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:
Students should aim to divide the number of credits they take in each academic year evenly between Semester 1 and Semester 2

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

ScotHist_Year1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Scottish Literature Y1 courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_Celtic Civ

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 1_IGLAC

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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:
Entry into Honours:
Students must achieve 50% or more in Scotland & Orality and Visualising Scotland.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

ScotHist_Year2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Scottish Literature 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 2_Gaelic

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Celtic_Year 2_Celtic Literature in Translation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Archaeol_Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If students wish to choose this course option, they MUST have passed Archaeology 1A (ARCA08004) AND Archaeology 1B (ARCA08005).
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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


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

Notes:
Final Assessment:
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 purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. Scottish Studies Dissertation Part A
2. Scottish Studies Dissertation Part B
3. to 11. Honours option courses from the following subjects:
Scottish Studies, Scottish History, Scottish Ethnology, Celtic, English Literature, Archaeology
12. Level 10 option course

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits from Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses
Selected courses must be passed
AND

Archaeology Year 3 Honours Courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND
AND

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
Selected courses must be passed
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Selected courses must be passed
AND

Courses from School(s) G/A/J/E - Scottish Studies (MA) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Thinking Translation: a Beginner's Guide

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Selected courses must be passed

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

Notes:
Final Assessment:
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 purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. Scottish Studies Dissertation Part A
2. Scottish Studies Dissertation Part B
3. to 11. Honours option courses from the following subjects:
Scottish Studies, Scottish History, Scottish Ethnology, Celtic, English Literature, Archaeology
12. Level 10 option course

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits from Scottish Ethnology Level 10 courses
AND

Scottish History Year 4 Special Subjects

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
AND

Celtic Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
AND

Archaeology Year 4 Honours Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) G/A/J/E - Scottish Studies (MA) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses

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