THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2018

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Notes:
An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Notes:
An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours requires a mean mark of 50% or above in Psychology 2A and Psychology 2B (with a minimum of 40% achieved at the first attempt) and a mark of 40% or above in Research Methods and Statistics at the first attempt.
AND
a pass in Economics 2

Students may replace Critical Analysis or Psychology Mini Dissertation for a 10 or 20 credit level 9/10 outside (i.e. non-psychology) course. Permission from the Course Organiser is required for this, see the 3rd Year Course Handbook for further details

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Applications of Econometrics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Topics in Macroeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Psychology courses - Year 3 (MA Hons) - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students returning to Year 4 from a year of study abroad who have not taken and passed courses equivalent to PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 and PSYL10127 Research Methods and Statistics 3 while abroad will be required to take one or both of these courses in Year 4.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Dissertation in Psychology

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who wish to be eligible for the British Psychological Society's Graduate Basis for Registration must take the Dissertation in Psychology. (MUST be taken in Final Year)
OR

Economics Honours Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) I - Psychology ( Hons Fourth Year) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
PSYL10090 Psychology Tutorial course (10 credits) can also be one of the Honours options
AND

Economics Course Options Year 4 (joint programmes)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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