areas of the University as your option appraisal skills. All students undertake an Biological Sciences (Plant Science) C200 Biomedical Sciences course choices. At the end of Year 2, you individual research project. Biological Sciences (Zoology) C300 Page 106 will progress into your chosen biological subject specialisation which will lead to your honours programme of choice. The University of Edinburgh 120 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 121

Further information and programme-specific page page Chemistry entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/3 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Science & Engineering Chemistry At a glance Placements Career opportunities Contact Dr Peter Kirsop Why choose Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh? A year-long placement in industry, Our graduates are highly regarded by Email [email protected] either in the UK or overseas, or national and international employers. Tel +44 (0)131 651 7290 All our chemistry programmes are accredited by the with one of our partner chemistry Many graduates move into careers in Study abroad? Yes Royal Society of Chemistry, and our chemical physics departments at a range of universities the oil, chemical or pharmaceutical overseas, can be included as part of our industries, in sales and marketing or programmes are accredited by both the Royal Society MChem or MChemPhys programmes. research and development roles. Advice for applicants of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics. These placements will form the final Many graduates choose further study, year of your programme and will be leading to an MSc, PhD or teaching Standard entry requirement: You will have the opportunity to take an academic comprised entirely of research project qualification. Your programme also Chemistry Science & Engineering SQA Highers AAAA to AAAB. year-long research placement at a university in Asia, work. Those students who do not prepares you for a variety of other “I chose straight chemistry A Levels AAA to ABB. Europe or the US or a year-long industrial research undertake one of these options will careers, including areas such as – you get more options IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 complete a final year research project management, finance or IT. points (grades 555 at HL). placement, if you are studying an MChem or in Edinburgh occupying the full year. of courses you can choose. Minimum entry requirement: MChemPhys. I was always tempted by Study abroad SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a You will have the opportunity to combine chemistry with medicinal and biological minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Overseas study in Europe, North S4-S6. a wide range of other disciplines in Years 1 and 2. America or Asia can be included as chemistry so I chose those A Levels ABB. part of our MChem or MChemPhys courses leaving my options IB 32 points (grades 555 at HL). programmes. This would form the final Introducing Chemistry year of your programme and includes open to switch.” Second-year entry: significant research project work. Agnes Tataki SQA Advanced Highers AAA to AA. Chemistry is the study of atoms, molecules and ions – 4th year MChem Chemistry A Levels A*AA to AAA. their physical and chemical properties, their composition Opportunities for study abroad IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). and structure, and their role and uses in every aspect currently include most European Please note This indicates the overall countries, the US and several countries standards required to consider you for entry. of our lives. in Asia. Students hoping to study in The standard entry requirement range and Our programmes retain a broad perspective, preparing you Europe may need to select an minimum entry requirement are explained on appropriate language course as an Year by year… page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, for a range of potential careers in chemistry, or science option in Year 1 or 2, for which a including the subjects you need, vary by more generally. All our programmes include practical secondary/senior school-level language Year 1 Year 4 programme. Please check the full details qualification is desirable. You will spend approximately a third of your You will take compulsory courses from your before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/3 aspects to develop your analytical, problem-solving and first year in chemistry lectures, laboratory programme and will choose from a range numeracy skills. Small-group workshops, tutorials and Additional costs classes and small-group tutorials. For all of other advanced chemistry courses. Programmes presentations will improve your communication and You will require a white lab coat which students a mathematics course is also Students on the BSc programmes will have presentation skills, making you attractive to employers cost £15 in 2018. In addition, you must required. The remainder of your curriculum a choice between a final-year research BSc (Hons) also purchase three core textbooks in can be chosen from a broad range of project or a science education placement in many areas of industry and commerce. courses from across the University. with a local school, the latter providing Chemical Physics F334 Year 1, which cost £125 in 2018. While ideal preparation for future study towards Chemistry F100 The School of Chemistry has an enthusiastic and you are on placement you may incur Year 2 a teaching qualification. Students on the Medicinal & Biological Chemistry FC17 committed staff team that provides a supportive travel costs. However, most students You continue with your chemistry course, MChem/MChemPhys programmes will take which again takes up about a third of MChem – 5 years who are on industrial placement will a research training course in preparation learning environment and a flexible approach to study. receive a salary or stipend from their your time. Additional courses such as Chemistry F104 for their final-year project. host company. Environmental Chemistry, Materials Medicinal & Biological Chemistry FC1R Chemistry, Chemical Pharmacology or Year 5 (MChem/MChemPhys) courses in physics or mathematics may be You will undertake a full-year research MChemPhys – 5 years All our programmes include Our chemistry courses include required or recommended for your specific project. You will have the choice between Chemical Physics F333 training, practice, and feedback in extensive experimental work, which programme but most programmes still remaining in Edinburgh to work on communication skills, team is carried out in modern allow considerable choice of option projects supervised by a staff member in working, and exposure to the latest laboratories. subjects at this stage. The range of option chemistry (or physics for chemical physics technology of scientific information courses available over the first two years students), or seeking to secure a place to retrieval and organisation. The proportion of your time spent allows real flexibility to maintain options undertake your project while on at the bench will increase as your to transfer between different programmes placement in industry, a government Teaching is carried out in a highly programme progresses and will within the College of Science & research institute, or in the chemistry active research environment and culminate in an extended research Engineering. department of one of our exchange we have strong connections with project in your final year. partner universities around the world. Year 3 Typically more than 50 per cent of both the chemical and You will study compulsory chemistry students will follow one of these pharmaceutical industries. courses that provide a foundation for the placement options. remaining honours years. If you are studying the chemical physics programme you will take a combination of chemistry and physics courses. The University of Edinburgh 122 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 123

Further information and programme-specific page page Computer Science (Informatics) entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/9 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Computer Science (Informatics) & Engineering At a glance Why choose Computer Science (Informatics) Your courses will combine compulsory Software engineering Contact Informatics Teaching Organisation at the University of Edinburgh? and option choices from informatics The study of software engineering will Email [email protected] with a range of options chosen from teach you how to write good software Tel +44 (0)131 650 5194 We’re ranked 14th in the world, and 4th in the UK, for psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. and give you the engineering skills Study abroad? No computer science in The Times Higher Education World The programme will teach you needed to meet requirements such mathematical and programming skills as reliability, maintainability, usability University Rankings 2018 by Subject. as well as a deeper understanding of and cost-effectiveness. Our programme Advice for applicants We offer a wide range of courses that allow you to learn computation, human mind and is directed towards the practical behaviour, and the links between application of computing sciences, Standard entry requirement: about topics such as robotics, language processing, natural and artificial intelligence. as computer systems grow in size SQA Highers AAAA to AAAB. computer security, interface design, operating systems, and complexity. “Computer science is about A Levels AAA to ABB. or computer models of the brain. Computer science solving logical problems. I IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 Computer science is concerned with Career opportunities points (grades 655 at HL). Our strong links with industry can help you find exciting understanding, designing, implementing Our graduates have excellent career see it as a sequence of Minimum entry requirement: internships, and our ties to University and national and using computing systems, ranging prospects. The vast majority make direct challenges I can get in scale and complexity from the tiny SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a vocational use of their qualification in research centres offer opportunities to get involved in components of a single processor to progressively good at minimum of BBB achieved in one year of the IT industry. Increasingly however, S4-S6. research that is transforming our world. the globe-spanning internet. The core our graduates also find work in the breaking, and that attracts Computer Science (Informatics) & Engineering A Levels ABB. concepts of computing have their roots trades, industries and professions that me. It is at the core of IB 32 points (grades 655 at HL). in mathematics, logic and engineering, rely heavily on computing systems, Introducing Computer Science (Informatics) such as what it means to compute, including media, communications, everyone’s life nowadays.” Second-year entry: what can or cannot be computed, and finance, energy and medicine. Pedro Domingos-Teixeira SQA Advanced Highers AAA to AA. Informatics is the study of information, computation and how computers work. It also concerns 2nd year BSc (Hons) Computer Science A Levels A*AA. communication in artificial systems such as computers, the practical techniques of programming IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). and in natural systems such as brains, genes and living computers to solve real and difficult problems, and there are many links Please note This indicates the overall cells. We offer programmes in computer science, artificial standards required to consider you for entry. to other subjects, from electronics, The standard entry requirement range and intelligence, software engineering, and cognitive science, physics, and mathematics, to biology, minimum entry requirement are explained and in informatics, which includes all of these disciplines. psychology, linguistics, and sociology. on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, This intellectually challenging subject including the subjects you need, vary by underpins the core technologies of the programme. Please check the full details 21st century, and can be a route to Studying at the University of provides techniques and before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/9 many different career paths. Edinburgh’s School of Informatics technology for building systems will provide you with a good capable of intelligent decisions Informatics Programmes foundation in computer science and actions. Thus AI is both a science Year by year… Our flagship MInf programme provides and will offer a new perspective on and an engineering discipline. an integrated approach that will take BSc (Hons) ways that computational thinking Applications of AI range from Year 1 Year 3 you to a masters-level qualification Artificial Intelligence G700 can be applied to different settings. ‘smart’ controllers for household You will be introduced to basic principles Your studies will become more focused over five years of study. You will gain Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science devices to computers that can of programming and computation. You will and you will have more choice, selecting a breadth of experience across all areas learn how information can be represented specialised courses according to your own GG47 You will develop a solid scientific converse in English, play games, of informatics as well as the opportunity and processed in computer systems, as interests from a range of options that Cognitive Science C859 understanding, and the practical conduct intelligent web searches for in-depth, masters-level study in your well as fundamental techniques to manage depend on your programme. Coursework Computer Science G400 skills required to analyse, design, or act as the brain of a robot. chosen area of specialisation. The first data and solve problems using computer assignments typically provide you with Computer Science & Management implement and maintain three years are similar to our BSc and programs. The year also includes courses experience in practical work, independent Science GN42 computer-based systems in any Cognitive science in mathematics necessary for all areas of problem solving and group work. Your exact BEng programmes, providing a firm Computer Science & Mathematics GG14 setting. Our MInf programme Cognitive Science is the study of informatics. Together these form the curriculum depends on your selected foundation for advanced study in Computer Science & Physics GF43 allows you to study up to masters the mind and how it works to solve foundations of more in-depth study of courses. informatics. A diverse range of topics level as an undergraduate. You will everyday tasks such as visual computation in future years. You can also BEng (Hons) is covered including areas of computer Year 4 (& 5 for MInf) take advanced courses, study processing, reasoning, memory, choose option courses from various Computer Science G401 science, artificial intelligence, and You will choose from a large number subjects in depth and choose from problem-solving, language and Schools across the University. Software Engineering G600 cognitive science, as well as of advanced course options to build a a broad range of topics. communication. This programme Year 2 computational links to linguistics, particular portfolio or expertise of your MInf – 5 years focuses on both behavioural and You will build on Year 1, covering more interest. This includes an individual neuroscience, psychology and biology. Informatics G500 Artificial Intelligence computational aspects of cognitive advanced programming and data honours project where you will learn to The final two years of study include Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science, giving you the opportunity structures, together with related develop a viable project starting from a many specialised course options and attempt to build artificial systems to learn a range of skills and to mathematics. Courses offered will develop given topic. You will have a variety of a personal project. The final year offers that have intelligent behaviour. explore different ways of studying greater understanding of software choices when selecting your project and access to a wide range of masters-level There are two main directions the mind, from experiments with development, decision making, learning a supervisor to guide you. MInf students courses given by leaders in their from data, and the internals of computers will also take further advanced courses. of research. One is to understand human participants to building chosen fields. or computer systems. Option courses are natural intelligence by the use computer simulations. made available from various Schools across of computer models. The other the University. The University of Edinburgh 124 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 125

