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Programme structure: East Asian Development and the Global Economy (MSc) - what's running in 2015/16

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
East Asia and Global Development SPAIM0002 20 Mandatory TB-1
Theories of Development POLIM3018 20 Mandatory TB-1
International Political Economy POLIM3015 20 Mandatory TB-1
Dissertation CEASM0015 60 Mandatory AYEAR
Choose three Optional Units from the following:
East Asia, Europe and Global Integration SPAIM0006 20 Optional TB-2
China's International Relations SPAIM0020 20 Optional TB-2
Global Civil Society SPAIM0019 20 Optional TB-2
The Politics of Insecurity SPAIM0042 20 Optional TB-2
Care, Labour and Gender SPAIM0010 20 Optional TB-2
Religion and Politics in the West SPAIM0023 20 Optional TB-2
Understanding Risk SPAIM0024 20 Optional TB-2
The Politics of Insecurity SPAIM0042 20 Optional TB-2
Popular Music and Society SOCIM3135 20 Optional TB-2
Theories of Violence SPAIM0036 20 Optional TB-2
Gender and Development POLIM2032 20 Optional TB-2
India: An Emerging Power SPAIM0034 20 Optional TB-2
Global Transitions: Power, Hegemony, and the Ordering of the Global Political Economy SPAIM0044 20 Optional TB-2
MSc East Asian Development and the Global Economy   180    

Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

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