General Regulations for the Postgraduate Degrees of Master by Taught Course

1. The degrees of Master of Arts (MA), Master of Music (MMus), Master of Arts in Education (MA(Ed)), Master of Science in Education (MSc(Ed)), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Science in the Social Sciences (MSc(Social Sciences)) and Master of Laws (LLM) may be awarded by the Senate to postgraduate students who have completed not less than twelve months' full-time study, or part-time study as provided for in Faculty regulations for the individual courses, to the satisfaction of the department concerned, have passed the required examinations and have fulfilled any other University requirements.

2. The requirement for entry to each course shall be a degree in a suitable subject of any approved university or the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). Candidates satisfying the entry requirements may be admitted provided they are accepted by the Head of the Department in which they propose to study and the Board of the Faculty concerned. Candidates with other qualifications approved by the Head of the Department may be accepted by the Faculty Board.

3. Each course shall contain lectures, course work and individual projects as specified in Faculty regulations; and shall be pursued in the University except in special cases as may be provided for in Faculty regulations for individual courses.

4. Every candidate shall be allotted to a supervisor by the Board of the Faculty on the recommendation of the candidate's Head of Department. The supervisor shall direct and advise the candidate in his/her studies and report on his/her work and progress when requested to do so by the Faculty Board.

5. The regulations for each course shall prescribe the written examinations to be taken and shall provide for the examination of dissertations or other assessed work. Candidates shall present themselves for written examinations and shall submit assessed work as required, and shall present a dissertation on their individual project in accordance with the leaflet The production and submission of postgraduate Masters degree dissertations, issued to candidates by the Academic Registrar, and with departmental requirements. Candidates may also be required to attend for an oral examination. The regulations may provide for the award of the degree with distinction.

6. With the permission of the Faculty Board a candidate failing to satisfy the examiners may, on one subsequent occasion, sit a supplementary examination and/or re-submit a dissertation and/or other assessed work by a date to be specified by the Faculty Board.

7. A candidate who fails to comply with the timetable and re-examination arrangements specified by the Faculty Board shall be deemed to have failed the examination.