Edinburgh

Sources

• Degree structures https://study.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-degrees-work/structures

  Edinburgh describes most undergraduate degrees as four years, with some programmes taking three, five or six years and with scope to try subjects before specializing.

  Model elements: the duration range and the Scottish flexible four-year degree model.

• Optional, elective and outside courses https://www.ed.ac.uk/new-students/get-started/prepare-for-study/optional-electiveoutside-courses

  The page explains optional/outside courses as opportunities to study new subjects and choose from available options with School approval.

  Model elements: free elective choice beyond the core discipline.

• Psychology BSc (Hons) https://study.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees?action=programme&code=C802

  The psychology page shows a four-year degree and explicitly notes the opportunity to study subjects outside the chosen degree in Year 1 and Year 2.

  Model elements: a social-science example of broad outside courses.

• Architecture BA/MA (Hons) https://study.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees?action=programme&code=k100

  The architecture page shows a three-year BA Architecture and a four-year MA (Hons) Architecture.

  Model elements: the lower duration bound of undergraduate programmes.

• MBChB Medicine https://study.ed.ac.uk/programmes/undergraduate/354-mbchb-medicine-6-year-programme

  The official medicine page states a six-year programme with BMedSci and MBChB.

  Model elements: upper duration bound; a separate fixed pathway.

• HESA, Where do HE students study https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study

  The HESA Where do HE students study publication for 2024/25 reports 25,790 undergraduate students and 39,015 total students for The University of Edinburgh. HESA figures are rounded to the nearest 5.

  The catalog field stores the undergraduate figure. The specialist degree level does not apply to the UK model, so specialist enrollment is stored as 0.