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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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete the following 60 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

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

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete the following 60 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Diploma) Compulsory Course

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete VESC11200 Interrelationships in Food Systems by the end of Year 4.

AND

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

MSc students MUST complete the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element of the programme.

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Diploma) Compulsory Course

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete VESC11200 Interrelationships in Food Systems by the end of Year 4.
AND

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

MSc students MUST complete the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element of the programme.

Year 5 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Global Food Security and Nutrition Dissertation

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
MSc students must complete the Dissertation in a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.

Year 6 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme AND the Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) (VESC11235) course prior to commencement of the Dissertation element.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Global Food Security and Nutrition Dissertation

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
MSc students must complete the Dissertation in a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.

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