Ecuador
Postgraduate entry requirements for students from Ecuador.
You must have the equivalent of a very good UK Bachelor degree in order to be considered for direct admission to postgraduate study at the University of Edinburgh.
To apply for a Master's degree you should have completed at least 4 years of study at a good institution and obtained a Licenciatura or Título with a minimum grade of 7.5+ or 75%+ (depending on the grading scale).
PhD Programmes
If you have a Master's degree (Maestria) you can be considered for entry to PhD studies.
Application to PhD study typically requires a masters degree in a related or relevant subject, and a research proposal.
However, entry requirements vary by programme, and you should check the detailed entry requirements are listed under each programme on the Degree Finder.
How to write a research proposal
Further guidance on academic entry requirements
You can also obtain further guidance on admissions requirements from staff in the College Admissions Offices.
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
College of Science and Engineering
English Language requirements
All applicants are required to demonstrate a level of English language competency, regardless of their nationality or country of residence. These requirements are listed by programme.
Specific English language requirement by programme
Applicant support
Our representative for Ecuador is Tessa Bell.
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Student numbers
There are around 350 students from Latin America and the Caribbean currently studying at the University of Edinburgh.