Section: Honours
Honours students get administrative guidance from subject secretaries, whose offices are on the first floor of the Chrystal Macmillan Building. While some paperwork will still be handled by the Undergraduate Teaching Office on the ground floor, it is the subject secretaries who will generally give you advice on how things run in your programme.
| Subject Area | Secretary | Contact Information |
| Politics | Susan Orr | 650 4253 Susan.Orr@ed.ac.uk |
| Social Anthropology | Katie Teague | 650 3933 Katie.Teague@ed.ac.uk |
| Sociology | Sue Renton | 650 6958 Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk |
| Social Policy | Louise Angus | 650-3923 L.Angus@ed.ac.uk |
| Social Work |
Jane Marshall | 650 3912 Jane.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
At honours level you can study your chosen subject(s) in greater depth, and normally will have more choices in what courses you take. This is especially true for single honours students, joint honours students are more constrained in their choices due to requirements in both degrees (and the entire Year 3 and 4 curriculum in the Social Work BSc is prescribed).
Normally your honours level studies will include courses on theory and research methods in your subject, as well as a research project or dissertation as a major part of your degree. In addition you will have chances to take various option courses from academic staff in their areas of specialisation.
It is possible to take a year abroad, normally in your Junior (3rd) Year. Students should be aware that The University of Edinburgh will grant credit for authorised studies abroad, but that your final degree classification will be based only on courses taken at Edinburgh, usually 120 credits in your 4th year.
The honours handbook for your subject area is an essential guide to your honours studies. For further information on honours courses and activities in your subject area(s), including downloadable honours handbooks, please see 'Subject and Centre Specific Information' on the right.
This page was published on 19 January 2011