Students enter on to the EngD and take a number of units from the list below (the exact number to be agreed). Students may choose to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MRes if the requiste number of credit points are obtained.
Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
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All taught units are mandatory but students may undertake these in different years of study. | ||||
Students who wish to exit the EngD should choose: | ||||
Postgraduate Certificate (60), Postgraduate Diploma (120) | 60 |
The assessment of the taught component of a doctoral degree is governed by the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and is assessed separately from the research project. Progression to the research project may be dependent on the successful completion of the taught component - please refer to the relevant handbook for the structure of the particular programme.
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
It may be possible to exit the programme with a taught award. For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Research Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.