THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2020/2021

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Introduction to Statistics for Social Science

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should discuss with their PT whether to take Introduction to Statistics for Social Science or another 20 credit optional course.
AND

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

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
If transferring to Single Honours Politics, student must 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-Q, T, W and Y


Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who have passed either Introduction to Statistics for Social Science (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSPS08007) are not required to take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) and should take a Sociology Honours Option course instead. Students who have not taken Introduction to Statistics (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSSPS08007) must take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) as compulsory course.
If considering taking the Politics dissertation, students are strongly recomended to take RESEARCH DESIGN IN POLITICS & IR

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

Sociology Project Preparation Course

Select exactly 0 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students taking the Sociology Project in year 4 should enrol for this 0 credit preparatory course
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Because Designing and Doing Social Research and Doing Survey Research are both normally compulsory Year 3 courses for this degree, they may NOT be counted as Politics electives on this degree

Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

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

Course options

4TH YEAR DISSERTATIONS - Sociology and Politics (MA)- Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If taking the Sociology Project students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for it.
AND

Sociology Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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