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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2019/2020

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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students should follow a named pathway in either (i) Ecological Science OR (ii) Geography OR (iii) Sustainable Development OR (iv) a general list of Environmental courses. Note that it can be difficult to ensure an adequate range of elective courses in years 3 and 4 if option (iv) is selected.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Ecological Science

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Geography

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Sustainable Development

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Environmental Courses Levels 7 and 8 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Environmental Courses Levels 7 and 8 courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Year 2 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, (ii) a pass in Economics 2 , (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics and (iv) satisfaction of Environmental Studies Honours requirements as specified by the Subject Area.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Ecological Science Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Sustainable Development Year 2, Path 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Sustainable Development Year 2 Path 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Environmental Courses Levels 7 and 8 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Environmental Courses Levels 7 and 8 courses
OR

Geography Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Environmental Courses Levels 7 and 8 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Environmental Courses Levels 7 and 8 courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P and W

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, (ii) a pass in Economics 2 , (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics and (iv) satisfaction of Environmental Studies Honours requirements as specified by the Subject Area.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics and Environmental Studies. Students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses, but subject to additional requirements as described in the Study Abroad Information, available on Learn.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Population and Community Ecology 3

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Ecological Science Level 9 and 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Ecological Science Level 9 and 10 courses
OR

Economics Course Options in lieu of Environmental Course Options Year 3

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

The Nature of Geographical Knowledge

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Geography Year 3 for Economics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Economics Course Options in lieu of Environmental Course Options Year 3

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Sustainable Development Year 3 & 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses
OR

Group D

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses
AND

Economics Course Options in lieu of Environmental Course Options Year 3

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Degree Classification Weighting is based on 240 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice).
From third year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics 2) Essentials of Econometrics 3) Topics in Macroeconomics 4) Applications of Econometrics 5) Environmental Honours option 6) Economics or Environmental Honours option
From Fourth year: 7) Economics Honours Dissertation 8) Economics Honours Dissertation 9) Economics Honours option 10) Economics Honours option 11) Environmental Honours option 12) Environmental Honours option.

Degree Classification Weighting for students who spent their third year abroad is based on 120 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the six 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
From Fourth year: 1) Economics Honours Dissertation 2) Economics Honours Dissertation 3) Economics Honours option 4) Economics Honours option 5) Environmental Honours option 6) Environmental Honours option.

Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics and Environmental Studies. Students must take third year compulsory courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad. Additional requirements are described in the Degree Programme Handbook available on Learn.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Economics Course Options Year 4 (single and with programmes)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Ecological Science Level 9 and 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Ecological Science Level 9 and 10 courses
OR

Sustainable Development Year 3 & 4

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses
OR

Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Environmental Courses Level 9 and 10 courses
AND

Economics Course Options in lieu of Environmental Course Options Year 4

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

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