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Undergraduate Guide 2022 www.ed.ac.uk Undergraduate Guide 2022 The University of Edinburgh 01 We’re consistently ranked one of the top 50 universities in the Top th world. We’re 20 in the “ You are now in a place where the best 2021 QS World University Rankings. courses upon earth are within your 50 reach… such an opportunity you will ND TH never again have.” Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father and President, speaking to his son-in-law Thomas Mann Randolph as he began 2 4 his studies here in 1786 Edinburgh is ranked We’re ranked the second best fourth in the UK for student city in research power, the UK and 7th based on the 2014 in Europe.* Research Excellence Framework.† £10m Our students accessed undergraduate financial support totalling more than £10 million in 2019/20. 96.5 18 TH More than 96 per cent We’re ranked of our students are in 18th in the world’s work or postgraduate most international study 15 months after universities‡. graduating.§ 0 by 2040 We’re committed to becoming a net zero carbon University by 2040. * QS Best Student Cities 2019 † Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions § Graduate Outcomes Survey data ‡ Times Higher Education, The World’s Most International Universities 2021 02 www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees Undergraduate Guide 2022 The University of Edinburgh 03 Open to a world of possibilities We live in a complex, fast-changing world and we’re honest about the significant challenges facing us all. As a leading global university, we know education will play a vital role solving those challenges and relish our shared responsibility to respond to them. As the world comes to terms with the lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re committed to being open to everyone. We will widen access to higher education and bring people together from a range of backgrounds and experiences. We welcome people with new outlooks and perspectives into an international community that values each individual and the contribution they make. Together, we will be open to change. We will adapt and work in new ways that disrupt the status quo and overturn established ways of thinking. We will do this without boundaries, in facilities where our students, academics and researchers come together with the public and private sectors to learn from each other and work in tandem to create new solutions. For more than 400 years, we’ve seen the benefits such collaborations bring. Being open to the world today brings greater potential and possibilities for tomorrow. 04 www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees Undergraduate Guide 2022 The University of Edinburgh 05 For you, those possibilities start with the 58 subjects and almost 400 degrees we offer. Many of these are joint honours degrees, offering innovative cross-disciplinary subject combinations. Some of our degrees let you study a single subject in depth, developing a deep understanding of one area. Others feature an open and flexible structure with options to tailor your own studies. This lets you choose whether to experience a wide range of topics before you specialise, or sample multiple subjects in a broader degree. Our global links offer you possibilities for fieldwork, industry placements and study abroad opportunities, and our research-led, industry-informed teaching incorporates the latest developments in your field. “My programme is preparing me for my future career by addressing issues from many different perspectives, which is necessary in our globalised world, as well as presenting me with opportunities to volunteer and go abroad.” Manisha Thill MA (Hons) Health, Science & Society 06 www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees Undergraduate Guide 2022 The University of Edinburgh 07 As one of Scotland’s four ‘ancient’ universities, many of our full-time degrees in the humanities and social sciences are undergraduate masters qualifications that require four years of study. In science and engineering we offer four-year bachelors degrees or five-year integrated masters. We also offer a smaller number of other qualifications including LLB, as well as a few degrees with shorter or longer full-time study durations. These range from three to five or even six years (MBChB Medicine). If you have excelled at your studies so far, you may have the option to start in the second year of some of our science, engineering and art and design degrees. We also offer an expanding range of options for students on a Higher National Certificate or Diploma. Alternatively, if you’re considering a year out before you go to university, you may be able to apply for deferred entry.* *Applications for BVM&S Veterinary Medicine or international applications for MBChB Medicine will not be considered for deferred entry. Please contact us to check before you apply. 08 www.ed.ac.uk/access-edinburgh Undergraduate Guide 2022 The University of Edinburgh 09 Myth busting Your University community: Only straight A students get into Total students (2019/20) Undergraduates (UG) the University of Edinburgh. 44,510 26,785 Open and We offer places based on a range of grades, depending on the context in which your results were achieved. If I get in with minimum grades, Part-time UG inclusive I will struggle to catch up. 3,835 (14%) Full-time UG Our grades are set at the academic level 22,950 (86%) you need to succeed. When you get in, it will be because we believe you have the ability to do well and we will give you the Male UG time and support you need to settle in. 10,250 (38%) I’m too old to go to university. We welcome learners of all ages. If you have already left school you can still apply. Other UG We believe everyone deserves an equal Adults returning after a break of at least 25 (<1%) Female UG opportunity to study at the University of three years in their formal education 16,510 (62%) need to have undertaken some recent Edinburgh. We welcome students from academic study. Find out more at: all over the world, who represent diverse www.ed.ac.uk/studying/mature It’s impossible to go to university Undergraduates studying in: Undergraduates experiences, backgrounds and cultures. if you have kids. coming from: Lots of people juggle university life with raising a family and we offer excellent Medicine & The University is committed to widening access to higher childcare services, support and advice. Veterinary education, and admitting the very best students, who Medicine Scotland Edinburgh isn’t for me. I’m not going 3,250 (12%) 7,630 (28%) demonstrate the potential to benefit from, and contribute to, to fit in. the academic experience we offer. This means that no student You will. We have a multicultural student is admitted on the basis of grades alone. Science & body who join us from a wide range of Engineering Arts, Humanities & backgrounds. They are roughly one third What qualifications and grades do I need? 7,165 (27%) Social Sciences Scottish, one third international and one Other UK* The qualifications and grades you need vary according to the 16,370 (61%) third from elsewhere in the UK. 8,260 (31%) degree you apply for and may also depend on whether you are eligible for a widening access offer. Please check the specific subjects and grades we require for entry to the degree you are interested in online: www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees My story 7,600 Will I be eligible for a widening access offer? “I was given the opportunity to visit the Academic staff University and talk to students because You will be considered for a widening access offer if you are More than 7,600 academic members of International I attended a LEAPS [Lothians Equal Access in the UK and: staff are employed across our 21 Schools. 10,895 (41%) Programme for Schools] high school. • live in a target postcode area, or This piqued my interest in the University and helped set a goal in mind. I began to attend • attend a target school or college, or events organised by the University’s widening 180 • are studying on the Scottish Wider Access Programme access team. I was able to interact with students, Countries Undergraduate entrants aged: or the University of Edinburgh Access Programme, or learn about the University and facilities, and Students from 180 different countries visit the law library. These events allowed me • are care experienced, or have studied here in the last 10 years. 17 or under 2,515 (9%) to form a better picture of what life would be • have refugee status or are an asylum seeker. like at university. The staff and students were 18 to 20 20,350 (76%) friendly. They made me feel welcome but were You can find out more about all of these terms at: 21 to 24 2,815 (11%) also realistic and honest.” 290+ 1,105 (4%) www.ed.ac.uk/access-edinburgh Societies 25 or over You can check your widening access eligibility using our online Anais Banag More than 290 societies and groups checker: https://admission-checker.is.ed.ac.uk LLB (Hons) Law you can join. Or start one of your own! * Includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10 www.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degree-structure Undergraduate Guide 2022 The University of Edinburgh 11 My story “Coming to the University has been to travel to Israel and Jordan to visit one of the defining moments of my historical sites in the Middle East – Study in breadth life. The four-year degrees allow trips that I would not have been able a great deal of flexibility and I have to afford otherwise.