The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university has a long and rich history, and has produced many notable alumni in a variety of fields, including science, literature, and politics. Today, the University of Edinburgh is a leading research-intensive university, with a global reputation for academic excellence and a strong commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship. It is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK and the world.

Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: September
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Social Policy and Society
Must be passed

SCPL08004
20 credits
Politics of the Welfare State
Must be passed

SCPL08005
20 credits
Course options
Courses from School of Literatures Languages and Cultures- Multiple programmes- Level 8
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Entry requirements:
for French 1A: a pass in French at National 5 (SQA) or GCSE
for French 1B: a pass in French at Higher (SQA) A-level or equivalent
Entrants with SQA qualifications should hold at least a 'B' pass
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
French 1A
ELCF08005
40 credits
French 1B
ELCF08006
40 credits
AND
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
NOTES:
Level 7 language courses cannot be taken for credits on this degree programme.
Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Entry into Honours:
(1) Students must pass courses to the required value of 240 credits in the first two years.
(2) Students must achieve 50% or more at first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree.
(3) If a student achieves a pass in ELCF08012 French 2 Literature and Culture but fails to meet the 50% requirement progression to Honours will be permitted if the student has achieved 50% or more at first attempt in ELCF08009 Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France A.
(4) All courses (including outside subjects) must be passed before embarking on the year abroad an outside course passed at Resit in August will be acceptable.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
European Social Policy
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCPL08006
20 credits
Evidence Politics and Policy
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCPL08010
20 credits
French 2 Language
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ELCF08013
20 credits
French 2 Literature and Culture
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ELCF08012
20 credits
Course options
Courses from School of LLC and PPLS Level(s) 8
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France is only available to students who have passed French 1A or French 1B.
Scandinavian Languages 2 is available to students who have taken a Scandinavian Studies language in year one.
For LEL2 courses students must have passed: Linguistics and English Language 1 or A Brief Introduction to Language.
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
Introduction to European Cinema
ELCC08003
20 credits
Languages Beyond University
ELCC08004
20 credits
Crime and Detection in Literature
ELCC08005
20 credits
Cultural Responses to War
ELCC08006
20 credits
The Coming of Age Narrative
ELCC08007
20 credits
Dynamics of Language and Power
ELCC08008
20 credits
Migration Diaspora Exile: The Politics of Representation
ELCC08009
20 credits
Gender and Culture
ELCC08010
20 credits
Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France A
ELCF08009
20 credits
Culture and Society in the Catalan World
ELCH08014
20 credits
Catalan language for beginners
ELCH08015
20 credits
Basque Language for beginners
ELCH08017
20 credits
Transnational Russian Culture
ELCR08010
20 credits
The Golden Age of Russian Literature
ELCR08011
20 credits
Scandinavian Languages 2
ELCS08010
20 credits
Scandinavian Civilisation A: Vikings Sagas and the Road to Enlightenment
ELCS08037
20 credits
Scandinavian Civilisation B: From National Romanticism to the Nordic Model
ELCS08038
20 credits
LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods
LASC08018
20 credits
LEL2C: English in Time and Space
LASC08019
20 credits
LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories
LASC08020
20 credits
LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages
LASC08021
20 credits
AND
Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
Select exactly 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
During 3rd year when permitted at least 30 weeks must be spent in the relevant country and prescribed work completed in Social Policy and the relevant language in an approved establishment. During sessions when this is not permitted students will be offered an alternative means of engagement.

Final Assessment:

One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are therefore listed twice.)

1. French Language Paper 1 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP1 course)
2. French Language Paper 2 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP2 course)
3. Oral for French (taught and assessed in Y4)
4. French Online Language Course for Year Abroad Students
5. Social Policy YA Work
6. Social Policy YA Work (Same mark as 5)
7. MEL Year Abroad work OR MEL Dissertation Preparation (see 8)
8. MEL Long Essay OR MEL Dissertation Completion (Dissertation papers 7 & 8 are a combined grade 10% from preparation and 90% from final dissertation preparation. Credits cannot be awarded for Dissertation preparation unless the full 2 year course is completed.)
9. French Hons option course
10. Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
11. Social Policy Dissertation OR Social Policy Hons option course
12. Social Policy Dissertation OR Social Policy Hons option course
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Social Policy Year Abroad Assessment
SCPL10022
40 credits
Language acquisition through residence/study B
ELCC10004
40 credits
Year Abroad online language learning course - French
ELCF10078
20 credits
Course options
DELC Year Abroad Options
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Modern European Languages Year Abroad Assessment
ELCC10002
20 credits
MEL dissertation preparation
ELCC10005
20 credits
Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Final Assessment:

One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are therefore listed twice.)

1. French Language Paper 1 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP1 course)
2. French Language Paper 2 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP2 course)
3. Oral for French (taught and assessed in Y4)
4. French Online Language Course for Year Abroad Students
5. Social Policy YA Work
6. Social Policy YA Work (Same mark as 5)
7. MEL Year Abroad work OR MEL Dissertation Preparation (see 8)
8. MEL Long Essay OR MEL Dissertation Completion (Dissertation papers 7 & 8 are a combined grade 10% from preparation and 90% from final dissertation preparation. Credits cannot be awarded for Dissertation preparation unless the full 2 year course is completed.)
9. French Hons option course
10. Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
11. Social Policy Dissertation OR Social Policy Hons option course
12. Social Policy Dissertation OR Social Policy Hons option course
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
French Hons - Language Paper 1
ELCF10002
10 credits
French Hons - Language Paper 2
ELCF10003
10 credits
Oral for French
ELCC10013
0 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024
20 credits
Course options
DELC Dissertation or Long Essay
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
MEL dissertation completion
ELCC10006
20 credits
MEL Long Essay
ELCC10011
20 credits
AND
European Languages and Cultures - French Level 10 courses
Select exactly 20 credits from European Languages and Cultures - French Level 10 courses
AND
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Dissertation (MA Social Policy)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Dissertation (MA Social Policy)
SCPL10012
40 credits
OR
Social Policy Honours Electives
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Children's Rights: Policy and Practice
EDUA10204
20 credits
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP10001
20 credits
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP10002
20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093
20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062
20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063
20 credits
Educational Politics and Policy
SCPL10005
20 credits
Social Inequality and the Life Course
SCPL10020
20 credits
Governing The Social
SCPL10023
20 credits
Labour Market Policy in Europe
SCPL10028
20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL10029
20 credits
Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform
SCPL10030
20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
SCPL10034
20 credits
Infectious Disease and Global Governance
SCPL10035
20 credits
Digesting Food Policy
SCPL10036
20 credits
Applied Demographic Analysis
SCPL10037
20 credits
Political Economy of Work and Welfare
SCPL10038
20 credits
Armed Force and Society
SCPL10039
20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001
20 credits
Using pre-existing data for your own research
SSPS10030
20 credits

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