DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2006/2007
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Introduction

These degree programme requirements relate to undergraduate programmes in the College of Humanities and Social Science, as listed in 1.1 below. They are additional to, and should be read in conjunction with, the General Undergraduate Degree Regulations, in Section B, which apply to all undergraduate programmes.

Throughout these requirements, the Head of College is referred to as having the authority to grant permissions, concessions and exemptions. This authority is in practice often delegated by the Head of College to appropriate nominees in the College or Schools. It is vital that students consult their Director of Studies as to the appropriate point of contact, and do not approach the Head of College in the first instance.

Every undergraduate student in the College of Humanities and Social Science must comply with these requirements. In exceptional circumstances a concession to allow relaxation of a specific requirement may be granted by the Head of College, or his/her nominee.

Students are particularly directed to:

•    The appropriate Degree Programme Table in this Section for details of the structure of their programme.

•    The Course Information which is available at http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/06-07/

Qualifications

1.1   The following undergraduate qualifications are available in the College of Humanities and Social Science:

Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education; Undergraduate Diploma of Higher Education; General Degree of Master of Arts [MA (General)]; General Degree of Master of Arts with Honours [MA (General Honours)]; Degree of Master of Arts with Honours [MA (Honours)]; Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Science (BA HSS); Bachelor of Music (BMus); Bachelor of Music with Honours (BMus Hons); Bachelor of Music Technology (BMus – Mus Tech); Bachelor of Music Technology Honours (BMus Hons – Mus Tech); Bachelor of Science (Social Science) (BSc (SocSc)); Bachelor of Nursing with Honours (BN Hons); Bachelor of Science (Social Work); Bachelor of Science (Social Work) with Honours; Master of Architecture (Design); Master of Architecture (Digital Media); Master of Architecture (Studies); Master of Architecture (Digital Media Studies) (MArch); Bachelor of Science Environmental Archaeology with Honours; Bachelor of Divinity (BD); Bachelor of Divinity with Honours (BD Hons); Bachelor of Arts (Divinity); Master of Arts (Divinity) with Honours; BA and MA (Religious Studies); Licentiate in Theology; Certificate in Theology; Certificate in Pastoral Studies; Bachelor of Arts (Community Education); Bachelor of Arts (Community Education) with Honours; Bachelor of Arts (Childhood Studies); Bachelor of Arts (Education Studies); Bachelor of Education (Design and Technology) with Honours; Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) with Honours; Bachelor of Education (Primary Education) with Honours;  Bachelor of Science (Applied Sport Science) with Honours;  Bachelor of Science (Outdoor Education with Environmental Studies) with Honours; Bachelor of Science (Sport and Recreation Management) with Honours; Professional Graduate Diploma in  Education (Primary Education); Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education); Bachelor of Laws (LLB); Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB (Hons)).

Students intending to pursue postgraduate work should consult the General Postgraduate Degree Regulations in Section B, and the specific Postgraduate Degree Programme requirements later in this section.

Progression

1.2   Students registered for Single Honours programmes should normally construct their curriculum over the first two years of their degree programme to provide at least two alternative choices of honours degree. This is achieved by taking, in the second year of study, in addition to prescribed courses in the main subject, a course or courses following on from a course or courses previously passed. These courses will normally: (a) be from the same subject area as the courses previously passed (as listed in the relevant Schedule); (b) not be taken before the second year of study; and (c) may have the course(s) previously passed as prerequisite(s). Some degree programmes may prescribe such a sequence of courses in support of the main subject of the degree.

General Degrees with Merit or Distinction

1.3   General and Ordinary Degrees may be awarded with Merit or Distinction. To qualify for Merit a student must achieve grade B or better, without re-sitting an assessment, in courses totalling 180 credit points, of which at least 40 credits points must be at level 9 or 10, and at least 80 of the remaining credit points must be at level 8 or higher.  To qualify for Distinction, a student must achieve grade A, without re-sitting an assessment, in courses totalling at least 160 credit points, of which at least 40 credit points must be at level 9 or 10, and at least 80 of the remaining credit points must be at level 8 or higher.

Quotas

1.4   It may be necessary to limit entry to some classes where these do not constitute an essential part of the curriculum for which a student has been accepted.

