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03 Influencing the world since 1583 04 Inspiring teaching WELCOME TO 05 World-leading research 06 The Edinburgh degree 08 Your learning and support 10 Helping shape your career THE UNIVERSITY 12 Building your employability 14 Life 16 Make yourself at home OF EDINBURGH 18 Your place in Edinburgh 19 Your sporting chance 20 Go abroad 21 Finance made simple 22 Financial support 24 The application process 25 Visit us 26 A–Z of degrees 29 Useful contacts

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Influencing the world since 1583 TOP 50 For more than four centuries the University of We’re consistently ranked Edinburgh has been changing the world. Today, we continue to make our mark, with world-leading as one of the best 50 experts educating the pioneers of tomorrow. universities in the world. By choosing to study at Edinburgh, you’ll be th We’re 17 i n t h e 2013/14 investing in an education that will help you QS World University Rankings. build a successful future. You’ll experience the very best in teaching and research. Through our hands-on and innovative approach, we’ll help you become a successful 97% learner-practitioner or researcher and equip you 97% of our academic with the skills, insights and perspectives to enhance departments produce your employability and career prospects. world-leading research.* Our flexible degree programmes, world-class facilities and award-winning support services TH combine to ensure your experience at Edinburgh 1 5 is exceptional and unique. th You’ll also be living in a vibrant and historic capital We’re ranked 15 in the city with world-famous cultural festivals, where world for the employability the mountains and beaches of are on of our graduates.** your doorstep. Come and join us. 80% Eight out of 10 students graduate with either a 1st or 2:1 degree. “You are now in a place where the best courses NATIONALITIES upon earth are within 1 3 7 your reach … such an Students from two-thirds of the opportunity you will world’s countries study here. never again have.” Thomas Jefferson, American Founding Father and President (speaking to his * Latest UK Research Assessment Exercise son-in-law, Thomas Mann Randolph, ** Latest Emerging Global Employability University Ranking as he began his studies in 1786)

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High-quality, innovative teaching New ways of learning is at the heart of our mission. We’re always keen to develop innovative approaches to teaching in order to We’re proud that 80 per cent of our discover the methods that work best graduates leave the University with a 1st for students. Examples of our innovation or 2:1 award in their degree – testament include e-learning techniques, peer- to the combination of dedicated students assisted learning, and ‘clicker’ technology and effective teaching. that allows anonymous voting to assess understanding in lectures. We’re investing £4 million over three years to maintain and enhance the experience We also host an annual Innovative of all students across the University, Learning Week, which allows staff as our population becomes larger and and students to explore new learning more diverse. The resulting initiatives – activities. Past activities have ranged including information points, pre-arrival from a ‘Maths and Magic Workshop’ to and induction support, and regular online a tour of Edinburgh’s Central and and email student news updates – are a week-long project to create a museum aimed at ensuring that our support and exhibition of musical instruments. guidance are second to none. Lectures, tutorials and practicals We conduct internal reviews of our Lectures provide a guide to your subject teaching, in order to optimise both our matter and set out the foundations upon teaching methods and your experience which you can build your knowledge. as a student. For some first-year courses, there can be as many as 300 students in lectures. EUSA Teaching Awards Edinburgh University Students’ Association Tutorials and practicals help develop (EUSA) created the first teaching award themes or discuss problems, usually on scheme of its kind in the UK – run entirely the basis of written work. Much smaller by students. Acknowledging the teachers, than lectures, tutorials typically have about support staff and students who have an 10 students, with the tutor providing a key enormous positive impact on students’ link between you and the coursework. learning experience, the scheme has more than a dozen categories, from The number of hours spent in lectures, Best Personal Tutor to Best Course. tutorials or practicals varies between Since its launch in 2008, it has become subject areas. Visit our Degree Finder a model for similar schemes across the UK. for more detailed information about www.eusa.ed.ac.uk our different degree programmes. www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees

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Our academic staff are leaders Today we’re working towards many in their fi elds and their research more historic fi rsts, including fi nding new treatments for major diseases such directly informs their teaching. as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and breast cancer. Learning from the best Edinburgh is one of the UK’s top fi ve Our pioneering work on tackling climate universities for research.* You’ll work change involves our researchers across alongside world-class academics and science, engineering, the humanities learn about the very latest developments and social sciences. in your subject. Global collaborations You’ll join a vibrant community of like- As an internationally renowned centre minded intellectuals, with the chance of academic excellence, Edinburgh of one day working on life-changing is involved in many world-class research yourself. collaborations. We take pride in our partnerships with institutions such as the International impact California Institute of Technology, Stanford Our academics’ research achievements University, the University of Melbourne, have global implications. Peking University, the University of Delhi and South Africa’s University of KwaZulu- • Nobel Prize winner Emeritus Professor Natal – to name but a few. Peter Higgs was a lecturer at Edinburgh when he proposed the Higgs boson. All our students benefi t from the strong • We devised technology used in research environment that informs our today’s smartphones. academic programmes. • Our scientists created Dolly the Sheep, the fi rst mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. • We developed the fi rst genetically Go abroad engineered hepatitis B vaccine. See page • We pioneered the fi rst automated industrial assembly robot. 20 • We have infl uenced thinking across the humanities over four centuries, from our central role in the European Enlightenment and the launch of the fi rst English Literature department 250 years ago, to our continuing record of publishing era-defi ning works.

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Our flexible degree structures • Nurturing: you have more time to Three years contribute to our high graduation grow intellectually; In many of our science and engineering subjects it is possible to apply for rate, and our broadly educated • Breadth: wider learning is enriching, and attractive to employers. direct entry into the second year of the graduates are highly sought degree programme, making it possible after by employers. If you opt to study abroad for a semester to graduate with a BSc after three or year, your degree length won’t be years of study. Direct-entry eligibility Four years extended. See Go abroad, page 20. is based on high attainment in A Levels, Scottish degrees traditionally take four years Highers or their equivalent. of study. This differs from elsewhere in the Five years www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/ UK, but is a long-established European Our Medicine MBChB and Veterinary advanced-entry model emulated by nations throughout Medicine BVM&S degrees, our MA Fine the world, including the US. Art degree and our BA/MSc Landscape Architecture degree all take five years. In the arts, languages, engineering, sciences and social sciences you will In science and engineering, in addition typically take a broad range of subjects to four-year BSc degrees, we offer “I had the opportunity in your first two years before going on five-year MChem, MChemPhys, MEarthSci, in my first and second to specialise in your final two years. MEng, MInf, MMath and MPhys degrees. (Well-qualified applicants may opt for years to get a much better Advantages: ‘direct entry’ into the second year of grounding in my subject • Flexibility: experience new subjects these programmes.) These ‘masters’ without committing long term; degrees entail in-depth study often area than I would have • Good results: discover which subjects with a research focus – but are are best suited to you and tailor your undergraduate degrees and are not done anywhere else.” degree accordingly; equivalent to a postgraduate masters. Ben Morse, MA (Hons) Classics

The tables below illustrate courses you might study in typical degree programmes, although choices vary considerably across subject areas. College of Humanities & Social Science YEAR 1 Philosophy French Optional course 1 YEAR 2 Philosophy French Optional course 2 YEARS 3 AND 4 Philosophy single honours OR Our degree French single honours OR structure explained, Philosophy and French joint honours plus students discuss (including period of residence abroad if studying French) why they like the four-year degree: College of Science & Engineering www.ed.ac.uk/ undergraduate/ YEAR 1 Informatics Mathematics Optional course 1 degree-structure YEAR 2 Informatics Mathematics Optional course 2 YEARS 3 AND 4 Computer Science single honours OR Mathematics single honours OR Computer Science and Mathematics joint honours

