Master of Arts (Honours) Geography with Persian
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BSc Geography Major Element: First year GGYGGYMJ1S
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Module name |
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GG1001 |
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment |
20 |
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GG1002 |
A World in Crisis? |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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Persian Minor Element: First Year PRSPRSMN1
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Module name |
Credits |
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PR1001 |
Persian for Beginners 1 |
20 |
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PR1002 |
Persian for Beginners 2 |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Level 1000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
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BSc Geography Major Element: Second year GGYGGYMJ2S
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Module name |
Credits |
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GG2011 |
Geographies of Global Change |
30 |
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GG2012 |
(Re)constructing environments, people and places |
30 |
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Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
- pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked *
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Persian Minor Element: Second Year PRSPRSMN2
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PR2001 |
Intermediate Persian 1 |
20 |
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PR2002 |
Intermediate Persian 2 |
20 |
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Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
Automatic entry to Honours requires
- pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^
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Entry to Honours
Students who attain grades of 11.0 or above at the first sitting of the requisite 2000-level modules and who meet all other programme requirements will be given automatic offers of entry into Honours programmes. Students permitted automatic entry to Honours will only be permitted to trail one module to a maximum of 30 sub-honours credits into Honours.
Some Schools permit qualified entry to Honours (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )
BSc / MA Honours
The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.
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BSc Geography Major Element: Third year GGYGGYMJ3S
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At least 30 credits from Module List: GG3202 - GG3203
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GG3202 |
Joint Honours Research Design and Methodology Training (30) |
30 |
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GG3203 |
Research Design and Methodology Training (50) |
50 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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At least 50 credits from Module List: GG3100 - GG3302
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GG3100 |
Reconstructing Past Environments |
20 |
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GG3221 |
Geographies of Identity and Power |
20 |
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GG3224 |
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa |
20 |
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GG3225 |
Managing Modern Cities: Strategies for Competitiveness, Sustainability and Social Justice |
20 |
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GG3226 |
Population Studies: Europe before 1914 |
20 |
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GG3227 |
Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
20 |
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GG3229 |
Environmental Management in Scotland |
20 |
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GG3231 |
The Economic Geography of Homes and Neighbourhoods |
20 |
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GG3232 |
Housing, Community and Social-Spatial Justice |
20 |
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GG3233 |
Transport and Sustainability |
20 |
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GG3234 |
Migration and Transnationalism |
20 |
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GG3236 |
The Geography of Entrepreneurship and Self-employment |
20 |
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GG3237 |
Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border |
20 |
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GG3238 |
Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
20 |
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GG3240 |
Ice and climate |
20 |
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GG3241 |
Quaternary Palaeoecology |
20 |
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GG3260 |
Periglacial Geomorphology |
20 |
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GG3261 |
Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland |
20 |
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GG3262 |
Climate and Weather Systems |
20 |
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GG3263 |
Glaciers and Glaciation |
20 |
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GG3264 |
Oceans and Climate |
20 |
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GG3265 |
The Science of Climate Change |
20 |
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GG3266 |
Rivers and Floodplains |
20 |
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GG3267 |
Ecosystem Ecology |
20 |
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GG3268 |
Reconstructing Global Climate since the Romans |
20 |
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GG3269 |
Geochronology: Dating the Quaternary and Beyond |
20 |
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GG3270 |
Understanding and Interpreting Environmental Models |
20 |
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GG3271 |
Coastal Processes |
20 |
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GG3272 |
Biogeography |
20 |
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GG3273 |
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
20 |
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GG3274 |
Socio-Ecological Systems |
20 |
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GG3301 |
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) |
10 |
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GG3302 |
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) |
10 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
Students must take at least 80 credits from Module List GG3100-GG3289 across Years 3 and 4.
