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The University

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An ancient university, founded in 1583

World-class university and top study destination in the UK and within Europe

One of the largest universities in the UK

Over 41,000 students, more than 25,000 undergraduates, 15,000+ postgraduates

Over 18,000 international students from more than 156 countries

3 Colleges, 21 SchoolsAcademic to student ratio 1:5

Ranked in the Top 10 in the UK and top 100 in the world for student employability (THE Global University Employability Ranking 2017)

Located in the heart of Scotland’s capital city

Numerous networks and global partnerships - Russell Group, LERU, Universitas 21

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Historic & Prestigious

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Ranked in world top 2018th in the World by QS World University Rankings 2019

World-leading research institution1st in Scotland and 4th in the 2014 UK REF

Excellent reputation for teaching & research over 80% academic staff active in research

Outstanding history of discovery, invention and innovationResearch at Edinburgh laid the foundations of modern economics, sociology, the Enlightenment, geology, English literature, quantum mechanics, antiseptic surgery, theory of evolution

Research with Global impactover 1,000 international research collaborations

Associated with 21 Nobel Prize winners in areas such as Physics, Medicine, Economics

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Research with Global impact

83% of University’s research activity classified as world leading/internationally excellent (REF 2014)

Scotland’s leading research institution attracting record levels of investment in its pioneering work

Over 1,000 international research collaborations

Excellent reputation for teaching & research with over 80% academic staff active in research

Edinburgh-based researchers have:

➢ Discovered carbon dioxide, chloroform anaesthesia, SARS and the Higgs boson

➢ Developed the Hepatitis B vaccine, technology used in today’s smartphones, the hypodermic syringe, the kaleidoscope, the vacuum flask, the ATM, the diving chamber and in-vitro fertilisation

➢ Created Dolly the sheep

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Distinguished Alumni

Charles Darwin Naturalist

David Hume Philosopher

Joseph Lister Surgeon

Piers Sellers NASA Astronaut

Gordon Brown former UK Prime Minister

Adam Smith Economist

James Clerk Maxwell Physicist

Sir Walter Scott Writer

Ian Rankin UK's bestselling crime author

JK Rowling Writer

John Witherspoon Clergyman, signatory of US Declaration of Independence

Sir Christopher Hoy one of the UK’s most successful Olympians

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The City of EdinburghOne of the most vibrant cities in Europe and most desirable places to live in the world

Edinburgh has been voted 'Favourite UK City' for an incredible 13 of the past 15 years in the Guardian and Observer Readers’ Travel Awards

Population around 500,000, students make up over one tenth

Voted safest city in BritainYouGov Survey on Safe and Unsafe Cities 2014

Historic, cosmopolitan, cultured city of breath-taking beauty and world-class attractions

World’s first UNESCO City of Literature UNESCO World Heritage Site

Year-round destination and festival city - 12 annual festivals, including the world’s largest arts festival

Financial centreExcellent transport networkPhoto by Alex Huang, Hong Kong

“Edinburgh isn’t so much a city, morea way of life… I doubt I’ll ever tire of

exploring Edinburgh, on foot or in print.”Ian Rankin, best-selling crime writer and University of Edinburgh alumnus

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The University in the city

= University buildings

= Park spaces

= City landmarks

5 minute walk

15 minute walk

Scale = 0.5 mile

Academic Structure

3 Colleges

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

College of Science & Engineering

21 Schools

All research-active

500 Undergraduate degrees

300+ Postgraduate taught programmes

135 Research areas covering wide range of academic disciplines

“You are now in a place where the best courses upon earth are within your reach… such an opportunity you will never again have.”

Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and US President speaking to his son-in-law as he began his studies at the University of Edinburgh in 1786

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Largest and most diverse College, wide range of academic disciplines, over 300 undergraduate programmes, 23,650 students and 3,600 staff

12 Schools

Business

Centre for Open Learning

Divinity

Economics

Edinburgh College of Art

Education

Health in Social Science

History, Classics and Archaeology

Law

Literatures, Languages and Cultures

Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences

Social and Political Science

Average first year UG intake: 3,300

www.ed.ac.uk/humanities-soc-sci

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College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (CAHSS)

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College of Medicine & Veterinary MedicineOnly conjoint medical and veterinary medical schools in the UK; Vets, Medics and Biomedical Scientists work together and study the common causes of disease that affect our population; over 2,000 academic and support staff

2 Schools

Edinburgh Medical School: 3 Deaneries

- Biomedical Sciences

- Clinical Sciences

- Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Highest ranked veterinary school in the UK (REF 2014)

Average first year UG intake: 450

www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine

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One of the top universities in UK for Science and Engineering (REF 2014) and leading research and teaching centres in the world, more than 2,700 staff and over 8,000 students

7 Schools

Biological Sciences

Chemistry

Engineering

Geosciences

Informatics

Mathematics

Physics & Astronomy

Average first year UG intake: 1,700

www.ed.ac.uk/science-engineering

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College of Science & Engineering

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UK Undergraduate Degrees

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the majority of Honours d egrees are 3 years in duration with specialisation from the outset

In Scotland, the majority of degrees are 4 years (Honours)

This is because Scottish degrees have lots of flexibility and choice of subjects to study in lower years, with specialisation by third year

Often this gives students the opportunity to sample several subjects before choosing in which to specialise

Ancient universities confer Master of Arts (MA) for undergraduate degrees in humanities and social sciences

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Degree structure

England Scotland USA (Liberal Arts)

Apply to Single / Joint

“Major” Possible “Major” Core curriculum

Year 1 Degree “Major” & 2-4 subjects Core curriculum

Year 2 Degree “Major” & 2-4 subjectsDeclare “Major”

Declare Major

Year 3 Honours YearDissertation/ Research project Degree award: BA/BSc

Honours YearStudy Abroad

Major

Year 4 / exit qualification

Degree award: MSc Honours YearDissertation Degree award: MA/BSc

MajorDegree award: BA

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Example Humanities undergraduate degree structure

Year One English Language 1 / English Literature 1 / Other Subject A

Year Two English Language 2 / English Literature 2 / Other Subject B

Options: English Language, Single Honours Degree English Literature, Single Honours Degree English Language & Literature, Joint Honours Degree

Year Three English Language

Year Four English Language

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Example Science undergraduate degree structure

Year One Biology 1 / Chemistry 1 / Other Subject A

Year Two Biology 2 / Chemistry 2 / Other Subject B

Options: Biological Sciences (or Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Development & Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Biology, Molecular Genetics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology, Plant Science, Reproductive Biology or Zoology),orChemistry, (or Chemistry with Industrial Experience, withEnvironmental and Sustainable Chemistry, with MaterialsChemistry, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry)

Year Three Neuroscience

Year Four Neuroscience

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Encourage independent thinking, reasoning and research skills

Emphasis on independent study, self-motivation and critical thinking

Taught through lectures, seminars, tutorials

Contact hours vary by subject

Humanities: average 12-15 hours per week

Science: average 20-25 hours per week

Normal study week around 40 hours

Assessment by coursework and examination

Study abroad option often available in 3rd year

Academic year is divided into 2 semesters:

Semester 1 16 Sep - 20 Dec 2019

Semester 2 13 Jan - 22 May 2020

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Edinburgh degrees

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Example Humanities first year timetable MA (Hons) Economics and Politics (Economic History as the outside course)

Time/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09.00 Economics lecture

Independent study

Independent study

Economics lecture

Independent study

10.00 Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

Economic History tutorial

Politics tutorial

11.10 Economics tutorial

Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

12.10 Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

13.05 Sports & Societies14.00 Economic

History lectureEconomic History lecture

Economic History lecture

Independent study

15.00 Intro to Politics lecture

Economic History tutorial

Intro to Politics lecture

Independent study

16.10 Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

17.10 Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

Independent study

Core

Core

Option

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Example Science first year timetable BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Economics as the outside course)

Time/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

09.00 Economics 1

(lecture)