Further information and programme-specific page page Earth Sciences entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/7 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Earth Sciences Science & Engineering Earth At a glance The five-year MEarthSci programme Career opportunities Contact Dr Alex Thomas Why choose Earth Sciences at the University of Edinburgh? follows BSc Geology until the end of The vast majority of our graduates Email [email protected] Year 4. In Year 5 you will develop your move straight into degree-related Tel +44 (0)131 650 8749 We're ranked in the UK's top 25 universities for Earth and analytical skills and a higher level of employment or further study. Study abroad? Yes marine sciences in the QS World University Rankings by understanding of the Earth system. Our graduates are highly sought after by Subject 2018. Geology & Physical Geography energy (including renewables) and Advice for applicants By exploring the processes that shape resource companies, environmental You will join a community of the largest group of Earth the Earth, from its formation to the consultancies and the financial sector, Standard entry requirement: scientists in Europe. This not only feeds into what we effects of glaciation on its surface, and many also find employment in SQA Highers AAAA to ABBB by end of S5. teach but will also provide you with a broad programme you will think about the Earth as a the areas of environmental planning “The most challenging

Earth Sciences Science & Engineering A Levels AAA to ABB. of study in your final year and a greater choice of topics connected system. That system is and regulation, geoconservation, part of my programme is IB 37 to 32 points (grades 555 at HL). one which is developed through the science communication and education, for your independent research dissertation. probably fieldwork. It's great Minimum entry requirement: interaction of surface (ice, rivers, waves and engineering. and wind) and deep Earth processes SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a We have a large range of specialist facilities that will be to use information from the such as plate tectonics and volcanism. We also have a professional advisory minimum of BBB achieved in one year of relevant to your programme, including geophysics field classroom in real-life S4-S6. board that provides support on A Levels ABB. equipment, airborne drone imaging, geochemistry Our five-year MEarthSci programme employability skills. situations.” IB 32 points (grades 555 at HL). laboratories, and high-performance computing. follows BSc (Hons) Geology & Physical Kyle Laing Geography until the end of Year 4. BSc (Hons) Geology & Physical Second-year entry: In Year 5 you will develop further Geography graduate SQA Advanced Highers AAA to AAB. Introducing Earth Sciences independent thinking, as well as your A Levels A*AA to AAA. analytical and critical thinking skills, Year by year… IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). Studying Earth sciences at Edinburgh offers you an to understand the connectivity in the Earth system. Please note This indicates the overall opportunity to study all aspects of the Earth, from Year 1 Year 3 standards required to consider you for entry. You will study your compulsory subject(s) Your studies will focus on your chosen The standard entry requirement range and formation, planetary accretion and the evolution of life Geophysics & Meteorology and choose option courses either from branch of Earth sciences with specified minimum entry requirement are explained on to present-day surface and environmental processes and Our geophysics programmes study the related subjects (such as geology, courses. You will also carry out independent page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, the impact of global climate change. Earth’s system, including its atmosphere, geography, archaeology, astronomy, fieldwork projects and have the opportunity including the subjects you need, vary by through the use of physics and oceanography, environmental processes, to take part in field trips, including programme. Please check the full details mathematics. You will learn the meteorology and computer science) or from residential courses that have previously before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/7 fundamental physical principles and other Schools across the University. been to north west Scotland and Spain. The Earth sciences embrace many waived from 2019. All our mathematical techniques underpinning For students studying environmental of the natural and physical science programmes involve a significant If you are studying one of the geophysics the subject, and their application to geoscience, there has typically been a Programmes subjects, including mathematics, element of field study and we are programmes, you will take courses in fields as diverse as oil and gas two-week residential field trip to Jamaica physics, chemistry, biology and pleased to be able to support our mathematics, physics, geophysics and exploration, weather forecasting, focusing on terrestrial and marine processes BSc (Hons) geography, to understand the Earth students as they learn practical and geology. environmental monitoring and of environmental/ecological importance. Environmental Geoscience F630 and its development through time. highly prized skills. protection, and mitigation of natural All programmes include fieldwork trips Year 4 Geology F600 in Edinburgh and the Lothians and most hazards. You will also gain an You will continue with your specialised Geology & Physical Geography FF68 Our programmes all have a strong Environmental Geoscience programmes also include trips to understanding of the inner workings studies through compulsory and option Geophysics F660 practical element where your Can man coexist with nature? destinations further afield, which in the of our planet. You will use a wide range Earth sciences courses. Fieldwork possibilities Geophysics & Geology F690 observational, analytical and This question is at the heart of past have included the Lake District. of facilities in the lab and in the field, may include residential trips to Cyprus, Geophysics & Meteorology FFP8 quantitative skills are developed, our BSc (Hons) Environmental such as gravity meters, magnetometers, Year 2 Germany or France, or within the UK, including computer modelling and Geoscience programme. You will MEarthSci – 5 years seismic/electromagnetic prospecting Each programme has a prescribed set of depending on your programme. In addition, programming. Fieldwork is central explore the Earth’s environments you will complete your honours dissertation Geology F640 equipment and various meteorological compulsory courses dedicated to that to all our programmes and is an and the processes that maintain and work with individual supervision. On Geology & Physical Geography FF6V sensors. The five-year MEarthPhys stream. In addition, you will select option important part of building a sense modify its surface, including man’s courses from across the School or the programmes with a professional placement, programme follows BSc Geophysics until MEarthPhys – 5 years of community during your studies. impact on atmospheric, terrestrial University depending upon your interests. you will spend Year 4 working in industry the end of Year 4. In Year 5 you will focus Geophysics M7G6 Destinations may include local and marine geochemical cycles. Depending upon your programme and or with a professional organisation. on an independent research project. Geophysics & Geology L3R7 iconic landmarks, such as geologist chosen subjects, there are various fieldwork Year 5 (MEarthSci/MEarthPhys Geophysics & Geology with Professional James Hutton’s unconformity at Geology trips around Scotland. only) Placements Placement L5T6 Siccar Point in East Berwickshire, Understanding the formation and You will complete high-level courses Students on our Geophysics with Geophysics & Meteorology K7T8 and locations abroad, such as evolution of Planet Earth, how it has and a dissertation in a subject area of Professional Placement programmes Geophysics & Meteorology with Jamaica, Spain, Iceland and Cyprus. changed over billions of years and your choice. The MEarthSci programme may spend up to 12 months working in Professional Placement K8T9 predicting what it will be like in incorporates an additional element of Geophysics with Professional Placement industry or with another professional Additional costs future is at the core of our geology student-led fieldwork, which currently U9H6 organisation. Placements for other Due to the support of our generous programmes. You will develop and takes place in Iceland. All of our integrated programmes are in the form of short masters programmes provide you with the alumni community, all travel and apply key scientific and transferable or vacation internships, which you can opportunity to advance your research accommodation costs associated skills to answer fundamental arrange yourself or with the help of skills and gain a deeper understanding with compulsory field trips will be questions in earth science. the University's Careers Service. of your subject. 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Further information and programme-specific page page Ecological & Environmental Sciences entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/2 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Ecological & Environmental Sciences Science Engineering At a glance The programme will provide you with Additional costs Contact Sebastian Hennige Why choose Ecological & Environmental Sciences at the University of Edinburgh? the skills and knowledge to tackle Due to the support of our generous Email [email protected] environmental issues, design robust alumni community, all travel and Tel +44 (0)131 650 5410 Edinburgh is the only place in the UK where you can study strategies for sample collection, make accommodation costs associated with Study abroad? Yes ecological and environmental sciences together in an ecological and environmental compulsory field trips will be waived measurements, evaluate the significance from 2019. All our programmes involve integrated programme. of results and manage conservation and a significant element of field study and Advice for applicants environmental protection projects. we are pleased to be able to support We're ranked in the world's top 25 universities for Earth our students as they learn practical and Standard entry requirement: and marine sciences in the QS World University Rankings Ecological & Environmental highly prized skills. SQA Highers AAAA to ABBB by end of S5. by Subject 2018. Sciences with Management “The programme involves A Levels AAA to ABB. You can combine your study of ecological Career opportunities fieldwork, with projects IB 37 to 32 points (grades 555 at HL). You will take part in residential fieldwork trips around and environmental sciences with the Our programmes are particularly in nearby Braidburn Valley Minimum entry requirement: Scotland from Year 2 to Year 4. study of management. In addition to relevant if you are interested in working the above, you will study management for an environmental consultancy or SQA Highers ABBB by end of S6, with a Park. We independently courses from the Business School and minimum of BBB achieved in one year of conservation organisation but also designed and completed our S4-S6. Introducing Ecological & Environmental Sciences the School of Economics, as well as from prepare you for careers in the forestry A Levels ABB. Schools across the College of Science and water industries. Graduates have own projects. This provided IB 32 points (grades 555 at HL). The growing world population means we now face & Engineering. This programme is also gone on to work for government valuable experience problems of over-exploitation of natural resources, particularly relevant to those seeking agencies, providing policy advice, or Ecological & Environmental Sciences Science Engineering Second-year entry: designing projects and rapid climate change and habitat degradation. Ecology careers in policymaking, consultancy or have entered teaching, finance or SQA Advanced Highers AAB. in the management of natural resources. management. Many use the University’s collecting data.” A Levels A*AA to AAA. is the scientific study of the interaction of organisms with research contacts to gain experience in IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). Rhianna Shearer each other and their physical, chemical and biological their area of interest before starting 4th year BSc (Hons) Ecological Please note This indicates the overall environment. Environmental sciences integrates biological, work or continuing with their studies. & Environmental Sciences standards required to consider you for entry. The standard entry requirement range and chemical and physical sciences to understand our minimum entry requirement are explained changing environment. A combination of the two is vital on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, to understanding and tackling these global issues. The including the subjects you need, vary by Year by year… programme. Please check the full details study of ecological and environmental sciences will appeal before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/2 to students with an interest in the diversity of the natural Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 world and those concerned with environmental issues. You will be introduced to fundamental You will start the year with a week-long You will continue to study compulsory aspects of ecology through compulsory summer field course, which is currently held ecology courses, including a week-long Programmes courses Origin and Diversity of Life and at the University’s outdoor centre on Loch Tay summer residential field trip, currently held Biology, Ecology and Environment, in the Scottish Highlands. You will continue in the Scottish region of Argyll, and choose BSc (Hons) Curriculum choice Through field studies and taught introducing the organisation of ecological with compulsory ecology courses, including from a wide selection of option courses, Ecological & Environmental Sciences CF17 We offer a choice of two courses you will discover and test communities and the influence of the Ecological Measurement and Population and learning at the cutting edge of various Ecological & Environmental Sciences with programmes. You can either take methods used in ecological and environment on living organisms. You will Community Ecology. You will also choose at ecological and environmental disciplines. Management CN12 Ecological & Environmental Sciences environmental analysis. Later in the also undertake a mathematical course. In least one of the courses Natural Resource You will study Professional Skills in Ecological or Ecological & Environmental programme you will explore topics addition, you will be able to select courses Management or Environmental Pollution. and Environmental Sciences and Critical from other academic areas, some directly In addition, you will select two courses from Thinking in Ecological and Environmental Sciences with Management. For such as water resource management, related, such as geography, chemistry or other programmes. In the past, students have Sciences. You will also complete a each, there is a broad range of topics land use, environmental pollution geology, and some that may help to widen studied courses such as Animal Diversity & specialised honours dissertation, with available, with the opportunity to and environmental modelling. career opportunities, including modern Evolution, Behavioural Ecology, Evolution individual supervision. Most students specialise in the area(s) of ecology You will be taught by staff involved languages, computing, management and & Ecology of Plants, Geochemistry, and do outdoor field data collection as part and environmental sciences that in high-level research in these business studies. Quaternary Environmental Change. of their project and many travel abroad. interests you most in later years. subject areas. Alternatively, there are opportunities to Year 2 spend Year 3 abroad through one of the Ecological & Environmental You will have the opportunity to You will start your second year with a University’s exchange programmes. nine-day field course (Field Ecology), which undertake research projects, Sciences runs immediately after the end of the second You will study a wide variety of including an independent research semester of Year 1. During the year you courses, starting with those focused project in Year 4 and will complete will also study the compulsory courses on the origins of life, the basics field and laboratory assignments, Principles of Ecology, Soil, Water and of ecological theory, and global including at least three week-long Atmospheric Processes, and Ecological & environmental processes. You will field trips in Scotland. Environmental Analysis. You can choose other You may also be interested in examine topics such as biodiversity, courses, as in Year 1, from throughout the options offered at Edinburgh. In the past, Biological Sciences conservation management and land-use change, while also gaining students have chosen courses such as Page 118 a broad understanding of physical, Animal Biology, The Green Planet, Oceanography and Environmental chemical and biological sciences. Chemistry. The University of Edinburgh 128 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 129

