Course Summary

The International Foundation Programme (IFP) is a full-time, one-year programme, and is designed to prepare international student for degree-level study within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. This includes degrees in business, law, international relations and English literature. All of the courses within the International Foundation Programme are taught by expert University of Edinburgh staff and are designed to ensure you have the best possible start to your university learning experience. The University of Edinburgh is consistently one of the best universities in the world and ranked 16th in the 2021 QS World University Rankings. As an IFP student you’ll be joining a vibrant community of international students in one of the world’s most beautiful and historic cities and will have access to all of the University’s academic, social and sporting facilities. You will receive English language tuition from the University’s English Language Education department, which is one of the largest higher education centres for English language learning in the UK, and benefit from dedicated one-to-one and group support from your personal tutor.

Course Details - Modules

Modules are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: IFP2

Institution code: E56

Campus Name: Central area campus

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements


To be eligible to be considered for entry to the programme, you must be an international student: Whose first language is not English Who is not eligible for direct entry to the University of Edinburgh’s undergraduate degrees because your school qualifications are not accepted. Please note that you can check if your qualifications are acceptable for direct entry. Who is not from the European Union (EU) or another country whose school qualifications allow direct entry to the University. Whose school qualifications were obtained within the last four years Academic Entry Requirements You should be expecting to achieve excellent grades in your high school leaving qualifications or have achieved excellent grades within the last four years.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/degrees

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails

IELTS for UKVI taken at approved secure English language test centre with overall band score of 5.5 or above with at least 5.5 in each component.

https://www.ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/international-and-study-abroad/foundation-programme/applying-for-ifp/who-is-the-programme-for

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 74%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

All students enrolled on this programme pay the same flat rate fee. A £2000 deposit is required to secure a place on this programme. This deposit is deducted from the overall tuition fee. Tuition fees for international students will be confirmed in the summer of 2021

Provider information

Student Recruitment and Admissions
33 Buccleuch Place
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Edinburgh
EH8 9JS

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