PIR, Year 4Selecting your

CoursesDr Elizabeth Bomberg (Deputy Head, PIR)

e.bomberg@ed.ac.ukDr Andrea Birdsall & Dr Claire Duncanson (Directors of UG Teaching)

dugt@ed.ac.uk

Note: these slides are intended to help you choose next year’s courses. The registration process information and forms will be available here in

June 2014: http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/undergrad/on_course_students/course_registration_for_continuing_students

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SINGLE HONOURS – Pol and IR

Semester 1• Dissertation• OPTION• OPTION

Semester 2• Dissertation• OPTION • OPTION

COMBINED HONOURSrequirements will depend on your subject - CHECK DRPS!!!!http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/14-15/dpt/cx_colhss.htm

Semester 1• Dissertation – PIR OR other

subject (NB Languages can choose to do both)• Other subject course • OPTION

Semester 2• Dissertation – PIR OR other

subject (NB Languages can choose to do both)• Other subject course • OPTION

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Optional Courses• Check PIR options on PIR and DRPS pages

• New PIR courses in 2014-15:• Democracy and its Discontents• Egyptian Politics• International Politics of Money• Political Work• Referendums in Comparative Perspective

• These and other honours options from within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are described here:

http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/14-15/dpt/cx_colhss.htm

Dissertation• What is a dissertation?• How is it assessed?• What do I need to do now and over the summer?• Make sure you register for the right dissertation• Start thinking about topics, research questions, methodologies• Look on LEARN now, and in September for handbook and topic submission

form – ‘Dissertation Preparation’ page

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Leadership Roles and Opportunities• PIR PALS - http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/getinvolved/peer-support/ • PIR SOC - https://www.facebook.com/eupolsoc • EU SOC - https://www.facebook.com/EUSocietyEdinburgh • HEAR – Higher Education Achievement Record http://

www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-administration/other-info/hear • Edinburgh Award - http://www.employability.ed.ac.uk/Student/EdinburghAward/• PRIZES

• D P Heatley Prize in Politics and IR - most distinguished student in Honours classes in PIR• Russell Keat Prize for the best dissertation in PIR

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Questions?

You can ask your PT, or contact the Undergraduate Teaching office (politics@ed.ac.uk)

Or contact the Directors of Undergraduate Teaching, Andrea Birdsall or Claire Duncanson at:

dugt@ed.ac.uk