Independent

study

Core course

Maths for Sci &

Eng (tutorial)

Economics 1

(lecture)

Independent

study

10.00 Core course

Eng - Mech

(lecture)

Core course

Eng - Sustain

(lecture)

Independent

study

Independent

study

Core course

Eng - Elec

(lecture)

11.10 Independent

study

Independent

study

Independent

study

Independent

study

Independent

study

12.10 Core course

Maths for Sci

& Eng (lecture)

Core course

Maths for Sci

& Eng (lecture)

Independent

study

Core course

Maths for Sci

& Eng (lecture)

Core course

Maths for Sci

& Eng (lecture)

13.05 Sports &

societies 14.00 Economics 1

(tutorial)

Core course

Engineering 1 -

Mechanical

(laboratory)

Core course

Eng - Mech

(tutorial)

Independent

study

15.00 Independent

study

Independent

study

Independent

study

16.10 Independent

study

Independent

study

Independent

study

17.00 Independent

study

Independent

study

Independent

study

Core

Core

Option

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AustraliaUniversity of Melbourne University of New South Wales University of Queensland University of Sydney

CanadaUniversity of British Columbia Carleton University McGill University Queen's University University of Toronto

ChinaFudan University Hong Kong UniversityPeking University

ERASMUS 180 links, 20+ countries

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IndiaUniversity of Delhi

New ZealandUniversity of Auckland Massey University University of Otago

South KoreaKonkuk UniversityKorea University

SingaporeNational University of Singapore

South AmericaUniversidad de San Andres, Argentina Universidad de las Americas, Mexico Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

USABarnard College CalTechUniversity of California University of Chicago Georgetown University George Washington University Haverford College Iowa State University University of Miami Michigan State University University of Mississippi University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond University of Texas at Austin University of Virginia University of Washington Washington University St Louis

Exchange Partners www.ed.ac.uk/global/exchanges

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Undergraduate Tuition Fees

www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/finance/fees

Annual Fees for entrants in 2019-2020*Fixed annual fee rate for duration of degree

*Most courses £19,800(non-lab / class based)

£26,000(laboratory / studio based)

Medicine £32,100 (Yrs1-3 preclinical and intercalated)

£49,900 (Yrs4-6 clinical)

Vet Medicine £31,450

Cost of living Approx. £1,000 per month

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Undergraduate Scholarships for 2018-2019 session

Limited funding available for subject specific programmes

Awarded on the basis of academic merit

Early deadlines

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so

Search for scholarship and funding opportunities:

www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/undergraduate/international

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Admission requirements and How to Apply

▪ Encourage applications from well-qualified students

▪ Recognise a wide range of qualifications for entry

▪ Entry requirements vary from programme to programme

▪ Check subject specific requirements

Details of specific country requirements can be found here:

www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/country

Degree Finder www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/degrees

Undergraduate applications are made through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) www.ucas.com

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University Accommodation

Guaranteed housing for first year

Over 9,000 residential places for students

Centrally located, easy access to teaching facilities and city centre

Catered and self-catered flatsMix of purpose built & recently renovated

Single rooms/some twin rooms available Shared/En-suite bathroom, kitchen, living area

Mixed gender (some single sex) residences24-hour residential wardens

ResLife team provide range of social, welfare and support services

Accommodation Services can offer guidance and help on finding a place to live www.accom.ed.ac.uk

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Catered Accommodation

Based at Pollock Halls, which accommodates around 2,000 first year students within 9 Houses

Mixture of single (either en-suite or shared facilities) and twin rooms available, depending on the House selected

All Houses have common rooms and shared pantries

Pollock Halls facilities also include 2 squash courts, study rooms, music rooms, computing micro lab, shop, bar and cafes

Resident Assistants (RAs) organise social and sporting events for residents; help new students to mingle with others

More information www.accom.ed.ac.uk/for-students/undergraduates/catered-accommodation-at-pollock-halls/

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Self-Catered Accommodation

Over 4,000 self-catered rooms in University flats specifically reserved for freshers, first year students, visiting undergraduates

