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:
Students who can demonstrate expected levels of research skill in particular areas can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, claim exemption from particular parts of the training programme. Students who obtain exemption from core courses must substitute option courses or undertake a longer dissertation. Exemptions from particular modules of the Research Skills in Social Sciences will be administered by the Postgraduate Teaching Office team.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Dissertations - Science and Technology Studies (MSc by Research)

Select between 60 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please note that the 60 credit dissertation option PGSP11097 is taken as standard.

For students who have already covered core programme courses (e.g. through one of our taught MSCs) may by arrangement opt for an 80 or 100 credit thesis.
AND

Recommended Electives - Science and Technology Studies (MScR)

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director and the Course Organiser.

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