# University of St Andrews

**Source**: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/choices/
**Parent**: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/

## Choices

Students have a number of academic choices to make throughout their studies. The most obvious is the degree programme to which they are initially admitted; this determines their Faculty (Arts, Divinity, Medicine or Science).

Each degree programme has a number of compulsory modules in each year of study. In all Faculties other than Medicine, students must also choose [optional modules](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/choices/choosing-modules/).

In some circumstances, students can [change their mind about the modules](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/choices/changing-modules/) they are taking, or even [switch to a different degree programme](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/choices/changing-programme/).