Residence requirements in curricula involving a modern foreign language

1.5   Unless otherwise stated, a period of eight months residence is required in a single Honours degree in a modern foreign language or in a combined Honours degree involving modern foreign languages and other subjects. In the case of combined Honours in Modern European Languages the minimum total period of residence will normally be eight months spent consecutively in the relevant countries; the minimum period of residence in the country of either of the languages will be eight consecutive weeks. Credit points attached to language acquisition through residence abroad can be confirmed only in respect of the Single or Combined Honours programme for which such residence is prescribed.

Travel requirements

1.6   Students whose curricula include travel requirements will be expected to bear the cost of their travel programmes.

Distinction in Oral Language

1.7   Students of the MA with Honours which includes an Honours oral examination in any one of the following languages may be awarded a Distinction in Oral Language if their performance at the oral examination is of first class standard: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.

Combined degrees (individual subject combinations)

1.8   The degree of Master of Arts with Honours may be taken in the College of Humanities and Social Science in combinations other than those specified in the Degree Programme Tables listed in the Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study.  The College is prepared to consider requests from students, through their Directors of Studies, to be permitted to construct a degree programme consisting of a combination of subjects not already approved.  Such programmes must:  (a) conform to Model C (see General Undergraduate Degree Programme Regulations 14.1) as exemplified in relevant Degree Programme Tables; (b) be composed entirely of existing courses or course equivalents; and (c) have the support of the Head of School or Schools concerned.

Additional Specific Degree Programme Requirements

Additional degree programme requirements are enforced for specific degree programmes within the College of Humanities and Social Science  for example, to meet the requirements of external professional bodies. The programmes affected are:

i.    Programmes offered by the Moray House School of Education

ii.   Bachelor of Science (Social Work) with Honours

iii.  Bachelor of Nursing with Honours

iv.  Master of Architecture

The additional requirements relating to these programmes are given below and should be referred to in conjunction with the appropriate DPT.

The Moray House School of Education: Programme Requirements

Professional Placements

2.1   To be awarded the related Teaching Qualification with a degree and to apply for appropriate professional endorsement, students must achieve a pass standard in all Professional Placements.

Transfer into the School of Education

2.2   A student who transfers from another School of the University of Edinburgh may be allowed to count not more than 120 credit points at levels 7 or 8 qualifying for a degree in his/her previous School towards the minimum curriculum for a Degree; for a Degree of BEd, a student must complete a satisfactory six-week school placement in addition to third and fourth year studies and school experience to satisfy the minimum requirements of the Teaching Qualification. He/she shall be required to attend courses in the School of Education for not less than two academic years.

Retrieval of Unsatisfactory Grades

2.3   Students undertaking non-Honours courses will normally be allowed only one opportunity to retrieve an unsatisfactory grade (normally at the resit diet).

2.4   Normally, students whose overall placement performance is judged to be unsatisfactory (but not those on PGDE programmes), may not progress to a further placement without first attempting to redeem their original problems. Because of the exigencies of providing a suitable repeat placement, this may mean that a student will be required to withdraw temporarily from his/her course until an appropriate opportunity becomes available. No fail grades at stage assessments or for resit or resubmission work may be awarded without referral to, and report from, the external examiner.

Progression

Degree of Bachelor of Arts

2.5   In Years 1, 2 and 3, a student will be able to repeat a failed assessment or examination on one occasion. Only in exceptional circumstances would there be an opportunity for a repeat assessment in Year 4. Normally, the award of an Ordinary degree will be based on the Year 3 assessments. Classification rules for Honours are included in the relevant School Programme Guide.

Degree of Bachelor of Education

2.6   In Years 1 and 2, a student will be able to repeat a failed assessment or examination or professional placement on one occasion. There will be one opportunity for a repeat assessment in Year 3 and 4 for University-based studies but the maximum grade permissible will be a D. One repeat Professional Placement will be possible in Years 3 and 4. Classification rules for Honours are listed in the relevant School Programme Guide.

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Social Work) with Honours: Programme Requirements

Professional Registration

3.1   Student registration with the Scottish Social Services Council is a condition of entry and continuance on the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Social Work) with Honours.

