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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

Some third year courses are prerequisites for specific fourth year courses, and you are advised to consider your plans for fourth year when making your course choices.

Students who are members of Edinburgh University Formula Student may request a concession from the School Curriculum Approval Officer to replace System Design Project with Informatics Experiential Learning (Level 10). Approval will require written permission from the IEL-10 tutor confirming your eligibility for that course.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Informatics Hons 3rd Year AI Courses

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are AI courses at level 9 or 10 open to third-year undergraduate students.
AND

Informatics - Professional Issues

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
AND

HAlg/HAna/HCoV/HDEq choice

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Mathematics

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Mathematics
Notes:
These are courses in the School of Mathematics. Level 10 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 3 undergraduate'.
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by 4th-year students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

These lists include courses at level 10 (code INFR10xxx) and level 11 (code INFR11xxx). In general, level 11 courses will contain more advanced material and be taught at a higher level than level 10 courses; you should take account of this when planning your course combination. Each entry links to a matching page in the University course catalogue, where you can find a description of the course content and information about any specific entry requirements.

You may choose an Honours Project from either Informatics or Mathematics.

Students who are members of Edinburgh University Formula Student and have not taken Informatics Experiential Learning (Level 10) in Year 3 may request a concession from the School Curriculum Approval Officer to replace any 20 credits of Informatics courses in the DPT with IEL-10. Approval will require written permission from the IEL-10 tutor confirming your eligibility for that course. This option is not available to students whose honours project is already based on their work with Edinburgh University Formula Student.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Honours Project (Informatics)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year Courses

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are Informatics courses at level 10 or 11 open to fourth-year undergraduate students.
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in the School of Mathematics

Select between 40 and 50 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in the School of Mathematics
Notes:
These are courses in the School of Mathematics. Level 11 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 4 undergraduate'.
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by postgraduate students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Project in Mathematics (Double)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in the School of Mathematics

Select between 30 and 40 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in the School of Mathematics
Notes:
These are courses in the School of Mathematics. Level 11 courses are only permitted under this option when the 'normal year taken' is 'year 4 undergraduate'.
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year Courses

Select between 30 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are Informatics courses at level 10 or 11 open to fourth-year undergraduate students.
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by postgraduate students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the course organiser, and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor.

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