International Foundation Programme (1 Year), College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University of Edinburgh
International Foundation Programme (1 Year), College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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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
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
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Edinburgh
EH8 9JS
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