Further information and programme-specific page page Engineering entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/11 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Engineering Science & At a glance Our programmes cross the traditional Additional costs Contact Recruitment & Admissions Officer Why choose Engineering at the University of Edinburgh? engineering boundaries through You are expected to purchase your own Email [email protected] cross-disciplinary design projects protective clothing, with a typical cost Tel +44 (0)131 650 7352 All our programmes are accredited by their relevant and teaching, in recognition of the of between £3 and £55 depending on Study abroad? Yes professional institution. Our engineering disciplines have multidisciplinary nature of modern your programme. On Civil Engineering, engineering projects. On graduation Structural & Fire Safety Engineering, an Industrial Advisory Board, which ensures that our from any of our programmes you will and Structural Engineering with Advice for applicants programmes meet the current needs of industry. leave with a thorough core knowledge, Architecture, a compulsory surveying together with analytical, practical, field trip in Year 2 costs around £250. Standard entry requirement: Engineering is a vibrant and diverse subject. Whether design and communication skills,

Engineering Science & SQA Highers AAAA to AABB. tackling the global challenge of climate change or enabling you to join a design, production Scholarships “My impression from the A Levels AAA to ABB. developing new medical devices, we will equip you with or research team – or move rapidly into UK students on our electronics and open day chimed with IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 management and leadership roles. electrical engineering programmes are points (grades 555 at HL). the skills to help solve society's most pressing problems. eligible for a number of industrially the reasons I chose to study Minimum entry requirement: MEng students take part in multidisciplinary group design You can keep your options open between funded scholarships from various engineering, emphasising these disciplines by applying for H100 sources. Please check online for details. SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a projects developed in collaboration with industry. Recent social and environmental minimum of BBB achieved in one year of Engineering. In Year 1 you will study a S4-S6. student successes include our team winning top prize at general engineering course that covers Career opportunities consequences of sustainable A Levels ABB. the 2017 Timber Research and Development Association all four teaching areas. You must follow Studying engineering at the University engineering. Strong IB 32 points (grades 555 at HL). (TRADA) student design competition; and HypED was the at least two of these, but can elect to of Edinburgh prepares you for a career study three or four if you wish. The route as a professional engineer in the UK industry links in the Second-year entry: only UK team to participate at the Hyperloop 2017 finals. provides an insight into engineering as or abroad and all programmes meet renewables sector were SQA Advanced Highers AAA to AA. a whole, and helps you focus on areas the requirements of the UK professional A Levels A*AA to AAA. of particular interest. On completion engineering bodies. Typically many also presented.” IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). Introducing Engineering of the first semester, you will discuss of our graduates move on to work in Maisie Edwards-Mowforth 3rd year MEng (Hons) Mechanical Please note This indicates the overall your options with your Personal Tutor internationally leading engineering Engineering standards required to consider you for entry. Engineers create innovative solutions to real-world and transfer to one of the discipline companies, in technical, consultancy The standard entry requirement range and problems. We invent products, systems and processes programmes offered by the School of and managerial roles, including minimum entry requirement are explained on that are faster, smaller, cleaner, safer, stronger, more Engineering. All programmes, except company directorships. Alternatively, page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, efficient, more environmentally friendly, more Structural Engineering with Architecture, many of our graduates have gone on including the subjects you need, vary by are available through this route. to work in other areas, including the programme. Please check the full details economical, more sustainable and more marketable. civil service, education, the armed before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/11 Suitably qualified students may opt forces and the financial sector. to apply for direct entry to Year 2, in Programmes Engineering is all around us, making • Civil and environmental which case flexibility is reduced, but Year by year… up much of what we take for engineering – from skyscrapers the length of study is the same as a BEng (Hons) / MEng (Hons) – 5 years granted – telecommunications, and bridges to transport links and comparable degree in the rest of the Year 1 Year 4 transport, energy generation and safe drinking water: explore, UK. Note that H100 and Structural Chemical Engineering H800/H804 Your time will usually be divided between You will concentrate on specialist study and Engineering with Architecture are Civil Engineering H200/H203 distribution, buildings, bridges, design, construct and operate engineering, mathematics and option innovative assessments that will prepare you Electrical & Mechanical Engineering water supply, materials, fuels and the built environment that not available to students applying courses. You study several branches of for your professional career. Increasingly HH36/HHH6 more. Engineering at Edinburgh has surrounds us. for direct entry to Year 2. engineering, followed by the first in-depth you will spend time on individual or group Electronics & Computer Science a long and distinguished history and • Electronics and electrical study of your preferred subject. For most design projects. continues to enjoy a vibrant and Accreditation of our programmes you can choose an GH60/GHK6 engineering – the innovative Year 5 (MEng) successful position today. Our All our MEng programmes are accredited option course from the sciences, arts or Electronics & Electrical Engineering application of analysis and design You will have further opportunities to graduates' distinct blend of as fully satisfying the educational base humanities. Chemical engineering students H600/H601 to create the technology that broaden and deepen your understanding for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). All our must take chemistry in Year 1. Engineering H100 (for either BEng or MEng) technical skills, ingenuity and will be part of our future lives – of fundamental engineering concepts with BEng programmes are accredited as Mechanical Engineering H300/H303 entrepreneurship can open the everything from internet enabled Year 2 several option courses and you will Structural & Fire Safety Engineering partially satisfying the educational door to a rewarding career. streetlights to smart energy You will study your chosen branch of develop your skills in applying this HH21/HHF1 base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). supply, and from mind-controlled engineering, supported by classes in knowledge in a range of specialist areas. Structural Engineering with Architecture An accredited programme is needed to mathematics. You will extend the You will produce a substantial project that Disciplines virtual reality mobile gaming to H2K1/H2KC complete the CEng educational base. application of your scientific and may involve working overseas or in Your programme will draw on one, intelligent self-driving vehicles. or more, of our four disciplines: mathematical skills to solving engineering industry in Year 4 or 5, depending on your • Mechanical engineering – the Placements problems, building on your experiences discipline. You may also participate in our • Chemical engineering – analysis, design and manufacture MEng students have the opportunity to from Year 1. unique interdisciplinary design projects, initiated with support from the Royal exploring the development of an enormous range of industrial undertake a six-month placement in Year 3 Academy of Engineering. and operation of processes products and systems – almost Year 4 in industry or at a research You will now focus on your chosen field of that produce the materials and anything with moving parts, from institution or university overseas. We engineering. At the end of Year 3, you will products that we all depend washing machines to aircraft and will support you to secure a placement have the option of completing one more on as safely, sustainably and wind turbines to hip joints. and all placements advertised by the year for a BEng (Hons) or for a further two economically as possible. School will be remunerated. years for an MEng (Hons). 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Further information and programme-specific page page Geography entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/8 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Geography Science & Engineering At a glance

