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

I think it means they have 2 workshop times from which you chose to attend one. The same with the lectures - they display the full range and you select the relevant ones for you.

Have a poke around on http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/teaching_2/welcome.shtml to see if you can find anymore detail.

I'm studying social work but I'm really confused, timetab is telling me there are only two courses available working out at 40 credits whereas DRPS is saying there are four working out at 80. Does anyone know what is correct?

Also, is is possible to go over the 120 credits? I want to do family law but as it's only 10 credits, it's difficult to fit in.

I'm studying social work but I'm really confused, timetab is telling me there are only two courses available working out at 40 credits whereas DRPS is saying there are four working out at 80. Does anyone know what is correct?

Also, is is possible to go over the 120 credits? I want to do family law but as it's only 10 credits, it's difficult to fit in.

DRPS is correct. On timetab, the other two courses you're looking for are under Social Policy.

Nothing unusual - Business Studies students share accounting courses which are listed under accountancy separately.

Subject to availability and approval from your DOS, you can take additional courses. But you'll probably be at the back of the queue behind people taking it as their degree and then those taking it as an option course within their 120 credits. If you really want the knowledge and are not fussed about doing it officially, there's probably nothing to stop you attending the lectures.

It is possible to take more than 120 credits, yes, but it's not usually advised. I took 140 credits this past year, and will probably take 140 or 150 this year. You have to be really dedicated, and you'll probably have to work hard to convince your DoS.

Ok, can I ask what you did to convince your DoS? Thanks for your help=)

Well. I got really good scores in the IB, and my course didn't allow me any choice in my modules, so I pretty much told him that I learnt to manage my time really well with the IB, and that I really wanted to learn some extra stuff, and he agreed to let me take the courses, so long as I agreed to drop them if I felt the work was too much.

I'm going to do the same thing this year pretty much, to convince my new DoS to let me take extra courses.

Ahhh, considering I've been a rather average student recently that might not work too well but we'll see! Thanks!

Read through the whole thread, and no one asks about Maths.

I'm doing single honours Maths next year, and I was wondering what outside courses people generally do on it. I'm looking to do something other than Maths really (I know people do Statistics). I really, REALLY wanted to Biology but according to Timetab, the lectures either clash, or are immediately before/after the maths lectures in totally different buildings. I was looking at Philosophy, but I just don't know.

Any ideas? I don't have -much- experience in essay writing (other than doing Religious Studies for A Level) but I'm sure I could pick it up..

It'd be cool to do something totally random and new.

Does anyone know if it is possible to know your timetable yet in terms of lectures and tutorials etc??

I might need to take some days off in October for a family occasion and was wondering if they would clash with my classes.

If they are in different buildings, you should still be fine to get to get to your lectures, so long as the buildings aren't on different campuses (i.e. you've a maths lecture in GS, and then need to get out to KB for biology). You get ten minutes between lectures, so it's usually easy enough to get there on time; often lectures start a bit late anyway.

I think physics is often chosen for single honours maths students, so there's always that.

Ah great. Thanks for that. Come to think of it, I know for sure Maths lectures are in King's Buildings, and I thought Biology were there too.. although I'm not sure. Two of the lectures definitely clash though, so it's a problem unless Timetab is wrong.. guess I'll find out during Freshers.

Not too keen on doing Physics...

If you're in first year, then most of your lectures will be in George Square. I knows maths lectures are, and I believe biology lectures are as well, though I believe the labs are out at KB.

Are there multiple biology courses? Or is it just one core class?