THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

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

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Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
We carefully and continuously are monitoring the Covid-19 situation to adjust our provisions accordingly. Some alterations to the normal course of study may therefore be implemented.
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.

Students must take at least 40 credits in Economic and Social History and at least 40 in Social Policy.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Social Policy Honours Electives

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

History/Classics/Archaeology & Social/Political Science- Social Policy and Social/Economic History (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND
AND

Historical Skills and Methods I and II

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Historical Skills & Methods II is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in Economic and Social History.

Please note that the topic for tutorial groups and essays for HIST10426 Historical Skills and Methods I and HIST10247 Historical Skills and Methods II must be in Economic and Social History

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
We carefully and continuously are monitoring the Covid-19 situation to adjust our provisions accordingly. Some alterations to the normal course of study may therefore be implemented

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

Course options

4TH YEAR DISSERTATIONS HCA OR SPS- Social Policy and Social/Economic History (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation in History is chosen, the topic must be in Economic and Social History.
AND

Social Policy Honours Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Special Subjects and Electives in Economic History and/or Social History

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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