Contact Geography Office Why choose Geography Email [email protected] at the University of Edinburgh? Tel +44 (0)131 650 2624 We're ranked in the world's top 15 universities for Study abroad? Yes geography in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. Advice for applicants Edinburgh is a perfect location to study geography, Standard entry requirement: combining the physical environment of the ancient Geography Science & Engineering SQA Highers AAAA to AAAB. volcano Arthur's Seat, with the human geographer's “ The flexibility of the A Levels AAA to ABB. interests of a capital city and economic hub. programme was a massive IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 points (grades 555 at HL). Each year, you will have fieldwork opportunities not only draw for me. The option to Minimum entry requirement: in Scotland but further afield. Recently, our students have pick courses and continue SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a undertaken fieldwork in Iceland, Greece, Germany, South my other interests made the minimum of BBB achieved in one year of S4-S6. Africa and Wales. University really attractive.” A Levels ABB. Evan Goss IB 32 points (grades 555 at HL). 3rd year MA (Hons) Geography Introducing Geography Second-year entry: SQA Advanced Highers AAB. Geography is the study of the way the world works. A Levels A*AA. As such, it is a uniquely diverse and integrative discipline IB 38 points (grades 666 at HL). that spans the natural and social sciences. Please note This indicates the overall standards required to consider you for entry. Geography can be studied as a natural science resulting The standard entry requirement range and in a BSc (Hons) award, or as a social science or humanities minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, subject for the MA (Hons) award. including the subjects you need, vary by programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/8 As a natural science, geography Additional costs Year by year… focuses on the environment, Due to the support of our generous Programmes examining such issues as landscape alumni community, all travel and Year 1 Year 3 formation, natural hazards and accommodation costs associated Your programme begins with a broad You will focus on the aspects of geography BSc (Hons) climate change, and the evolution of with compulsory field trips will be grounding across geographical topics that interest you the most. Field trips are an these processes through space and waived from 2019. All our Geography F800 focusing on global economic, social and important component of your learning in time. If you study it as a social science programmes involve a significant environmental problems and change. On Year 3, with Greece, South Africa and Wales MA (Hons) or humanities subject you will learn element of field study and we are MA (Hons) Geography (L700) and BSc among recent destinations. You will also Geography L700 about the relationships between pleased to be able to support our (Hons) Geography (F800) you will choose option courses from either, or both, Geography & Archaeology LV74 people and their social, cultural, students as they learn practical and participate in a field trip to the Scottish of human and physical geography. Courses Geography & Economics LL71 political and economic worlds. highly prized skills. Highlands, training you in geographical in geographical research skills and research Geography & Politics LL72 methods and offering opportunities to design lead you through the process of begin getting to know geography staff planning independent research for your Geography & Social Anthropology LL76 In both cases, the relationship Career opportunities Geography & Social Policy LL74 and students. dissertation in Year 4 and teach important between the human and physical Studying geography at Edinburgh transferable skills. Geography & Sociology LL73 environments is recognised to be prepares you for a range of careers, You can also choose courses from other important, and both BSc and MA including scientific and humanities academic areas. On the BSc you will target Year 4 students may choose human research, planning, surveying, courses that expand your scientific A large focus will be on your dissertation, an grounding while on the MA you will often geography or physical geography environmental consultancy, independent, original piece of geographical focus on humanities. The range of courses options or a combination of both. conservation, energy, teaching, research in your chosen specialist field. You offered gives you a chance to try will also take additional geography courses, non-governmental organisation something new. including options in physical or human Study abroad work and geospatial data analysis. Year 2 geography that can include fieldwork. You will have the opportunity A significant number of graduates Fieldwork opportunities, subject to demand, You will study at least two, but up to four, to study the European exchange also move on to careers such as include Iceland, the Western Isles of You may also be interested in of Economic & Political Geography, programme Erasmus+ in Year 3 or finance, marketing and law, or go Scotland, Germany, and the Scottish Global Change, Social & Cultural Earth Sciences to study in Canada, the US, Australia on to further postgraduate study Highlands. A final compulsory course will Geography, and Geomorphology. On the summarise the breadth and value of Page 124 or New Zealand. and research. BSc you will also take part in two UK-based geographical research as well as its practical field trips. As in Year 1 you will have applications to your future career. flexibility in your option choices. The University of Edinburgh 132 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 133

Further information and programme-specific page page Mathematics entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/6 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Mathematics Science & Engineering At a glance Accreditation Career opportunities Contact Recruitment Officer Why choose Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh? Our BSc (Hons) Mathematics & Statistics Our graduates have a range of Email [email protected] programme is accredited by the Royal careers open to them. The logical Tel +44 (0)131 650 5060 We're ranked in the UK's top 10 universities for maths in Statistical Society. and analytical abilities, together Study abroad? Yes the Complete University Guide 2019 by Subject, and the with the presentation and practical Additional costs problem-solving skills you will develop, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. You should expect to purchase are sought by employers. Many recent Advice for applicants necessary textbooks for some graduates have been employed by large Our broad-ranging research supports advanced courses compulsory and option components firms in the financial sector. Others have Standard entry requirement: including analysis, algebra and geometry, and applied of your programme. gone into fields including software SQA Highers AAAA to AAAB. topics such as statistics, operational research, finance, engineering, logistics, education and “Studying here has been Mathematics Science & Engineering A Levels A*AA to AAB. data science and mathematical biology. Study abroad the civil service. Graduates also go an absolute privilege. IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 There are opportunities to study abroad on to further study, pursuing MSc and points (grades 655 at HL). We invest greatly in our learning community. You will be through Erasmus+ or University-wide PhD programmes in mathematics or The flexibility between Minimum entry requirement: supported by MathPALs, higher-year students who will exchange programmes. Our students related subjects. programmes allowed me have recently completed placements in SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a provide help and advice. Our MathsBase and MathsHub to explore a huge variety minimum of BBB achieved in one year of California, Sydney and Vancouver. Our alumni engage with students by S4-S6. provide common areas for socialising and study. participating in our annual Careers of topics and specialise A Levels AAB. Scholarships Showcase, which highlights the in those I am most IB 32 points (grades 655 at HL). Scholarships are available to full-time opportunities taken up by Edinburgh Introducing Mathematics undergraduates studying at the School mathematics graduates. interested in.” Second-year entry: of Mathematics. Scholarships are Jordana Black SQA Advanced Highers AAA. Mathematics is central to everyday life and to the way offered to students of outstanding 4th year BSc (Hons) Mathematics A Levels A*AA. we see the world. It is an intellectual adventure in its ability for the duration of their studies, IB 38 points (grades 766 at HL). own right but it is also used to understand the physical subject to satisfactory academic Please note This indicates the overall progress each year. Please check the standards required to consider you for entry. world – from gravitational waves to climate change – School of Mathematics' website for The standard entry requirement range and and to find solutions in business and industry. further information. minimum entry requirement are explained on page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, including the subjects you need, vary by All of our students take the same • The MMath adds an extra year of programme. Please check the full details before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/6 compulsory courses in their early masters-level study to the end of Year by year… years and it is normally possible to the programme. This is designed switch between our different for those who want to study in Year 1 Year 2 Year 4 Programmes programmes in Years 1 and 2. In more depth, or who intend to use You will take three compulsory courses: You will spend between half and two thirds You will have a wide range of mathematics later years you can choose from our advanced mathematics in their Introduction to Linear Algebra; Calculus and of your time on mathematics. You will take courses to choose from and you can follow BSc (Hons) wide range of courses in pure careers or research. its Applications; and Proofs and Problem compulsory courses in pure mathematics, a programme that suits your particular Applied Mathematics G120 mathematics, applied mathematics, Solving. These are common to all our extending your knowledge of calculus, interests and career aspirations. We offer Mathematics G100 statistics, operational research and Broad and accelerated programmes and will take up half of your probability and analysis, and will be a large selection of courses in pure and Mathematics & Biology B64Z financial mathematics. The majority programmes timetable. They will allow you to build on introduced to the abstract ideas of group applied mathematics, statistics and Mathematics & Business GN11 of our content is taught through All of our programmes can be taken your knowledge of pure mathematics and theory. Other topics include statistics and operational research. You can take options will introduce you to the more rigorous ways applied mathematics. Most of the in areas such as mathematical education, Mathematics & Music GW13 lectures and small-group teaching in broad form, where you will also of mathematical thinking required at mathematics courses are compulsory to financial mathematics and mathematical Mathematics & Physics GF13 sessions, called workshops. We study other subjects in Years 1 and university level. allow you to develop as a well-rounded biology. Current courses include Mathematics & Statistics GG13 actively encourage collaborative 2. These may be in related areas mathematician. This also keeps a Fundamentals of Optimization, Algebraic Some students will also take our online Mathematics with Management G1N2 working on our programmes. such as physics or informatics, wide range of options available in the Geometry and Entrepreneurship in the course, Fundamentals of Algebra and or from the wide range offered following years. From this year onwards Mathematical Sciences. You will have the MA (Hons) Calculus. This introductory course provides Mathematics programmes across the University. On a broad you can use the MathsHub, our student-run opportunity to complete a project that Mathematics G102 extra preparation in key topics from • BSc (Hons) Mathematics allows programme, the BSc and MA take facility, which is both a social centre and a will allow you to research a topic in depth. advanced mathematics. You will also take MMath (5 years) work space. This could either be as part of a group, or you to tailor your studies to fit your four years and the MMath takes five. courses in subjects other than mathematics. as an individual. Applied Mathematics G121 interests. You can also specialise in Year 3 You will receive support from MathsBase, Mathematics G101 applied mathematics or statistics. For some programmes, well- You will focus on the main subjects of your Year 5 (MMath only) our popular walk-in help centre, and from prepared applicants can choose programme. You will receive an excellent During this year you will take courses • For the MA, you will also study our Student Learning Advisor. arts subjects in Years 1 and 2. second-year entry and follow an grounding in advanced mathematics, at masters level. You will also complete accelerated programme which preparing you for the options available a substantial research project under You may also be interested in • We offer joint honours options concentrates on mathematics from later in your programme. You will study up the guidance of an experienced that allow you to study the outset. We support this with to four compulsory mathematics courses mathematician, which will account for Economics & Mathematics mathematics with biology, extra mathematics courses covering and will have the option to start to a third of your final year. Pages 36 physics, computer science, the key ideas from Year 1 of the specialise. Current option courses include music, business, management, programme. Financial Mathematics, Introduction to economics, or philosophy. Number Theory and Statistical Computing. The University of Edinburgh 134 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 135

