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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor.
Please note that the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is reviewing its part of the curriculum. Information is correct for 17/18.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Please note that the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is reviewing its part of the curriculum. Information is correct for 17/18.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Economic and Social History Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum.
Please note that the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is reviewing its part of the curriculum. Information is correct for 17/18.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 9

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students wishing to take the Geography Dissertation must take Research Design in Geography AND EITHER Qualitative Methods in Geography OR Quantitative Methods in Geography in their 3rd year
OR

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Economic and Social History 3/4 Honours Options including History in Practice and History in Theory

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
History in Practice is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in Economic and Social History.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Economic and Social History 3/4 Honours Options including History in Practice and History in Theory

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Please note that the School of History, Classics and Archaeology is reviewing its part of the curriculum. Information is correct for 17/18.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

History Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation in History is chosen, the topic must be in Economic and Social History
OR

Geography Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Geography Joint Honours 4th Year Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Economic and Social History 4th Year Honours Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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