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:
Students may wish to consider taking SSPS08012 Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World as one of their 20 credit optional courses

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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


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

Notes:
Students who have passed 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

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics Year 2 Optional Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select between 0 and 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

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

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year degree courses are 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

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 80 and 100 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select between 60 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to J and W

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