THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
180 credits are required for the award of the MSc. Students can take between 20 and 120 credits in Year 1.

All students must complete the three compulsory courses (MEED11022, MEED11013 and MEED11014).

The compulsory courses are required to exit with an earlier PGCert degree.

Please note that electives will be subject to availability. In any given year not all option courses may be available.

Please note students can not take the same course twice.

Students intending to continue on to the MSc and do the Dissertation (MEED11021) must take Research in Clinical Education (MEED11017) as pre-requisite.


Group A, B or C can not not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

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

Course options

Clinical Education ICL Core Courses

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These three courses are compulsory courses on the programme and must be taken.

Students may choose when they take each course but must have completed all three before progression to their chosen dissertation pathway. (Group A, B, or C below)
AND

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You may not select a course you have taken in a previous year.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Pathway 2 Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Clinical Education)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
180 credits are required for the award of the MSc. Students can take between 20 and 120 credits in Year 1.

All students must complete the three compulsory courses (MEED11022, MEED11013 and MEED11014).

The compulsory courses are required to exit with an earlier PGCert degree.

Please note that electives will be subject to availability. In any given year not all option courses may be available.

Please note students can not take the same course twice.

Students intending to continue on to the MSc and do the Dissertation (MEED11021) must take Research in Clinical Education (MEED11017) as pre-requisite.


Group A, B or C can not not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

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

Course options

Clinical Education ICL Core Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These three courses are compulsory courses on the programme and must be taken.

Students may choose when they take each course but must have completed all three before progression to their chosen dissertation pathway. (Group A, B, or C below)

AND

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Pathway 2 Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Clinical Education)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
180 credits are required for the award of the MSc. Students can take between 20 and 120 credits in Year 1.

All students must complete the three compulsory courses (MEED11022, MEED11013 and MEED11014).

The compulsory courses are required to exit with an earlier PGCert degree.

Please note that electives will be subject to availability. In any given year not all option courses may be available.

Please note students can not take the same course twice.

Students intending to continue on to the MSc and do the Dissertation (MEED11021) must take Research in Clinical Education (MEED11017) as pre-requisite.


Group A, B or C can not not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

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

Course options

Clinical Education ICL Core Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These three courses are compulsory courses on the programme and must be taken.

Students may choose when they take each course but must have completed all three before progression to their chosen dissertation pathway. (Group A, B, or C below)
AND

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Pathway 2 Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Clinical Education)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
180 credits are required for the award of the MSc. Students can take between 20 and 120 credits in Year 1.

All students must complete the three compulsory courses (MEED11022, MEED11013 and MEED11014).

The compulsory courses are required to exit with an earlier PGCert degree.

Please note that electives will be subject to availability. In any given year not all option courses may be available.

Please note students can not take the same course twice.

Students intending to continue on to the MSc and do the Dissertation (MEED11021) must take Research in Clinical Education (MEED11017) as pre-requisite.


Group A, B or C can not not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

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

Course options

Clinical Education ICL Core Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These three courses are compulsory courses on the programme and must be taken.

Students may choose when they take each course but must have completed all three before progression to their chosen dissertation pathway. (Group A, B, or C below)
AND

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You may not select a course you have taken in a previous year.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Pathway 2 Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Clinical Education)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

Year 5 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
180 credits are required for the award of the MSc. Students can take between 20 and 120 credits in Year 1.

All students must complete the three compulsory courses (MEED11022, MEED11013 and MEED11014).

The compulsory courses are required to exit with an earlier PGCert degree.

Please note that electives will be subject to availability. In any given year not all option courses may be available.

Please note students can not take the same course twice.

Students intending to continue on to the MSc and do the Dissertation (MEED11021) must take Research in Clinical Education (MEED11017) as pre-requisite.


Group A, B or C can not not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

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

Course options

Clinical Education ICL Core Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These three courses are compulsory courses on the programme and must be taken.

Students may choose when they take each course but must have completed all three before progression to their chosen dissertation pathway. (Group A, B, or C below)
AND

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You may not select a course you have taken in a previous year.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Pathway 2 Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Clinical Education)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

Year 6 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
180 credits are required for the award of the MSc. Students can take between 20 and 120 credits in Year 1.

All students must complete the three compulsory courses (MEED11022, MEED11013 and MEED11014).

The compulsory courses are required to exit with an earlier PGCert degree.

Please note that electives will be subject to availability. In any given year not all option courses may be available.

Please note students can not take the same course twice.

Students intending to continue on to the MSc and do the Dissertation (MEED11021) must take Research in Clinical Education (MEED11017) as pre-requisite.


Group A, B or C can not not be taken until all other courses (120 credits) have been completed.

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

Course options

Clinical Education ICL Core Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These three courses are compulsory courses on the programme and must be taken.

Students may choose when they take each course but must have completed all three before progression to their chosen dissertation pathway. (Group A, B, or C below)
AND

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
You may not select a course you have taken in a previous year.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Clinical Education ICL Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Pathway 2 Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation (Clinical Education)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses

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