Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 36,800 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in The University of Edinburgh

  CAD 12,000 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 92 - 20 - With no score less than
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 65.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 80.00 %

Additional Information

Career opportunities
The skills you will gain from a biological sciences degree are transferable and highly valued across many career pathways. They include:

• problem-solving
• analytical and quantitative reasoning skills
• presentation and communication
• group working and collaboration
• time management

Our Careers Service is available to help you throughout your time with us and for 2 years after graduating. We have a dedicated School Careers Consultant who runs drop-ins for students and can help with things like CV and application writing and preparation for interviews. We also run a series of workshops during your studies including “finding work experience” and “preparing for placement” that you are free to attend.

Our graduates

Biological Sciences students go on to work or study in a range of different fields, within and outside of science. This can include:

• further academic research - Master's, PhD
• practical research - lab technician, industrial roles, field assistant, conservation
• professional qualifications - Teaching, Medicine, Veterinary medicine, Law
• science policy - government, NGOs, charities
• science communication - journalism, publishing, media relations, outreach
• other - finance, management

Previous graduates have secured roles in both research and industry and have been employed by a variety of different organisations.

The career path you choose is up to you and will depend on your experiences, skills, values, and interests, and we are pleased to be able to support your career journey.

Scholarships

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.