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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Social Policy Pre-Honours

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Selected courses must be passed

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

Notes:
Students who have passed 240 credits and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required Social and Political Science second-year degree courses and a pass in Economics 2, and Statistical Methods for Economics are entitled to progress to honours.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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

Notes:
Entry into third year requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, (ii) a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt and (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

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

Social Policy and Economics Year 3 options

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Economics Course Options for Joint Programmes Year 3 (A)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Social Policy Honours Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

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

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

Course options

4TH YEAR DISSERTATIONS ECONOMICS OR SOCIAL POLICY - Social Policy and Economics (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Economics Course Options Year 4 (joint programmes)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Social Policy Honours Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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