| Note |
These regulations apply to the following postgraduate taught programmes offered in the School of Medicine:
- Allergy
- Public Health Nutrition
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| Admission |
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Candidates must satisfy the regulations for admission to degree programmes as specified in the General Regulations. In addition, the normal requirement for entry to all programmes is a good first degree (first or second class), or equivalent, in a relevant subject of an approved University or institution of higher education. |
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Candidates without a good first degree may be admitted to the programme but will be expected to provide evidence of a relevant professional qualification at a suitable level, plus several years post-qualifying professional experience. |
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All candidates must satisfy the Programme Director that they are competent to pursue the programme. Candidates must also be approved by the School. The right to refuse permission shall be reserved to the Programme Director. |
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Candidates may apply for exemption from up to 60 credits of taught modules on the basis of prior certificated learning (APL) at Masters (M7) level. The acceptance of such credit towards the award of a qualification shall be at the discretion of the Programme Director and subject to approval by the School. No application for APL may be made towards the dissertation. |
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Candidates may register for one of the following:
- MSc
- Postgraduate Diploma
- Postgraduate Certificate
- Individual module(s)
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| Approved Programme of Study |
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The programme structure is as follows:
- MSc: 180 credits at M7 level (120 taught credits plus a research dissertation of 60 credits)
- Postgraduate Diploma: 120 credits at M7 level
- Postgraduate Certificate: 60 credits at M7 level
- Individual modules: specified credits at M7 level
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The programme may be of full-time or part-time study. The maximum periods of candidature are as follows:
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FT Candidature |
PT Candidature |
| Postgraduate Certificate |
4 months |
12 months |
| Postgraduate Diploma |
8 months |
24 months |
| MSc |
12 months |
36 months |
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| 8. |
Candidates may apply to suspend from the programme temporarily for a specified period which will not normally exceed 12 calendar months. The period spent in suspension will not be counted towards the period of candidature. |
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The programme may include lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical work, course work, contract learning and projects as specified for individual modules. Candidates will select their modules in consultation with, and with the approval of, the Programme Director. |
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Candidates for the MSc will be required to undertake a research dissertation that will normally be between 15,000 and 20,000 words in length on a topic to be agreed with the Programme Director. All candidates must submit their dissertation within a timescale agreed with the Programme Director. |
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Academic staff within the School, and other staff approved for this purpose, will supervise candidates for the MSc, Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate programmes. The Programme Directors will nominate supervisors for the dissertation which will be subject to approval by the School. |
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| Progression |
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Candidates registered for the Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma may apply to transfer to the Postgraduate Diploma or MSc, as appropriate, on the basis of their previous performance. No candidate may proceed to study for the MSc without first satisfying the requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma as specified in regulation 6. The period spent in candidate up to the point of transfer will be counted towards the period of candidature for the new programme. All applications to transfer to another programme shall be subject to approval by the School. |
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| Assessment |
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Each module will be assessed according to the module description. Assessment may include written assignments, examinations, practical work and a dissertation (MSc candidates only). In addition, candidates for the MSc may be required to attend a viva voce examination. |
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The module pass mark and overall pass mark for the award of MSc, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate is 50%. |
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Candidates who fail in any taught module shall have the right to be re-assessed on one further occasion. Candidates for the degree of MSc who fail the dissertation shall have the right to submit a revised dissertation on one further occasion. |
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Any further opportunity for re-assessment (in a taught module or the dissertation) shall be at the discretion of the relevant Board of Examiners and shall only be granted in exceptional circumstances. |
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| Award of Qualifications |
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Candidates who have satisfied the examiners and who have accumulated the requisite number of credits shall be awarded the qualification for which they have registered. |
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Candidates for the degree of MSc who fail to achieve a pass mark in the dissertation (even after any permitted re-assessment) may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma. |
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Candidates for the degree of MSc will be awarded the qualification with Distinction if they have passed each module at the first attempt and have achieved the following:
- at least 70% in every taught module or at least 70% in all taught modules with the exception of one, providing that the average across all the taught modules is still 70% or over;
- at least 70% for the dissertation.
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| Updated: July 2008 |
