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 should not take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required 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


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

Notes:
As part of their honours curriculum (Years 3 and Year 4), students must take at least three and no more than four Quantitative Methods courses.

Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required 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

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Quantitative Methods Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Sociology with QM students may not take Doing Survey Research or further QM options from this collection.

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

Notes:
As part of their honours curriculum (Year 3 and Year 4), 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.

Quantitative Methods Year 4 Electives

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Sociology Year 4

Select between 20 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Sociology with QM students may not take further QM courses from this collection.

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