Further information and programme-specific page page Physics & Astronomy entry requirements at www.ed.ac.uk/ug/4 08 14 4 for applications for the benefits and admissions of studying here Physics & Astronomy Science Engineering At a glance problem-solving methodologies. Accreditation Contact Irene Mariani Why choose Physics & Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh? Edinburgh has an excellent reputation for All our programmes are accredited by Email [email protected] high-performance computing. the Institute of Physics. Tel +44 (0)131 650 5254 We're ranked 4th in the UK in the Times Higher Education Study abroad? Yes World University Rankings 2019 by Subject for physical Mathematical physics Career opportunities This programme is for students A wide range of employers recognise sciences (which includes physics and astronomy). interested in understanding the that physics graduates have advanced Advice for applicants fundamental principles of physics, problem-solving skills and the ability Final-year projects are frequently hosted at our as expressed through the language to think logically and critically about Standard entry requirement: world-class research facilities. These currently include of mathematics. It encompasses complex situations. Add this to a SQA Highers AAAA to AAAB. the ARCHER supercomputing service; a state-of-the-art the work of Newton, Maxwell and high level of mathematical ability, “I know I can achieve A Levels AAA to ABB. scanning confocal microscope in soft matter; and a high Einstein through to Feynman, Hawking computing and IT proficiency and anything I put my mind to, IB 37 points (grades 666 at HL) to 32 and Higgs and will equip you for any communication skills in written, oral points (grades 655 at HL). magnetic field laboratory that includes dilution capable career that requires analytical thinking and online media, and graduates have especially with the support Physics & Astronomy Science Engineering Minimum entry requirement: of 15 mK temperatures, as well as flow and high-pressure to solve the challenging problems opportunities in a diverse range of of tutors and teaching staff. facing the modern world. SQA Highers AABB by end of S6, with a chamber for planetary environmental simulation. careers. Our recent graduates have Being at Edinburgh helps minimum of BBB achieved in one year of gone on into employment with a wide S4-S6. You will join a community of researchers and academics Physics variety of organisations, including me feel that there are no A Levels ABB. who work across major research facilities including the This programme covers all aspects of Google, the European Space Agency, limits to what I can do.” physics, from its foundations to current the BBC and IBM. Physicists are sought IB 32 points (grades 655 at HL). Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, the UK Centre Ozioma Kamalu research. Whichever field of physics after by many sectors, including 4th year BSc (Hons) Astrophysics Second-year entry: for Astrobiology, the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics interests you the most, you will find a engineering, manufacturing, energy, SQA Advanced Highers AAA. and the new Higgs Centre for Innovation. Both Higgs specialist among our staff, which boasts finance, medicine, and the space A Levels A*AA. centres have been named after our Emeritus Professor world experts in particle physics, nuclear industries. A number of our graduates IB 38 points (grades 766-666 at HL). physics, condensed matter, fluids, and Nobel Prize winner Peter Higgs. undertake further study or research. Please note This indicates the overall optics, cosmology and astronomy. standards required to consider you for entry. All our single honours programmes are accredited by the The standard entry requirement range and Physics with a year abroad minimum entry requirement are explained on Institute of Physics. This programme combines the Year by year… page 9. Full, detailed entry requirements, opportunity to undertake an innovative including the subjects you need, vary by research project at a partner institution Year 1 Year 3 programme. Please check the full details Introducing Physics & Astronomy overseas with course content covering You will complete a number of introductory You will study thermodynamics, statistical before you apply: www.ed.ac.uk/ug/4 all aspects of physics, from the basics physics and maths courses. Physics courses mechanics, electromagnetism, optics and Physics is the study of matter and motion, what the world to the current frontiers of knowledge. present the pillars upon which subsequent quantum mechanics. We offer a supporting is made of and how it works. Physicists study everything material is based and develop your problem mathematics course covering Fourier Programmes from the smallest particles to the structure of the universe. Physics with meteorology* solving and study skills. Maths courses will analysis, probability and statistics, a This programme combines the study include mathematical and problem-solving computing course on numerical algorithms, BSc (Hons) Our programmes are flexible, so you can tailor your study skills in the context of algebra and calculus, and an introductory course on research of physics with an introduction to Astrophysics F510 with increasing emphasis on physical methods. Physics students will have access to your interests and chosen career. You will also be able meteorology. You will learn about Computational Physics F343 applications. On some programmes you will to an experimental laboratory, and Mathematical Physics F326 to choose a range of subjects from other academic areas. atmospheric processes and the take further compulsory courses relating astrophysics students will be introduced to Physics F300 techniques used to study atmospheric to your field of study, such as further practical astronomy. Computational physics Physics with Meteorology* F304 physics, atmospheric dynamics and mathematics courses if you are studying students take further computing courses, Theoretical Physics F302 You will learn the fundamental Astrophysics the physics of climate. It is particularly mathematical physics. On most and theoretical and mathematical physics principles of physics and start Astrophysics introduces you to the relevant for those interested in a career programmes you will be able to choose one students take further mathematics courses. MPhys – 5 years or two courses from other academic areas. to specialise as you progress basics of physics and demonstrates in atmospheric science research. *This Year 4 Astrophysics F361 through your programme. You how this knowledge can be applied programme is currently under review. Year 2 Computational Physics F355 Two final compulsory courses cover will also have the opportunity to to the physics of astronomy. Recent Please check online before you apply. You study modern physics and physics of relativity, nuclear and particle physics and Mathematical Physics F325 study abroad on the MPhys Physics astronomical discoveries have made fields and matter. Mathematics courses condensed matter physics. Astrophysics Physics F303 with a Year Abroad programme or it an increasingly popular area of Theoretical physics will cover algebra, calculus, dynamics and students will take compulsory courses in Physics with Meteorology* 9W23 our Erasmus+ or international study. We have close links with This programme gives a good general vector calculus and you will be introduced astrophysics and cosmology. In addition, Physics with a Year Abroad W2S4 knowledge of physics with an emphasis to practical physics, including programming, you will have a choice of option courses Theoretical Physics F306 exchange schemes. the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, one of the UK’s major centres of on theory, and on the formulation and data analysis and experimental techniques. covering topics ranging from atmospheric dynamics to macromolecular physics to The core skills you learn, such as how astronomical research. solving of physics problems using On most programmes, if you enter in Year 2, *This programme is currently under general relativity. You will also take part mathematics and computing. you will take additional introductory review. Please check online for the latest to assemble data by experiment, in project work. information about this programme before study or calculation, and how to Computational physics courses in classical physics and you apply. draw conclusions from your This physics-based programme is for Additional costs mathematics. Mathematical physics Year 5 (MPhys only) observations, will prepare you students interested in computing, You should expect to purchase the students will be offered specialist A substantial amount of this year is based for a range of careers, or for modelling and simulation. You will necessary textbooks for some mathematics courses. On most programmes on project work, which you will typically you are able to choose one or two courses further study and research. study programming, algorithms and compulsory and option components of complete in one of our research groups. You your programme. from other academic areas. will also take a number of advanced courses. 136

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See what student life Named the UK’s second best is like in Edinburgh student city, and seventh in Europe, www.ed.ac.uk/ in the QS Best Student Cities 2018. undergraduate/ student-life www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/teaching www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degree-structure The University of Edinburgh 144 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 145 Learn from the best The four-year experience The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh

Our world-class academics Join us and be part of an enthusiastic Our versatile four-year you’ll feel confident choosing which are leaders in their fields, community of pioneers, visionaries programmes let you try area(s) to specialise in. By the time you and scholars, studying the latest My story: graduate, your breadth of knowledge conducting groundbreaking developments in your subject with the a range of subjects before will be highly prized by employers, research that directly prospect of working on life-changing Tabitha James specialising, for a broader giving you the best chance of success informs the teaching research yourself. MA (Hons) Ancient & and more flexible education. in your chosen career. you receive. As an internationally renowned centre Medieval History Benefits Duration of academic excellence, we were Scottish programmes traditionally take We have influenced thinking for more • Flexibility: experience new subjects ranked fourth in the UK for research Tabitha's choice of courses four years. This differs from the rest than 400 years, from our central role without committing long term; power by the Times Higher Education of the UK, but is a long-established in the European Enlightenment to the kindled her interest in history Overall Ranking of Institutions, • Good results: discover which subjects European model, emulated in the US. development of the technology in and our flexible four-year following the UK government's are best suited to you and tailor your your smartphone. Research Excellence Framework structure allowed her the programme accordingly; In many of our science and engineering (REF) 2014. freedom to change • Personal development: an subjects, well-qualified applicants may Our approach to sharing knowledge opportunity to grow intellectually; apply for direct entry to Year 2, making and encouraging learning is recognised programme and pursue We’ve forged collaborations with it possible to graduate with a BSc after nationally and internationally. This new career goals. • Breadth: wider learning is enriching, leading universities around the world. three years of study. ranges from the Royal Academy of and attractive to employers.

