THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Student Adviser.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Economics Year 1 Fundamentals

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note: You may not choose this course if you have a high school qualification in Economics.
AND

Economics Year 1 Options

Select between 0 and 40 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 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Notes:
Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Student Adviser, subject to a maximum of 40 credits over Years 1 and 2.

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

Notes:
Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2; (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics; (iv) a mark of 50% or above in Introduction to Corporate Finance at first attempt; and (v) a mark of 50% or above in Applications of Finance at the first attempt.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Notes:
EXCLUDING: CMSE08002 Business Research Methods I: Quantitative Techniques.

Level 7 courses may be taken with the permission of your Student Adviser, subject to a maximum of 40 credits over Years 1 and 2.

Attention is drawn to the following Economics options courses: ECNM08019, Introductory Financial Economics; ECNM08020, Introductory Environmental Economics; ECNM08024, Development, Inequality and Trade; ECNM08025, Global Priorities; ECNM08026, Introductory Behavioural and Experimental Economics.

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

Notes:
Entry into Year 3 normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in Years 1 and 2; (ii) a pass in Economics 2; (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics; (iv) a mark of 50% or above in Introduction to Corporate Finance at first attempt; and (v) a mark of 50% or above in Applications of Finance at the first attempt.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must be in Economics and Finance. Students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the Year 3 compulsory courses, but subject to additional requirements as described in the Study Abroad Information, available on Learn.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Economics Course Options Year 3 (single and with programmes)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Finance Course Options Year 3 MA Economics with Finance

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

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

Notes:
Degree Classification Weighting is based on 240 credits: 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 purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice).

From third year: 1) Topics in Microeconomics; 2) Essentials of Econometrics; 3) Topics in Economic Analysis; 4) Applications of Econometrics; 5) Economics Honours option; 6) Finance Honours option.

From Fourth year: 7) Economics Honours Dissertation; 8) Economics Honours Dissertation; 9) Economics Honours option; 10) Economics Honours option; 11) Finance Honours option; 12) Either Economics or Finance Honours option.

Degree Classification Weighting for students who spent their third year abroad is based on 120 credits: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the six 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based (papers that for the purpose of degree classification acquire weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)

From Fourth year: 1) Economics Honours Dissertation; 2) Economics Honours Dissertation; 3) Economics Honours option; 4) Economics Honours option; 5) Finance Honours option; 6) Either Economics or Finance Honours option.

Students who spent their third year abroad at a partner university must have completed and passed a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), all of which must have been in Economics and Finance. Students must take third year compulsory courses for which they did not take suitable substitutes on their year abroad. Additional requirements are described in the Degree Programme Handbook available on Learn.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Economics Course Options Year 4 (single and with programmes)

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Finance Course Options Year 4 MA Economics with Finance

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses

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