Practicums

3.2   The curriculum includes two courses with a practicum component, i.e: Learning for Practice 1 (in the third year) and Learning for Practice 2 (in the fourth year). The practicum components conform to the requirements of the Scottish Social Services Council.

3.3   The academic and practicum components of Learning for Practice 1 (in the third year) and Learning for Practice 2 (in the fourth year) are assessed separately. The academic components are assessed by essays, set written exercises and written examinations. The practicum is assessed by the submission of the prescribed reports of the student and the student’s practice teacher to a Practice Panel. Any student who passes the academic component of Learning for Practice 1 but fails the practicum will be ineligible to proceed to the fourth year of the Bachelor of Science (Social Work) Honours but will be eligible to proceed to the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Science). Any student who passes the academic component of Learning for Practice 2 but fails the practicum will be ineligible for the award of the Bachelor of Science (Social Work) Honours but will be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Science).

3.4   A student who fails the practicum of Learning for Practice 1 or Learning for Practice 2 may, on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, be offered a second opportunity to undertake the practicum if in the opinion of the Board of Examiners the failure was attributable to illness, hardship or other relevant circumstances beyond the student’s control.

Degree of Bachelor of Nursing with Honours: Programme Requirements

Nursing Practice

4.1   Students must complete a period of nursing practice, as currently required by the statutory bodies, to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners. Provision is made for some of this practice to be carried out during vacations.

Failure of Degree Assessments

4.2   A student who fails an Honours unit, for which a pass is required for professional registration, will be required to re-sit the examination and/or resubmit the course work. However, the first (fail) mark will be recorded for The Honours degree classification.

Professional Registration

4.3   On successful completion of the programme, students are eligible, under the authority of the Head of Nursing Studies, to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for admission to the appropriate part of the professional register.

Degree of Master of Architecture: Programme Requirements

M.Arch (Design), M.Arch (Studies)

5.1   The period of study is two academic years full-time. All students must complete the requirements for the degree within three years of study as a matriculated student.

5.2   A minimum of one year’s full-time attendance at the University of Edinburgh on courses of instruction qualifying for the degree will be required.

5.3   Cases normally regarded as unsatisfactory include: students who at the end of their first year have failed to achieve at least an E grade in two or more of the five assessed components.

5.4   As a minimum requirement, students must hold a three-year degree in Architecture from an officially- recognised University or equivalent institution (either within or outside the United Kingdom), present a comprehensive and well-prepared portfolio which demonstrates above-average design ability, and have undertaken a recognised period of practical training. For the M.Arch (Design) these qualifications must be Architects Registration Board (ARB) recognised with accreditation and Part 1 exemption. Students whose qualifications are otherwise suitable but do not carry this professional accreditation are qualified to enter the Degree of Master of Architecture (Studies).

     For students applying for entry in 2006/07:

     Automatic entry will be granted only to students who hold the degree of MA with Honours in Architectural Design from the University of Edinburgh with a degree classification of 2.1 or above. Students who hold the degree of MA with Honours in Architectural Design from the University of Edinburgh with a degree classification of 2.2 or below may be admitted at the discretion of the Head of School.

     For students applying for entry for session 2007/08:

     Entry to M.Arch is discretionary, based on an assessment of the student’s portfolio. There is no automatic entry to this degree.

5.5   Field trips will be required in connection with design work, the extent and duration depending on the location and nature of the design projects undertaken.

5.6   Students who fail a coursework assignment at the first attempt may, at the discretion of the Board of Examiners, be allowed one further attempt to complete the assessment requirements. The Board of Examiners may require re-submission of coursework, within a period of 12 months, and will determine the scope and nature of the re-submission. In each course for which there is a written degree examination there shall be two diets of examination in the academic year. Permission to sit degree examinations is normally valid for one session only, that is, the May and August diets of examination only.

5.7   The degree is graded only as Pass, Fail or Distinction. Students must pass Architectural Management, Practice & Law and the Academic Portfolio 2 and achieve an average mark of 40% across all courses in the second year to be awarded the degree.

