THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is recommended that all Certificate courses are taken before Diploma courses. Students wishing to take courses in a different order must first obtain approval from the Programme Director.

Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised in consultation with students during the Certificate phase of the programme, and for Alternative Year 3 during the Diploma phase. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available as part of the Alternative Year 3 and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

The MSc must be completed within 6 years. Students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate must complete all Certificate courses within 2 years, and students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma must complete all Diploma courses within 4 years.

All 120 credits of Certificate and Diploma courses must be taken before the Masters year. Please refer to the programme handbook for more specific progression criteria.

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

Course options

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Certificate courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised during the Certificate phase of the programme.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
OR

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Applied Research Project

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Alternative Year 3 will be finalised during the Diploma phase of the programme. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is recommended that all Certificate courses are taken before Diploma courses. Students wishing to take courses in a different order must first obtain approval from the Programme Director.

Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised in consultation with students during the Certificate phase of the programme, and for Alternative Year 3 during the Diploma phase. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available as part of the Alternative Year 3 and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

The MSc must be completed within 6 years. Students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate must complete all Certificate courses within 2 years, and students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma must complete all Diploma courses within 4 years.

All 120 credits of Certificate and Diploma courses must be taken before the Masters year. Please refer to the programme handbook for more specific progression criteria.

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

Course options

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Certificate courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised during the Certificate phase of the programme.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
OR

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Applied Research Project

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Alternative Year 3 will be finalised during the Diploma phase of the programme. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is recommended that all Certificate courses are taken before Diploma courses. Students wishing to take courses in a different order must first obtain approval from the Programme Director.

Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised in consultation with students during the Certificate phase of the programme, and for Alternative Year 3 during the Diploma phase. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available as part of the Alternative Year 3 and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

The MSc must be completed within 6 years. Students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate must complete all Certificate courses within 2 years, and students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma must complete all Diploma courses within 4 years.

All 120 credits of Certificate and Diploma courses must be taken before the Masters year. Please refer to the programme handbook for more specific progression criteria.

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

Course options

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Certificate courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised during the Certificate phase of the programme.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
OR

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Applied Research Project

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Alternative Year 3 will be finalised during the Diploma phase of the programme. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is recommended that all Certificate courses are taken before Diploma courses. Students wishing to take courses in a different order must first obtain approval from the Programme Director.

Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised in consultation with students during the Certificate phase of the programme, and for Alternative Year 3 during the Diploma phase. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available as part of the Alternative Year 3 and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

The MSc must be completed within 6 years. Students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate must complete all Certificate courses within 2 years, and students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma must complete all Diploma courses within 4 years.

All 120 credits of Certificate and Diploma courses must be taken before the Masters year. Please refer to the programme handbook for more specific progression criteria.

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

Course options

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Certificate courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised during the Certificate phase of the programme.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
OR

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Applied Research Project

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Alternative Year 3 will be finalised during the Diploma phase of the programme. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

Year 5 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is recommended that all Certificate courses are taken before Diploma courses. Students wishing to take courses in a different order must first obtain approval from the Programme Director.

Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised in consultation with students during the Certificate phase of the programme, and for Alternative Year 3 during the Diploma phase. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available as part of the Alternative Year 3 and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

The MSc must be completed within 6 years. Students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate must complete all Certificate courses within 2 years, and students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma must complete all Diploma courses within 4 years.

All 120 credits of Certificate and Diploma courses must be taken before the Masters year. Please refer to the programme handbook for more specific progression criteria.

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

Course options

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Certificate courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised during the Certificate phase of the programme.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
OR

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Applied Research Project

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Alternative Year 3 will be finalised during the Diploma phase of the programme. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

Year 6 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
It is recommended that all Certificate courses are taken before Diploma courses. Students wishing to take courses in a different order must first obtain approval from the Programme Director.

Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised in consultation with students during the Certificate phase of the programme, and for Alternative Year 3 during the Diploma phase. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available as part of the Alternative Year 3 and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

The MSc must be completed within 6 years. Students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate must complete all Certificate courses within 2 years, and students wishing to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma must complete all Diploma courses within 4 years.

All 120 credits of Certificate and Diploma courses must be taken before the Masters year. Please refer to the programme handbook for more specific progression criteria.

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

Course options

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Certificate courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Year 2 will be finalised during the Certificate phase of the programme.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Written Reflective Element for the MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
OR

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Applied Research Project

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - elective courses

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Elective course availability will be subject to student demand. Course availability and allocations for Alternative Year 3 will be finalised during the Diploma phase of the programme. Note that additional timetabling restrictions mean not all elective courses will be available and a finalised list will be made available during the Diploma phase.

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