Undergraduate programmes (2+2, 2+3)

We have agreements in place with several overseas universities which allow you to study Engineering both at your home institution and at The University of Edinburgh.

This allows you to study at your home institution for the first two years before transferring to the University of Edinburgh to complete a further two or three years of study. On successful completion of your degree, you will graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (2+2) or an Integrated Masters of Engineering (2+3) awarded by Edinburgh. You may also be eligible for the award of a Bachelor degree from your home university, allowing you to obtain two degrees at the same time. All students who take part in the 2+2 or 2+3 programmes will receive a £3,000 scholarship per year of study at Edinburgh.

What can I study at the University of Edinburgh?

You can choose between a BEng qualification (2+2) or a MEng (2+3) qualification from the University of Edinburgh. The entry requirements are the same. You can transfer to the MEng programme once you are at Edinburgh subject to academic performance.

Before choosing one of our programmes of study, you should find out if the degree you are currently studying matches well with ours. This means that you should have covered our pre-requisite subjects in the first two years at your home institution. You can check what we cover in the first two years by looking at our Degree Programme Tables.

We may ask you to attend a 4-week pre-sessional course in the summer to cover any discrepancies in the curriculum match between your university and ours. If you are in doubt about this, please contact your International Office.

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Fees and Funding

Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of your programme and dependent on your year of entry at the University of Edinburgh.

  • 2024/25 entry: £30,400/year
  • 2025/26 entry: £32,200/year
  • 2026/27 entry: £34,800/year

All students who take part in the 2+2 and 2+3 schemes are eligible for a £3,000 scholarship per year. 

Information on the cost of living in Edinburgh

Entry requirements

Generally, we look for a GPA of 80% or above and an IELTS test (or equivalent) with a minimum score of at least 6.0 and 5.5 in each component.

You will need to submit your application online during your second year along with the following supporting documents:

  • Personal statement/letter of motivation
  • Official university transcript in English
  • Official university transcript in the original language (if not English)
  • List of courses currently being studied but not completed 
  • Academic reference/letter of recommendation
  • Scan of passport photo page (if you have this)
  • English language qualification (if you have this)

You can still submit your application without an English language qualification. However, you should obtain this no later than 30th April. 

If you are eligible, we will invite you to attend an interview in March/April. This will be in English and will test your knowledge of the engineering discipline you are studying, as well as your language ability.

Receiving an offer

We will inform you of the outcome of your application as soon as possible following your interview and if successful will make you an informal offer. This could be Conditional (if you still have English language qualifications to achieve for example) or Unconditional (if you have meet all our requirements).

You must submit a valid English language certificate by 30th April.

Once you have met all our requirements, our Admissions Team will send you an official offer letter confirming your place to study with us.

Student Visa

Once you have accepted your offer and don't have any outstanding conditions to meet, you will hold what we call an Unconditional Firm offer. This is when you can apply for a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number through your MyEd account.

Our Student Immigration Team will start working on your draft CAS and you will need to confirm that all details are correct. You will be able to start your Student Visa application with your official CAS and we advise you make a timely application.

When you apply for and pay for your visa, you will also pay a lump sum called the Immigration Health Surcharge that will cover any medical treatment you might need while in the UK through the National Health Service.

Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies guidance

Immigration Health Surcharge

How to apply for your Student Visa

Student Immigration Service

How to apply

Start your application by selecting the partner university you are applying from. If you would like to apply to a programme that is not listed under your institution, please get in touch with us as we may still be able to consider you.

At present, we are unable to consider applications for BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering or BEng/MEng Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. This will be reviewed on a yearly basis.

List of partner universities and available programmes