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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y


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

Notes:
If transferring to Single Honours Politics, student must take 'Introduction to Political Data Analysis' (and achieve a mark of 50% or more at the first attempt).

Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Introduction to Statistics for Social Science

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should consider whether to take Introduction to Statistics for Social Science or another 20 credit optional course. Passing Introduction to Statistics for Social Science will exempt students from taking Doing Survey Research in Year 3.
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
AND

Politics Year 2 Optional Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses

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

Notes:
The Sociology Project Preparation 0 credit course is only compulsory for students who are taking the Sociology Project in 4th year.

Students who have passed either Introduction to Statistics for Social Science (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSPS08007) are not required to take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) and should take a Sociology Honours Option course instead. Students who have not taken Introduction to Statistics (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSSPS08007) must take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) as compulsory course.
If considering taking the Politics dissertation, students are strongly recomended to take RESEARCH DESIGN IN POLITICS & IR

Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours.

Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Sociology Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Because Designing and Doing Social Research and Doing Survey Research are both normally compulsory Year 3 courses for this degree, they may NOT be counted as Politics electives on this degree

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

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

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4TH YEAR DISSERTATIONS - Sociology and Politics (MA)- Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If taking the Sociology Project students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for it.
AND

Sociology Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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