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Programme structure: Postgraduate Dental Studies (PG Dip) - what's running in 2014/15

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

All units in this programme are must pass. For the definition of a must pass unit please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Students choose 60cp from the following (40cp of which may be chosen from TLHP units):
BUOLD Local Anaesthesia ORDSM0004 20 Optional TB-1
BUOLD Anxiety Management ORDSM0001 20 Optional TB-2
BUOLD Endodontology ORDSM0007 20 Optional TB-2
BUOLD Periodontology ORDSM0005 20 Optional TB-1
BUOLD Law and Ethics ORDSM0006 20 Optional TB-2
BUOLD Surgical Skills 1 ORDSM0003 20 Optional TB-2
BUOLD Surgical Skills 2 ORDSM0008 20 Optional TB-2
Core Unit 1: Teaching, Learning and Assessing in the Health Professions. MEEDM0009 20 Optional AYEAR
Core Unit 2: Creating a Learning Environment to Support Learner Diversity MEEDM0002 10 Optional AYEAR
Core Unit 3: Further Assessment and Feedback MEEDM0003 10 Optional AYEAR
Core Unit 4: Further Planning and Teaching MEEDM0004 10 Optional AYEAR
PG Certificate in Postgraduate Dental Studies   60    

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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