Scottish uni course structure Question
I’m applying this year, I went to Glasgow open day and they said you essentially study 3 subjects in your first and second years, with flexibility to swap so you specialise in one of those thee in 3rd and 4th year - even if it isn’t necessarily what was first on your UCAS application. I really liked this, I am a bit indecisive so I need that flexibility. But does Edinburgh and other places do the same? When I went to their open day they didn’t say anything about it, so as much as I love Edinburgh I decided that would be my second choice. But I’m a bit confused now lol bc people are telling me different things, can someone who goes to Edinburgh explain how to course structure works, if there’s flexibility to swap about and try different things? Thank you!
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Hey! I'm an Edinburgh third year and I can say, yes Edinburgh does offer that flexibility - in fact every Scottish uni that I know of does. Also to make it easier, I'll describe course structure to you:
In your first and second years, you will do modules that are mandatory for your degree. These are generally very introductory and both years, you most likely only have one module related to your course per semester. Some courses do two per semester, but that's mainly in science. After that, you get free choice. In Edinburgh, you do 3 modules per semester so the number of free choices you get depends entirely on your degree. These free choices you can pick from any school you want. I even know people who did maths degrees who did French and sociology as options. I do linguistics and I did counselling studies and politics. The selection is endless. If you do enough credits in a certain subject and you decide you prefer that course, you can very easily swap. Just have a meeting with the student support office. You also get up until 2 weeks after semester starts to change a module if you don't like it.
In third and 4th year, you only do modules from your course. The selection is very wide though for most courses in Edinburgh as it's such a big uni they have specialist professors in so many niche research/teaching interests so you get to really tailor your course - even if all the modules are now related to your degree.
I hope this answered at least some of your questions and if you have any more, please reply to this comment/DM me! I'd be happy to help you
In your first and second years, you will do modules that are mandatory for your degree. These are generally very introductory and both years, you most likely only have one module related to your course per semester. Some courses do two per semester, but that's mainly in science. After that, you get free choice. In Edinburgh, you do 3 modules per semester so the number of free choices you get depends entirely on your degree. These free choices you can pick from any school you want. I even know people who did maths degrees who did French and sociology as options. I do linguistics and I did counselling studies and politics. The selection is endless. If you do enough credits in a certain subject and you decide you prefer that course, you can very easily swap. Just have a meeting with the student support office. You also get up until 2 weeks after semester starts to change a module if you don't like it.
In third and 4th year, you only do modules from your course. The selection is very wide though for most courses in Edinburgh as it's such a big uni they have specialist professors in so many niche research/teaching interests so you get to really tailor your course - even if all the modules are now related to your degree.
I hope this answered at least some of your questions and if you have any more, please reply to this comment/DM me! I'd be happy to help you
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