University of Edinburgh Partnership

There are a number of restricted and/or competitive courses at the University of Edinburgh. A full list is available here.

Due to high demand, many departments will only allow you to pre-enroll in a limited number of courses before arrival. If you wish to enroll in an additional course beyond this limit, you must wait until the course change period (typically the first two weeks of the academic semester) before making a request to add a class. Please be aware that there is no guarantee of available space for study abroad students.

BIOLOGY

Fourth year Biology courses are typically not open to study abroad students.

BUSINESS

Students wishing to take 2nd first-year Business courses at Edinburgh will need to have already taken an introductory level business course and received a grade of B or better. There are currently no 1st year Business courses available to study abroad students.

CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY

Students who want to take a 3rd year course in any Classics subject area must have completed three Classics or Ancient History courses at grade B or above. Study abroad students may only pre-enroll in two 3rd year Classics courses before arrival.

COMPUTER SCIENCE/INFORMATICS

Study abroad students may enroll in a maximum of 20 Scotland credits in this department per semester.

ECONOMICS

Study abroad students must have an equivalent of at least 4 semester-long Economics courses at grade B or above for entry to Entry into 3rd year Economics classes at Edinburgh. This must include courses in Intermediate Macroeconomics (with calculus); Intermediate Microeconomics (with calculus); and Probability and Statistics. If macroeconomics and microeconomics courses are not calculus-based, then, in addition, Calculus (or Mathematics for Economics) is required.

EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART

Students can take Architectural History, History of Art and Music courses at Edinburgh College of Art, but studio classes in Architecture, Art or Design are typically not open to study abroad students. Study abroad students may only pre-enroll in one 3rd year History of Art and/or Architectural History course before arrival, due to high demand. Spaces on Music courses are also limited, and students’ eligibility must be determined on a case-by-case basis.

EDUCATION

These courses are typically not open to visiting students.

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Students who want to take third year courses in the English department must have taken four English literature courses for grades of B or better. Edinburgh does not count interdisciplinary, composition, creative writing, or comparative literature classes, workshops, or freshman year seminars toward this prerequisite. Study abroad students may only pre-enroll in one third-year English literature course before arrival.

HEALTH

Study abroad students may only pre-enroll in one 3rd year Health course before arrival.

HISTORY

Students who want to take a 3rd year course in any History subject area must have completed three History courses at grade B or above. Study abroad students may only pre-enroll in two 3rd year History courses before arrival, due to high demand.

LAW

These courses are typically not open to study abroad students. On the rare occasion that space is made available, it will only become available at the start of the relevant semester, and only students who have completed at least three Law courses at grade B or better will be considered.

NURSING

These courses are typically not open to study abroad students. On the rare occasion that space is made available, students can be pre-approved for only one Nursing course prior to arrival.

PHILOSOPHY

Third-year Philosophy courses are typically not open to study abroad students. On the rare occasion that space is made available, it will only become available at the start of the relevant semester, and only students who have completed at least three philosophy courses at grade B or better will be considered.

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

To be considered for 3rd year Politics or International Relations courses, students will need to have taken four previous politics or international relations courses and received grades of a B or better. Study abroad students may only pre-enroll in one Politics course before arrival.

PSYCHOLOGY

Third-year Psychology courses are typically not open to study abroad students. On the rare occasion that space is made available, only students who are majoring in Psychology and have completed at least three psychology courses at grade B or better will be considered. Students can be pre-approved for only one 3rd year (honours) Psychology course prior to arrival.

SPORT SCIENCE

These courses are not open to visiting students.