THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

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: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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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

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
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 Social Policy second-year courses for their registered degree and pass required Law courses, 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

Courses from School(s) F - Joint Honours (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
AND

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 3 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
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 Social Policy second-year courses for their registered degree and pass required Law courses, 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.

Students may substitute Health Policy Analysis and Globalisation and Public Health for one 20 credit Social Policy Honours course.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Social Policy and Law yr3

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Law (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) F - Law (LLB Hons 20 credit courses) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Social Policy Honours Electives

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Law (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) F - Law (LLB Hons 20 credit courses) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Social Policy Honours Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

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