Selecting Your Courses in First Year
One of the traditional characteristics of the Scottish undergraduate degree is the breadth which students maintain in their first two years of their degree. Students usually take three courses each semester. You must take the first level courses for the degree for which you were admitted – i.e. Modern History, Medieval History or Arabic – and for any joint honours subject, but in addition to this you can select from across the range of subjects on offer at St Andrews, including other forms of history.
You will be scheduled to meet an Adviser of Studies in Orientation week who will help you put together your selection of courses. He/she will ensure that your course choices meet any regulations for your degree intention. You must avoid timetable clashes – each course will state the time at which it usually held. A very few subjects have specific entrance requirements. If you are taking joint honours or are aware that you might wish to switch your degree intention your Advisor will help incorporate this into your module selection.
It is recommended that you give some thought to which courses you would like to take in your first year and that you ‘pre-advise’ according to the instructions you will receive, but you are not committed to any subject(s) other than those for which you were specifically admitted until you meet your Adviser. And even then, you have two weeks in which to change courses again, if you feel this is advisable.
For full guidance on selecting courses, click here.
You can explore the courses available in the Undergraduate Catalogue.
