Students from Other Schools

Information for Students from other schools.

University Structure

The University of Edinburgh is structured into three Colleges:  

  • College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science  
  • College of Science and Engineering  
  • College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine  

The School of Biological Sciences 

Each College is comprised of several Schools. One of these is the School of Biological Sciences, which is in the College of Science and Engineering.  

Another, the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, is part of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and plays a large role in Biology teaching.  

Undergraduate teaching in the School of Biological Sciences is administered by the Biology Teaching Organisation (BTO).  

Transfers

If you are interested in transferring to the School of Biological Sciences from another School, you can find out more on our transfers page

Transfer into the School of Biological Sciences

Other Schools 

Your school’s teaching organisation will manage all aspects of the administration and delivery of undergraduate teaching. 

The school of Biological Sciences collaborates closely with:  

  • The Biomedical Teaching Organisation (BMTO) who run the Biomedical Sciences and Medical Science Degree Programme. 
  • The Geoscience Teaching Organisation (GTO) who run the Ecological and Environmental Sciences degree Programme. 
  • The Chemistry Teaching Organisation (CTO) who run some courses that form part of the Biological Science degree programme. 
  • The Mathematics Teaching Organisation (MTO) who run Mathematics programmes.

All Colleges and Schools

BTO Student Support Team