Established in 1583, the University of Edinburgh has a rich history and over the centuries has established itself as a world- renowned institution of learning, research, and innovation. We are currently ranked 15th in the QS World University Rankings 2023. We are a large comprehensive university and each year we host over 40,000 students and welcomes over 18,000 international students from more than 157 countries. The University is among the world’s top 50 universities for graduate employability. We collaborate with a host of world-leading institutions in fields as diverse as e-science, engineering, life and medical sciences and arts and culture. The University of Edinburgh is also a member of the global research network Universitas 21, and the European networks COIMBRA group, as well as UNICA, LERU, and UNA Europa. We are associated with 19 Nobel Prize winners, who are alumni of the University who have been members of academic staff and have long enjoyed a spirit of innovation and collaboration and continue to do so today.
Academic: GPA or 3 or above on their studies to date
English Language:
– IELTS: 6.5 with 5.5 or above in each component
– TOEFL iBT: 92 or above with a minimum of 20 in each section
– Duolingo English Test: not accepted
Never had TB/TBC infection
16 September 2024 – 20 December 2024
Applicants 2022
Applicants : 89 students
GPA : 2.82-4.00
TOEFL iBT Score : 100-115
IELTS Score : 6.5-8.5
Duolingo English Test Score : 0-150
Awardees 2022
Awardees : 20 students
GPA : 3.41-3.97
TOEFL iBT Score : 115
IELTS Score : 7.5-8.5
Duolingo English Test Score : –
Applicants 2023
Applicants : 115 students
GPA : 3.04-4.00
TOEFL iBT Score : 88-112
IELTS Score : 6-8.5
Duolingo English Test Score : –
Awardees 2023
Awardees : 15 students
GPA : 3.46-4.00
TOEFL iBT Score : 112
IELTS Score : 8-8.5
Duolingo English Test Score : –
Available Courses
An introduction to the study of culture, society and tradition in Scotland, with the emphasis on de-constructing competing conceptions and images of the nation. Theoretical approaches to the investigation of cultural construction, representation and expression are introduced through heritage, literature, folklore, music, song, visual art and the popular media. Students will also consider the political context of cultural representation and investigate the interface between culture and industry.
This course considers the history of Celticness as a racial, cultural and ethnic concept, from the Iron Age in ancient times until the present. Its principal objective is to guide students to an understanding of how certain languages, music, art and nations came to be called ‘Celtic’. Students will observe how ideas about ‘being Celtic’ have changed across time and discuss the sometimes-bitter controversies surrounding Celticness today.
This course aims to give students a general introduction to the Scottish Gaelic language. Alongside language skills, students will learn more about Scottish Gaelic’s literature and linguistic structure, and the history and culture of Gaelic Scotland.
The course will examine key aspects of popular religious culture during the early modern period in Europe which witnessed the transformation of religious life associated with the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. It will deal specifically with religious ideas and devotional practices at a popular level and the changes introduced by both Protestant and Catholic reformers. As part of the spectrum of belief it will examine ideas concerning magic and witchcraft and it will include a study of the witch hunting which swept through Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Throughout the course particular attention will be given to the role of women in churches and society and how they were affected by the religious upheavals of the period.
In a globalising world, contemporary debates around health, illness and wellbeing include a consideration of the ways that social and political contexts shape health. This course will give an outline of the global context of health and disease and will then address a selection of health challenges by focusing on a different contemporary topic each week which might include ageing health and long-term conditions in a global world, refugee and migrant health, global mental health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, global digital health, and cancer.
This course is a year 2 core course within the Bachelor of Nursing with Honours (Adult). It aims to provide students with an understanding of individuals’ experience of common mental health problems and the impact that this has on their ability to engage with everyday life. Underpinned by the biopsychosocial model of mental illness, and taking a recovery-oriented approach, this course will equip students to engage with people who experience mental health problems as people who are contextually situated within their particular social context. The development of relational understanding and interpersonal skills is central to this course which will provide students with the opportunity to practice their communication skills in a safe environment.
Indicative knowledge content includes common psychiatric diagnoses, symptoms and therapeutic approaches; biological, social and psychological theories of mental illness; Recovery; particular mental health issues affecting people at different life stages; suicide. Skills are developed through communication skills workshops including working with self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
This course will introduce students to the social nature of health and illness, and to different models that inform aspects of our understanding of health phenomena.