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Persian Minor Element: Third Year PRSPRSMN3
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Module name |
Credits |
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PR3001 |
Higher Intermediate Persian 1 |
15 |
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AND |
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PR3002 |
Higher Intermediate Persian 2 |
15 |
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Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: PR3000 - PR4095,PR4098 or PR4099,ML3201,ML4794
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PR3001 |
Higher Intermediate Persian 1 |
15 |
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PR3002 |
Higher Intermediate Persian 2 |
15 |
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PR3020 |
Key Texts in Modern Persian Literature |
15 |
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PR3021 |
Modern Iran through Cinema |
15 |
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PR3022 |
Modernity and Iranian Drama |
15 |
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PR4001 |
Advanced Persian 1 |
15 |
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PR4002 |
Advanced Persian 2 |
15 |
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PR4020 |
Introduction to Classical Persian Literature |
15 |
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PR4021 |
Female Identity in Contemporary Iran |
15 |
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PR4098 |
Short Dissertation on a Persian Topic |
15 |
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PR4099 |
Long Dissertation on a Persian Topic |
30 |
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ML3201 |
Grammatical Rules and Lexical Exceptions |
15 |
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ML4794 |
Joint Dissertation (30cr) |
30 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
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BSc Geography Major Element: Fourth year GGYGGYMJ4S
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Module name |
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GG4298 |
Research Dissertation in Geography |
50 |
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At least 20 credits from Module List: SG4221 - SG4228
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SG4221 |
Review Essay |
20 |
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SG4222 |
Advanced Qualitative Analysis |
20 |
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SG4223 |
Advanced Quantitative Analysis |
20 |
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SG4224 |
Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences |
20 |
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SG4228 |
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) |
20 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Between 0 and 50 credits from Module List: GG3100 - GG3302
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GG3100 |
Reconstructing Past Environments |
20 |
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GG3221 |
Geographies of Identity and Power |
20 |
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GG3224 |
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa |
20 |
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GG3225 |
Managing Modern Cities: Strategies for Competitiveness, Sustainability and Social Justice |
20 |
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GG3226 |
Population Studies: Europe before 1914 |
20 |
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GG3227 |
Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies |
20 |
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GG3229 |
Environmental Management in Scotland |
20 |
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GG3231 |
The Economic Geography of Homes and Neighbourhoods |
20 |
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GG3232 |
Housing, Community and Social-Spatial Justice |
20 |
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GG3233 |
Transport and Sustainability |
20 |
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GG3234 |
Migration and Transnationalism |
20 |
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GG3236 |
The Geography of Entrepreneurship and Self-employment |
20 |
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GG3237 |
Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border |
20 |
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GG3238 |
Development: voice, power and identity in global times |
20 |
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GG3240 |
Ice and climate |
20 |
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GG3241 |
Quaternary Palaeoecology |
20 |
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GG3260 |
Periglacial Geomorphology |
20 |
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GG3261 |
Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland |
20 |
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GG3262 |
Climate and Weather Systems |
20 |
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GG3263 |
Glaciers and Glaciation |
20 |
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GG3264 |
Oceans and Climate |
20 |
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GG3265 |
The Science of Climate Change |
20 |
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GG3266 |
Rivers and Floodplains |
20 |
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GG3267 |
Ecosystem Ecology |
20 |
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GG3268 |
Reconstructing Global Climate since the Romans |
20 |
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GG3269 |
Geochronology: Dating the Quaternary and Beyond |
20 |
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GG3270 |
Understanding and Interpreting Environmental Models |
20 |
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GG3271 |
Coastal Processes |
20 |
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GG3272 |
Biogeography |
20 |
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GG3273 |
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality |
20 |
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GG3274 |
Socio-Ecological Systems |
20 |
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GG3301 |
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) |
10 |
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GG3302 |
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) |
10 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
At least 90 Level4000 credits must be obtained
Students must take at least 80 credits from Module List GG3100-GG3289 across Years 3 and 4.
Students must take a total of 180 credits in Geography modules across Years 3 and 4.
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Persian Minor Element: Fourth Year PRSPRSMN4
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Code |
Module name |
Credits |
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PR4001 |
Advanced Persian 1 |
15 |
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AND |
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PR4002 |
Advanced Persian 2 |
15 |
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AND |
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Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: PR3000 - PR4095,PR4098 or PR4099,ML3201,ML4794
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PR3001 |
Higher Intermediate Persian 1 |
15 |
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PR3002 |
Higher Intermediate Persian 2 |
15 |
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PR3020 |
Key Texts in Modern Persian Literature |
15 |
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PR3021 |
Modern Iran through Cinema |
15 |
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PR3022 |
Modernity and Iranian Drama |
15 |
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PR4001 |
Advanced Persian 1 |
15 |
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PR4002 |
Advanced Persian 2 |
15 |
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PR4020 |
Introduction to Classical Persian Literature |
15 |
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PR4021 |
Female Identity in Contemporary Iran |
15 |
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PR4098 |
Short Dissertation on a Persian Topic |
15 |
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PR4099 |
Long Dissertation on a Persian Topic |
30 |
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ML3201 |
Grammatical Rules and Lexical Exceptions |
15 |
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ML4794 |
Joint Dissertation (30cr) |
30 |
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Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them
For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
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Further requirements Choose 120 credits in academic year
At least 90 Level4000 credits must be obtained
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Study abroad
In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/outgoingstudents/AcademicInformation ).