New and Discontinued Courses
Celtic
Replacement of existing level 3 options by separate level 3 and 4 courses (designated A and B)
Introduction of new level 3 and 4 options: ‘Introduction to Modern Irish’, Old Irish’, Modern Irish Poetry ‘, ‘The Blackbird’s Song: Celtic Personal Lyric Poetry in Translation’.
Withdrawal of the courses CE 1018 and CE 1518.
Chemistry
Introduction of new level 3 courses: ‘Organic Chemistry for Environmental Chemistry’, Chemistry for Student of Physical Sciences 1B’.
Introduction of new level 4 course: ‘Honours Chemistry Options for Physicists 2’.
Cultural History
Re-designation of the courses CU2504, CU4019 and CU 4523 as courses in Anthropology.
Divinity & Religious Studies
Introduction of a new level 2 course: ‘Tibetan Buddhism: Philosophy, Ritual and Culture inm the Himalayas’.
Engineering
Introduction of new level 2 course: ‘Electronics and Programmable Systems’.
English
Introduction of new level 2 course: ‘Sounds of English’.
Film Studies
Introduction of new level 4 course: ‘Politics, Reality and the Depiction of Actuality’.
Hispanic Studies
Introduction of new level 3 and 4 options: ‘Being Indian in Mexico and Central America’, Twentieth Century Spanish Theatre’, ‘Narrating Collective Pasts in the Hispanic World’, ‘Latin American Poetry and Theatre’.
History
Introduction of new level 3 courses: ‘Gender and Politics in Modern Ireland 1845-1945’, ‘After Rome: Byzantium and the West 400-1000’, ‘Oral History: Practice and Theory’.
KEY learning Opportunities
Introduction of new level 1 Access courses: ‘Political Studies’, ‘Sociological Studies’.
Introduction of new level 1 KEY Learning Award courses: ‘The Archeology of Northern Scotland’, ‘A Taste for Science’, ‘A Study Skills Tasting Course’, ‘A Flavour of Europe’, ‘Folklore and Folk-life in North East Scotland’.
Introduction of new level 4 course: ‘European Security’.
Land Economy
Withdrawal of the course LE2012.
Law
Introduction of new level 3 courses based on attendance at the Baltimore/Maryland Summer School.
Politics & International Relations
Introduction of new level 4 courses: ‘War and Its Impact in Modern History’, ‘Modern Day Latin America’.
B) New Courses at Postgraduate Level
Agriculture
Introduction of new level 5 postgraduate course: ‘Plant Breeding and Biotechnology’.
Biology
Introduction of new level 5 postgraduate courses: ‘Experimental Design and Analysis, ‘Project Work Communication and Presentation’.
Computing Science
Introduction of new level 5 postgraduate courses: ‘Systems Analysis and Design’, ‘Introduction to Database Systems’.
Engineering
Introduction of revised level 5 courses for the Project Management programme.
Geography
Introduction of new level 5 postgraduate course: ‘Environmental Regulation’.
Geology and Petroleum Geology
Introduction of new level 5 postgraduate course: ‘Dissertation in Hydro-Carbon Enterprise’.
Nursing
Introduction of new level 5 postgraduate course: ‘Educating Health Professionals’
Plant & Soil Science
Introduction of level 5 postgraduate course; ‘Remediation Technology’.