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01 Briana Pegado is happy knowing she has 02 grown academically and intellectually while at Edinburgh. 02 Engaging with industry experts on and When I was applying to Edinburgh there off campus is a highlight. were a few things I was interested in, but once I began to study I realised the programme I’d chosen [International Relations] wasn’t for me. So I found a programme that suited my interests and switched for my second year. My degree is extremely multidisciplinary 01 and has allowed to me to explore so many aspects of my subject area. The four-year programme has proven to be really flexible for me – it meant that I could focus on the subject areas that interested me, and take some interesting courses offered by other Schools. Taking courses in Schools that had a completely different approach to teaching was a great experience. My degree has allowed me to have some practical experiences, going out into the field and engaging with sustainability and sustainable development. We visited nuclear power plants, energy companies and government agencies dedicated to renewable energy and community development. It has been very exciting to be able to engage with the subject. Sustainability and sustainable development are relatively new concepts that have emerged in the past few decades, and my degree subject is constantly being redefined. We’re certainly learner- My story: Briana Pegado practitioners because we’re shaping MA (Hons) Sustainable Development what sustainable development means as we embark on our careers. Briana has enjoyed a wide variety of courses The University is filled with industry experts and the wonderful part of our thanks to the flexible four-year degree structure. degree is that our lecturers are always visitors. No two lectures are the same and virtually no lecturer is repeated. It keeps things fresh and constantly presents you with a new perspective. My time at university has been fantastic “My degree is extremely multidisciplinary and I’ve certainly grown academically and has allowed to me to explore so and intellectually while at Edinburgh. many aspects of my subject area.”

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My story: Martin Lam

The Personal Tutor system adds a layer MA (Hons) Sociology & Psychology of pastoral care and support in general, which is really useful. Martin, like all undergraduates, has regular You have regular meetings with your tutor. meetings with his Personal Tutor. This means that there is always someone you can go to, to discuss a personal or academic matter. For me, this is the most important part of the Personal Tutor system – just knowing that someone 01 is there to help, or to speak to. Everyone is different and people need different levels of support to adapt to university both socially and academically. I didn’t have too many settling-in issues as I’ve moved around a lot, but I did feel the need of academic support because university studies are very different to those at school. I think the Personal Tutor model is a more systematic way of supporting students and a more holistic approach to learning and life at university. It’s not just for academic feedback or help. If you have a personal issue you’d like some guidance on you can speak with your Personal Tutor. There are a lot of layers of support at Edinburgh. Alongside your Personal Tutor, you have course lecturers and tutors.

For me, tutorials are one of the most 04 helpful environments in which to learn. It’s a group of 10–12 students often “For me, this is the most tutored by a PhD student. They’ve important part of a Personal recently been through what we’re all going through right now, and this gives Tutor system – just knowing your studies a personal touch – the tutor that someone is there to understands what we’re experiencing. There’s always someone you can go to help, or to speak to.” who understands how things work and how the University operates as well as what’s expected of you as a student More on at every point of your studies. our Personal Tutor system: One of the things I love about university www.ed.ac.uk/ is that the barrier between students and undergraduate/ academics is lowered compared with tutor being a pupil in school.

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As an Edinburgh undergraduate Learning resources 02 you’ll have plenty of support to You’ll find generous and flexible access to state-of-the-art library and IT resources, become an independent learner. enabling you to fit your study in with modern life. We’ll work closely with you to help you: • Our Main Library is one of the largest • become a confident learner and play an academic libraries in the world. It offers active part in your academic community; late opening throughout semesters and • develop the graduate attributes required extended opening during exam times. for success at the University and beyond. • We offer night owls or early risers 24-hour computer access at several 03 Personal Tutors computer labs across our campuses. Every undergraduate has a Personal Tutor, who provides academic guidance and • Free laptop loans are available from support, helps you review your progress our libraries and most of our buildings and can address any concerns that might are wi-fi enabled. affect your studies. • You have your own University email address. Lecture notes, assessment You’ll have online tools to make notes on advice and course information are your progress and discussions to reflect all available online. on advice and feedback from staff. • You can update your skills by taking our IT courses and there’s a wide range In addition, every School within the of self-help material on the web as well University has a Student Support Team as a comprehensive helpline service. offering a further layer of pastoral care. • Our Centre for Research Collections is Student-support staff have a wealth of one of the most important resources of knowledge about the University’s services its kind in the UK. Here you can explore and are a valuable source of information rare books, drawings, plans, manuscripts and guidance. and photographs. For a virtual visit, nearly 12,000 digital images can also We run a system of peer support in be accessed. the form of student-staffed helpdesks, • Our Institute for Academic Development information points, academic families, provides study development resources 01 Martin Lam with and buddying and mentoring. This means new the University’s iconic McEwan Hall and workshops and can advise you on students can call on the help and advice in the background. how to become a more effective of more experienced students as they 02 Martin in conversation with his independent learner. progress through university life. Personal Tutor, Ross Bond. • Our Office of Lifelong Learning and 03 Students review their notes in a Students’ association – EUSA Languages for All programmes offer lecture theatre in Old College. part-time day, evening and weekend 04 Learning takes place in a range Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) works on behalf of students to classes in an eclectic range of subjects of settings, from private study, from Archaeology to Turkish. to small tutorials, to large lectures. ensure the best possible experience during your time at Edinburgh. EUSA offers a wide range of services, including health and www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/support wellbeing advice through the Advice Place, which you can access by phone, online or in person at centres across the University. www.eusa.ed.ac.uk

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Your time at Edinburgh is a employment or postgraduate study, placing us in the top 10 of the prestigious chance to develop your skills 03 Russell Group – a collective of the UK’s and abilities, grow in confidence leading, research-intensive universities. and learn more about yourself. Our Careers Service has offices within Careers Service the University’s Main Library at the heart Employers want more than a degree holder of the Central Area campus and on our – they want a graduate with a range of King’s Buildings campus. We offer you: skills and attributes, who can thrive in the working world. Employers from all sectors • online jobs board advertising work during regard Edinburgh as an excellent training semester, vacations and after graduation; ground for high-flyers and our graduates • face-to-face meetings with a wide range 02 are valued for their intellectual ability and of employers, from top multinationals for the high-level attributes they’re able to local SMEs; to develop while studying with us. • comprehensive website and online Our award-winning Careers Service toolkits supporting your career can help with your career management, development; offering impartial, professional advice • personalised guidance and help with about how to secure a prime employment job searching, applications and interviews; opportunity – whether you’re certain • opportunities to interact with and learn about your future career or unsure about from business professionals, including what you might do after graduating. access to the University’s worldwide alumni network; Six months after graduating (in the most recent year for which we have figures), • bespoke internships in the UK and abroad. 93 per cent of our students were in www.ed.ac.uk/careers

The Edinburgh edge Our EdGE Database showcases the huge variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular More than activities you can become involved in 3,000 employers to support your personal development, advertised 10,000 job while the Edinburgh University Students’ “The Careers Service vacancies with the Careers Association offers a comprehensive Service in 2012/13, volunteering service. were always really including 90 of The Times Top 100 graduate www.employability.ed.ac.uk helpful. They started employers. www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/volunteering with my CV and talked me through how to improve it.” “We recruit a high number of Edinburgh graduates and would happily recruit more, as we find their academic qualifications are supported with excellent extra-curricular experiences – it’s this balance which makes them successful.” James Darley, Director, Graduate Recruitment, Teach First

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01 Caitlin Stronach says the University’s 04 Careers Service was very supportive. 02 Caitlin started applying for internships in her third year. My aim from early on was to focus on 03 A mock interview helped Caitlin prepare graduating with a job and I’m delighted for the real thing. I got one. 04 From early on in her studies Caitlin was I used the Careers Service at George focused on graduating with a job. Square and King’s Buildings a lot and they were always really helpful. They started with my CV and talked me through how to improve it. 01 During my third year I began applying for internships. There was a big focus on online tests. E-tray is a new thing many companies have started to do – it’s an email assessment where emails are sent to you asking questions and you have to reply within a deadline, and you learn from it how to manage your time. All the support from the Careers Service definitely helped me get my internship with EY. I was a Global Student Exchange Assurance Intern with the company from June to September. It involved completing a cultural induction in New York and working for three weeks in the EY Boston office, followed by an 11-week internship in their Edinburgh office. Through the Careers Service I also secured a mock interview with the company. Having had that meant I was a step ahead when I formally applied for a job with them. So I had experience of what to My story: Caitlin Stronach expect, and feedback. What’s so good about the Careers Service BSc (Hons) Mathematics is that you can phone them up on any day to ask for advice on an application and Caitlin secured a job with financial services firm they will give you a slot very quickly. EY after a successful internship in the US. No matter what year you’re in, their guidance is so helpful.

