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:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director at your first meeting.


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.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Research Training Courses - MSc by Research

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take all of these courses across the 2 year programme.
AND

Recommended Electives - Science and Technology Studies (MScR)

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take 20-60 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
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.

Students may take up to 20 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Research Training Courses - MSc by Research

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take all these courses across the 2 year programme.
AND

Recommended Electives - Science and Technology Studies (MScR)

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take 20-60 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
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.

Students may take up to 20 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
AND

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.

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 dissertation.

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