Other countries

Postgraduate entry requirements for students from Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia & Myanmar.

Students must have the equivalent of a very good UK Bachelor degree (from a good institution) in order to be considered for direct admission to postgraduate study at the University of Edinburgh.

South and Central Asia

Afghanistan

For entry to most postgraduate taught degrees students from Afghanistan will need a Masters with a minimum grade of 85% from a recognised accredited higher education institution.

Applicants who are considered to have met our minimum requirement may be considered for entry and will be measured competitively against other applicants. For many of our programmes, competition is high and the equivalent to a First-Class degree may be required. Certain programmes will also have specific requirements in terms of both the overall degree result and strengths in particular subjects which are seen as relevant to that degree.

UK Equivalent	% Scale
1st Class	95-100%
2:1	85-94.9%
2:2	80-84.9%

Armenia

For entry to most postgraduate degrees you need a Bachelor’s or Specialist degree with a minimum grade average of 4.0/5.0 from an accredited higher education institution.

Georgia

For entry to most postgraduate degrees you need a Bakalavris Khariskhi with a minimum grade average of 4.0/5.0, or the Magistris Khariskhi with a minimum average grade 4.0/5.0, from an accredited higher education institution.

Kazakhstan

For entry to most postgraduate degrees you need a Bakalavr, Specialist Diploma or Magistr from an accredited higher education institution with a minimum average grade 4.0/5.0. For entry to our postgraduate research degrees (MPhil, PhD), you typically need a Magistr or Kandidat Nauk.

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Southeast Asia

Brunei Darussalam

For entry to Postgraduate taught programmes, a Bachelor Honours degree with an upper second class honours is required.

For entry to Postgraduate research programmes, typically a Bachelor Honours degree with an upper second class honours or a Master's degree is required.

Cambodia

For entry to a taught or research Postgraduate degree, a Master’s degree is required at 70% or above, Grade B/GPA 3.0/Good.

Myanmar

For entry to a taught or research Postgraduate degree, a Master’s degree is required at 70% or above.

Further Advice

The above advice covers general entry to postgraduate programmes but requirements vary by programme, and you should check the detailed entry requirements are listed under each programme on the Degree Finder.

PhD programmes

Entry to PhD programmes usually requires a research proposal, as well as evidence of study in a relevant subject.

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.

English Language advice

Specific English language requirement by programme