THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

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

Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits and passed all required second year courses for their registered degree are entitled to progress to BSc Social Work honours. This is subject to successfully meeting additional requirements such as evidence of work in the field of social welfare.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

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

Select between 60 and 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

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

Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits are entitled to progress to BSc Social Work honours. This is subject to successfully meeting additional requirements such as evidence of work in the field of social welfare.

To undertake their third year courses students must be registered as Student Social Workers and hold a current PVG membership.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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

Notes:
To undertake these courses students must be registered as Student Social Workers and hold a current PVG membership.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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