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

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your student support team.

Please note that all students must pass INF1A (Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computation INFR08025), and INF1B (Informatics 1 - Object-Orientated Programming INFR08029), before they are allowed to progress into Year 2 of this degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) I - Cognitive Science (BSc Hons) - UG1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

In addition to passing all compulsory courses, entry to Honours requires an average of 50%, achieved at first attempt, across Year 2 PPLS courses taken for degree; and passes in all these courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Cognitive Science (BSc Hons) - Data Science and Data Analysis Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note: Some honours Psychology courses require Data Analysis for Psychology in R2 as a pre-requisite. Students planning to take these courses should register for this course, other students should register for Foundations of Data Science.
AND

Schedule O - Cognitive Science - Level 8 Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note: Students who register for Research Methods and Statistics are strongly recommended to register for both of these courses to ensure enough Informatics background to support honours Informatics study.
AND

Cognitive Sciences (BSc Hons) - Courses from PPLS - Level 8

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note: Students planning to take honours Psychology courses should register for both Psychology 2A and Psychology 2B. Students planning to take honours Linguistics or Philosophy courses should check the prerequisites for those courses to guide their choice of year 2 courses.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, or the Centre for Open Learning.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 90 credits in this group.

Informatics Hons 3rd Year AI Courses

Select between 20 and 50 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 3rd Year non-AI courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics - Professional Issues

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Notes:
These are courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. Level 10 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 3 undergraduate'.
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by 4th-year students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.

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

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

These lists include courses at level 10 (code INFR10xxx) and level 11 (code INFR11xxx). In general, level 11 courses will contain more advanced material and be taught at a higher level than level 10 courses; you should take account of this when planning your course combination. Each entry links to a matching page in the University course catalogue, where you can find a description of the course content and information about any specific entry requirements.

Students who are members of Edinburgh University Formula Student and have not taken Informatics Experiential Learning (Level 10) in Year 3 may request a concession from the School Curriculum Approval Officer to replace any 20 credits of Informatics courses in the DPT with IEL-10. Approval will require written permission from the IEL-10 tutor confirming your eligibility for that course. This option is not available to students whose honours project is already based on their work with Edinburgh University Formula Student.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Honours Project (Informatics)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year AI Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year CogSci Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year non-AI courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by postgraduate students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Cognitive Science (BSc) PPLS Dissertation Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year AI Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year CogSci Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year non-AI courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by postgraduate students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.

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