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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
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English or Scottish Literature and History (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
UCAS Code: QVH1
NYT Course S L CT
1 Normally, ONE OF:      
  British History 1 E 8 40
  Scottish History 1 E 8 40
  Social History 1 E 8 40
ONE OF:
  English Literature 1 G 8 40
  Scottish Literature 1 G 8 40
Further course(s) A-Q 8 40
2 Normally, ONE OF:
  Medieval and Renaissance 2 E 8 40
  American History 2 E 8 40
  Asia and Africa 2 E 8 40
  Making of Modern Scotland 2 E 8 40
  Social History 2 E 8 40
ONE OF:
  English Literature 2 G 8 40
  Scottish Literature 2 G 8 40
Further course(s) A-Q 8 40
3# History courses (semester 1) E 10 20
History courses (semester 2) E 10 20
English Literature 3 Honours Core/Option course (semester 1) G 10 20
English Literature 3 Honours Core/Option course (semester 2) G 10 20
Honours courses/dissertation* work in English Literature  or 1 History course plus a long essay in History† G or E 10 40
4 History courses E 10   40
English Literature 4 Honours Core/Option course (semester 1) G 10 20
English Literature 4 Honours Core/Option course (semester 2) G 10 20
Honours courses/dissertation* work in English Literature or dissertation in History† G or E 10 40
* Honours degrees must include 40 credits of dissertation work. Where this is taken in English Literature a 20 credit unit towards the dissertation will be taken in third year, and a 20 credit completion unit in fourth year. Where the dissertation is taken in History the 40 credit unit will be undertaken in fourth year.
† Further information about Honours courses and their availability, including restrictions on choice will be made available for students.
# Entry to year 3 normally requires a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in English Literature 2 or Scottish Literature 2 and a mark of 50% or above in any History subject.
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