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:
To continue without the need for an extension to the total period of study, a full-time student must attain a minimum of 80 credit points by the end of Year 1. Total credits per year must equal 120.

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.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Cohort Lead.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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


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

Notes:
To continue without the need for an extension to the total period of study, a full-time student must attain a minimum of 200 credit points by the end of Year 2. Total credits per year must equal 120.

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, and History of Art 2A and History of Art 2B concurrently in Year 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

AND

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

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

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

Notes:
To continue without the need for an extension to the total period of study, a full-time student must attain a minimum of 360 credit points by the end of Year 3.

After successful completion of 360 credits as outlined above, students may be eligible to exit with an Ordinary degree. See general DRPS regulation 53 for further details.

If students go abroad for the whole year, then they do not need to take the compulsory courses listed below, but have the option of taking HIAR10162 Analysing Art History (Non-Compulsory Year Abroad). If students go abroad for only one semester, they do not need to do the compulsory course listed below for the semester that they are away but should take the compulsory course for the semester they are in Edinburgh. i.e. If students go abroad in semester 1, they do not need to take HIAR10171 Analysing Art History: Texts, Objects, Institutions, Part One. If students go abroad in semester 2, they do not need to take HIAR10170 Analysing Art History: Texts, Objects, Institutions, Part Two but they do have the option of taking HIAR10162 Analysing Art History (Non-Compulsory Year Abroad).

For students that are accepted on History of Art Work Placement (HIAR10157), this will replace Analysing Art History: Texts, Objects, Institutions, Part Two (HIAR10170) in semester 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

HoA Early Period Year 3 Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students will be required to select up to 40 credits of 'Early Period' History of Art year 3 options.
AND

HoA Middle Period Year 3 Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students will be required to select up to 40 credits of 'Middle Period' History of Art year 3 options.
AND

HoA Late Period Year 3 Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students will be required to select up to 40 credits of 'Late Period' History of Art year 3 options. This group also contains the History of Art Work Placement course option. Please note students can also select level 10 Architectural History options, which are open to all History of Art students.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Notes:
To continue without the need for an extension to the total period of study, a full-time student must attain a minimum of 480 credit points by the end of Year 4.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

HoA Year 4 Options Courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Architecture History and HoA options courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Select up to 40 credits of Architectural History Year 4 options.
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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