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One of my course coordinators put me in touch with LAUNCH.ed after I’d asked him if there was any support for students running their own business. LAUNCH.ed are awesome. I cannot speak highly enough of the help they have given me. They put me on their mentoring programme – a guaranteed one-year mentorship – and my mentor and I still meet up regularly, despite the fact that he’s no longer obliged to meet me. Being able to bounce ideas off someone experienced is very valuable. I had no business network in Edinburgh before I met with LAUNCH.ed. They put me in touch with a whole network of student entrepreneurs, other people who were having the same sort of pains and triumphs as me. This support network is very important, as some of my close friends don’t really understand my 04 business concerns. “Success in business is all LAUNCH.ed also introduced me to the business community at large, through about having good contacts – networking events. My entire business finding good, reliable people network in Edinburgh is due to LAUNCH.ed. Success in business is all about having good to help you.” contacts – finding good, reliable people to help you with a particular part of your business is really hard. The advice and the networking element from LAUNCH.ed has been so, so important, and LAUNCH.ed has played a crucial role in the growth My story: Eimear O’Carroll of Restored Hearing. MPhys (Hons) Physics The University has been very helpful in allowing me to tailor my courses to continue my interest in tinnitus within my degree. Eimear has been supported by LAUNCH.ed I’ve been able to take a Business School to develop her company Restored Hearing course called Innovation and New Venture Creation, which is right up my street. (www.restoredhearing.com), a web-based service The level of understanding among staff at that relieves noise-induced temporary tinnitus. Edinburgh is great. I’ve always found that if you ask or talk to someone you can find resolutions to problems. You just have to go and find someone – if they’re not the right people they’ll point you in the right direction.

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The development and long-term ranging from language tuition to robotics 02 success of our students is companies. This unique, free service helps Edinburgh students distinguish themselves fundamental to the University, in a competitive job market and create and that includes encouraging real opportunities for themselves and your efforts beyond your their peers. programme. LAUNCH.ed’s services are free, confidential, and available to any Edinburgh student for Employ.ed – internship opportunities the duration of their studies and up to two Internships can substantially increase the years after graduation. chance of you finding employment after graduation, and our Careers Service Our strong enterprise culture and support 03 proactively sources a range of quality services have helped students form internship opportunities for students more than 120 new businesses in the and recent graduates, including: past five years. www.LAUNCH.ed.ac.uk • on-campus summer internships; • opportunities across a range of industries The Edinburgh Award with SMEs for undergraduates and Contributing to life beyond your studies, recent graduates; through activities such as peer support, • an international summer internship, part-time work on campus, running a sports which is currently being developed club or volunteering in the community, can with our global network of employers. prove rewarding in many ways, including 01 Eimear O’Carroll in the sound studio broadening and enhancing your skills at the University’s . All of these opportunities are paid and employability. 02 Networking is an important part of and supported by a comprehensive building a business. development plan to ensure you get the The Edinburgh Award is a programme 03 Eimear at work in the control room. most from your internship experience. designed to support a wide range of 04 A wide variety of audio equipment www.ed.ac.uk/careers/internships co- and extra-curricular activities, giving is available. you recognition for your involvement, Backing your bright ideas helping you stand out from the crowd The University has one of the most whatever your future holds. entrepreneurial student bodies in the UK, supported by our award-winning We will support you to get the most out programme for student entrepreneurs, of your experiences and the Award will LAUNCH.ed. help set you apart from the competition when many employers are looking for that Each year, LAUNCH.ed works with hundreds extra something from today’s graduates. of students to assess their ideas, develop www.ed.ac.uk/EdinburghAward business skills and start new businesses –

“I met some amazing people and expanded my professional network. The internship gave me a real experience of what being an HR adviser and working in an office would be like. I feel far more prepared for entering the workforce.” Liam Craig, MA (Hons) International Business, who undertook an eight-week internship with the University’s Human Resources team

A57668 UOE Concise UG Prospectus 2015.indd 13 14/02/2014 11:45 The Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) has more than 240 societies, from the Aberdeen FC Supporters Club to the Zoological Society.

The friends you meet, places you discover and experiences you share contribute as much to your university life as your formal degree certifi cate at the end of it all. Your social calendar at Edinburgh can be as packed with activities as you want it to be. LIFE

The University is home to more than 50 Fringe performance venues every summer.

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“ I knew I had to attend a university that was surrounded by fantastic entertainment, energetic nightlife, and an unrivalled character. Edinburgh was the place for me.” Ryan Russell, BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences

There are offi cially 12 Edinburgh festivals, including the world-famous Fringe, and countless other cultural events throughout the year.

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Accommodation is more than half of which have en suite facilities. Most houses have common rooms as just a place to live. We know 04 well as shared pantries. The meal plan, how important it is to provide which is included in the rent for all an environment in which you residents at Pollock Halls, provides can thrive. breakfast and dinner each weekday with brunch and dinner at weekends. Moving away from home for the first time is exciting but it can be daunting too. In 2013, Edinburgh became the first We’re committed to making that transition university in Scotland to earn a Food for as easy as possible for you. Life Catering Mark, in recognition of its commitment to serving healthy and We guarantee an offer of accommodation ethical meals at Pollock Halls. for all new undergraduate students from outside the city of Edinburgh who are Self-catered accommodation studying for the full academic year and who If you prefer to choose what and when apply by the deadline. We aim to do the to eat, our flats and houses make an ideal same for as many students as possible who alternative to halls of residence, cost less are studying for part of the year with us. and still provide you with the benefits of a sociable and supportive environment. Our undergraduate accommodation is on a number of sites, all within a walk or bus They vary in size but most residents have ride from the buzz of Edinburgh’s centre. a single study-bedroom within a flat and We offer a range of catered and self- usually share with between two and six 03 catered options and most are close other students. Each flat has shared to key University buildings and facilities bathroom and kitchen facilities. (see page 18 for map). Events, socialising and support University-owned and -managed Our Residence Life team provides accommodation typically includes: students with academic and social events • a regular cleaning service throughout the year. Student Resident • all heating, hot water and electricity costs Assistants (RAs) live in our accommodation, • internet facilities in every study-bedroom working with residents on a 1:40 ratio. • contents insurance We deliver year-round support, providing • support and welfare services from our an enhanced residential living experience Residence Life teams in your home away from home. “New Arthur Place • secure bike storage • laundry facilities. was my first choice, and when I moved For the most up-to-date information on accommodation options and how in I was impressed.” to apply, visit our website.

