THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, 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: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year PIR 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.

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

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: 2018/19, Starting in: August

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

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

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 80 credits in this group.

International Relations Year 3 Electives

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may not take Doing Survey Research or further QM options from this collection.
AND

Quantitative Methods Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, 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.

International Relations Year 4 Electives

Select between 20 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may not take QM options from this collection.
AND

Quantitative Methods Year 4 Electives

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
As part of their honours curriculum (years 3 and 4), students must take at least three and no more than four Quantitative Methods courses.

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