Outside subject(s) in 1st and 2nd year *post here with questions*

Any advice on a course a second year maths student can take in second semester with lectures post 4pm?
I'm not particularly interested in History of Medicine, and I did Logic last year. I'm thinking about emailing my DOS to ask how much background I need for Computer Simulation, but I'd prefer to do a first year course as I'm already taking 9 courses so far. (4 maths courses, 1 outside subject in semester 1.. 4 maths courses in semester 2) ..

Thanks

In first year I need to take two outside courses - an extra 20 credits in semester 1 and another extra 20 credits in semester 2. I was wondering if it was possible to take one full year outside course worth 40 credits instead?

Should be.

Hey, I'm starting Econ with Politics in September and thinking about taking Swedish 1 as an outside subject. However, since I'm doing double honors, I can't normally take any outside subjects in the Year 2, which I would really love to do with Swedish so that I could continue in learning the language (the Uni/EUSA do not offer Swedish as one of the free foreign language courses). Since Swedish Language 2 is - in contrast to Swedish 1 - taught mostly through lectures and not tutorials (at least according to DRPS), would it be possible for me to at least attend the lectures, if not take an extra subject (but should this be possible, that would be great)?

The free foreign language class would not be of any use if you had already studied Swedish 1A - as the free classes that have been run have all been at first year level thus far. Swedish Language 2 will continue to be taught through a classroom situation (there simply aren't enough students and the style of learning isn't appropriate for lectures). I'm sure the department would be prepared to let you sit in on classes (certainly I've seen people sit on Scandinavian courses before) - but that's something to be discussed at the end of first year. Your DoS might sign you up for an additional course - particularly as Swedish Lang 2 is only 20 credits - but better to ask when you have a strong mark from first year to back you up

The free foreign language class would not be of any use if you had already studied Swedish 1A - as the free classes that have been run have all been at first year level thus far. Swedish Language 2 will continue to be taught through a classroom situation (there simply aren't enough students and the style of learning isn't appropriate for lectures). I'm sure the department would be prepared to let you sit in on classes (certainly I've seen people sit on Scandinavian courses before) - but that's something to be discussed at the end of first year. Your DoS might sign you up for an additional course - particularly as Swedish Lang 2 is only 20 credits - but better to ask when you have a strong mark from first year to back you up

Yeah. I'm pretty sure this year one of the people in Swedish 2 wasn't actually enrolled/officially taking the course, they just came to class when they wanted.

basically I'm asking if I would be able to transfer to English Literature and Psychology (joint honours), even though it's not a specifically-outlined degree course? I'd like to have the option to pursue 2 careers... but I know there's no guarantee I'd even get on the Psychology course. Thanks in advance

Hi, trying to get an idea of my timetable (for childcare purposes), does the timetable produced by timetab show tutorial times or just lectures?

Can you choose for a course to be in the second semester?
This is my situation. I'm doing BSc Psychology. I have to take Psychology 1, Origin & Diversity of Life & Molecules, Genes & Cells. The highly recommend Introductory Chemistry for Biologists. But this clashes with O&D of Life AND my Psych 1, which is kinda stupid 'cause they recommend it. Can anyone solve this or help me?

Courses are only delivered in the specified semester.

It looks like your courses have a choice of labs and lectures to choose from (e.g. they list 4 times, you choose 1 (1/4 on timetab, "or" on DRPS) and it is these that are clashing. All you have to do is chose which of the two Origin lectures you can attend on the Monday and one each of the Origin and Introductory labs.

Okay, so basically I choose one of the lectures for Origin and one Intro Lab, one Origin lab and a Intro lecture? I won't miss any work, will I?

No. For Origin, it appears that there is a choice of two times for Monday lecture so you would choose one. You also attend the lectures on Tuesday and Friday therefore attending 3 lectures altogether. For Intro, you attend all three lectures as there are no alternative times available. For both courses you choose which lab time you want to attend. Then in Week 1 you chose a tutorial group on top of the lectures and labs.

1st year courses are large. Sometimes they can't fit everyone in the available lecture theatre so they repeat the lecture later in the day for the rest of the class. Labs and tutorials obviously need small groups so they have multiple groups. Due to availability of rooms and staff, as well as conflicts with other courses, they usually have a range of times to squeeze everyone in.

Don't worry, they do cock up course organisation but not to the extent of making compulsory/recommended classes clash completely with each other! You'll be fine once you sit down with your DoS to sign up.

www.timetab.ed.ac.uk.

If it says you can do it, then you can do it as the time table doesn't really change at all. My lecture times for first year are stil the same, and they were the same when I looked it up online before applying.

You can literally do anything providing you meet the entry requirements and there is room on the course. But I've never known anyone to be told they can't do a course due to there being too many people though. Essentially, go through the prospectus and see what you want to do, then stick it into timetab. Bear in mind you will have tutorials for lit too but you can usually pick when they are as you sign up independently, and there are various times and days offered.

Edited to add: 1A means the course is first year, first semester. 1B means the course is first year, second semester. You don't always have to have attended 1A to take 1B but you generally have to have taken 1A and 1B to take the second year course. I say generally, as there are a few you can take; such as English Language 2 with Linguistics 1, or Social History 2 with Sociology 1, but second year doesn't really concern you yet.