Edinburgh Business School - Dubai | Heriot-Watt University

MBA Master of Business Administration | Heriot-Watt University

Visa requirements | Heriot-Watt University

Exemptions | Heriot-Watt University

Entry dates | Heriot-Watt University

Fees for Online degrees | Heriot-Watt University

Apply | Heriot-Watt University

Assessment | Heriot-Watt University

Academic calendar | Heriot-Watt University

Academic English | Heriot-Watt University

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

list-not-following-semantics

March 2026

February 2026

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Title / URL	Issues
Edinburgh Business School - Dubai \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/dubai/about/schools/ebs	6
MBA Master of Business Administration \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/online/study/postgraduate/mba	6
Visa requirements \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/dubai/study/apply/visa-requirements	6
Exemptions \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/ebs/study/online/exemptions	6
Entry dates \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/dubai/study/apply/entry-dates	6
Fees for Online degrees \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/ebs/study/online/fees-for-online-degrees	6
Apply \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/ebs/study/online/apply	6
Assessment \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/ebs/study/online/assessment	6
Academic calendar \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/dubai/study/apply/academic-calendar	6
Academic English \| Heriot-Watt Universitywww.hw.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/academic-english	5

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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