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General Information

Head of College Vice Principal Professor V Bruce
Executive Dean (Resources) Dr L Collins
Dean of Research Prof H L MacQueen
Dean of Postgraduate Studies Dr C Clark
Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dr B D Barron
Associate Dean (Undergraduate) Mr D Rutherford
Associate Dean (Admissions) Dr M C Jedrej
Associate Dean (Quality Assurance) Dr J I Ansell
College Registrar Mr F Gribben

                      

Address for correspondence: College of Humanities and Social Science, 55-56 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JU. Tel: Undergraduate Enquiries 0131 650 4095 Postgraduate Enquiries 0131 650 4086 Fax: 0131 650 6512 Email: chss@ed.ac.uk

College web address: http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk

Heads of Schools

School of Arts, Culture and Environment: Professor A J Macdonald
School of Divinity: Professor D Fergusson
School of Health in Social Science: Professor K Melia
School of History and Classics: Professor D Cairns
School of Law: Professor W Gilmore
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures: Dr I W Revie
The Management School and Economics: Professor I M Lapsley
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences: Mr M A Menlowe
School of Social and Political Studies: Professor L A M Waterhouse
The Moray House School of Education: Professor P Munn

 

Contact Details for Schools

School of Arts, Culture and Environment

(Archaeology, Architecture, History of Art, Music)

Email: ace@ed.ac.uk Web: www.ed.ac.uk/misc/ace.html

School of Divinity

Email: divinity@ed.ac.uk Web: www.div.ed.ac.uk

School of Health in Social Science

Email: nursing@ed.ac.uk Web: www.health.ed.ac.uk/

School of History and Classics

(Classics, History, Economic and Social History, Scottish History)

Web: www.shc.ed.ac.uk

School of Law

Email: law@ed.ac.uk Web: www.law.ed.ac.uk

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

(European Languages and Cultures, English Literature, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Celtic and Scottish Studies, Asian Studies)

Email: llc@ed.ac.uk Web: www.llc.ed.ac.uk

The Management School and Economics

(Economics, Business Studies, Accounting and Business Method)

Email: SchoolOfManagement@ed.ac.uk or Economics@ed.ac.uk Web: www.man.ed.ac.uk

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

(English Language, Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy)

Email: ppls@ed.ac.uk Web: www.ppls.ed.ac.uk

School of Social and Political Studies

(Politics, Social Anthropology, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Canadian, African and South Asian Studies, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Science Studies, Institute of Governance)

Email: ssps@ed.ac.uk Web: www.sps.ed.ac.uk

The Moray House School of Education

(Higher and Community Education, Curriculum Research and Development, Education and Society, Educational Studies, Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies)

Web: www.education.ed.ac.uk

Contact Addresses for Subject Areas

David Hume Tower,
George Square
EH8 9JX

Classics, English Literature, Division of European Languages and Cultures (German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian Studies), Philosophy 

Adam Ferguson Building
George Square, EH8 9LL

Social Anthropology, Social Policy, Sociology, Theoretical and Applied Linguistics , Politics

William Robertson Building,
George Square,
EH8 9JY

History, Economic and Social History, The Management School & Economics

English Language, 14 Buccleuch Place, EH8 9LD

Celtic, 19-20 George Square, EH8 9LD

Scottish Ethnology, 27-29 George Square, EH8 9LD

Asian Studies (Chinese, Japanese, Sanskrit), 8 Buccleuch Place, EH8 9LW

Architecture, History of Art, Minto House, 20 Chambers Street, EH1 1JZ

European Languages and Cultures (French), 59-60 George Square, EH8 9LW

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, 16-18 George Square, EH8 9LD

Scottish History, 17 Buccleuch Place, EH8 9LW

Graduate School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, 16-18 George Square, EH8 9LD

Graduate School of Management, 7 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL

Archaeology, Old High School, Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT

Psychology, 7 George Square EH8 9JZ

Canadian Studies, African Studies, 21 George Square EH8 9LD

Higher and Community Education, Paterson’s Land, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ

Curriculum Research and Development, Thomson’s Land, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ

Education and Society, St John’s Land, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ

Educational Studies, Charteris Land, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ

Physical Education, Sport & Leisure Studies, St. Leonard’s Land, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ

Music, Alison House, 12 Nicolson Square, EH8 9DF

Divinity, New College, Mound Place, EH1 2LX

Law, Old College, South Bridge, EH8 9YL

Classes

Class meeting times (pre-Honours only) are indicated in the Course Catalogue in Section G and in School literature. Unless otherwise notified, classes open at the first indicated meeting time in the relevant semester. Locations and other details are provided in School literature.

Normal start times of classes: 09.00, 10.00, 11.10, 12.10, 14.00, 15.00, 16.10, 17.10

Normal finish times of classes:  09.50, 10.50, 12.00, 13.00, 14.50, 15.50, 17.00, 18.00

All students, except those on the programmes named below, follow standard semester dates of:

Semester 1: Block 1 19 Sept 2005 - 21 Oct 2005
Semester 1: Block 2 26 Oct 2005 - 2 Dec 2005
Examinations 5 Dec 2005 - 16 Dec 2005
Semester 2: Block 3 9 Jan 2006 - 17 Feb 2006
Semester 2: Block 4 20 Feb 2006 - 24 Mar 2006
Consolidation and Examinations 17 Apr 2006 - 26 May 2006

Non-standard dates of study

Fine Art

29 September 2005 - 14 December 2005
9 January 2006 - 24 March 2006
18 April 2006 - 30 June 2006

 

BEd (Design & Technology)

Year 1: 17 April - 12 May 2006
Year 2: 9 January - 10 February 2006
Year 3: 26 September - 9 December 2005
Year 4: 9 January - 24 March 2006

BEd (Physical Education)

Year 1: 17 April - 12 May 2006
Year 2: 9 January - 10 February 2006
Year 3: 26 September - 9 December 2005
Year 4: 9 January - 24 March 2006

BEd (Primary)

Year 1: 17 April - 12 May 2006
Year 2: 9 January - 10 February 2006
Year 3: 26 September - 9 December 2005
Year 4: 9 January - 24 March 2006

BA Community Education

Year 1 Placement 17 April - 26 May 2006
  21 September - 7 December 2005

Non Matriculated Students

Non-matriculated students may be admitted to classes in courses at level 7 or 8 at the discretion of the Head of the School concerned. They will be required to pay the appropriate single Class Fee(s).

Such attendance does not qualify for graduation, or confer any University privilege. This category is designed in the main to permit persons normally resident in or near Edinburgh to attend classes without expectation of gaining any University qualification. It is not intended for anyone who is studying for a qualification of another institution whether in this country or abroad.

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