www.accom.ed.ac.uk Further details on all your accommodation options: Catered accommodation www.accom.ed.ac.uk/ Pollock Halls, our main accommodation undergraduates campus, comprises nine distinct houses and provides a catered service for more than 2,000 students. Each student will typically live in a single study-bedroom, more than

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I live at New Arthur Place right next to and student gym. It’s very close to the Royal Mile and near the Scottish Parliament. It’s an absolutely ideal location – a four-minute walk from my University building at Moray House and a 15-minute cycle from the part-time work I do in Princes Street. When I researched accommodation options I found that Darroch Court and New Arthur Place were closest to the building I’d be studying in. When I visited Edinburgh I walked round both. New Arthur Place was my first choice, and when I moved in I was impressed. In my first year I lived in a shared self- catering flat. The people I shared with were very friendly. The flat had four bedrooms, and quite a large kitchen/dining 02 01 Luke Campbell at New Arthur Place. area. We divvied up the cupboards and 02 Luke chats with his friend Lisa in the storage space. My room was a very good kitchen/dining area. size, with a desk, two sets of drawers, a 03 Luke’s accommodation sits at the foot large wardrobe, and space underneath the of Arthur’s Seat, an extinct volcano that bed too. It was lightly furnished but had overlooks central Edinburgh. everything you’d need. It’s fairly modern. 04 The Pleasance Courtyard is a vibrant hub, This year I’m a student Resident Assistant with its famous theatre and bars. at New Arthur Place. The Resident Assistants are always on hand if you have any problems. Or students can talk to us if they’re not getting on well with their flatmates and want to switch apartments. My story: Luke Campbell We’re there to help. BA (Hons) Community Education The Residence Life team is very keen to help students meet other people. One of Luke lives at New Arthur Place, where the University the most enjoyable experiences I’ve had so far was in my first week, when they has self-catering accommodation for 114 students, arranged a meal for 30 of us at an Indian in flats typically of four or five bedrooms. restaurant on Drummond Street, very near my accommodation. That night I met the people who’ve become probably my closest friends in Edinburgh. Now I see them most nights – they live two minutes away – and we’re teaching each other various languages. It’s been one of the best things that’s happened since I moved here.

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18 24 The University of Edinburgh is an integral part of the city and you’ll be learning – and living – in one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals. Edinburgh is compact enough to explore by foot and while you travel between your accommodation and lectures or tutorials, you’ll be able to take in the city’s rich blend of stunning architecture, iconic buildings and green spaces. www.ed.ac.uk/maps

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and Scottish Parliament. RD 22 The King’s Buildings: Most science and engineering subjects are taught here. Ten-minute bus ride from the city centre. WE THE ROYAL ST M 23 Little France/Royal Infirmary of OBSERVATORY AINS RD 09 Edinburgh/Medical School: Four miles 22 from the city centre. University building University accommodation 24 Easter Bush/Roslin Institute/Royal TO EASTER University site (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies: KING’S BUILDINGS BUSH CAMPUS Six miles south of the Central Area. 5-minute walk CAMPUS 24 15-minute walk

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The University of Edinburgh Concise Undergraduate Prospectus 2015 entry 19 Your sporting chance

Whether you make an occasional Hit the gym “I’d encourage any student visit to the gym or compete at We have 10 gyms to choose from, including a dedicated indoor cycle gym, Velo-city, and interested in sport to international level, the University the Katherine Grainger Rowing Gym. Our of Edinburgh offers you the best 100-station CV gym and MyGym boast the come to Edinburgh. in sport and exercise. finest cardio equipment on the market, and Edinburgh’s gym is an we have extensive and exceptional provision We’re consistently ranked one of the for free weights, body conditioning, circuit amazing facility, probably UK’s top six higher education institutions training and fixed weights. one of the best university for sport by British Universities and Colleges Sport. Our expert instructors and personal gyms in the world.” trainers are available to guide, support CALTON HILL Corrie Scott, MChem (Hons) Chemistry, BUS and encourage you, and after your Our market-leading facilities and junior record-holding swimmer and STATION workout you can relax in the saunas in programmes are managed by the 2014 Commonwealth Games hopeful GE ST GEOR University’s Centre for Sport and Exercise. the newly refurbished changing rooms. PALACE OF TH www.sport.ed.ac.uk/virtual_tour NATIONAL HOLYROODHOUSE We offer flexible and affordable membership E WAVERLEY MOUND GALLERY OF S ST SCOTLAND RAILWAY PRINCE STATION SCOTTISH packages, a year-round programme of more HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT EDINBURGH CAMPUS Club and recreational sports CASTLE 21 than 60 weekly exercise classes, access to ST 20 HIGH 01 LO Through the Edinburgh University Sports OD RD top-quality gyms and extensive recreational THIA HOLYRO 02 PL HOLYROOD 13 EA 03 PARK Union (EUSU) we have 63 sports clubs, N 08 CENTRE activities, and one of the UK’s most highly

SANC RD ET FOR SPORT RK catering for all levels of ability. Our A & EXERCISE regarded performance programmes for EDINBURGH M OLD S E COLLEGE AS GR COLLEGE intramural programme provides informal TE talented student athletes. OF ART OT R 11 P R ARTHUR’S O 10 SEAT leagues, tournaments and fun events, and 19 W

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S Land, offer most court sports, plus a range 18 T Performance sport THE Outdoor sports MEADOWS MAIN of niche spaces for squash, dance, boxing, We offer performance sports LIBRARY Our Peffermill playing fields form one of M grappling, archery and shooting. We also ELV 15 programmes for both individual ILLE DR the leading outdoor sports facilities in 12 have a 25-metre, six-lane swimming pool athletes and teams, supported by 16 05 POLLOCK Scotland. They play host to an array of K RDMA ER P HALLS and recently upgraded indoor climbing ND our top-class facilities and coaches, RE RC SCIENNES RD AR 17 14 domestic and international events and W H and bouldering spaces.

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T DA expertise and the nationally renowned RD water-based artificial hockey pitches, a LKEITH Australia, South Africa and New Zealand Fitness Assessment and Sports Injury brand-new 3G football/rugby pitch, three rugby squads all use our facilities when RD Centre. We also offer sports nutrition 3G five-a-side pitches, artificial cricket playing in Scotland, and we’ve also hosted and lifestyle advice, dedicated elite nets and a 100-metre training track. pre-Games training camps ahead of the sports flats for first-year students, TO LITTLE London 2012 Olympic and 2014 Glasgow promotional opportunities and FRANCE Adventure sports CAMPUS Commonwealth Games. branded sports clothing. 23 The University’s stunning residential centre

MA for outdoor activities, Firbush Point, is We offer funding opportunities YFIELD located on the banks of Loch Tay in the through the ‘Winning Students’ 04

RD Scottish Highlands. It offers a vast range network, sports science support, “If I hadn’t gone to of activities and services tailored to your educational modules, flexible study needs, from windsurfing to mountain and mentoring. Around 300 students Edinburgh I’d never leadership training. Our experienced are on our Individual and Team WE THE ROYAL ST M instructors are fully accredited and all OBSERVATORY AINS RD 09 Performance Programmes at some have taken up rowing. specialist equipment is available on-site. level. Exceptional sport-specific 22 coaches currently lead eight sports: University building I’d never have had the University accommodation www.sport.ed.ac.uk rowing, swimming, hockey, fencing TO EASTER University site life I’m currently living.” (women), archery, orienteering, rugby KING’S BUILDINGS BUSH CAMPUS 5-minute walk CAMPUS 24 Katherine Grainger, Olympic champion (men) and basketball (women). 15-minute walk rower and Edinburgh law graduate

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www.ed.ac.uk/go-abroad Go abroad

