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:
Mathematics for Social Science (SSPS08009) should normally be taken in Year 1 but can be taken in Year 2.

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: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who did not take Mathematics for Social Science (SSPS08009) in their 1st year will be expected to do so in their 2nd year.

Students who have passed 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR 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
Notes:
Students should not take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.

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

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required PIR 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.

Students on with Quantitative Methods degrees must take Statistical Modelling in year 3 (or year 4 if on a year abroad). They must take at least two and no more than three quantitative electives across their third and fourth year.

Students who take a year abroad in year 3 will almost always take Statistical Modelling in year 4 and then must select at least one and no more than two quantitative electives.

Year 3 students on a Junior Year Abroad must find a suitable equivalent course for 'Research Design in Politics and International Relations' that has been approved on their Learning Agreement by the PIR International Exchange Coordinator. If a student is unable to find an equivalent course for RDPIR, they must take RDPIR on their return in Year 4.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should not take Doing Survey Research.
AND

Quantitative Methods Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

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

Notes:
Students on with Quantitative Methods degrees must take Statistical Modelling in year 3 (or year 4 if on a year abroad). They must take at least two and no more than three quantitative electives across their third and fourth year.

Students who take a year abroad in year 3 will almost always take Statistical Modelling in year 4 and then must select at least one and no more than two quantitative electives.

Students who were on a Junior Year Abroad in Year 3 and who did not take a suitable equivalent course for 'Research Design in Politics and International Relations' must take this course in Year 4.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives

Select between 20 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Quantitative Methods Year 4 Electives

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take at least two and no more than three quantitative electives across their third and fourth year. Students who take a year abroad in year 3 will almost always take Statistical Modelling in year 4 and then must select at least one and no more than two quantitative electives

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