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
NOTES:
Before selecting your outside courses please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor.
Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Fundamental Methods in Geography
Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR08009
20 credits
Human Geography
Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR08007
20 credits
Archaeology 1A
Must be taken during Semester 1

ARCA08004
20 credits
Archaeology 1B
Must be taken during Semester 2

ARCA08005
20 credits
Physical Geography
Must be taken during Semester 2

GEGR08010
20 credits
Archaeological Fieldwork - 3 week field project
Must be taken during Full Year

ARCA08015
0 credits
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q T and W
Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q T and W
NOTES:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.
Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Archaeology 2A: Scotland before History
Must be passed 1st time at 50% and taken during Semester 1

ARCA08013
20 credits
Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action
Must be passed 1st time at 50% and taken during Semester 2

ARCA08012
20 credits
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 80 credits in this group.
Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8
Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
Geomorphology
GEGR08002
20 credits
Economic and Political Geography
GEGR08003
20 credits
Social and Cultural Geography
GEGR08004
20 credits
Global Change
GEGR08011
20 credits
AND
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q T and W
Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q T and W
NOTES:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.
Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Entry to third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum in Geography and an average mark for Archaeology 2A and Archaeology 2B combined of 50% or higher normally at the first attempt.

Students taking the Geography dissertation must take 60 credits from Group A.

Students taking the Archaeology dissertation must take 60 credits from Group B.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Archaeology in Practice
Must be taken during Semester 1

