Physical Education at The University of Edinburgh
Physical Education (MA (Hons), XC61) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 114–136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 114 - 136 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 6% had fewer than the 136 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other higher education 6%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- XC61 · X6 education, unlisted subject + C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 89%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%90%
Learning opportunities93%91%
Assessment and feedback85%88%
Academic support98%94%
Organisation and management97%82%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice91%86%
60 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£38k3 years£31.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 89%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Teaching Professionals90%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
- Sales occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Teacher training at other universities
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