5.8   A Distinction will be awarded to students with a predominance of grades in the first class category. Other factors, such as a clear progression with an outstanding performance in the second year may be taken into account by the Board of Examiners in the award of distinction.

5.9 Progression from M.Arch 1 to M.Arch 2

        Students must pass Studies in Contemporary Architectural Theoryand Thesis 1, and achieve an average mark of 40% across all courses to proceed to M.Arch 2.

M.Arch (Digital Media), M.Arch (Digital Media Studies)

5.11 Progression from M.Arch 1 to M.Arch 2

        Students must pass Introduction to Design Media and Thesis 1 and achieve an average mark of 40% across all courses to proceed to M.Arch 2.

General Degree of Master of Arts, MA (General); General Degree of Master of Arts with Honours, MA (General Honours); and Degree of Bachelor of Science (Social Science), BSc (Social Science): Programme Requirements

These degree programmes are not open to new students. The last intake of new students for the MA (General) and BSc (Social Science) was in September 2004.

Students for these degrees are subject to the General Undergraduate Degree Programme Regulations (see Section B). Regulations specific to these degree programmes, revised to clarify how these degree programmes relate to the major revisions to the curriculum implemented in session 2004/05, are given below.

Students registered for MA General or BSc (Social Science) may transfer on request to the BA (Humanities and Social Science) which replaces them.

With effect from 1 August 2005, students transferring from an Honours to a General/Ordinary programme will register for BA (Humanities and Social Science) and not for MA (General) or BSc (Social Science).

Enquiries relating to these programmes should be addressed in the first instance to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

Requirements specific to the General Degree of Master of Arts

6.1   To qualify for the General Degree of MA a student, unless granted a concession or exemption under these requirements, must attend approved courses of instruction and pass the corresponding degree examinations. The General Degree of MA may be taken by full-time or part-time study. For full-time students the period of study shall extend over not less than three academic years. For part-time students the period of study shall be a minimum of five and a maximum of eight academic years.

6.2   A student is required to offer an approved combination of courses from the subject groups listed in Appendix A, and a minimum of eight course units is required for the degree (totalling a minimum of 320 credit points). Courses are listed in the School Schedules in Section F. For the purposes of this requirement, a course unit is any approved course listed in a School Schedule with a credit point value of 40 credits, or an approved combination of two linked courses from the same subject area each with credit value of 20 credits, or (in the case of some courses at SCQF level 9/10 and some courses at level 7/8 in the College of Science and Engineering) an approved combination of four courses from the same subject area each with a credit value of 10 credits. A single course carries 40 credit points at level 7 or 8. A double course requires a further 40 credits at level 8 in a course or courses following on from a single course in which a pass has been obtained. The second part of a double course will normally be from the same subject area as the first part, will normally have the first part as a prerequisite, and will not normally be available to students before the second year of full-time study. Similarly, a treble course requires a further 40 credit points at level 9 or 10 in approved courses from the same subject area, for which a pass in the second part of the double is a prerequisite.

        Directors of Studies may permit students to substitute two unrelated 20-credit courses (or the equivalent in 10-credit courses) for not more than one single course (40 credits at level 7 or 8).

        The following combinations of single, double and treble courses (designated 1, 2 and 3 respectively) are approved:

(Type A) 3 3 1 1

(Type B) 3 2 2 1

(Type C) 3 2 1 1 1

(Type D) 2 2 2 2

(Type E) 2 2 2 1 1

(Type F) 2 2 1 1 1 1

6.3   Every student is required to include in his/her curriculum courses from at least three different groups as listed in Appendix A. (Note that 4A and 4B are different and distinct groups.)

6.4   At least five qualifying courses must be selected from groups 1-6.

6.5   Where a student takes one treble as part of his/her curriculum, that treble course must be in groups 1-6.

6.6   A student’s curriculum must be approved by a Director of Studies. He/she may, if his/her Director of Studies approves, take courses additional to the minimum curriculum. Courses not qualifying for the General Degree of MA may also be taken if the student’s Director of Studies and the Head of School concerned approve.

6.7   A full-time student must complete the requirements for the General Degree of MA within four years of study as a matriculated student in the College of Humanities and Social Science; the Senatus may, in special circumstances, allow a student to extend his/her period of study by one further year.