Edinburgh has been a leader in Korea. A further 350 students studied or you may be eligible for a reduction or student exchanges around the worked in Europe, either with our Erasmus waiver of Edinburgh’s tuition fees. exchange partners or through the Erasmus world since its foundation, and Work Placement Programme. You’re responsible for all other costs such offers many opportunities to as travel and housing, but grants and gain an international experience Our partners include world-class scholarships may be available, particularly institutions such as the California Institute of for the Erasmus programme. through study or work. Technology, the Universities of Melbourne, Toronto and Hong Kong, ETH Zurich, Leiden Other study, work and volunteering A ‘Go abroad’ experience can offer new University in the Netherlands and Sweden’s options are also available. Our ‘Go perspectives on your subject, insights into Uppsala University. abroad’ website will help you find a foreign culture, an international network the right global opportunity. of friends, exciting travel opportunities How and when? www.ed.ac.uk/go-abroad and new skills that could give you an Your destination options depend on what advantage in the job market. you’re studying, and securing a place can be competitive, but an exchange is possible We offer outstanding international on most of our programmes. Students “It’s a cliché but I really exchange opportunities, with more than usually apply in their second year and study 40 exchange destinations in the Americas, abroad during their third year. The majority did have the best year Asia and Australasia, and almost 160 of students go abroad for a full year, but Erasmus programme partners in Europe. some semester only options are available. of my life out there. I’d Credit achieved while on exchange is sign up for another year Where? credited towards your Edinburgh degree. Last year around 250 students studied away in a heartbeat.” at one of our international partners in Funding Emma Kennedy, MA (Hons) German, countries as diverse as Australia, Canada, As an exchange student you don’t pay who spent a year at the Free University the US, Mexico, Singapore and South tuition fees to your host university and of Berlin

A world of destinations

ERASMUS exchanges Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany International Greece exchanges Iceland Argentina Ireland Australia Italy Canada Netherlands Chile Norway China Poland Hong Kong Portugal Japan Romania Korea Spain Mexico Sweden New Zealand Switzerland Singapore Turkey United States

A57668 UOE Concise UG Prospectus 2015.indd 20 14/02/2014 11:46 The University of Edinburgh Concise Undergraduate Prospectus 2015 entry 21 Finance made simple

What you pay, and the help you Students from the rest of the EU Living costs may receive to pay it, depends If you live in the EU outside the UK you For most students this is your main won’t ordinarily have to pay fees for your expenditure during your time at Edinburgh. on where you live. first undergraduate degree. Just like You need to plan a budget to include students from Scotland, you can apply to accommodation, food, books, clothes, Tuition fees SAAS and, subject to eligibility, your fees entertainment, travel and, depending Students living in Scotland will be paid by the Scottish Government. on your accommodation, utility bills. If you’re studying full time for your first degree, you’ll ordinarily be eligible to have International students – We estimate that it will cost you £7,500– your fees paid by the Scottish Government from outside the EU £8,000 a year to live and study as an for your full period of study. You need to From session 2014–2015, full-time undergraduate at Edinburgh, but it could apply online each year to undergraduate international students will be more or less, depending on factors such Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS). pay a fixed annual tuition fee rate. So if as your choice of accommodation and you’re an international student from outside your lifestyle. Students living in England, the EU you’ll know before you start your Wales or Northern Ireland studies exactly what you’ll pay each year. For a breakdown of estimated weekly For 2014 entry, we charged annual fees of living costs, see: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/ £9,000 to undergraduate students who live Full details on tuition fees: international/finance/cost-of-living in a part of the UK outside Scotland, and www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/fees you can expect the same for 2015 entry. Support for living costs: all UK students Check your fee status: Loans • You don’t have to pay the fees upfront www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/fee-status You can also apply to your regional – a non-means-tested government- funding body (SAAS, Student Finance funded loan covers the fees. More information: England/Wales/Northern Ireland) for loans • You only start repaying this loan after you www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-finance to help with living costs. Your entitlement graduate and earn more than £21,000 a is made up of a universal portion and a year if you’re from England or Wales, or means-tested portion, and is the same £16,365 if you’re from Northern Ireland. regardless of where in the UK you study. • We offer generous bursaries – the UK’s Bursaries and grants most generous for the lowest household Means-tested, non-repayable bursaries and incomes (see pages 22–23). grants to help with living costs are available from the regional funding bodies. Further Full details and the latest information details are available from the websites on tuition fee rates for 2015 entry: listed below. www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/fees

Useful websites

Students from Scotland and rest of EU Financial www.saas.gov.uk support See pages Students from England 22–23 www.gov.uk/student-finance Students from Wales www.studentfinancewales.co.uk Students from Northern Ireland www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

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Edinburgh is committed to ICAS Foundation Bursaries supporting students of all ages ICAS Foundation Bursaries assist students 03 resident in Scotland who are accepted and social backgrounds to enter on to an undergraduate degree in higher education. Chartered Accountancy or other finance- and management-related disciplines. We aim to recruit the best students Five awards of £1,000 to £2,500 a year regardless of your financial situation, are currently available. and a variety of bursaries and scholarships is available. www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/bursaries

University of Edinburgh Bursaries University Scholarships Students who live in England, Wales Students of business, engineering, 0302 and Northern Ireland may be eligible informatics, mathematics and physics for a University of Edinburgh Bursary of up can apply for a range of scholarships, to £7,000 a year. You will automatically be most worth around £1,000 a year. Many considered on the basis of information you are sponsored by companies that also provide to your funding body (eg Student offer work placements. Finance England). Lloyds Scholarships Scotland Accommodation Bursaries Lloyds Scholarships are offered to UK The Scotland Accommodation Bursary is students from below-average-income among the most generous bursary support families. Fifteen Lloyds Scholarships, each offered by UK universities to Scotland- worth up to £19,000 over four years, are domiciled students. Worth up to £2,000 currently offered to new undergraduates a year, it is available to undergraduates each year. Scholars will also be offered who receive a Young Students’ Bursary or paid internships, and will be required an Independent Students’ Bursary from the to undertake volunteering work. Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) and are eligible to receive a guaranteed Discretionary and Childcare Funds offer of accommodation from the University. The University receives £1.4 million of Scottish Government funds to assist UK Access Bursaries students who find themselves in financial Access Bursaries of at least £1,000 a difficulties and to provide childcare support year are available each year to help new to UK parents. Students can only apply for undergraduate UK students study at these funds once they have started their “The financial support I’ve Edinburgh. Financial need and personal or programme of study. family circumstances will be considered. received at Edinburgh is International students Edinburgh UNITE Accommodation Non-EU nationals can apply for a incomparable with what and Access Bursaries range of funding assistance, including any other top university Edinburgh UNITE Accommodation and the University’s Edinburgh Global Access Bursaries are offered to students Undergraduate Scholarships. in the UK is offering.” living in England, Wales and Northern www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/finance/ Ireland. Each bursary covers accommodation international costs while staying in a UNITE student property, and a maintenance allowance www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding of £3,000 a year.

