DRPS 2009/2010 : CSE Undergrad Regs.

These degree programme requirements relate to undergraduate programmes in the College of Science and Engineering. They are additional to, and should be read in conjunction with, the General Undergraduate Degree Regulations, in Section B, which apply to all undergraduate programmes.

Throughout these requirements, the Head of College is referred to as having the authority to grant permissions, concessions and exemptions. This authority is in practice often delegated by the Head of College to appropriate nominees in the College or Schools. It is vital that students consult their Director of Studies as to the appropriate point of contact, and do not approach the Head of College in the first instance.

Every undergraduate student in the College of Science and Engineering must comply with these requirements. In exceptional circumstances a concession to allow relaxation of a specific requirement may be granted by the Head of College, or his/her nominee. Students are particularly directed to:

Students are particularly directed to:

The appropriate Degree Programme Table in this Section for details of the structure of their programme.
The Course Information which is available at http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/09-10/

Qualifications
1.	The following undergraduate qualifications are available in the College of Science and Engineering: Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education Undergraduate Diploma of Higher Education Degree of Bachelor of Science: General Degree, Ordinary Degree in a Designated Discipline and Honours Degree Degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences: Honours Degree Degree of Bachelor of Engineering: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Arts: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Chemistry: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Chemical Physics: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Engineering: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Physics: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Informatics: Honours Degree Degree of Master of Earth Science: Honours Degree Students intending to pursue postgraduate work should consult the Postgraduate Degree Regulations in Section B.
Bachelor of Science General Degree
2.	To qualify for the award of the degree of BSc (General) students must have obtained 360 credit points (or accreditation of prior learning, acceptable under General Undergraduate Regulation 11), including at least:
	(i) 180 credit points in courses listed in the Science and Engineering Schedules K-Q;
	(ii) 200 credit points at SCQF levels 8, 9 or 10;
	(iii) 60 credit points at SCQF level 9 or 10;
	(iv) 30 credit points at SCQF level 9 or 10 in courses listed in the Science and Engineering Schedules K-Q.
Bachelor of Science Ordinary Degree in a Designated Discipline or Combined Disciplines
3.	To qualify for the award of the BSc Ordinary Degree in a Designated Discipline or Combined Disciplines students must have obtained 360 credit points (or accreditation of prior learning, acceptable under General Undergraduate Regulation 11). The overall curriculum (including any concessions) must have met the requirement for entry to Senior Honours in that Discipline or Combined Disciplines as indicated in years 3 and 4 of the Honours Degree Programme Table, subject to further restrictions and recommendations that may appear in the appropriate School Programme Guide (excluding the requirement for the Honours courses to have been passed at the first sitting, and excluding any elevated hurdles or prerequisites for Honours.) For those programmes where there is a Schedule of level 9 courses specifically for Ordinary Degrees (e.g. in Mathematics), then the level 9 course may be substituted for the related level 10 course in the DPT for the purpose of eligibility for the Ordinary Degree in a Designated Discipline.
4.	The BSc Ordinary Degree is awarded in designated disciplines corresponding to every BSc, BEng, MA, or Integrated Masters (e.g. MPhys, MInf) Honours degree and with the same titles, with the exception that the titles of the following Ordinary degrees in the designated disciplines are changed as indicated:
	(i) subject specialisations for the BSc Biological Sciences, where the Designated Discipline will be Biological Sciences, i.e. without the subject specialisation, except for the subject specialisation of Psychology, where the Designated Discipline will be Biological Sciences (Psychology);
	(ii) subject specialisations within the School of Chemistry, where the Designated Discipline will be either Chemical Sciences or Chemical Sciences with Industrial Experience. The latter may be awarded to students who successfully complete the industrial experience component of the corresponding MChem programme;
	(iii) Ecological Science, which do not refer to subject specialisations.
5.	In the case of Combined Degree programmes, the Examiners will recommend the award of the BSc Ordinary Degree in single (see requirement 4 above) or combined disciplines in order to best reflect the achievements of the individual student.
Degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences
6.	The Degree Programme Requirements of the Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Sciences) can be found in the College Undergraduate Regulations of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Study at Another Institution
7.	A student for an Honours degree is not allowed to substitute study at another institution for the final year of his/her Honours programme.
Limitation on Courses Taken in Honours Years
8.	Students in all Honours years may take Honours curriculum courses to a maximum value of 120 credit points, all of which count in the final Honours assessment.
9.	Students may attend additional Honours courses on a class-only basis (i.e. not for credit), with the agreement of the Course Organiser and the approval of the Director of Studies.
	(i) For those minority of programmes where students can take level 9 courses in year 2, such courses should be regarded as part of the non-Honours curriculum and, if failed, may be repeated as a resit in Junior Honours. These courses will not be included in the degree classification.
	(ii) Students intending to graduate with an Ordinary degree may resit a failed level 9 course for the purposes of gaining the required number of credits, as specified in the Undergraduate Assessment Regulations.
	(iii) Students in Junior Honours are permitted also to take up to 40 credit points of level 7/8 courses, which do not count towards the Honours assessment, as specified in the Undergraduate Assessment Regulations.