All centrally located

Mixture of residences (corridor-style) and flats, purpose-built or older & renovated

On average 150 students per block of flats with 3-6 people per flat

Single rooms / some twin rooms available

En-suite/shared bathroom, kitchen and living area

Flat Managers in charge of maintenance and welfare of students, helped by RAs (Resident Assistants)

www.accom.ed.ac.uk/accommodation/self-catered-flats-and-residences

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Cost of accommodation

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Cost depends on the accommodation you choose

➢ Catered: from £6,580up to £8,950 based on 37 week lease, single room in 2018/19

➢ Self-catered: from £3,512 up to £6,413 based on 38 week lease, single room in 2018/19

Standard tenancy contract

➢ Beginning of September to end of May includes Christmas and Easter holidays; no catering during holidays

Rent includes heating, electricity, cleaning, data facilities, personal contents insurance, 14 meals/week (catered only)

Rooms have 24 hour access to the internet

Applications open from February, accommodation offers made from June

Majority live in private accommodation after first year

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Learning Facilities

More than 3.5 million books from 30 libraries, including 20 departmental libraries offering tailored and in-depth specialist resources

Europe’s 3rd largest academic library

24/7 access to 600,000 electronic books and 20,000 electronic journals

Access to 5,000 works of art, half a million rare books & over 5,000 musical instruments

UK’s largest campus computer network

Located close to key learning resources, including the National Library and National Gallery of Scotland

Well established links with professions and industry

State of the art facilities and the opportunity to work with top academics

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Support for your studies

Personal Tutor First point of contact if you have any concerns or problems

Institute for Academic Development (IAD) Workshops, resources, one-to-one support for studying effectively, planning for exams, writing essays

Self-Study SupportOnline resources to aid self-study (writing assignments, good grammar, recommended English learning websites)

Peer ProofreadingTrained, reliable volunteers proofread assignments, spot basic grammar and spelling errors

ELE In session English Language SupportClasses, workshops, study materials

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Careers Service

MyCareerHubSearch for jobs (part-time and vacation, internships and work experience, graduate vacancies) and events, find out about employers, ask career-related questions, find resources, book appointments

Platform OneNetworking for current students and alumni; opportunity for alumni to share occupational knowledge and experience with current students who can contact them for advice and guidance on future career

Career Planning

Talks and Events

Global Opportunities

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Employability

Ranked in the Top 10 in the UK and top 100 in the world for student employability (THE Global University Employability Ranking 2017)

In 2015-16, 94.6% of our graduates in employment and/or undertaking further study six months after graduating with 83% in graduate level employment(Destination of Leavers of Higher Education, HESA 2015-16)

Employers target and value our students: over 2,500 employers sought to recruit our undergraduates over last 12 months through Career Services online jobs board

International graduates with a graduate level job offer can apply to remain in the UK under Tier 2 Sponsored Skilled Workers Visa

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Student Experience

Over 280 student societies www.eusa.ed.ac.uk

64 sports clubs, 5* rated sports facilitieswww.eusu.ed.ac.uk

The University has finished in the top 5 in the British Universities and Colleges Sport rankings every year for the last 5 years

Student radio station, weekly newspaper and the UK’s oldest student-run theatre company

Two art galleries, three museums

5 student union buildings

The University of Edinburgh: highly rated for clubs and societies by international studentsISB Survey 2015

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International Student Support

Pre arrival advice and guidance

Visa and immigration advice

Airport welcome

Personal Tutor / Supervisor

Study support

Careers Service

Disability Service

MyEd

Social events programme

Hospitality scheme: Go Connect

International Student Centre

Chaplaincy centre

On campus health centre

www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/student-life

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We’re Here to Help

Edinburgh Global

The University of Edinburgh

33 Buccleuch Place

Edinburgh EH8 9JS

Scotland, UK

E-mail: global.enquiries@ed.ac.uk

Call: +44 (0)131 650 4296

www.global.ed.ac.uk

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