Study our postgraduate degree programme at the University of Edinburgh. Our online learning programme is a professional postgraduate qualification for biomedical, medical, public health, and veterinary personnel.
These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent. A biomedical, medical, public health, veterinary or relevant bioscience topic is particularly suitable for this degree programme, but entry is not restricted to these topics.
We may also consider your application if your degree is in an unrelated discipline but you have relevant work experience; please contact us to check before you apply. You may be admitted to Certificate level only in the first instance.
International qualifications
To find international equivalent qualifications, select where you studied from the country or region list.
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Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Understanding Infectious Diseases
BIME11036
20 credits
Applied epidemiology and public health
EMND11003
20 credits
Global Health: Fundamentals
EMND11031
20 credits
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