Humanities and Social Science (BA)

Degree Type: General
UCAS Code: LV00

To qualify for the award of the degree of BA (Humanities and Social Science) students must have obtained 360 credit points from passes (or accreditation of prior learning). Full-time students normally obtain 120 credit points in each of three years of study. Part-time students study for a minimum of five and a maximum of eight years, normally obtaining a minimum of 40 - 60 credit points in each year.

The overall curriculum must include at least:
- 140 credit points in a major subject of study comprising related and consecutive  courses in this subject over three years with 40 credit points at SCQF level 7 or 8, a further 40 at SCQF level 8, and 60 at SCQF level 9 or10. By related and consecutive courses is meant a sequence of courses each of which is a prerequisite for the next in the sequence, and which a student taking the degree over three years of full-time study will normally take in successive years.
- 40 credit points from each of three subject areas as listed in Schedules A-Q.
The subject areas chosen should embrace more than one academic discipline, and should normally be chosen from at least two different Schedules.
-240 credit points in courses listed in the Humanities and Social Science Schedules A-J, or under Geography in Schedule N.
- 240 credit points at SCQF level 8,9 or 10.

20-credit courses should normally be taken in linked pairs, but it is permissible to include not more than 40 credit points from unrelated 20-credit courses.

Major subjects of study: Accountancy, Ancient History, Architecture-Design, Architecture-History, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Business Studies, Celtic Studies, Classics and Classical Studies, Economic and Social History, Economics, English Language, English Literature/Scottish Literature, Gaelic, Geography, History, History of Art, History of Music, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Linguistics, Modern European Languages, Nursing, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies and Divinity, Sanskrit, Scottish Ethnology, Scottish History, Social Anthropology, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology and Sport Studies as listed in the Humanities and Social Science Schedules A,B,C, D,E,G-J

Level 9/10 courses for Major subject of study:
Unless otherwise specified below, students may chose any combination of courses for which they have the prerequisites. Students should note that some courses including honours dissertations are restricted to fourth year honours students.

The following courses must be included

HISTORY - Long essay
GREEK - Greek Language (A)
LATIN - Latin Language (A)

CELTIC STUDIES - Medieval Welsh texts 1 and 2 or Early Irish Texts 1 and 2 (as available)
ENGLISH LITERATURE / SCOTTISH LITERATURE Critical Practice 1: Presentation and Critical Practice 2: Prose
GAELIC - Comasan Sgr“obhaidh A or B and Comasan Labhairt A or B (as available)
FRENCH - French 3 Language
GERMAN - German 3 Language
ITALIAN - Italian 3 Language
SPANISH - Spanish 3 Language
SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES - Danish 3 Language or Norwegian 3 Language or Swedish 3 Language
(NB Russian is not available at level 9/10 for this degree)
ISLAMIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES - IMES Dissertation Part 1 and 2

PSYCHOLOGY - The following 10 credit courses should normally be taken:
Biological Psychology, Social Psychology, Differential Psychology, Psychology of Thinking and Language, Developmental Psychology, Memory and Perception. Alternatives may be allowed at the discretion of the Course Organiser

The following restrictions apply

ARCHITECTURE-HISTORY - no more than 40 credits of self directed study.
HISTORY OF ART - no more than 40 credits of self directed study.