Examples of module choices
Here are some examples of possible first year module choices for students on various degree programmes.
Arts
Example 1
You have been admitted to MA International Relations. You must take module IR1005 (20 credits) in semester 1 and IR1006 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 80 credits (40 per semester) to be selected from other subjects.
Example 2
You have been admitted to MA Joint Honours International Relations & French. For the International Relations component of your degree, you must take module IR1005 (20 credits) in semester 1 and IR1006 (20 credits) in semester 2. For the French component of your degree, you must take module FR1001 (20 credits) in semester 1 and FR1002 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 40 credits (20 per semester) to be selected from other subjects.
Example 3
You have been admitted to MA Honours Sustainable Development. You must take module SD1000 (20 credits) in semester 1 and SD1004 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 80 credits (40 per semester) to be selected from other subjects.
Divinity
Example 1
You have been admitted to BD Divinity with Biblical Languages. You must take modules DI1001, DI1012, DI1003, DI1004, DI1005 and DI1006 (all 20 credits). This makes up a full course load and so there is no option to select modules from other subjects.
Example 2
You have been admitted to MA Joint Honours Theological Studies & Modern History. For the Theological Studies component of your degree, you must take module DI1001 (20 credits) in semester 1 and DI1012 (20 credits) in semester 2. For the Modern History component of your degree, you must take module MO1007 (20 credits) in semester 1 and MO1008 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 40 credits (20 per semester) to be selected from other subjects.
Science
Example 1
You have been admitted to BSc Psychology. You must take module PS1001 (20 credits) in semester 1 and PS1002 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 80 credits (40 per semester) to be selected from other subjects.
Example 2
You have been admitted to BSc Biology. You must take module BL1101 (20 credits) in semester 1 and BL1102 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 80 credits (40 per semester) to be selected from other modules.
Example 3
You have been admitted to BSc Joint Honours Biology & Psychology. You need to fulfil the conditions of both Biology and Psychology as in examples 1 and 2 by selecting BL1101 and PS1001 in semester 1 and BL1102 and PS1002 in semester 2. This leaves 40 credits to be selected from other modules.
Example 4
You have been admitted to BSc Neuroscience. Even though this is a Single Honours programme, it has the same requirements as the Joint Honours Biology & Psychology programme above.
Example 5
You have been admitted to BSc Joint Honours Mathematics & Physics. You must take PH1011 (20 credits) in semester 1 and PH1012 (20 credits) in semester 2, and MT1002 in either semester. Depending on your previous mathematics qualifications you may need to also take MT1001, in which case MT1002 must be taken in semester 2. This leaves between 40 to 60 credits to be selected from other modules.
Example 6
You have been admitted to MSci Computer Science. You must take CS1002 (20 credits) in semester 1 and CS1003 (20 credits) in semester 2. This leaves 80 credits to be selected from other modules. You could take the optional modules CS1007 and CS1006, plus 40 credits from other subjects, or take all 80 credits from other subjects to keep more degree options open.
Example 7
You have been admitted to MSc Artificial Intelligence. You must take CS5001 (unless you request exemption, and the School agrees that you have sufficient prior experience), CS5010 and CS5011 (all 15 credits) in semester 1, and at least one of CS5012, CS5014 and CS4402 (all 15 credits) in semester 2. This leaves between 60 and 75 credits to be selected from other taught modules:
- Up to 30 credits overall can be taken from 4000-level undergraduate Computer Science modules, if you have the necessary background experience.
- Up to 30 credits overall can be taken from modules with the prefix IS.
- The remainder must be 5000-level Computer Science modules.
If, after semester 1, you decide that you would prefer to study a broader range of topics rather than continuing to specialise in Artificial Intelligence, you could switch to the more general Advanced Computer Science programme.
Over the summer you will take one of the dissertation modules CS5098 or CS5099.