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01 Tim Pemberton says financial support 04 allows him to concentrate on his studies and volunteering. 02 The societies fair in September offers When I was choosing which university to go a vast range of activities. to, I was looking to study at a well-regarded 03 Tim’s volunteering, part of his Lloyds university, one with a good reputation – Scholarship, has included nature walks. and Edinburgh is that. And it’s a great mix of 04 Tim reviews study notes in the Main a tight-knit student community in a big city. Library Cafe. I also wanted to have freedom in what I could study and Edinburgh allows you to be flexible in your subjects. I was able 01 to study economics, philosophy and Italian in my first year, and I’m able to make a much more informed decision about my final degree, having been able to study several subjects to begin with. The financial support I’ve received at Edinburgh is incomparable with what any other top university in the UK is offering. The help I’ve received is more than I could ever have wished for, to be honest. The support the University has given me and the help through the Lloyds Scholarship mean I can support myself and I don’t have to worry about asking my family for help. Being able to fully support myself is one of the real advantages that Edinburgh offers. I have enough money to go out and have a good time – I’m not left out – but I’ve learned to be responsible with money. The great thing with being a Lloyds Scholar is the volunteering involved, which adds richness to your life and adds depth to “The financial support I’ve My story: Tim Pemberton your CV. We volunteer on a weekly basis received at Edinburgh is within a specific community – we’ve done MA (Hons) Philosophy & Italian nature walks, visited a farm to do some incomparable with what painting, and hosted a Christmas party any other top university Tim is a Lloyds Scholar and receives a University for elderly people. On a more long-term of Edinburgh Bursary and an Access Bursary. basis I work as a befriender with Leonard in the UK is offering.” Cheshire Disability. The support I’ve received from the University means that I don’t have to worry about getting a job while studying, which is a real bonus as I can concentrate on my studies and get involved in different societies and clubs, as well as the volunteering.

A57668 UOE Concise UG Prospectus 2015.indd 23 14/02/2014 11:46 www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply The application process

How to apply are required to have a qualification in Interviews All applications should be made through English (if not held at Higher, A Level, IB, Interviews don’t normally form part of our the Universities and Colleges Admissions etc). Many programmes also require a admissions process. Exceptions to this are Service (UCAS). www.ucas.ac.uk qualification in mathematics or a science. degree programmes in teacher education Please check online to ensure you have (including community education), nursing, The application system is the same the correct subjects before applying. oral health sciences, veterinary medicine for international and UK applicants. www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/ and graduate or mature entrants to entry-requirements medicine. For those areas that do 1 September 2014 interview, not all applicants will be Minimum entry requirements called to interview. Applications open for 2015 entry Published minimum entry requirements 15 October 2014 specify the grades or score required to be Medicine admissions test entered into the selection process. The All applicants for medicine at Edinburgh Deadline for all applications grades and subjects required for an offer must sit the UK Clinical Aptitude Test for medicine and veterinary of a place vary across degree programmes (UKCAT), or apply for an exemption code medicine and from year to year. These minimum from the UKCAT consortium, in the summer requirements reflect the level of knowledge before submission of a UCAS application. 15 January 2015 required by applicants to complete your www.ukcat.ac.uk Deadline for all other UK studies at Edinburgh. Subject-specific and EU applicants* minimum entry requirements can be found Art and design mini-portfolio at: www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees Applicants to art and design programmes 30 June 2015 need to submit a digital mini-portfolio. Competition If you pass the first stage of selection you Deadline for all other For most of our degrees, the competition will be invited to bring a full portfolio international applicants** for places is high and achievement of to an Applicant Day. the minimum entry requirements will www.euclid.ed.ac.uk/Student/ * All applications received by the relevant UCAS not guarantee an offer of a place. More Mini-Portfolio deadline will receive full and equal consideration. information about levels of competition: We may hold your application until we have www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/statistics received all those submitted by the deadline. Students with disabilities We aim to inform you of our decision as quickly If you have been offered a place and have as possible but you may not receive a decision Breadth of study declared a disability, we encourage you until the end of March. You can follow the progress Due to the nature of the Scottish degree, to contact our Student Disability Service of your application at www.ucas.com/track. it’s important that applicants demonstrate as early as possible, to ensure that we can Applications received after the deadline will be considered on an individual basis at the discretion academic strengths in a broad range of make any necessary arrangements for the of the relevant College Admissions Office. subject areas. Subjects in closely related start of your studies. ** We advise you to apply by 15 January but areas (such as biology and human biology) www.ed.ac.uk/student-disability-service applications will be accepted until 30 June. will not normally be counted separately. However, we don’t differentiate between Direct entry into second year what is sometimes referred to as ‘hard’ and Applications for direct entry to the second ‘soft’ subjects – all our approved subjects year of degree programmes in the College are accepted on an equal basis. of Science & Engineering should be made through UCAS in the usual way. Approved subjects Details of the Higher and A Level subjects Entry qualifications that we accept for entry purposes: More information We welcome applicants from a wide www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/ on applying: range of backgrounds with a broad approved-subjects www.ed.ac.uk/ range of qualifications. undergraduate/apply +44 (0)131 650 4360 In addition to Highers, A Levels, the [email protected] International Baccalaureate (IB) and other 16 –19 qualifications, all entrants

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We offer a range of opportunities to visit You can also visit the University at a the University, before and after you apply, time that suits you. We have a range to help you fi nd out what it’s like to study of self-guided tour materials, including and live in Edinburgh. podcasts, which can be downloaded from our website. If you have any Open Days specifi c requirements, please contact Everyone is welcome at our Open Days Student Recruitment & Admissions. – prospective students, their families, [email protected] teachers and careers advisers. Open Days provide the opportunity to: Post-offer visits • attend subject-specifi c talks In most subjects, if we make you an offer • speak to current students and staff you will usually be invited to a post-offer • explore the University visit, where you will be able to spend time • view facilities. at your prospective School and speak at length with students and staff. Open Days in 2014: Friday 13 June Unable to visit us? If you can’t visit us in person, why not try Monday 1 September our online information sessions? You can Saturday 27 September also explore our videos and our virtual tours of buildings. Guided and self-guided tours We offer guided tours for students and www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/visiting their families who are unable to attend an Open Day. These are student-led tours – our Student Ambassadors will guide you around the Central Area of the University and will answer any queries.

