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: 2017/18 Starting in: September
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All First year students should make an appointment with the Personal Tutor during Induction Week. Please consider the following courses and take a draft plan to your meeting.

The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society
Must be passed

SCIL08004
20 credits
Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles Public Problems
Must be passed

SCIL08005
20 credits
The Historian's Toolkit
HIST08032
20 credits
Course options
First Year History - Worlds Courses
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Making of the Modern World
HIST08033
20 credits
Early Modern History: A Connected World
HIST08034
20 credits
Medieval Worlds: A Journey through the Middle Ages
HIST08035
20 credits
AND
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Further History Options
Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
British Society 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1)
ECSH08029
20 credits
British Economic and Environmental History since 1900
ECSH08036
20 credits
The History of Edinburgh: From Din Eidyn to Festival City
HIST08036
20 credits
The Making of the United States
HIST08037
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
Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18 Starting in: August
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During Induction Week please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor or a Student Support Officer to confirm your course choices and attendance.

This information is correct for students in year 2 in session 17/18. Students entering year 2 in session 18/19 will be required to take Introduction to Historiography.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Sociology 2a: Thinking Sociologically
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08012
20 credits
Sociology 2b: Researching Social Life
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

SCIL08013
20 credits
Course options
Second Year History Courses
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students are strongly encouraged to take Introduction to Historiography.
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED 1ST TIME AT 50%
Modern United States History
HIST08038
20 credits
Making and Breaking Medieval Britain: England Ireland Scotland and Wales c.1100 - c1500
HIST08039
20 credits
Britain Ireland and Empire c. 1800-2000
HIST08040
20 credits
Global Connections since 1450
HIST08041
20 credits
Themes in Scottish History since 1560
HIST08042
20 credits
Themes in Modern European History
HIST08043
20 credits
Introduction to Historiography
HIST08044
20 credits
AND
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Further Year 2 History Options
Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
The Making of the Modern Body
ECSH08042
20 credits
The Global Economy since 1750
ECSH08043
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
Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18 Starting in: August
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Entry into Honours normally requires
(i) passes in 240 credits of courses taken in the first two years
(ii) passes at 50% or above achieved at the first attempt in 40 credits of second year History courses and in 40 credits of the compulsory second year Sociology courses.

During Induction Week please contact a member of staff to confirm your attendance.

The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.

