The university is amongst the most prestigious in the world and is consistently placed in the world's top 25 in many rankings. It played an important role leading the city of Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the north. Alumni of the university include some of the major figures of modern history.

Semester 1: Mid-September to Late December
Semester 2: Mid-January to Late May

http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/semester-dates/201213

English.

Colleges

	Humanities and Social Science Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Science and Engineering

Schools

Biological Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Business School Chemistry, School of Divinity, School of Economics, School of Engineering, School of GeoSciences, School of Health in Social Science, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, School of Informatics, School of Law, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, School of Mathematics, School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, School of Social and Political Science, School of

 

FULL YEAR ONLY from AY12/13 onwards.

Suitable for students from the following faculties:

SDE (Architecture) SOC (Computer Science) FASS (English, Geography, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Work) FOS (Chemistry, Bio Sciences, Mathematics) FOE (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical)

IMPORTANT: Students should not take more than 30 ECTS (60 University of Edinburgh credits) of courses per semester. Not more than 60 ECTS (120 University of Edinburgh credits) per full year. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Please be sure you can map courses with sufficient NUS credit before accepting the SEP offer.

Students are expected to provide proof of English language proficiency as per the requirement of UK Border Agency (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/)

Course catalogue for exchange students: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/course-finder

Please check with SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates. Only students nominated by NUS can proceed to do the online application. Nomination for exchange to Edinburgh should be sent before 1 July.

Accommodation by University Services is guaranteed to new single visiting students who meet Edinburgh’s criteria. 

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to accommodation. 

If you intend to travel to the UK to enrol on a course of studies which lasts 6 months (or more), you must obtain a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK.

If you are a Singaporean citizen or a citizen of another country on the UK non-visa nationals list, and if your course of studies is less than 6 months, you can apply for entry to the UK as a student visitor either prior to leaving your home country, or on arrival at UK immigration at the port of entry.  If you are a citizen of a country not on the non-visa nationals list then you still must obtain a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.  

Breakdown of Costs	USD $
Accommodation	228 - 924
Food	120
Transport	40
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	100
Monthly Estimate	488 - 1,184

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accommodation:

	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/accommodation http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/accommodation-services/new-prospective/visiting-exchange/guarantee

Cost of Living:

	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/finance/cost-of-living

Course Information:

	http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/colleges-schools