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

Notes:
First year students on this programme will be asked to complete a pre-course enrolment form online, prior to arriving in Welcome Week. Full details on how to do this will be provided in the email we send to you in late August. Please consider the following courses.

The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.
Students must pass a minimum of 80 credits, including passes in The Historian's Toolkit, History of Art 1A and History of Art 1B, to be eligible to progress into Year 2.

Students failing History of Art 1A: Art and Belief in Europe, 500 to 1700 and History of Art 1B: Art at the Crossroads of World Cultures 600 to 1700 will not be allowed to progress to Year 2 unless recommended as a Special Circumstances concession from the Exam Board. Students transferring into History of Art from another programme with no prior study in History of Art may, with the permission of the History of Art UG Director, be allowed to take History of Art 1A, History of Art 1B, History of Art 2A and History of Art 2B concurrently in Year 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

First Year History - Worlds Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Outside courses for joint History degrees Year 1

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling.

A limited number of courses are also available in Schedules S and X.

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

Notes:
All second year students will be asked to complete a course enrolment form online from the selection below. Full details will be provided by email.

Your attendance will be confirmed at your first cohort meeting of the semester in week 2. Details of these meetings will be sent to you by email. You are expected to attend cohort meetings, and should let your Student Adviser know if you must be absent.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Second Year History Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling.
AND

Classical Art Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Outside courses for joint History degrees Year 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling.

You may NOT choose more than 20 credits in total of History courses (course codes starting HIST and ECSH) within this collection.

A limited number of courses are also available in Schedules S and X.

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

Notes:
Entry into Honours normally requires
(i) passes in 240 credits of courses taken in the first two years,
(ii) passes at 50% or above, achieved at the first attempt, in 40 credits of second year History courses, this can include 'The Transformation of the Roman World' (Please note, this does not include ECSH courses listed in the 'Outside course' collection)
(iii) passes in History of Art 2A and History of Art 2B

Your attendance will be confirmed at your first cohort meeting of the semester in week 1. Details of these meetings will be sent to you by email. You are expected to attend cohort meetings, and should let your Student Adviser know if you must be absent.

The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.

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

Course options

History of Art (Joint Honours) Year 3 Collection

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

History of Art Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from History of Art Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select 20 credits from Level 10 courses in History of Art year 3 (available to Joint Students). Finalised list of courses will be circulated at a later date.
AND

Architecture - History Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Architecture - History Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select up to 40 credits from Level 10 Architectural History Year 3 and 4 Courses.
AND

History Honours Electives (including Historical Skills & Methods I and Historical Skills & Methods II)

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Historical Skills & Methods II is strongly recommended if intending to take Dissertation in History.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.

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

Notes:
Your attendance will be confirmed at your first cohort meeting of the semester in week 1. Details of these meetings will be sent to you by email. You are expected to attend cohort meetings, and should let your Student Adviser know if you must be absent.

The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.

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

Course options

History and History of Art Dissertation Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

History Year 4 Special Subjects

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

History of Art Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from History of Art Level 10 courses
Notes:
Please select up to 40 credits from History of Art year 4 level 10 courses. Finalised list of courses will be circulated at a later date.
AND

Architecture - History Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Architecture - History Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select up to 40 credits from Level 10 Architectural History Year 3 and 4 Courses.

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