THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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

Notes:
After enrolling on your courses, please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

Mathematics for Social Science (SSPS08009) should normally be taken in Year 1 but can be taken in Year 2. Please talk to your PT if you want to take this course in Year 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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


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

Notes:
Students who did not take Mathematics for Social Science (SSPS08009) in their 1st year will be expected to do so in their 2nd year.

Students who have passed 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Notes:
Students should not take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.

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

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR second-year degree courses are entitled to progress to honours.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.

As part of their honours curriculum, students must take at least three and no more than four Quantitative Methods courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should not take Doing Survey Research.
AND

Quantitative Methods Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

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

Notes:
As part of their honours curriculum, students must take at least three and no more than four Quantitative Methods courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Quantitative Methods Year 4 Electives

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses

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