DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

In order to be eligible for the Circular Economy (MSc) (fusion on-site), students need to obtain 180 SCQF level 11 credits.

The MSc must be completed within 3 years.

Across the 3 years of study, students must take the following:

a) 30 credits of programme compulsory core courses*:

- Fundamentals of a Circular Economy
- Designing for a Circular Economy
- Circular Economy in Business

*Alternatively, students may opt to study the 'EFI Individually Negotiated Course'. This course allows you the flexibility to devise and complete a piece of self-study in an area relevant to your programme and your final project. You will have the opportunity to negotiate a set of learning outcomes, a rationale, reading list and assessment with a defined supervisor, and then to complete it on a self-study basis.

b) 40-50 credits of EFI Shared Core courses:

- Futures Methods
- Insights Through Data [OR] Text Remix [AND/OR] Understanding the Climate Crisis
- Ethical Data Futures
- Representing Data [OR] Building Near Futures

c) 40-50 credits of optional courses. These must include:

- A minimum of 20 credits of programme specific optional courses.
- Up to 20-30 credits of EFI portfolio optional courses.

Please note that if you choose to study 2 'Shared Core' courses in Semester 1 (Understanding the Climate Crisis AND Insights Through Data), then you must select 40 credits across the 'Programme Optional Course Collection' and 'Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 Courses Collection'.

If you choose to study 1 'Shared Core' course in Semester 1 (Understanding the Climate Crisis OR Insights Through Data), then you must select 50 credits across the 'Programme Optional Course Collection' and 'Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 Courses Collection'.

d) 60 credits of programme core final project courses:

- Knowledge Integration and Project Planning: Circular Economy
- Futures Project: Circular Economy

We would recommend that you aim to balance your course credits across the 3 years evenly. This is to ensure student workload is balanced. However, we appreciate that this may not always be possible (or preferrable) for part-time students.

All taught courses must be taken before the MSc final project.

In order to be eligible for the Circular Economy (MSc) (fusion on-site), students need to obtain 180 SCQF level 11 credits.

The MSc must be completed within 3 years.

Across the 3 years of study, students must take the following:

a) 30 credits of programme compulsory core courses*:

- Fundamentals of a Circular Economy
- Designing for a Circular Economy
- Circular Economy in Business

*Alternatively, students may opt to study the 'EFI Individually Negotiated Course'. This course allows you the flexibility to devise and complete a piece of self-study in an area relevant to your programme and your final project. You will have the opportunity to negotiate a set of learning outcomes, a rationale, reading list and assessment with a defined supervisor, and then to complete it on a self-study basis.

b) 40-50 credits of EFI Shared Core courses:

- Futures Methods
- Insights Through Data [OR] Text Remix [AND/OR] Understanding the Climate Crisis
- Ethical Data Futures
- Representing Data [OR] Building Near Futures

c) 40-50 credits of optional courses. These must include:

- A minimum of 20 credits of programme specific optional courses.
- Up to 20-30 credits of EFI portfolio optional courses.

Please note that if you choose to study 2 'Shared Core' courses in Semester 1 (Understanding the Climate Crisis AND Insights Through Data), then you must select 40 credits across the 'Programme Optional Course Collection' and 'Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 Courses Collection'.

If you choose to study 1 'Shared Core' course in Semester 1 (Understanding the Climate Crisis OR Insights Through Data), then you must select 50 credits across the 'Programme Optional Course Collection' and 'Edinburgh Futures Institute Level 11 Courses Collection'.

d) 60 credits of programme core final project courses:

- Knowledge Integration and Project Planning: Circular Economy
- Futures Project: Circular Economy

We would recommend that you aim to balance your course credits across the 3 years evenly. This is to ensure student workload is balanced. However, we appreciate that this may not always be possible (or preferrable) for part-time students.

All taught courses must be taken before the MSc final project.