The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh Engineering adopting our Exemplars of Our Medicine MBChB is a six-year Teaching Excellence to our pioneering Studying abroad (see page 148) doesn’t programme. Our Veterinary Medicine development of Massive Open Online have to extend your programme length. BVM&S, and MA Fine Art take five years. Courses (MOOCs). How it works In science and engineering we offer five-year, undergraduate, MChem, Our world-leading researchers Most of our programmes in the arts, MChemPhys, MEarthSci, MEng, MInf, contribute to teaching, sharing their Coming to the University has been There is also a breadth of activities humanities, engineering, sciences or MMath and MPhys programmes, which discoveries with students. Nobel Prize one of the defining moments of available at the University. I have social sciences let you study a range include an additional year of in-depth winner Professor Peter Higgs proposed my life. The four-year programmes taken advantage of the active of subjects in Years 1 and 2, before study, often with a research focus. the Higgs boson while he was a lecturer allow a great deal of flexibility and theatre societies and became specialising in Years 3 and 4. With your Again, well-qualified applicants may here. Our scientists created Dolly the I have been able to fully explore my Marketing Manager at the Edinburgh Personal Tutor (see page 149), you’ll apply for direct entry to Year 2. sheep, the first mammal cloned from an interests in different subjects. University Theatre Company. usually choose three subjects to study adult somatic cell. We pioneered the first in Year 1 – either from related areas or I applied to study MA (Hons) French The societies Edinburgh offers put Specific entry requirements for all automated, industrial assembly robot to experiment with different subjects. & Classics and took a linguistics students in positions of responsibility our programmes can be found online: and created the first genetically In Year 2, you’ll know which subjects option in Year 1, alongside other and allow us to gain skills in areas www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees engineered Hepatitis B vaccine. We’re history courses, then economics in where we might not usually get you want to continue and which new still working towards historic firsts today Year 2. The two pre-honours years the opportunity. Experiences ones you’d like to try. By Years 3 and 4, – new treatments for multiple sclerosis, offered me the opportunity to study such as this, as well as internship motor neurone disease and breast courses that weren’t available at opportunities in the cultural city cancer; and innovative work to tackle school, and in particular, to explore of Edinburgh, are all helping me climate change. periods of history to a greater consolidate skills that I might not extent. That led to my change in learn through my programme alone. Sample programme structure programme to MA (Hons) Ancient MA (Hons) International Business & Medieval History. Since then I have been lucky enough to receive YEAR SEMESTER COMPULSORY COURSE ADDITIONAL/OPTION COURSES a scholarship to travel to Israel and 1 1 Business Studies 1 Accountancy Economic Principles Jordan to visit historical sites in the and Applications Middle East – trips that I would not 2 have been able to afford otherwise. 2 1 International Business: Organisational Introduction to Globalisation and Trade Studies Marketing Edinburgh has opened up many “Edinburgh opened doors to me and although it is Business Research Methods undoubtedly a huge learning curve, up many doors to me 2 International Business and “Edinburgh is one of the top campuses it is well worth the journey. Through and although it is the Multinational Enterprise that we target for recruitment. If you the flexibility of the four-year system 3 1 Year abroad: University of Alberta, Canada I have gained knowledge in areas undoubtedly a huge are looking for a university that will give 2 that a shorter structure would not learning curve it is well you the skills and experiences to have have allowed. This has given me 4 1 International Business in Emerging Markets a successful career, then Edinburgh a grounding in a variety of fields worth the journey.” Brand Cultures which, in turn, gives me transferable 2 Management Consulting is a good place to start.” skills I can take in to my career. Managing Across Borders and Trade Procter & Gamble www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/facilities The University of Edinburgh 146 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 147 Resources and facilities The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh

You will learn in an unrivalled environment of world-class facilities and remarkable, historic buildings, all set against the backdrop of Scotland’s inspiring capital.

Learning resources • MyEd provides quick and easy online The University is home to a diverse You’ll get generous, flexible access access to resources and services, such range of facilities, including: to our state-of-the-art library and IT as email, timetables, the Learn VLE, resources and study spaces, helping your course results, library resources, • The £43 million ARCHER you fit study in to your busy life. links to news and more. supercomputer (Advanced Research • We have one of the UK's largest and Computing High End Resource) – • Our Main Library, in George Square, is most diverse teaching environments. the UK’s primary academic one of the largest academic libraries Using the latest IT and audio visual research supercomputer. in the world with more than 2,300 technology, we pioneer interactive • One of the UK’s 10 Wellcome Trust

The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh study spaces. Power and wi-fi is learning, flipped classroom and group clinical research facilities. available at every desk. The Main study provision. Library is open 24 hours a day, seven • The unique FloWave Ocean Energy days a week. Other site libraries also • Our Main Library offers night owls Research Facility, the world’s most have extensive opening hours and and early risers 24-hour computing. sophisticated ocean simulator. award-winning staff available to help. • You can develop study, employability • Edinburgh College of Art’s concert hall, • In total, our Main Library, site libraries and digital skills with our range of painting studios and sculpture court. and library storage facilities hold library and classroom-based courses • The Institute for Astronomy at the more than 2 million printed volumes, and workshops and access to a historic Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. and provide access to almost 700,000 comprehensive collection of • The Hospital for Small Animals at electronic journal titles, 100,000 professional online video tutorials. We the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary e-journals, 700 licensed databases have a wide range of academic videos Studies, which was established in 1823. and more than 66,000 streaming and self-help materials online and our videos. 24/7 helpline is staffed by a team that • A £32 million development at our has won national recognition. Easter Bush campus to create • The DiscoverEd system helps you a European centre of excellence in search and find all our library • Our Centre for Research Collections animal services and food security. resources. Our electronic resources is unique in the UK, bringing together can be accessed on- or off-campus, more than 400,000 rare books, six 24 hours a day. kilometres of archives and manuscripts, and museum collections • Free laptop loans are available from of art, historical musical instruments our libraries. There is almost 100 per and other objects. Many of our cent wi-fi coverage in our buildings. collections are digitised and online. • The Learn virtual learning • Our Institute for Academic environment (VLE) makes lecture Development provides study notes, course materials, assignments, development resources and workshops grades and feedback available online. and can advise you on how to become An increasing number of lectures are a more effective, independent learner. recorded and available to review. • Our Centre for Open Learning and Languages for All programmes offer part-time day, evening and weekend classes in an eclectic range of subjects from archaeology to Turkish. www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/go-abroad www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/support The University of Edinburgh 148 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 149 Expand your horizons Personal support The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh