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For the latest information on the wide range A C of undergraduate degree opportunities Accounting & Finance MA (Hons) Celtic MA (Hons) we offer, visit our Degree Finder: Ancient & Medieval History MA (Hons) Celtic & Archaeology MA (Hons) Ancient History MA (Hons) www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees Celtic & English Language MA (Hons) Ancient History & Classical Archaeology MA (Hons) Celtic & English Literature MA (Hons) Ancient History & Greek MA (Hons) Celtic & French MA (Hons) For more detailed information on degree Ancient History & Latin MA (Hons) Celtic & German MA (Hons) content, see subject-specific information Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations MA (Hons) Celtic & Linguistics MA (Hons) sheets: www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/ Animation BA (Hons) Celtic & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Applied Mathematics BSc (Hons) Celtic & Scottish History MA (Hons) info-sheets Applied Sport Science BSc (Hons) Celtic & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Arabic MA (Hons) Chemical Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Can’t find your joint honours Arabic & Ancient Greek MA (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Management programme? Don’t forget to check Arabic & Business MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Arabic & Economics MA (Hons) Chemical Physics BSc (Hons)/MChemPhys (Hons) under both possible names! Arabic & French MA (Hons) Chemical Physics with a Year Abroad MChemPhys (Hons) Arabic & History MA (Hons) Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience Arabic & History of Art MA (Hons) MChemPhys (Hons) Arabic & Persian MA (Hons) Chemistry BSc (Hons)/MChem (Hons) Need Arabic & Politics MA (Hons) Chemistry Global Select Pathway BSc (Hons) more subject Arabic & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Chemistry with a Year Abroad MChem (Hons) information? Arabic & Spanish MA (Hons) Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry www.ed.ac.uk/ Archaeology MA (Hons) BSc (Hons)/MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry undergraduate/ Archaeology & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Architectural History MA (Hons) and a Year Abroad MChem (Hons) info-sheets Architectural History & Archaeology MA (Hons) Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry Architecture BA (Hons)/MA (Hons) and Industrial Experience MChem (Hons) Art BA (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Experience MChem (Hons) Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Materials Chemistry BSc (Hons)/ Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science BSc (Hons) MChem (Hons) Artificial Intelligence & Mathematics BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Materials Chemistry and a Year Abroad MChem (Hons) Names of degrees: Artificial Intelligence & Software Engineering BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Materials Chemistry and Industrial MA, BSc, MPhys, LLB… Experience MChem (Hons) Artificial Intelligence with Management BSc (Hons) Childhood Practice BA Many undergraduate degrees awarded by Astrophysics BSc (Hons)/MPhys (Hons) Scottish universities are named ‘masters’ Chinese MA (Hons) (unlike elsewhere in the UK, where first B Chinese & Economics MA (Hons) Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) Chinese & French MA (Hons) degrees are generally ‘bachelor’ degrees). Biological Sciences Global Select Pathway BSc (Hons) Chinese & German MA (Hons) Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) BSc (Hons) Chinese & History MA (Hons) • Most arts, humanities and social sciences Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) BSc (Hons) Chinese & Italian MA (Hons) degrees at Edinburgh are awarded as Biological Sciences (Cell Biology) BSc (Hons) Chinese & Linguistics MA (Hons) Biological Sciences (Development, Regeneration Chinese & Russian Studies MA (Hons) MA (Hons). This is a conventional & Stem Cells) BSc (Hons) Chinese & Spanish MA (Hons) undergraduate degree, not equivalent Biological Sciences (Ecology) BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) to a postgraduate masters. Arts degrees Biological Sciences (Evolutionary Biology) BSc (Hons) Classical & Middle East Studies MA (Hons) studied at Edinburgh College of Art are Biological Sciences (Genetics) BSc (Hons) Classical Archaeology & Greek MA (Hons) Biological Sciences (Immunology) BSc (Hons) Classical Archaeology & Latin MA (Hons) mostly BA (Hons). They are equivalent to Biological Sciences with Management BSc (Hons) Classical Studies MA (Hons) Edinburgh undergraduate degrees named Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) BSc (Hons) Classics MA (Hons) MA – the difference in name is historical. Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) BSc (Hons) Classics & English Language MA (Hons) Biological Sciences (Plant Science) BSc (Hons) Classics & Linguistics MA (Hons) • In science and engineering there is Biological Sciences (Zoology) BSc (Hons) Cognitive Science BSc (Hons) often the choice of a BSc or a ‘masters’ Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) Cognitive Science (Humanities) MA (Hons) degree such as MPhys, MChem or MEng. Business & Accounting MA (Hons) Community Education BA (Hons) These masters entail a further year of Business & Economics MA (Hons) Computational Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys (Hons) Business & Finance MA (Hons) Computer Science BSc (Hons)/BEng (Hons) in-depth study but are not equivalent Business & Geography MA (Hons) Computer Science & Electronics BEng (Hons) to postgraduate masters. Business & Law MA (Hons) Computer Science & Management Science BSc (Hons) Business Management MA (Hons) Computer Science & Mathematics BSc (Hons) • Undergraduate law degrees are awarded Business with Decision Sciences MA (Hons) Computer Science & Physics BSc (Hons) as Bachelor of Laws, or LLB (Hons). Business with Enterprise & Innovation MA (Hons) Computer Science with Management BEng (Hons) Business with Human Resource Management MA (Hons) • The School of Divinity offers the Bachelor Business with Marketing MA (Hons) D of Divinity, BD (Hons), in addition to MA Business with Strategic Economics MA (Hons) Divinity BD (Hons)/MDiv (Hons) (Hons) undergraduate degrees. Divinity & Classics MA (Hons)

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E French & Russian Studies MA (Hons) Interior Design BA (Hons) Ecological & Environmental Sciences BSc (Hons) French & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Intermedia Art BA (Hons) Ecological & Environmental Sciences with Management French & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) International Business MA (Hons) BSc (Hons) French & Social Policy MA (Hons) International Business with Arabic MA (Hons) Economic & Social History MA (Hons) French & Spanish MA (Hons) International Business with Chinese MA (Hons) Economic & Social History with Environmental Studies International Business with French MA (Hons) MA (Hons) G International Business with German MA (Hons) Economic History MA (Hons) Gaelic & Primary Education (Fluent Speakers) MA (Hons) International Business with Italian MA (Hons) Economic History & Business MA (Hons) Gaelic & Primary Education (Learners) MA (Hons) International Business with Japanese MA (Hons) Economics MA (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons)/MA (Hons) International Business with Russian MA (Hons) Economics & Accounting MA (Hons) Geography & Archaeology MA (Hons) International Business with Spanish MA (Hons) Economics & Economic History MA (Hons) Geography & Economic & Social History MA (Hons) International Relations MA (Hons) Economics & Law MA (Hons) Geography & Economics MA (Hons) International Relations & Law MA (Hons) Economics & Mathematics MA (Hons) Geography & Politics MA (Hons) International Relations with Quantitative Methods Economics & Politics MA (Hons) Geography & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) MA (Hons) Geography & Social Policy MA (Hons) Economics & Sociology MA (Hons) Islamic Studies MA (Hons) Geography & Sociology MA (Hons) Economics & Statistics MA (Hons) Italian MA (Hons) Geography with Environmental Studies MA (Hons) Economics with Environmental Studies MA (Hons) Italian & Business MA (Hons) Geology BSc (Hons)/MEarthSci (Hons) Economics with Finance MA (Hons) Italian & Classics MA (Hons) Geology & Physical Geography BSc (Hons)/ Economics with Management Science MA (Hons) Italian & English Language MA (Hons) MEarthSci (Hons) Italian & English Literature MA (Hons) Electrical & Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)/ Geophysics BSc (Hons) MEng (Hons) Italian & History MA (Hons) Geophysics & Geology BSc (Hons) Electrical Engineering with Renewable Energy Italian & History of Art MA (Hons) Geophysics & Meteorology BSc (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Italian & Linguistics MA (Hons) German MA (Hons) Electronics BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Italian & Philosophy MA (Hons) German & Business MA (Hons) Electronics & Computer Science MEng (Hons) Italian & Politics MA (Hons) German & Classics MA (Hons) Electronics & Electrical Engineering BEng (Hons)/ Italian & Portuguese MA (Hons) German & English Language MA (Hons) MEng (Hons) Italian & Russian Studies MA (Hons) German & English Literature MA (Hons) Electronics & Electrical Engineering (Communications) German & History MA (Hons) Italian & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) German & History of Art MA (Hons) Italian & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Management German & Italian MA (Hons) Italian & Social Policy MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Italian & Spanish MA (Hons) Electronics & Software Engineering BEng (Hons)/ German & Linguistics MA (Hons) MEng (Hons) German & Philosophy MA (Hons) German & Politics MA (Hons) J Electronics with Bioelectronics MEng (Hons) Japanese MA (Hons) German & Portuguese MA (Hons) Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Japanese & Linguistics MA (Hons) German & Russian Studies MA (Hons) Engineering for Sustainable Energy BEng (Hons)/ Jewellery & Silversmithing BA (Hons) MEng (Hons) German & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Engineering Global Select Pathway BEng (Hons) German & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) L English & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) German & Social Policy MA (Hons) Landscape Architecture BA (Hons)/MSc (Hons) English Language MA (Hons) German & Spanish MA (Hons) Latin Studies MA (Hons) Global & International Sociology MA (Hons) English Language & History MA (Hons) Law LLB (Hons)/LLB (Ord) Graduate Entry Graphic Design BA (Hons) English Language & Literature MA (Hons) Law & Accountancy LLB (Hons) Greek Studies MA (Hons) English Literature MA (Hons) Law & Business LLB (Hons) English Literature & Classics MA (Hons) H Law & Celtic LLB (Hons) English Literature & History MA (Hons) Health, Science & Society MA (Hons) Law & Economics LLB (Hons) Environmental Archaeology BSc (Hons) History MA (Hons) Law & French LLB (Hons) Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) History & Archaeology MA (Hons) Law & German LLB (Hons) Law & History LLB (Hons) F History & Classics MA (Hons) History & History of Art MA (Hons) Law & International Relations LLB (Hons) Fashion BA (Hons) History & Politics MA (Hons) Law & Politics LLB (Hons) Film & Television BA (Hons) History & Scottish History MA (Hons) Law & Social Anthropology LLB (Hons) Fine Art MA (Hons) History & Sociology MA (Hons) Law & Social Policy LLB (Hons) French MA (Hons) History of Art MA (Hons) Law & Sociology LLB (Hons) French & Business MA (Hons) History of Art & Architectural History MA (Hons) Law & Spanish LLB (Hons) French & Classics MA (Hons) History of Art & Chinese Studies MA (Hons) Linguistics MA (Hons) French & English Language MA (Hons) History of Art & English Literature MA (Hons) Linguistics & English Language MA (Hons) French & English Literature MA (Hons) History of Art & History of Music MA (Hons) Linguistics & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) French & German MA (Hons) History of Art & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) French & History MA (Hons) M French & History of Art MA (Hons) I Mathematical Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys (Hons) French & Italian MA (Hons) Illustration BA (Hons) Mathematics BSc (Hons)/MMath (Hons)/MA (Hons) French & Linguistics MA (Hons) Infectious Diseases BSc (Hons) Mathematics & Business BSc (Hons) French & Philosophy MA (Hons) Informatics (undergraduate Masters) MInf (Hons) Mathematics & Music BSc (Hons) French & Politics MA (Hons) Integrated Masters in Landscape Architecture Mathematics & Physics BSc (Hons) French & Portuguese MA (Hons) BA (Hons)/MSc (Hons) Mathematics & Statistics BSc (Hons)