ARCA10065
20 credits
Theoretical Archaeology
Must be taken during Semester 2

ARCA10064
20 credits
The Nature of Geographical Knowledge
Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR09012
20 credits
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Courses from School(s) N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 9
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students doing the Geography Dissertation must take these courses plus 20 credits of Archaeology options
Key Methods in Human Geography
GEGR09020
20 credits
Fundamentals of Research Design
GEGR10133
20 credits
AND
Archaeology Year 3 Honours Courses
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia
ANHI10055
20 credits
Human Origins
ARCA10003
20 credits
Archaeological Illustration
ARCA10014
20 credits
Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC
ARCA10023
20 credits
Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.
ARCA10055
20 credits
The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation
ARCA10063
20 credits
Scientific Methods in Bio-Archaeology
ARCA10077
20 credits
Here comes the war: conflict archaeology and the human past
ARCA10083
20 credits
The archaeology of animal remains
ARCA10084
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
ARCA10085
20 credits
GIS for Archaeologists
ARCA10086
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Early Dynastic until the end of the Middle Kingdom (c. 3100-1650 BC)
ARCA10088
20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond
ARCA10091
20 credits
Social Bioarchaeology: Living Conditions Lifestyles and the Impact of Disease in the Past
ARCA10092
20 credits
The Archaeology of Iron Age Europe: Hillforts Burials and Landscapes
ARCA10093
20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent
CHCA10005
20 credits
Heritage in Britain since c.1750
ECSH10031
20 credits
The kings in the north: Scotland in the early Middle Ages
HIST10428
20 credits
Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages
HIST10433
20 credits
OR
Group B
Select exactly 60 credits in this group.
Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Key Methods in Physical Geography
GEGR09018
20 credits
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023
20 credits
Remote Sensing and Global Climate Change
GEGR10055
20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075
20 credits
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102
20 credits
Divided Cities
GEGR10106
20 credits
People landscape change and settlement: the last 15000 years
GEGR10107
20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114
20 credits
Space place and sensory perception
GEGR10116
20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118
20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119
20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123
20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125
20 credits
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126
20 credits
Capital Land and Power
GEGR10127
20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128
20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129
20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains Hills and Rivers
GEGR10136
20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10137
20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10138
20 credits
Volcanoes Environment and People
GEGR10139
20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10140
20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233
20 credits
Food Animals and Society
PGGE11243
20 credits
AND
Archaeology Year 3 Honours Courses
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia
ANHI10055
20 credits
Human Origins
ARCA10003
20 credits
Archaeological Illustration
ARCA10014
20 credits
Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC
ARCA10023
20 credits
Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.
ARCA10055
20 credits
The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation
ARCA10063
20 credits
Scientific Methods in Bio-Archaeology
ARCA10077
20 credits
Here comes the war: conflict archaeology and the human past
ARCA10083
20 credits
The archaeology of animal remains
ARCA10084
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
ARCA10085
20 credits
GIS for Archaeologists
ARCA10086
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Early Dynastic until the end of the Middle Kingdom (c. 3100-1650 BC)
ARCA10088
20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond
ARCA10091
20 credits
Social Bioarchaeology: Living Conditions Lifestyles and the Impact of Disease in the Past
ARCA10092
20 credits
The Archaeology of Iron Age Europe: Hillforts Burials and Landscapes
ARCA10093
20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent
CHCA10005
20 credits
Heritage in Britain since c.1750
ECSH10031
20 credits
The kings in the north: Scotland in the early Middle Ages
HIST10428
20 credits
Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages
HIST10433
20 credits
Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Correct for academic year 19/20. The Geography programmes are undergoing a re-structure and there will be changes made in future years.
There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options
Courses from School of Geoscience & History Classics and Archaeology- Geography and Archaeology (BSc)- Level 9
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Archaeology Dissertation
ARCA10040
40 credits
Geography Dissertation
GEGR10053
40 credits
AND
Geography Joint Honours Options
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023
20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039
20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075
20 credits
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102
20 credits
Divided Cities
GEGR10106
20 credits
People landscape change and settlement: the last 15000 years
GEGR10107
20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114
20 credits
Space place and sensory perception
GEGR10116
20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118
20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119
20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123
20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125
20 credits
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126
20 credits
Capital Land and Power
GEGR10127
20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128
20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129
20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains Hills and Rivers
GEGR10136
20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10138
20 credits
Volcanoes Environment and People
GEGR10139
20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10140
20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233
20 credits
Disasters and Development
PGGE11244
20 credits
AND
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Archaeology Year 4 Honours Courses
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students intending to take the fourth year option Archaeological Fieldwork are required to undertake 10 weeks approved practical archaeological work in the vacations between the end of their second year of study and the beginning of their fourth year of study.
Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia
ANHI10055
20 credits
Human Origins
ARCA10003
20 credits
Archaeological Fieldwork
ARCA10013
20 credits
Archaeological Illustration
ARCA10014
20 credits
Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC
ARCA10023
20 credits
Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.
ARCA10055
20 credits
The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation
ARCA10063
20 credits
Theoretical Archaeology
ARCA10064
20 credits
Archaeology in Practice
ARCA10065
20 credits
Scientific Methods in Bio-Archaeology
ARCA10077
20 credits
Here comes the war: conflict archaeology and the human past
ARCA10083
20 credits
The archaeology of animal remains
ARCA10084
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
ARCA10085
20 credits
GIS for Archaeologists
ARCA10086
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Early Dynastic until the end of the Middle Kingdom (c. 3100-1650 BC)
ARCA10088
20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond
ARCA10091
20 credits
Social Bioarchaeology: Living Conditions Lifestyles and the Impact of Disease in the Past
ARCA10092
20 credits
The Archaeology of Iron Age Europe: Hillforts Burials and Landscapes
ARCA10093
20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent
CHCA10005
20 credits
Geoscience Outreach and Engagement
EASC10087
20 credits
Heritage in Britain since c.1750
ECSH10031
20 credits
The kings in the north: Scotland in the early Middle Ages
HIST10428
20 credits
Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages
HIST10433
20 credits
OR
Classical Art/Archaeology Honours Courses
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students intending to take the fourth year option Archaeological Fieldwork are required to undertake 10 weeks approved practical archaeological work in the vacations between the end of their second year of study and the beginning of their fourth year of study.
Ancient Superpowers: The Armies and Military Monuments of Rome and Persia
ANHI10055
20 credits
Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC
ARCA10023
20 credits
Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.
ARCA10055
20 credits
The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation
ARCA10063
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
ARCA10085
20 credits
The Archaeology and History of Egypt: the Early Dynastic until the end of the Middle Kingdom (c. 3100-1650 BC)
ARCA10088
20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond
ARCA10091
20 credits
Early and Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology
CACA10018
20 credits
The Near East from Justinian to the Fall of the Umayyads
CACA10046
20 credits
Ancient Pasts Modern Politics
CACA10047
20 credits
Death and Burial in the Greek World
CACA10048
20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent
CHCA10005
20 credits

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