We offer more than 1,400 Where? Student exchange We’ve invested £4 million “Having a great international opportunities Last year more than 410 students An exchange is possible on most of to enhance your student My story: studied at one of our international our programmes. Destination options worldwide. experience and provide relationship with your partner universities in countries as depend on what you’re studying and Emily Lynch Personal Tutor makes diverse as Australia, Canada, the US, securing a place can be competitive. support and guidance. MA (Hons) History of Art Edinburgh has been a leader in Mexico, Singapore and South Korea. You will usually apply in Year 2 and study you feel a lot less international student exchanges since With the support of the European abroad during Year 3. Most students go We’ll work closely with you to help you: its foundation. We offer outstanding Commission, through the framework abroad for a full year but there are some • review your academic progress and Emily’s support network at overwhelmed.” opportunities, with more than 300 of the Erasmus+ Programme, more semester-only options. performance regularly; the University includes her destinations available to you worldwide. than 600 students studied or worked Please note: Academic credit achieved on • think about your learning, how it friends, the Student A ‘Go abroad’ experience offers you: in Europe. This was either with our exchange may count towards your Edinburgh contributes to your future Disability Service and her Erasmus+ exchange partners or programme. You won’t pay tuition fees to your development and prepares you for • international experience through through the Erasmus+ Traineeship host university and may be eligible for a reduction university study and your career; Personal Tutor. or waiver of Edinburgh’s tuition fees. You’re study or work; Programme. In addition, more than • become a confident, active member • new perspectives on your subject; responsible for all costs such as travel and housing. 350 students participated in one of Grants and scholarships may be available, of a community of learners; • insights into a foreign culture; our many short-term international particularly on Erasmus+ programmes. • deal with any concerns or problems • an international network of friends; programmes worldwide. Our partners that affect your studies and refer you • exciting travel opportunities; and include world-class institutions such as Short-term options to other staff for help as appropriate. • new skills that could offer an the California Institute of Technology, We also offer a wide range of short-term The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh advantage in the job market. the Universities of Pennsylvania, opportunities aimed at providing as Personal Tutors I chose Edinburgh because I I go straight to my Personal Tutor Melbourne and Toronto, ETH Zurich, many students as possible with an You’ll be appointed a Personal Tutor, wanted to study in an environment or the disability service if it’s a Heidelberg University and the international experience. who will provide personal, one-to-one, Universities of Copenhagen and academic guidance and support, help completely different to what I problem academically, that way I get Please note: These are non-credit bearing Amsterdam. review your progress, and address any was used to. Having grown up in the best possible advice and quick “It’s a cliché but I really options; credit achieved will not count London, I wanted to experience solutions! My personal tutor is like towards your programme. There are a variety concerns that might affect your studies. did have the best year of Please note: We will keep updated information of funding options available. There is a huge In addition, you’ll be able to call on a somewhere less overwhelming and my university mum. She is always on for Erasmus+ applicants, about the impact of range of flexibility and choice to fit around Student Support Team that offers a less anonymous. Edinburgh has hand if I have any problems, whether my life out there. I’d sign the UK's decision to leave the EU on our your programme. this incredible lively, friendly vibe, academic or social. Having someone participation in the programme, available further layer of pastoral care. The team up for another year away online: www.ed.ac.uk/news/eu has a wealth of knowledge about the that I am yet to find elsewhere, that knew my course and what in a heartbeat.” University’s services and offers a valuable while being a smaller city where it required but also got to know everything is within walking me personally was so important Emma Kennedy source of information and guidance. distance. There are moments when when it came to settling in and MA (Hons) German. Emma spent a We also run a system of peer support year at the Free University of Berlin. in the form of student-run helpdesks, you are homesick or it’s pouring with understanding how university works. information points, academic families, rain and you’re a bit grumpy, but I still Having a great relationship with your buddying and mentoring. This allows get moments of disbelief that I am Personal Tutor also makes you feel a A world of destinations newer students to call on the help and lucky enough to study here! lot less overwhelmed, particularly in advice of more experienced students I turn to my friends when I have a first year when everything is so new. Erasmus+ as they progress through university life. challenging time purely because I also use the disability service and exchanges they are often going through the definitely recommend them. You Austria Edinburgh University Students’ same thing. It is comforting knowing build a relationship with your mentor Belgium Association that you’re not alone in how you’re which means I have someone else Czech Republic www.eusa.ed.ac.uk feeling. The friends I have made have I visit regularly who knows when I’m Denmark been more diverse than at school. feeling overwhelmed and anxious Estonia Edinburgh University Students' You make friends with people from and gives me advice on how to Finland Association works on your behalf to many different countries and get an balance university work. I don’t France ensure students have the best possible Germany insight into their culture and beliefs. think I would be doing nearly as experience at University. Their Advice Greece well academically without them! Hungary Place offers free, impartial and Iceland confidential academic and welfare Ireland advice and their Peer Learning & Support Italy programmes connect you with more Lithuania International exchanges experienced student mentors in your Malta Argentina Malaysia subject area. 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We awarded more than Merit-based scholarships Tuition fees For full details on tuition fees £10 million in 2017/18 in University Scholarships award up What you pay and the assistance you or to check your fee status: My story: to £1,000 a year for students of may receive, depend on where you live. www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/fees undergraduate financial physics, engineering, informatics and Anais Banag support. Edinburgh ranks in mathematics. Many are sponsored Students living in Scotland – If you’re Living costs will be your main LLB (Hons) Law the UK's top 35 most cost- by companies that also offer work studying full time for your first degree, expenditure. We estimate these at effective student cities.* placements. you’ll apply each year to the Student approximately £8,500–£11,000 Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) to a year depending on your choice Before joining the The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary have your fees paid by the Scottish of accommodation and lifestyle. University, Anais used Financial support Studies provides two scholarships of Government. A breakdown of estimated weekly widening participation We offer one of the most generous £5,000 a year for overseas applicants living costs is available online. events to learn what life financial support packages in the UK on an eligible BVM&S full-time Students living in England, Wales You can apply to your regional funding for students from the lowest household programme. or Northern Ireland – The annual body (see below) for loans, bursaries would be like here. incomes. We’re committed to helping tuition fee for undergraduates from the or grants to assist with living costs. students of all ages and social DHL UK Foundation provides 15 awards Rest of the UK is reviewed on an annual Part of your loan entitlement, and all backgrounds enter higher education of £2,000 a year to students on Science, basis. The fee for new entrants in non-repayable bursaries and grants, and recruiting the best students Technology, Engineering or Mathematics 2019/20 was set at £9,250. Increases will be means-tested: regardless of their financial situation. (STEM) programmes. are subject to government guidance and regulation and will normally reflect • Students from Scotland: The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh Support available includes: Discretionary and Childcare Funds are the impact of inflation. You will receive www.saas.gov.uk I was given the opportunity to visit Anais’ tips for getting on provided by the Scottish Government for a non-means-tested, government- • Students from England: Access awards the University and talk to students at university: UK students in financial difficulty or to funded loan to pay your fees. Loan www.gov.uk/student-finance University of Edinburgh Scholarships provide childcare support to UK parents. repayments don’t start until you’re because I attended a LEAPS [Lothians • Socialise as much as you can. You • Students from Wales: These are awarded to students who live earning £18,330 (Northern Ireland) Equal Access Programme for Schools] will meet all kinds of wonderful www.studentfinancewales.co.uk in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. US and Canadian loans or £25,000 (England and Wales). high school. This piqued my interest people. Many will be different and You will automatically be considered We are an approved institution for US • Students from Northern Ireland: in the University and helped me set this will broaden your viewpoints on the basis of information you provide and Canadian loans. Students may be Students from the rest of the EU – www.studentfinanceni.co.uk a goal in mind. I began to attend and cultural knowledge. to your funding body. eligible to borrow funds while they Tuition fee charges for 2020/21-entry events organised by Pathways • At the same time, do not crumble study at Edinburgh. EU students have not been confirmed and the University’s widening to peer pressure. Remember who Scotland Scholarships and will depend on the timing and participation team. I was able to you are. These are awarded to undergraduates terms of the UK’s exit from the interact with students, learn about who receive a Young Students’ Bursary European Union. For up-to-date the University and facilities, and visit • University work should not come or an Independent Students’ Bursary information on fees for EU students: the law library. These events allowed secondary to socialising. Find the from SAAS. The scholarship awards up www.ed.ac.uk/news/eu me to form a better picture of what right balance. to £3,000 a year and is paid in addition life would be like at university. The • Find the right work schedule to your SAAS bursary. You will be staff and students were friendly. International students – from outside for you. For example, I work automatically assessed for this award. They made me feel welcome but the EU – Full-time undergraduates from best at night. Find what works were also realistic and honest. outside the EU pay a fixed annual best for you. Lloyds Scholarships comprise tuition fee giving you the reassurance By the time it came to choosing awards of up to £19,000 over four of knowing exactly how much you’ll pay universities, my heart was already years, for new UK undergraduates from each year before your studies begin. set on Edinburgh. I had developed below-average-income families. They relationships with students and staff also offer paid internships and require members by attending the regular you to undertake volunteering work. events. The University was familiar to me and I felt welcomed by the student body. “The University was “I attended lots of Open Days and chose I had initial concerns about the workload, but had the opportunity familiar to me and the University of Edinburgh due to the to speak to older students who friendliness of the staff and students I were very supportive and gave me I felt welcomed by advice. The law library was also very met and because of the flexibility offered daunting but one of the Pathways the student body.” by the programme structure. Receiving sessions involved a tour of the law library and exercises. This meant a scholarship has been of great benefit as that I was able to familiarise myself it covers my travel costs so I can live at with the surroundings before I home and really focus on my studies.” commenced university. Blair Fleming *Natwest student living index 2018 MA (Hons) International Business www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/accommodation The University of Edinburgh 152 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 153 A home away from home The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh 01 19 12

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MA (Hons) Scandinavian help you settle in to life in Edinburgh 05 College Wynd ST Although exciting, moving away from and to create a supportive and inclusive 06 Darroch Court Studies & History N ST CALTON HILL home for the first time can be daunting community in which to live. 07 East Newington Place QUEE BUS STATION so we’re committed to making that 08 Fraser Court American student Elizabeth ST transition as easy as possible for you. Catered accommodation 09 Haddington Place ORGE GE chose to live somewhere PALACE OF Pollock Halls provides catered 10 Hermit’s Croft TH NATIONAL WAVERLEY HOLYROODHOUSE E GALLERY OF MOUND she could escape to switch We realise you need more than just a accommodation for around 2,000 11 Kincaid’s Court ST SCOTLAND RAILWAY PRINCES STATION SCOTTISH HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT place to live. You need an environment students. You will typically live in a single 12 Murano EDINBURGH CAMPUS off from university life. CASTLE 26 ST in which you can thrive. That’s why study-bedroom, more than half of which 13 New Arthur Place 25 HIGH 02 OD RD 04 HOLYRO PL 06 HOLYROOD we guarantee accommodation for as have en suite facilities, with shared 14 Pollock Halls (catered) LO 05 16 EA PARK THIA 11 CENTRE T SANC many new undergraduates as possible. common rooms. The meal plan 15 Riego Street KE FOR SPORT AR N & EXERCISE EDINBURGH M OLD S E If you’re from outside Edinburgh, included in your rent provides breakfast COLLEGE AS 16 Robertson’s Close GR COLLEGE RD TE OF ART OT R P R ARTHUR’S intending to study for the full academic and dinner every weekday, with brunch 17 Salisbury Court O SEAT 24 W