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Mathematics Global Select Pathway BSc (Hons) Portuguese & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Social Anthropology with Social History MA (Hons) Mathematics with Management BSc (Hons) Portuguese & Social Policy MA (Hons) Social Anthropology with South Asian Studies MA (Hons) Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) Primary Education with Earth Sciences MA (Hons) Social & Architectural History MA (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Management BEng (Hons)/ Primary Education with History MA (Hons) Social History MA (Hons) MEng (Hons) Primary Education with Mathematics MA (Hons) Social Policy & Economics MA (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Renewable Energy Primary Education with Modern Languages (German) Social Policy & Law MA (Hons) BEng (Hons)/MEng (Hons) MA (Hons) Social Policy & Politics MA (Hons) Medical Science BSc (Hons) Primary Education with Religious Studies MA (Hons) Social Policy & Social and Economic History MA (Hons) Medicinal & Biological Chemistry BSc (Hons)/ Primary Education with Scottish Studies MA (Hons) Social Policy & Sociology MA (Hons) MChem (Hons) Product Design BA (Hons) Social Policy with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) Medicinal & Biological Chemistry with a Year Abroad Psychology BSc (Hons)/MA (Hons) Social Policy with Social and Political Studies MA (Hons) MChem (Hons) Psychology & Business MA (Hons) Social Work BSc (Hons) Medicinal & Biological Chemistry with Industrial Psychology & Linguistics MA (Hons) Sociology MA (Hons) Experience MChem (Hons) Sociology & Politics MA (Hons) Medicine MBChB R Sociology & Psychology MA (Hons) Middle Eastern Studies MA (Hons) Religious Studies BA (general)/MA (Hons) Sociology & Social and Economic History MA (Hons) Music BMus (Hons)/MA (Hons) Religious Studies & English Literature MA (Hons) Sociology & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Music Technology BA (Hons) Religious Studies & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Sociology with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) Reproductive Biology BSc (Hons) Sociology with South Asian Studies MA (Hons) N Russian Studies MA (Hons) Neuroscience BSc (Hons) Software Engineering BEng (Hons) Russian Studies & Business MA (Hons) Nursing Studies BN (Hons) Software Engineering with Management BEng (Hons) Russian Studies & Classics MA (Hons) Spanish MA (Hons) O Russian Studies & English Language MA (Hons) Spanish & Business MA (Hons) Oral Health Sciences BSc (Hons) Russian Studies & English Literature MA (Hons) Spanish & Classics MA (Hons) Russian Studies & History MA (Hons) Spanish & English Language MA (Hons) P Russian Studies & History of Art MA (Hons) Spanish & English Literature MA (Hons) Painting BA (Hons) Russian Studies & Linguistics MA (Hons) Spanish & History MA (Hons) Performance Costume BA (Hons) Russian Studies & Philosophy MA (Hons) Spanish & History of Art MA (Hons) Persian & English Literature MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Politics MA (Hons) Spanish & Linguistics MA (Hons) Persian & Middle Eastern Studies MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Spanish & Philosophy MA (Hons) Persian & Politics MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Spanish & Politics MA (Hons) Persian & Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Social Policy MA (Hons) Spanish & Portuguese MA (Hons) Persian Studies MA (Hons) Russian Studies & Spanish MA (Hons) Spanish & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Pharmacology BSc (Hons) Spanish & Social Policy MA (Hons) Philosophy MA (Hons) S Sport & Recreation Management BSc (Hons) Scandinavian Studies (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) Philosophy & Economics MA (Hons) Structural & Fire Safety Engineering BEng (Hons)/ Philosophy & English Language MA (Hons) MA (Hons) MEng (Hons) Philosophy & English Literature MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Classics MA (Hons) Structural Engineering with Architecture BEng (Hons)/ Philosophy & Greek MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & English Language MA (Hons) MEng (Hons) Philosophy & Linguistics MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & English Literature MA (Hons) Sustainable Development MA (Hons) Philosophy & Mathematics MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & History MA (Hons) Philosophy & Politics MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Linguistics MA (Hons) T Philosophy & Psychology MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Philosophy MA (Hons) Textiles BA (Hons) Philosophy & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Politics MA (Hons) Theology BA (general)/MA (Hons) Philosophy & Theology MA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Theoretical Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys (Hons) Photography BA (Hons) Scandinavian Studies & Social Policy MA (Hons) Physical Education with Qualified Teaching Status Scandinavian Studies & Spanish MA (Hons) V MA (Hons) Scottish Ethnology MA (Hons) Veterinary Medicine BVM&S Physics BSc (Hons)/MPhys (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Archaeology MA (Hons) Physics & Music BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Celtic MA (Hons) Physics Global Select Pathway BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & English Language MA (Hons) Physics with Meteorology BSc (Hons)/MPhys (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & English Literature MA (Hons) Physiology BSc (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Politics MA (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Scottish History MA (Hons) Politics & Economic & Social History MA (Hons) Scottish Ethnology & Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Politics with Quantitative Methods MA (Hons) Scottish History MA (Hons) Portuguese & Business MA (Hons) Scottish Literature MA (Hons) Portuguese & English Language MA (Hons) Scottish Literature & Classics MA (Hons) Portuguese & English Literature MA (Hons) Scottish Literature & History MA (Hons) Portuguese & History MA (Hons) Scottish Literature & Scottish History MA (Hons) Portuguese & History of Art MA (Hons) Scottish Studies MA (Hons) Portuguese & Linguistics MA (Hons) Sculpture BA (Hons) Portuguese & Philosophy MA (Hons) Social Anthropology MA (Hons) Portuguese & Politics MA (Hons) Social Anthropology & Politics MA (Hons) Portuguese & Russian Studies MA (Hons) Social Anthropology & Social Policy MA (Hons) Portuguese & Scandinavian Studies MA (Hons) Social Anthropology with Development MA (Hons)

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