Home-educated students
We put students at the centre of what we do, providing a supportive community and a safe, friendly place to learn.
With lots of course choices whether you choose to study online or in person, you will learn in small, focused classes, with internationally renowned academics. At UHI, you will always be a name, not a number.
Pioneering flexible learning for over 50 years, we utilise online technology to connect you with fellow students across our campuses.


Studying your degree online
At UHI, you can study your degree completely online. Online degrees are often taught in digital classrooms, where you will meet fellow students and your lecturers in online classrooms.
You can study:
- CertHE An Cùrsa Adhartais (English)
- BA (Hons) Applied Music
- BSc (Hons) Applied Software Development
- BA (Hons) Archaeology, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Business and Management
- BA (Hons) Child and Youth Studies
- BA (Hons) Child and Youth Studies with Community Learning and Development
- BA (Hons) Childhood Practice
- BA (Hons) Creative Writing in the Highlands and Islands
- BA (Hons) Criminology, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Culture and Heritage, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Gaelic
- BA (Hons) Gaelic with Development
- BA (Hons) Geography, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Health and Social Studies
- CertHE Highland Heritage for Tourism
- BA (Hons) History, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Literature, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Moral and Philosophical Studies with Religious Education
- BA (Hons) Philosophy, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- BA (Hons) Politics, with joint degrees available
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BA (Hons) Social Sciences
- BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology
- BA (Hons) Sociology and Politics
- BA (Hons) Sociology and Theology
- BA (Hons) Sustainable Development, with joint degrees available
- BA (Hons) Theological Studies
Study at a campus
If you would like to study in person, you will learn at one of our campuses. You can study degrees across:
- Business and computing
- Creative industries
- Education, child and youth studies
- Engineering, construction and technology
- Gaelic language and culture
- Health and wellbeing
- Science, nature and the environment
- Sports, adventure and tourism
If you need to move to study, UHI provides student accommodation.


Support
Whether you study online or on a campus, you will join a supportive community in a safe and friendly place to learn. Even before you apply, our approachable staff are on hand to help you understand the support we offer:
Senior phase
If you are working at the equivalent of S4, S5 or S6 at school you can study with us and access a wide range of subjects and qualifications including foundation apprenticeships, highers, degree and vocational courses.
Our campuses offer a wide range of subjects to complement existing studies, with on-campus and online options available.
