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Degree Pathways · 60 min
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Doinel Education · Session 1
University of Edinburgh

Discover
your degree
pathway.

Duration
60 minutes
Format
Interactive Workshop
For
Years 11 – 13
U·E
Edinburgh, Scotland
Established 1583
How we'll spend this hour

A simple three-part journey.

We move from getting to know the university, to finding what fits you personally, to walking out with a clear next step. Each phase is roughly twenty minutes — designed to feel curious, not overwhelming.

01
First 20 min · Explore

Get to know it

Who studies here, what makes the place tick, and why it matters.

  • The university at a glance
  • Three schools, twenty-two faculties
  • Campus & student life
02
Next 20 min · Match

Find what fits

Map your interests and strengths to specific subject areas.

  • Interest-to-pathway matcher
  • Three example career paths
  • What a week here looks like
03
Final 20 min · Plan

Take a step

Walk out with concrete actions, not vague intentions.

  • Personal action plan
  • Reflection & questions
  • What we'll cover next session
Phase 1 · Explore

Edinburgh, at a glance.

A 442-year-old university that sits comfortably in the world's top 30. Big enough to offer almost anything, small enough that students still feel like part of a community.

1583
Founded
The 6th oldest university in the English-speaking world.
50k
Students
Across undergraduate and postgraduate study.
156
Countries
Roughly 1 in 2 students come from outside the UK.
#27
QS World Ranking
Top 5 in the UK; consistently world top 30.
"The most interesting thing about Edinburgh isn't the rankings — it's that you can study Astrophysics in a building older than your country." — A current second-year student

Famous alumni

Charles Darwin · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · J.K. Rowling · David Hume · Gordon Brown · Three Nobel laureates in the last decade.

Three colleges

Where the subjects live.

Edinburgh organises everything into three colleges. Tap any one to see the kinds of degrees inside — and what graduates often go on to do.

α

Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Language, history, politics, business, design, philosophy and law — the disciplines of human meaning and society.

11
Schools
200+
Programmes
Sample degrees
  • MA English Literature
  • LLB Law
  • MA Politics, Philosophy & Economics
  • BSc Business with Marketing
  • MA Architecture
Where graduates go
Law Consulting Publishing Diplomacy Policy Design
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β

Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

From clinical practice to genetics, public health and animal sciences — the full breadth of biomedical disciplines.

2
Schools
25+
Programmes
Sample degrees
  • MBChB Medicine
  • BVM&S Veterinary Medicine
  • BSc Biomedical Sciences
  • BSc Oral Health Sciences
  • BSc Nursing Studies
Where graduates go
NHS Practice Research Surgery Public Health Pharma
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γ

Science & Engineering

Physics, biology, chemistry, AI, software, civil and electrical engineering — and everything that builds, models or measures.

7
Schools
150+
Programmes
Sample degrees
  • BEng Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science
  • MPhys Astrophysics
  • BSc Mathematics & Statistics
  • MEng Mechanical Engineering
  • BSc Ecology & Environmental Sciences
Where graduates go
Software Finance Energy AI / ML Engineering Academia
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Phase 2 · Match

What energises you?

Tap every word that genuinely sounds like you — three to six tends to give the most useful match. There are no wrong answers; this is a starting line, not a verdict.

i.Solving puzzles
ii.Numbers & patterns
iii.Writing things
iv.Reading deeply
v.Drawing & designing
vi.Helping people
vii.How bodies work
viii.Building & making
ix.Computers & code
x.Debating ideas
xi.Money & strategy
xii.Nature & ecosystems
xiii.Performing & speaking
xiv.Languages & cultures
xv.Society & fairness
Your suggested directions
Pick a few interests to begin.
As you select, we'll show the two or three subject areas at Edinburgh that align most closely with your mix of interests.
From course to career

Three real pathways.

A degree isn't the destination — it's a route. Here are three very different journeys students at Edinburgh take. Click between them.

Phase 3 · Plan

Your next three steps.

A good session ends with movement. Tick what you'll commit to before our next meeting — small, specific, doable.

Browse three specific Edinburgh courses
Use the official course catalogue. Read the modules, not just the title — that's where you'll find what you'd actually study week to week.
Watch one student "day in the life" video
Edinburgh has dozens on YouTube. Pick a subject you're curious about and watch what the actual day looks like.
Note two questions for the next session
Anything: entry requirements, scholarships, gap years, doubts you can't yet name. We'll start the next session with these.
Talk to one person in a job that interests you
Family, friend, anyone. Five minutes asking "how did you actually get there?" tells you more than ten brochures.

My notebook

Anything you want to remember from today.

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"The university you choose will shape the questions you spend years asking. So spend a little time asking the right ones now."

— Doinel Education · Session One Closing
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