6.8   A part-time student will not be permitted to continue study for the degree beyond the expiry of ten years from the date of first matriculation even if authorised Interruption of study has been granted under General Undergraduate Degree Programme Regulation 30.

Requirements specific to the General Degree of MA with Honours

7.1   The General Degree of MA with Honours may be taken by full-time or part-time study. A student who within three years of full-time study or between five and eight years of part-time study has completed the requirements for the General Degree of MA, gaining marks of at least 55% at the first attempt in not less than four course units, of which at least two must be the second or third parts of a double or treble course, may present himself/herself for the General Degree of MA with Honours. Every full-time student who wishes to apply for entry to the General Degree of MA with Honours must consult his/her Director of Studies and make application to the Dean by the end of March in his/her Final Ordinary year. A full- time student must complete his/her curriculum for the General Degree of MA with Honours and pass the corresponding degree examinations within one further year of study. A part-time student must complete his/her curriculum for the General Degree of MA with Honours and pass the corresponding degree examinations within one or two further years of study.

7.2   A student is required to offer an approved curriculum of at least 11 courses, including those taken as part of the General Degree of MA, and to obtain a minimum of 440 credit points. The following combinations of single, double, treble and quadruple courses (designated 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively) are approved:

(Type A) 4 4 2 1         (Type G) 4 2 2 2 1

(Type B) 4 4 1 1 1      (Type H) 4 2 2 1 1 1

(Type C) 4 3 3 1         (Type I)  3 3 3 2

(Type D) 4 3 2 2         (Type J)  3 3 3 1 1

(Type E) 4 3 2 1 1      (Type K) 3 3 2 2 1

(Type F) 4 3 1 1 1 1   (Type L) 3 3 2 1 1 1

        A quadruple course (minimum: 160 credit points) extends over four academic years. The fourth part of a quadruple course consists of a further 40 credit points in courses at level 10 in the same subject area in which a treble has already been completed. Information on quadruple courses is given in Appendix A.

7.3   In the final year of full-time study (or the final two years of part-time study) at least one course unit (at least 40 credit points) must be taken from groups 1-6 and at least one course unit (at least 40 credit points) must be at level 9 or 10.

7.4   Where a student takes one quadruple course as part of his/her curriculum (types C, D, E, F, G, H) that quadruple course must be from groups 1-6 as listed in Appendix A.

7.5   A student who has completed the curriculum and passed at the May diet in degree examinations corresponding to each of his/her final year courses, or been exempted from the degree examinations where such exemption is provided for in the regulations for the course, will be placed in one of three classes to be denominated respectively First Class, Second Class and Third Class, of which the Second Class shall be divided into Division I and Division II. The placing in these classes will be determined by the Examiners for the General Degree of MA with Honours. The basis for classification will be five degree examination marks from the third and fourth years of study including all those for the third and fourth parts of treble or quadruple courses and the best remaining degree examination marks to make up the five. Where course units are composed of courses with a credit value of 20 or 10 credit points, the mark for the course unit shall be the average of the marks obtained. In those cases where a student has taken fewer than five course units in his/her third and fourth years of study the number shall be made up from the highest mark or marks from the second year. For part-time students, the basis for classification will be five degree examination marks, including those for the third and fourth parts of all treble or quadruple courses completed during the period of enrolment for the General Degree of MA with Honours and the third part of any further qualifying treble courses (whenever taken) together with the best marks from the three other courses taken most recently in completion of the requirements of the degree. Details of the procedure employed in determining these classes are given in Guidelines for the Board of Examiners, which are available from the College of Humanities and Social Science Office. Students whose curriculum includes a quadruple course in any of the following languages may be awarded a distinction in Oral Language if their performance at the oral examination in the relevant fourth-level course is of first class standard: French, German, Italian, Spanish.

Appendix A: Courses qualifying for the General Degree of MA and the General Degree of MA with Honours

Group 1: Philosophy

Courses in Philosophy (Schedule I)

(History of Science 1 may be combined with Philosophy of Science 1 to form a single course in this Group)

The third and fourth parts of treble and quadruple courses in Philosophy consist of a course or courses in Philosophy totalling 40 credits at level 10.

