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Annex 20 - Agreed weightings, by faculty, to be applied for the purposes of calculating the final programme mark and degree classification in undergraduate programmes

Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes

 

Faculty

Type of Programme

Bachelor’s three year honours degree

 

Bachelor’s four year honours degree with a year in Industry or Study Abroad

Integrated four years Master’s degree

Integrated four years Master’s degree with year in Industry or Study Abroad

Arts

0:40:60

0:30:10:60

-

-

Engineering

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Medical and Veterinary Sciences

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Science (by school)

Biological Sciences

0:25:75

-

-

-

Chemistry

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Earth Sciences

0:25:75

-

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Experimental Psychology

0:40:60

-

-

-

Geographical Sciences

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Mathematics

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Physics

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

0:10:40:50

0:15:10:75

Social Sciences and Law (by school)

Sociology, Politics and International Studies

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

-

-

Policy Studies

0:25:75

0:15:10:75

-

-

Economics, Finance and Management

0:40:60

0:30:10:60

-

-

Law

0:40:60

0:30:10:60

-

-

Applied Community and Health Studies *

Exempt

Exempt

-

-

 * The new degree classification rules will not apply to the two programmes in the School of Applied Community and Health Studies (BSc Deaf Studies and BSc Audiology).

 

Generic Weightings for the Differing Programmes to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes

Programme

Weighting of years

Foundation degree

0:100

Aegrotat degree (unclassified)

N/A

Ordinary degree (unclassified)

N/A

Bachelor’s honours degree by intercalation

0:0:100

Bachelor’s three year honours degree

  • for subjects where there is an emphasis on the incremental skills, knowledge and understanding that will be accumulated during the programme, the weighting rule gives a significantly higher weighting to the final year.
  • for subjects in which a more balanced weighting is deemed appropriate with some recognition of progression.

 

0:25:75

or

0:40:60

Bachelor’s four year honours degree that includes and requires study abroad or in industry (i.e. away from the University) for one academic year

  • for subjects where there is an emphasis on the incremental skills, knowledge and understanding that will be accumulated during the programme, the weighting rule gives a significantly higher weighting to the final year.
  • for subjects in which a more balanced weighting is deemed appropriate with some recognition of progression.

 

 

0:15:10:75

or

0:30:10:60

Integrated four year master’s degree

0:10:40:50

Integrated four year master’s degree that includes and requires study abroad or in industry (i.e. away from the University) for one academic year

0:15:10:75

Integrated five year master’s degree that includes and requires study abroad or in industry (i.e. away from the University) for one academic year

0:10:10:30:50

Professional five year undergraduate programmes

N/A

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