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Whether a recreational Indoor sports Promoting physical activity Perform Students and members of the public gym-user or a performance Our multi-activity sports halls Our Active Lives programme helps you We have one of the UK’s most highly can access the nationally renowned accommodate a variety of sports, with get, and keep, active by offering regarded performance programmes Fitness Assessment and Sports Injury Take a virtual tour: athlete going for gold, our dedicated spaces for squash, dance, one-to-one support, beginners’ groups for talented individuals and teams. Our Centre (FASIC). There you will benefit world-class sports facilities boxing, grappling, archery and shooting. and advice for a healthy active life that top-class coaches, facilities and services from dedicated specialist strength and www.ed.ac.uk/sport/ and coaches cater for you. We also have a 25-metre, six-lane pool suits your interests. currently support more than 300 conditioning expertise in an exclusive- virtual-tours and saunas. students. We offer exceptional sport- use performance gym, and sports In 2017/18 we were ranked third in Train specific programmes in rowing, nutrition and lifestyle advice. We also the UK for sport by British Universities Outdoor sports We offer one of the country’s best swimming, hockey, women's fencing, offer dedicated elite sports and Colleges Sport (BUCS). We offer Our sports ground at Peffermill Playing gym and fitness programmes, with archery, orienteering, rugby and accommodation for first-year students, a wide range of world-class sport, Fields is one of Scotland’s leading flexible and affordable membership women's basketball. These are led by promotional opportunities and branded club activity, fitness and outdoor sports facilities and plays host packages, a year-round programme of dedicated performance coaches, with sports clothing, as well as sports science performance facilities. to a multitude of sports clubs and local, more than 100 weekly exercise classes; specialist conditioning, medical and support and flexible studying and national and international events. We and world-class gyms, fitness challenges advisory back-up. This allows our teams mentoring. There is also access to See why we are one of the UK’s Play have international-standard, floodlit, and sports participation events. Our 10 to compete at the highest level in funding opportunities through the leading universities for sport. water-based artificial hockey pitches, gyms include our spin studio, Velocity, national leagues and in British and Winning Students network. We now Club and recreational sports Watch our video: 3G football/rugby facilities, 3G five-a- the recently upgraded Katherine Scottish universities championships. A boast an elite athlete access policy to Our Sports Union is made up of more www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/sport side pitches, artificial cricket nets, a Grainger Rowing Gym and a 102-station further 20 team performance sports support applications to study at the than 60 sports clubs, catering for all 100-metre training track and a range cardiovascular gym, complete with and participants on our Individual University from talented sports

The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh types of activity and ability level, from of premium quality grass pitches, network fitness. There is an extensive, Performance Programme also benefit performers. complete beginner to elite athlete. including a Scottish Football high-quality provision for free and fixed from designated sports-specific Our clubs offer weekly coaching, Association-approved football arena, weights, including an underground support, including access to our practice and trips, with opportunities complete with spectator stand, vault with top-of-the-range equipment world-class training and competition to compete and/or participate in sport floodlights and training area. and our unique MyGym area for body facilities. These facilities are regularly on most days of the week. If more conditioning. Our expert instructors used by visiting international teams recreational sporting involvement is Adventure sports and personal trainers will guide, such as All Blacks Rugby, and we your preference, we run Scotland’s In addition to adrenaline sports clubs, support and encourage you. routinely host major events such as the largest intramural sports programme, we have Firbush Outdoor Centre Euro Hockey tournament in 2018. offering informal leagues, located on the stunning banks of Loch tournaments and fun events, Tay in the Highlands. It offers tailored alongside a pioneering ‘EDex’ come activities and services, from windsurfing and try programme in an array of to mountain leadership training. sports. We also deliver a raft of “The best gym “I chose Edinburgh because of the Our experienced instructors are fully sports-related volunteering and skill accredited and all specialist equipment we’ve ever used.” great balance I was afforded here development opportunities through is available. We also have an indoor Dr Nick Gill our Coaching and Volunteering with regard to my sporting and climbing and bouldering facility at the Head of Strength and Conditioning, Academy. Pleasance Sports Complex, so there’s New Zealand All Blacks Rugby academic life.” plenty of choice to get the pulse racing. Che Richards LLB (Hons) Law & French 2017 BUCS indoor long jump champion

“If I hadn’t gone to Edinburgh I’d never have taken up rowing. I’d never have had the life I’m currently living.” Katherine Grainger Olympic champion rower and Edinburgh law graduate www.eusa.ed.ac.uk www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/careers The University of Edinburgh 156 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 157 Edinburgh University Helping shape your career Students’ Association The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh

All University of Edinburgh Six months after graduating, students are automatically 95 per cent of our students My story: made members of our are in employment or Olivia Sweeney Students' Association, postgraduate study. MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering which works on your behalf Employers are looking for more than just to ensure you have the best a qualification. They want a graduate Our support helped Olivia to find both possible experience during with the skills, qualities and mindset to an internship and a career. your time here. thrive in the working world. Studying here is an opportunity to enhance your The Students' Association supports career, develop new skills and abilities, more than 290 student-led societies grow in confidence, and learn about and volunteering groups, from the yourself. Employers from all sectors A Cappella and Business societies, to regard Edinburgh as an excellent the Yoga and Zoology societies. Their training ground for high-flyers and value facilities include a world-class centre for our graduates intellectual ability and student activities at the iconic high-level attributes, developed while Pleasance complex, which includes studying here. We are well regarded by The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh dance studios, a multipurpose recruiters seeking talented graduates. performance space, TV and radio High Fliers research ranked us the 13th production studios and a café and bar. most targeted university in the UK for 2017/18. The QS World University The Students’ Association is led by five Rankings 2019 gave us 94/100 for elected students (sabbatical officers) employer reputation. and maintains a Student Council, which you will be welcome to attend and put Careers Service forward your ideas at. Students are Our award-winning Careers Service can represented across the University, help you develop your potential and through college, school and realise your career ambitions. We offer: programme representatives, and by • an online careers portal advertising black and minority ethnic, disabled part-time jobs, internships and students’, LGBT+, and women’s officers. graduate roles; The Careers Service helped me in development. When it came to • networking opportunities with Students’ Association venues deliver lots of ways. They supported each applying for graduate jobs, the employers, from top multinationals stage of my development, provided Careers Service and the resources award-winning food and drink and to local SMEs; hundreds of events throughout the me with confidence when I needed provided were invaluable. I had a year; from language cafés to silent • a comprehensive website with it, and facilitated a change in career. Skype practice interview while in discos and from ceilidhs to food fairs. information and advice; By helping me understand what Sweden and this gave me an insight • personalised guidance and help with employers are looking for and decode into how I perform in a pressured Teviot Row House, opened in 1889, is job searches, applications and job descriptions, I was able to tailor interview situation. The Careers the oldest purpose-built students’ union interviews; my CVs and cover letters to particular Service continued to help me refine in the world. It sits in the Central Area, my CV and I was able to secure a job • access to our worldwide alumni roles. A key skill they helped me next to the unique, domed, Potterrow straight after graduating! network, both on campus and via develop was self-reflection – to draw venue. On the King’s Buildings campus, Platform One; and from my past experiences and apply I recommended the Careers Service King’s Buildings House offers shops, it to future roles. Through this I was to friends who also received study and meeting space, a café, bar • tailored internships through our able to gain two internships – the invaluable help. I would advise and a gym. Employ.ed programme. first with IAESTE [the International students to go and try it out. Association for the Exchange of For information on the advice and Students for Technical Experience], support services offered by our in Pakistan and the second with Students' Association, please see the Saltire Scholarship programme page 149. [in Scotland]. “When it came to Did you know? This self-belief also gave me the applying for graduate More than 9,900 confidence to pursue my masters with institutions that I was interested jobs, the Careers vacancies were advertised in, meaning I could spend my time in Service were with our Careers Service Gothenburg working on biofuel in 2017/18. invaluable.” www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/employability The University of Edinburgh 158 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 159 Building your employability The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh

We’re ranked in the top The Edinburgh Award Edinburgh Innovations – backing “I’d recommend students 10 in the UK and in the The activities you pursue alongside your your bright ideas studies, such as running a sports club, At Edinburgh you will join one of the get involved with Edinburgh top 100 in the world for part-time work on campus, providing most entrepreneurial student bodies in Innovations. They offer the employability of our peer support or volunteering in the the UK. We have a strong enterprise practical support to make graduates* – we invest in community, can prove rewarding in culture to support your ambitions. your future beyond the many ways, including broadening and your business a reality. enhancing your skills and employability. Edinburgh Innovations, the University’s My sound design software, end of your programme. The Edinburgh Award recognises your commercialisation service, provides involvement in a wide range of co- and comprehensive support for student Dehumaniser, is now used The development and long-term extra-curricular activities, and the skills entrepreneurs. by industry professionals, success of our students is fundamental and attributes you demonstrate. to our approach, including encouraging Over the past two years Edinburgh including Hollywood your efforts beyond graduation. Our We will support you to get the most Innovations has helped students create film studios.” graduate attributes describe the skills out of your experiences, to: more than 70 startups, with nearly one Orfeas Boteas and mindsets that will set you apart: in five being social enterprises. MSc Sound Design graduate www.ed.ac.uk/graduate-attributes • increase your self-awareness; Through our full range of support we Orfeas used Edinburgh Innovations to • make the most of existing strengths MyDevelopmentHub have built an enviable record of success support the development of his company

The benefits of studying at the University Edinburgh and develop new skills/abilities; Our online database helps you access for our student entrepreneurs. Services Krotos Ltd: www.krotosaudio.com and benefit from the wide range of • make an impact whatever situation include: development opportunities here at you are in; and • one-to-one business advice meetings; Edinburgh and build your unique set • confidently sell and demonstrate • start-up workshops and bootcamps; of Graduate Attributes: what you have to offer to employers. • competitions and awards; and www.ed.ac.uk/my-development-hub • events and networking opportunities. Many employers expect something The Edinburgh University Students’ extra from today’s graduates and the This unique offering is free, confidential Association also offers many Edinburgh Award helps demonstrate and available to any Edinburgh student opportunities to volunteer: what it is that sets you apart: for the duration of their studies and for www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/volunteering www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-award up to two years after graduation. We aim to help you distinguish yourself in a Employ.ed – internship and work competitive job market and create real experience opportunities entrepreneurial opportunities: Work experience can substantially www.edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk increase your chance of finding employment and we proactively source * Times Higher Education, Global Employability quality internship opportunities, University Ranking 2018 exclusively for University of Edinburgh students and recent graduates, such as:

• on-campus summer internships; • part-time internships for PhD students; • opportunities with local employers in a range of sectors for students and recent graduates; and • work shadowing with alumni based locally and globally.

Our paid internships are supported by a comprehensive development plan to ensure you benefit from the experience: “The Edinburgh Award allowed me to www.ed.ac.uk/careers/internships discover my strengths and weaknesses, link lessons learnt and use the qualities I have honed to better myself.” Bernadine Chua BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences (Physiology) graduate Charlotte Square, New Town, Edinburgh www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/visiting The University of Edinburgh 160 Undergraduate Guide 2020 entry 161 Visit us Contact us

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