Subject areas/ Programmes |
IELTS Minimum Score |
Other tests & scores that are accepted: |
Business School
(all PG programmes) |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Divinity
(all PG programmes) |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Economics
(all PG programmes) |
IELTS total 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 92 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 61 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade C; CAE Grade B
|
Edinburgh College of Art
(all programmes except those shown below) |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
Edinburgh College of Art
(Cultural Studies (PG Taught and Research) ) |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT 100 (at least 23 in each section)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 61 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Education
MSc/Dip/Cert Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL)
MSc/Dip/Cert Education: Language - Theory, Practice and Literacy
MSc/Dip Language Teaching |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in “writing” and at least 6.0 in the other modules) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 20 in each section, 23 in writing).
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections, and at least 61 in writing
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Education
all PG programmes except those shown above |
IELTS total 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 92 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 61 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade C; CAE Grade B
|
School of Health in Social Science
Professional Doctorate in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue) |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Health in Social Science
MSc/PGDip/PGCert Children and Young People's Mental Health & Psychological Practice
PGCert cyCBT and PGCert Psychological Interventions for Children and Young People |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT 100 (at least 23 in all sections)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 61 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Health in Social Science
all programmes except those shown above |
IELTS total 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 92 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 61 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade C; CAE Grade B
|
School of History Classics and Archaeology
all PG programmes |
IELTS total 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 92 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 61 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade C; CAE Grade B
|
School of Law
all PG programmes |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 23 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 61 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
all PG programmes |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT 100 (at least 23 in all sections)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 61 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
all PG programmes |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT 100 (at least 23 in all sections)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 61 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Social and Political Science
All programmes except those shown below |
IELTS total 7.0 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 100 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 67 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade B; CAE Grade A
|
School of Social and Political Science
MSc by Research in Politics
MPhil in Politics
PhD in Politics |
IELTS total 6.5 (at least 6.0 in each module) |
- TOEFL-iBT: Total 92 (at least 20 in each module)
- Pearson Test of English: Total 61 (at least 56 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections
- CPE Grade C; CAE Grade B
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