This course is about reimagining the future and seeing ourselves as part of this future. Each year, this course will examine a single, highly current global event or challenge. It will explore the broader social, economic and environmental issues which have driven the challenge and how the impact of the event or challenge is shaping the future. The course will be contextualised by the UN Sustainable Development Goals Agenda (2015-2030), and its vision of a world shaped by the common good.
This course takes an innovative approach to interdisciplinary education by shifting the site of learning from the seminar room to the city outside. It brings together groups of students from diverse subject areas to explore and engage with the contemporary city as a site for new ideas, designs and methods. Students will be encouraged to see themselves as part of a connected global city and to engage with the complex challenges of urban life in the twenty-first century.
The course covers several major concepts including heredity, mutation, evolution, animal and plant diversity, form and function. Within this context, students will be trained in the scientific method, basic experimental design, data interpretation, presentation and statistics. The structure of the course is also designed to assist students in the transition to University.
Sustainable Development 1A: Introducing Sustainable Development addresses the central problems facing us in the twenty-first century, which concern access to water, food, energy, shelter, as well as justice, in the context of a destabilising climate and degradation of environmental resources. The course debates principles, concepts, contexts, issues and applications of sustainable development from the perspective of different disciplines, and helps students situate themselves in these debates as well as reflect on their own stance.
The course will examine different types of foreign market entry strategy; the world trade regime and the various elements that comprise this environment e.g. EU/ NAFTA; and issues in International Finance, Management, Production and Labour.
This course presents a broad introduction to Environmental Engineering and Sustainability, covering the Hydrological Cycle, how to assess the quantity of water available for use (potable water supply, irrigation, etc.), how to ensure the required water quantity is sustainably met and what challenges are currently faced by Engineers. Furthermore, transport contamination in water will also be covered through Transport Phenomena Principles. Environmental sustainability will be examined in an Engineering context, including basic concepts such as life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment.
This course examines the dynamics of ecosystems and the environment from local to global scales. In the course we focus on 1) understanding the drivers of environmental change from decades to millennia; 2) the responses of Polar, Temperate and Tropical regions to environmental change and their roles in further reinforcing change to both climate and ecosystems; 3) human-environment interactions and 4) methods and concepts that enable you to interpret environmental change. We examine the concepts of systems, thresholds, feedbacks, sensitivity and fragility, and how this relates and aids our understanding of environmental change.
This course introduces python programming, software engineering and design techniques to Engineering students. It also introduces the use of libraries like SciPy, NumPy and Matplotlib for solving equations (using appropriate numerical methods) and the use of JuPyter Lab notebooks to present calculations.
The course covers basic and more advanced algebra, as well as basic and multivariate calculus, which are used to describe concepts in physics but applicable to other subject areas with an advanced maths requirement.
Discovering Astronomy is an introductory astronomy course that should be accessible to any student. We assume a basic level of numeracy, but no mathematics more complicated than simple algebra and simple trigonometry is used. The course covers a wide range of topics, from understanding our Sun and Solar System through to Cosmology and the Big Bang.
This course provides an introduction to computer programming and data analysis. It serves as a preparation for further study in some physics-related degree programmes, and as a stand-alone course for students of other disciplines, including mathematics, chemistry, geosciences, computer science and engineering. The course consists of laboratory sessions and workshops to develop understanding, familiarity, and fluency.
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the key determinants of economic development and trade. The first part of the course focuses on defining economic development and measuring the gap between poor and rich countries, making use of concepts like poverty, inequality and economic growth. It also considers the role of political institutions and human capital in generating economic development. The second half focuses on how the economic development of different regions is interconnected through trade, highlighting that trade can generate both gains and inequalities.
The course will explore both theoretical and practical issues in the field, as well as offering historical, cultural and political in a range of international settings. Case studies include countries such as: Israel-Palestine, Syria, Iran, Mozambique, Northern Ireland, Germany, Rwanda, South Africa, the UK and the USA. A wide range of themes related to religion, violence and peacebuilding will be covered (e.g. the relation between religion and violence, religiously inspired terrorism, religious peacebuilders, as well as migration, refugees, and the rise of the religious right), as well as the role of the arts (film, theatre, music, visual arts and literature) in peacebuilding. What are sometime described as the Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) come under particular scrutiny. Examples from a wide range of contexts and historical periods are considered, as a way of understanding the current relations among religions, violence and peacebuilding.