THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 1_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_Celtic Civ

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_IGLAC

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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


Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours:
1. Students must normally achieve 50% or more in Themes in Scottish History since 1560 and Introduction to Historiography.
2. Students must normally achieve 50% or more in either Gaelic 2A or Gaelic 2B (for Modern Honours route) or in both Celtic Literature in Translation courses (for Medieval Honours route).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic_Year 2_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 2_Celtic Literature in Translation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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


Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
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 purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. Honours option course in Scottish History
4. Honours option course in Scottish History
5. Honours option course in Scottish History
6. Honours option course in Scottish History
7. Honours option course in Scottish History
8. Honours option course in Celtic
9. Honours option course in Celtic
10. Honours option course in Celtic
11. Honours option course in Celtic
12. Honours option course in Celtic

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.
AND

History Honours Skills Courses for joint degrees

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

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
Selected courses must be passed
AND

Group C

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation is taken in Celtic, a 20-credit unit towards the dissertation will be taken in third year, and a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year.
OR

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
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 purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 1
2. History Dissertation or Celtic Dissertation Part 2
3. Honours option course in Scottish History
4. Honours option course in Scottish History
5. Honours option course in Scottish History
6. Honours option course in Scottish History
7. Honours option course in Scottish History
8. Honours option course in Celtic
9. Honours option course in Celtic
10. Honours option course in Celtic
11. Honours option course in Celtic
12. Honours option course in Celtic

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

History Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If the dissertation in History is chosen, this topic must be in Scottish History.
OR

Dissertation (Part 2)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Scottish History Year 4 Special Subjects

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options.

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