Students who have passed either Introduction to Statistics for Social Science (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSPS08007) are not required to take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) and should take a Sociology Honours Option course instead. Students who have not taken Introduction to Statistics (SSPS08008) or Doing Social Research with Statistics (SSSPS08007) must take Doing Survey Research (SCIL10063) as compulsory course.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062
20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063
20 credits
Social Theory
SCIL10018
20 credits
Course options
History 3/4 Option Courses including History in Practice and History in Theory
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Religion and War in Byzantium and in Comparative Perspective
ANHI10083
20 credits
History in Practice
CHCA10001
20 credits
Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent
CHCA10005
20 credits
Society in an Age of 'Mass' Leisure C.1880-1939
ECSH10005
20 credits
Energy environment and security: energy policy in Britain France and the United States 1945-1974
ECSH10062
20 credits
Energy environment and security: energy policy in Britain France and the United States since 1974
ECSH10063
20 credits
Youth and Modernity c.1880-1970
ECSH10070
20 credits
Sex and Society in Britain since c.1830
ECSH10082
20 credits
Madness and Society in Britain since c.1830
ECSH10083
20 credits
Tradition and Transformation in the Chinese Economy since 1949
ECSH10088
20 credits
London Life in the Eighteenth Century: Society and Culture
ECSH10091
20 credits
Earning a Living in the Scottish Town 1400 to 1800: Occupational History and the Urban Environment
ECSH10093
20 credits
Time Economics and Resource Allocation in Britain 1930-1990
ECSH10094
20 credits
Malfeasance and misbehaviour in finance: perceptions and realities 1636 to the present
ECSH10100
20 credits
'Revolutions' in Economic and Social History
ECSH10101
20 credits
Making Histories: Current Theories in Writing History
HIST10032
20 credits
India 1700 - 1947: Raj Rebellion and Ryot
HIST10039
20 credits
Post-Colonial South Asia
HIST10040
20 credits
Japan: Politics Culture and Social Change 1868-1952
HIST10049
20 credits
Gender and Society: Men and Women in the Middle Ages 1000-1500
HIST10072
20 credits
Renaissance Italians
HIST10101
20 credits
The United States in the 1960s
HIST10103
20 credits
The Rights Revolution: American Society and the Supreme Court c.1935-c.1990
HIST10111
20 credits
Black Nationalism in America
HIST10116
20 credits
The Holocaust
HIST10164
20 credits
Intellectual History from Antiquity to the Renaissance
HIST10197
20 credits
Early Modern English Witchcraft
HIST10261
20 credits
The Normans in Eleventh-Century Europe
HIST10262
20 credits
Gender and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe
HIST10279
20 credits
Revolutionary Russia 1861-1921
HIST10337
20 credits
War and Memory in the Twentieth Century
HIST10341
20 credits
Gender Identities in Britain during the Two World Wars
HIST10342
20 credits
From New Jerusalem to New Labour: The Labour Party in Contemporary Britain
HIST10344
20 credits
The Crusades and Medieval Society
HIST10348
20 credits
Medieval Islamic Empires
HIST10352
20 credits
The Third Reich 1933-1945
HIST10359
20 credits
Machiavelli and His World
HIST10361
20 credits
Stalin's Revolution: The USSR 1926-1941
HIST10366
20 credits
The White Man's Burden: Race Gender and the Victorian Empire
HIST10383
20 credits
Print Culture and the Enlightenment: Edinburgh and London 1710-1814
HIST10389
20 credits
From Oligarchy to Democracy: the Politics of Reform in Great Britain and Ireland 1828-1928
HIST10395
20 credits
The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE
HIST10397
20 credits
History in Theory
HIST10407
20 credits
Bitter Weed: A Global History of Tea
HIST10409
20 credits
A Cultural History of the Environment: From Natural Hazards to Natural Disasters ca 1500-1750
HIST10411
20 credits
Culture and Society in Early Modern China
HIST10412
20 credits
Merchants Pirates and Crusaders in the late medieval Mediterranean
HIST10415
20 credits
Revolutionary America 1763-1815
HIST10416
20 credits
Politics and Power in Post-Colonial East Africa
HIST10418
20 credits
The Cult of Saints in Medieval Christendom 1200-1500: A Global History?
HIST10421
20 credits
Beyond Dictatorship: Human Rights in Latin America
HIST10422
20 credits
Landscapes of Power: Brazil and its Histories
HIST10423
20 credits
Chivalry Warfare and Society in Medieval Scotland
SCHI10012
20 credits
Scotland and the Great War
SCHI10073
20 credits
The Swinging Sixties? Exploring Culture and Society in Britain c. 1956-1974
SCHI10074
20 credits
The Scottish Enlightenment: Origins Contexts and Ideas
SCHI10076
20 credits
From Covenanting Revolution to Jacobite Rebellion: Scottish Politics 1638-1747
SCHI10077
20 credits
Agriculture and Society in Early Modern Scotland
SCHI10078
20 credits

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class research-intensive university that has been shaping the minds of students for over four centuries. Founded in 1583, it is one of Scotland's ancient universities and the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world. The university is located in the beautiful and historic city of Edinburgh, which is known for its rich cultural heritage, stunning architecture, and lively atmosphere.

The University of Edinburgh offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of disciplines, including arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, engineering, medicine, business, and law. The university has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and its graduates are known for their high level of education and employability. The university is home to some of the world's most respected research centers and institutes, including the Edinburgh College of Art, the Royal Observatory, and the Human Communication Research Centre.

Throughout its history, the University of Edinburgh has produced many notable alumni, including economist Adam Smith, philosopher David Hume, and Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland's most famous writers. The university has also produced seven Nobel Prize winners, including Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, and Peter Higgs, who proposed the Higgs boson particle.

The University of Edinburgh is also known for its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship. It is home to several leading research centers and institutes that specialize in areas such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and sustainable energy. The university also has a strong emphasis on student engagement, and it encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities, clubs and societies, and volunteer work.

The University of Edinburgh is a diverse and inclusive community, with students and staff from all over the world. The university provides students with a supportive and challenging environment, where they can develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their chosen fields. The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK and the world, making it an excellent choice for students who are looking for a high-quality education and a great student experience.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it