Group 2: Languages other than English

Courses in:

Greek, Latin (Schedule E)

Biblical Studies, Hebrew, New Testament Greek (Schedule B)

Sanskrit (Schedule G)

Gaelic, Danish, French, German, Italian, Russian Studies, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish  (Schedule G)

Arabic, Persian, Turkish (Schedule G)

Chinese, Japanese (Schedule G)

Treble courses: The third part of treble courses in Languages consists of a prescribed language element (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish or Norwegian or Swedish Language 3; Greek Language A, Latin Language A) and an option in the relevant subject, totalling 40 credits.

The fourth part of a quadruple course in these languages also consists of a prescribed language element and an option (totalling 40 credit points).  Students are also required to complete at least eight weeks approved residence in a country where the language is spoken, normally before starting the fourth year courses, in periods of not less than four weeks each.

NB: Treble and quadruple courses are not available in Russian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Chinese or Japanese.

Group 3: English

Courses in:

English Language (Schedule I)

English and Scottish Literature (Schedule G)

Scottish Ethnology (Schedule G)

(Classical Literature 1 (Schedule E) and Chinese Literature 1 (Schedule G) can be taken as single courses in this Group)

The third and fourth parts of treble courses in English Language, English Literature, Scottish Literature and Scottish Ethnology consist of courses totalling 40 credits at level 10. NB: English and Scottish Literature distinguish between courses taken for a treble (normally in the third year of study) and those taken for a quadruple (only in fourth year of study).

Group 4A: History

Courses in:

Ancient History (Schedule E)

Economic and Social History (Schedule E)

History (Schedule E)

Scottish History (Schedule E)

Ecclesiastical History (Schedule B)

The third and fourth part of treble or quadruple courses in this Group consist of a course or courses totalling 40 credits at level 10. Courses need not be from the same Schedule or subject area. (NB: Some History courses may be taken only as the fourth part of a quadruple course; in 2004/05 some of these courses retain a credit value of 60 credit points).

Group 4B: History

Courses in:

Christian Ethics, Systematic Theology, Religious Studies (Schedule B)

(Introduction to Philosophy 1 may be combined with Christian Ethics 2A and 2B or Systematic Theology 2A and 2B to form a double in this Group.)

Islamic History, Islam, Modern Middle Eastern History (Schedule G)

(Islamic History 1 or Modern Middle Eastern History 1 may be combined with Asia and Africa 2 (Schedule E) to form a double in this Group)

Classical Art and Archaeology (Schedule E)

History of Art (Schedule A)

Archaeology (Schedule A)

Celtic Civilisation, Celtic Literature (Schedule G)

Indian Civilisation, Indian Philosophy and Religion (Schedule G)

The third and fourth parts of treble and quadruple courses in this group consist of courses totalling 40 credits at level 10 in the appropriate subject area.

Courses in Scandinavian Cultural History (Schedule G) are available a double in this Group.

Group 5: Mathematics

Courses in Mathematics (Schedule P)

Students may take any courses in Mathematics for which they are qualified. A single consists of 40 credit points at level 7 or 8; a double requires a further 40 credit points at level 8 normally in courses which follow on from those already taken and which are indicated in the course acronym as normally taken in the second year, and a treble requires a further 40 credit points at level 9 (or possibly 10).

Group 6: Linguistics

Courses in:

Linguistics (Schedule I)

The third and fourth parts of treble and quadruple course in this Group consist of 40 credits at level 10 in Language Science.

Human Communication 1 (Schedule O) can be taken as a single course in this Group.

Group 7: Law

Courses in Law (Schedule F)

Courses in Law may be taken as single courses only. Students should choose courses with a credit value of 20 or 40 credits. (NB: Many Law courses are restricted to students taking the LLB.)

Group 8: Music

Courses in Music (Schedule A)

Courses in Music are open to suitably qualified students. Students should take two 20-credit courses at level 8 for the first and for the second part of a double course. The third and fourth parts of treble and quadruple courses each consist of 40 credits at level 10.

