Enquirers and applicants information

Scotland

On Tuesday 8 December 2020 the Scottish Government announced that the 2021 SQA examination diet would be cancelled. The SQA has developed an alternative certification model, which aims to ensure that learners receive their results in August as planned. Further details are available on the SQA website or from your school. Please also check the Scottish Government Student Information website for updates. The University of Dundee will accept these grades as having equal validity to grades awarded in other years.

We understand that these are challenging times for all our applicants and that your grades may be impacted as a result. Please be assured that we are taking this into consideration when assessing applications and offering additional flexibility in light of the disruption caused by a coronavirus, both this year and for our intake in 2022/23.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

On Monday 4 January 2021 the Secretary of State for Education announced that examinations in England and Northern Ireland would no longer take place as normal and alternative arrangements will be made. A similar announcement was made by the Welsh Government in December 2020. More information is available on the Department for Education’s website. The University of Dundee will accept these calculated grades as having equal validity to grades awarded in other years.

We understand that these are challenging times for all our applicants and that your grades may be impacted as a result. Please be assured that we are taking this into consideration when assessing applications and offering additional flexibility in light of the disruption caused by a coronavirus, both this year and for our intake in 2022/23.

International Applicants

We are aware of different measures in place in different countries and are continually adapting our admissions policy in line with these changes

If your examinations have been cancelled and you will instead be awarded calculated grades from a recognised examination board, then we will accept these as having equal validity to grades awarded in other years.

If your examinations have been cancelled and you will not be awarded calculated grades, please email contactus@dundee.ac.uk and one of our Admissions Officers will assess your application.

If your examinations are delayed, we will offer additional flexibility with the start date of our courses where possible.

We understand that these are challenging times for all our applicants and that your grades may be impacted as a result. Please be assured that we are taking this into consideration when assessing applications and offering additional flexibility in light of the disruption caused by a coronavirus, both this year and for our intake in 2022/23.

International Baccalaureate

The IB continues to work with schools and government regulatorsto determine the best assessment route for each region during the May 2021 session. For those schools who are unable to administer exams, the IB has provided guidelines for teachers to award predicted grades. Latest updates are available on the IBO website or from your school. The University of Dundee will accept these calculated grades as having equal validity to grades awarded in other years.

We understand that these are challenging times for all our applicants and that your grades may be impacted as a result. Please be assured that we are taking this into consideration when assessing applications and offering additional flexibility in light of the disruption caused by a coronavirus, both this year and for our intake in 2022/23.

We understand that multiple factors can influence your grades, many of which are not within your control. The University’s Contextual Admissions Policy ensures that we note circumstances that may have impacted your ability to meet your potential. When assessing applications, our Admissions Officers look for evidence that your path has been made more difficult by circumstances outside of your control. This can include disruption to education through school or university closures or for personal reasons such as ill health.

If you are unable to obtain a copy of the transcript, we can accept a screenshot or photograph of the transcript, along with a letter from your University confirming that you have completed your degree.

The transcript and letter should both include:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Name of award
• Date of award
• Grade/GPA/Classification
• Name of institution/awarding body

In addition, the accompanying letter should be on the institution’s headed paper. 

Undergraduate

Deferral requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis, with personal extenuating circumstances considered. Please email contactus@dundee.ac.uk to request a deferral, outlining the reasons you wish to defer. All requests will be considered and decisions communicated within 14 days. 

Postgraduate taught

Should you need to defer because of a delay related to coronavirus, we will allow you to defer to the next date at which you are in a position to start. If you have already deferred once we will allow you to defer again. If you have been awarded a scholarship from us for your studies, this can also be deferred. A number of our courses have both September and January start dates. Please email contactus@dundee.ac.uk to request a deferral, outlining the reasons you wish to defer. All requests will be considered and decisions communicated within 14 days.

We are currently unable to welcome you to our campus in person but there are a number of opportunities to view our facilities and find out more about us online:

• Explore the campus in our virtual tour
• Attend one of our online campus visits on MS Teams
• If you're thinking of applying for 2022, sign up for our online open days

Certain courses may ask applicants to pay a deposit. The University of Dundee does not have a deposit payment deadline, but if you are an international student who requires a Student visa, the deposit does need to be paid before we can issue your Admissions Letter and Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) statement. After you arrive in Dundee we will also reimburse you £200 if you have used the priority visa service.

Yes. We will also work hard to defer your place, should you choose to take this option.

We accept a wide range of English language qualifications. View our full list of accepted qualifications.

You can submit evidence of meeting your conditions up to two weeks prior to your course start date.

We also are offering Online Pre-Sessional English courses which you can apply to online.

Yes, as these courses are being delivered fully online this year we are able to accept a wide range of English language qualifications. View our full list of accepted qualifications

This will be considered on a case by case basis.

Our Pre-Sessional English courses which start in May, June and August will be taught online.

We will also offer all our online students intensive English language support, if you wish/require it, when you do arrive on campus, with options including transferring to our on-campus Pre-Sessional courses, classes during Welcome Week and in-sessional English support during your studies.

We will open the application system for our accommodation in the second half of May 2021. If you have firmly accepted our offer we will email you with further details. This email will be sent to your UoD account and the address you gave when you applied (remember to check junk/spam folders). More details can be found on our Accommodation webpages.

Travel to Dundee from outside the UK and Scotland will continue to be conditional on certain restrictions for the foreseeable future. Different restrictions may apply to Scotland and other parts of the UK.

Please check the status and conditions of travelling to your airport destination in the UK and (if applicable) onwards to Scotland. We expect this to be subject to change depending on the categorisation of your country by the government. Please do keep checking the UK Government and Scottish Government websites for updates.

The University has a contingency option of online delivery if you are prevented from travelling due to circumstances outside of your control.

Please let us know the reasons why you will be unable to arrive before the final date on your CAS and the date you believe you will be able to arrive by. We will do everything possible to support you.

We anticipate teaching will be a mix of in-person, on-campus delivery for practical work and smaller group sessions, and online delivery for larger lectures.

The maximum class size for in-person small group teaching, e.g. seminar, tutorial and workgroup teaching, will normally be around 40 students.

For in-person studio, laboratory, clinical skills or other practical teaching, larger class sizes (greater than 40) will be permitted with appropriate risk assessments in place, e.g. face masks, gloves, laboratory coats, ventilation etc, renders the teaching space safe.

Large lectures and similar teaching sessions to more than 40 people will be delivered synchronously online (i.e. live and in real time), or alternatively asynchronously (i.e. the content is pre-recorded and available to watch at any time), and all such teaching sessions will be recorded. Larger sessions such as these are deemed the highest risk activities and are most susceptible to changing public health advice.

Field work will be permitted where risk assessments show that any travel, accommodation and the field activities can be safely managed in the context of coronavirus.

Scottish and rest of UK students will be expected to study on campus and may only study remotely by exception (e.g. if you are in a vulnerable group) and where your programme allows, e.g. non-practical disciplines. We will confirm which courses are classed as ‘non-practical’ in due course.

All international students will be encouraged to travel to Dundee to study on campus because there are clear benefits in terms of the overall student experience. However, as outlined above if the global public health situation prevents you from travelling to Dundee, we will aim to make the course available for studying remotely until such time as you can travel. However, please be aware that for some courses with significant practical elements, remote studying may not be possible. We will confirm which courses this applies to in due course.

If you have to delay your arrival in Dundee you will be able to matriculate (register) and start studying online from home. We look forward to welcoming you in Dundee as soon as you are able to travel and would encourage you to join us as soon as you can during Semester 1. However, please be aware that for some courses with significant practical elements, remote studying may not be possible.