Group 9: Human Sciences

Courses in:

Business Studies (Schedule H)

Canadian Studies (Schedule J)

Economics (Schedule H)

Education (Schedule C) (NB. Only a small number of courses are available to students from outwith the School of Education)

History and Social Studies of Science (Schedule J)

Nursing (Schedule D)

Politics (Schedule J)

Psychology (Schedule I)*

Social Anthropology (Schedule J)

Social Policy (Schedule J)

Sociology (Schedule J)

The third part of a treble course is available in Business Studies, Economics, Politics, Psychology, Social Anthropology, Social Policy, and Sociology, and consists of 40 credits at level 10 in the relevant subject.

The fourth part of a quadruple course is available in Politics, and consists of a further 40 credits at level 10.

Indian Civilisation 1 and South Asian Studies 2 may be taken as a double course in this Group.

* Psychology is a qualifying subject for the MA (General) for students transferring from an Honours curriculum, but Psychology courses are not otherwise available to students for this degree.

Group 10: Architecture

Courses in Architectural History (Schedule A)

The third part of a treble course and fourth part of a quadruple course each consist of 40 credit points at level 10.

Group 11: Natural Sciences (College of Science and Engineering)

A single course in this Group consists of courses from the same subject area totalling 40 credit points at level 7 or 8. Students may enrol for any course for which they have the prerequisites.

A double course consists in addition to the requirements of a single course, of further courses from the chosen subject area totalling 40 credits at level 8. Such courses will normally follow on from those already taken and will be indicated in the course acronym as normally taken in the second year.

It may be possible to extend study to a treble course. The third part of a treble will consist of 40 credit points at level 9 (or possibly 10) as approved by the Head of the relevant School.

Courses in:

Biological Sciences (Schedule K)

Chemistry (Schedule L)

Geosciences: Geography and Earth Sciences (Schedule N)

Informatics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (Schedule O)

Mathematics and Statistics (Schedule P)

Physics and Astronomy (Schedule Q)

Requirements specific to the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Social Science

8.1.1   The curriculum shall consist of not less than eight qualifying course units selected from a minimum of four subjects; other courses beyond this minimum number may be taken if approved by the Director of Studies.

8.1.2    One subject, to be known as the main subject, shall be studied for three years. The five remaining course units may comprise one single and two double courses, or one double and three single courses, or an additional treble course and two single courses.

8.1.3    For the purposes of this requirement, a course unit is any approved course listed in a School Schedule with a credit point value of 40 credits, or an approved combination of two linked courses from the same subject area each with credit value of 20 credits, or (in the case of some courses at SCQF level 9/10 and some courses at level 7/8 in the College of Science and Engineering) an approved combination of four courses from the same subject area each with a credit value of 10 credits. A single course carries 40 credit points at level 7 or 8. A double course requires a further 40 credits at level 8 in a course or courses following on from a single course in which a pass has been obtained. The second part of a double course will normally be from the same subject area as the first part, will normally have the first part as a prerequisite, and will not normally be available to students before the second year of full-time study. Similarly, a treble course requires a further 40 credit points at level 9 or 10 in approved courses from the same subject area, for which a pass in the second part of the double is a prerequisite.

8.1.4    Directors of Studies may permit students to substitute two unrelated 20-credit courses (or the equivalent in 10-credit courses) for not more than one single course (40 credits at level 7 or 8).

8.2   The main subject (comprising three course units) and at least two other courses shall be chosen from subject areas in Social Sciences as listed in 9.3 below.

8.3   Qualifying courses should be chosen from the following subject areas, as listed in the relevant Schedules:

(a) Social Sciences

      Accountancy (Schedule H)

      Archaeology (Schedule A)

      Architecture (Schedule A)

      Architectural History (Schedule A)

      Business Studies (Schedule H)

      Canadian Studies (Schedule J)

      Economic and Social History (Schedule E)

      Economics (Schedule H)

      Geography (Schedule N)

      Mathematics (Schedule P)

      Nursing (Schedule D)

      Politics (Schedule J)

      Psychology (Schedule I)

      Social Anthropology (Schedule J)

      Social Policy (Schedule J)

      Social Work (Schedule J)

      Sociology (Schedule J)

(b) Courses from other subject areas qualifying for the degree of MA (General).

8.4   The following double courses are approved for the degree:

Accountancy 1A and B and 2A and B

Archaeology 1A and 1B and 2A and 2B

Archaeology of Scotland 1A and 1B and Archaeology 2A and 2B

Architectural History 1 and 2A and 2B

Architectural History 1A and 1B and 2A and 2B

Architectural History 1C and 2A and 2B

Architectural Design 1 and 2

Architectural Design 1A and 1B and 2

Technology and Environment 1A and 1B and 2

British History 1 or European History 1 or Social History 1 and Economic History 2 or Social History 2

Business Studies 1 and two courses at level 8 for which Business studies 1 is a prerequisite.

Canadian Studies 1 and American History 2

Canadian Studies 1A and 1B and American History 2

Canadian Studies 1 and Geomorphology and Social and Cultural Geography

Canadian Studies 1A and 1B and Geomorphology and Social and Cultural Geography

Canadian Studies 1 and Social History 2

Canadian Studies 1A and 1B and Social History 2

Economic History 1 and 2

Economic History 1 and Asia and Africa 2 or Medieval and Renaissance History 2 or Scottish History 2 or Social History 2 or American History 2

Economics 1A and 2

Economics 1A and Economic History 2

Geography A: Human Geography and Geography B: Physical Geography and Geomorphology and Social and Cultural Geography

Health and Society 1A & 1B and Health and Society 2A and 2B

Introduction to the European Union and  International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond and Social and Political Theory 2 or Social Enquiry 2

Mathematics: Students may take any courses in Mathematics for which they are qualified. A single consists of 40 credit points at level 7 or 8; a double requires a further 40 credit points at level 8 normally in courses which follow on from those already taken and which are indicated in the course acronym as normally taken in the second year.

Nursing 1 and 2

Introduction to Politics and International Relations  and Democracy in Comparative Perspective and International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond  and Social and Political Theory 2 or Social Enquiry 2  

Psychology 1 and 2

Social Anthropology 1A and 1B and South Asian Studies 2A and B

Social Anthropology 1A and 1B and Technology and Society 2

Social Anthropology 1A and 1B and Social Anthropology 2 and Social and Political Theory 2 or Social Enquiry 2

Social History 1 and 2

Social History 1 and Economic History 2

Social History 1 and Asia and Africa 2 or Scottish History 2 or American History 2

Social Policy and Society 1 and  Politics of the Welfare State 1, and European Social Policy 2 and Social and Political Theory 2 or Social Enquiry 2

Social Work: Making a difference and Social Work: Policy and Legal Frameworks  and From Research into Practice: Landmarks in Social Work Research and Social Enquiry 2

Sociology 1A and 1B and Social History 2

Sociology 1A and 1B and South Asian Studies 2A and B

Sociology 1A and 1B and Technology and Society 2

Sociology 1A and 1B and Sociology 2 and Social and Political Theory 2 or Social Enquiry 2

Any other double course admissible for the degree of MA (General).

8.5   The third part of a treble course, consisting of a minimum of 40 credits at level 9 or 10 in courses for which a student has qualified by successful completion of a double course, is available in the following subject areas:

Accountancy (Schedule H)

Archaeology (Schedule A)

Architectural History (Schedule A)

Architecture (Schedule A)

Business Studies (Schedule H)

Economic and Social History (Schedule E)

Economics (Schedule H)

Geography (Schedule N)

Nursing (Schedule D)

Politics (Schedule J)

Psychology (Schedule I)

Social Anthropology (Schedule J)

Social Policy (Schedule J)

Sociology (Schedule J)

        The third part of any other treble course admissible for the degree of MA (General).

8.6   For part-time students, the period of study shall extend over not less than five academic years and normally not more than eight academic years, save that a student may be permitted to extend the period of study by authorised interruption of study  or by special permission of the Head of College. No student will be permitted to continue study for the degree beyond the expiry of ten years from the date of first matriculation for the degree.

8.7   A student who has satisfactorily fulfilled part of the requirements for the degree as a part-time student shall be permitted to complete the degree as a full-time student.