University of Southampton Calendar 2013/14


University Calendar 2013/14 Section XI : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Medicine

Academic Unit	Medicine
Final Award	Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with intermediate exit awards of: Certificate of Higher Education Diploma of Higher Education Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Ordinary) Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) With an integrated award of: Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons)
Programme(s)	These regulations are for students starting the following programmes in 2013-14: BM5 (five year programme) BM(EU) (five year programme) BM6 (Year 0 widening access programme followed by the five year programme)
Last modified	July 2013

Reference should be made to the University's General Regulations found in Section IV of the University Calendar.

The Faculty has been granted an opt-out by the University’s Academic Standards and Quality Committee(ASQC) to Section IV, General Regulations – Progression, Determination and Classification of Results (see below). The following variations to the University regulations apply:

*Definitions*	The definitions used by the Faculty are as per the University regulations with the following additions/exceptions.
Average Mark	The mark obtained by taking the mean or weighted average of individual element marks (as required by the assessment regulations) contributing to the assessment of a module.
Year	The Faculty refers to Years in the following regulations. A Year is equivalent to the term Part as referred to in the University regulations.
Repeat	As per the University definition except BM programme students will normally be required to repeat the year as an internal candidate.

Admissions

Admissions requirements will be as stated in the University’s General Regulations, the Programme Specifications and the University Prospectus.

Structure of Programme(s)

The Faculty follows the University General Regulations as laid down in the University Calendar, except where variations have been permitted. The structures of Programmes are as per the University General Regulations and the Programme Specifications. The BM5 and BM6 programmes lead to an unclassified degree.

The BM5 programme includes an integrated award of an unclassified Hons degree in Medical Sciences for successful completion of all components in BM5 Years 1, 2 and 3.

Students who satisfactorily complete Year 3 of the BM5 Programme, and who meet the required admission criteria for the Master of Medical Sciences (Hons), may exit the BM5 programme and undertake the integrated MMedSc programme at the end of BM5 Yr 3. Upon completion of the MMedSc students will re-join the BM5 programme at the beginning of Year 4.

Progression

The Faculty of Medicine has been granted an exemption from parts of the University’s regulations as published in the University Calendar Section IV – Progression, Determination and Classification of Results and exceptions to the University’s regulations are detailed below.

BM5/BM6 Programmes

Criteria for Progression

University regulation 3.1 Progression with the following addition:
Progress from one year of the programme to the next will depend upon the successful completion of the appropriate modules, and freedom from health, behavioural and conduct problems relevant to future employment as a medical practitioner.

University regulation 4.1 Referral:
A student who fails to progress under paragraphs 3.1 to 3.3 may take referral assessments in all failed modules.

University regulation 4.2 Referral:
Components passed at referral will be capped at the module pass mark/grade for the purposes of calculating Distinctions.

University regulation 5. Repeat:
A candidate failing to progress after referral in Year 1 of the BM4 or BM5* programme will not be permitted to repeat the Year. Their programme of study will normally be terminated.

*This includes students who have progressed to Year 1 of the BM5 programme from BM6.

Students undertaking the BM6 programme have the right to a referral in the assessment of each failed module but are not normally permitted to undertake a repeat year.

University regulation 5.3 Repeat:
A candidate failing to progress after referral may repeat the appropriate Year of the programme internally. Normally the Repeat will include all modules and marks from any previous attempts will be set aside. Candidates are normally limited to two repeat years during the programme on which they are registered. The maximum duration of a student’s programme of study is therefore normally:

	Study Duration Requirement	Study Duration Requirement with Intercalated MMedSc(Hons)
	BM4 - no more than 6 years	not applicable
	BM5 - no more than 7 years	- no more than 8 years
	BM6 - no more than 8 years	- no more than 9 years

A candidate failing to progress after referral in Year 1 of the BM4 or BM5* programme will not be permitted to repeat the Year. Their programme of study will normally be terminated.

*This includes students who have progressed to Year 1 of the BM5 programme from BM6.

Students undertaking the BM6 programme have the right to a referral in the assessment of each failed module but are not normally permitted to undertake a repeat year.

Assessment

Details of assessments are given in the Programme Specifications and module information which is published on Blackboard.

Award of Qualification(s)

The Faculty of Medicine has been granted exemption from Paragraph 7 of the University’s Regulations for Progression, Determination and Classification of Results and operates the following variation.

Bachelor of Medicine

In order to qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Medicine candidates must have passed all modules and have been free from health, behavioural and conduct problems relevant to future employment as a medical practitioner.

Students are eligible for the award of the following exit qualifications if they successfully complete a proportion of the Bachelor of Medicine programme but leave the programme, for whatever reason, before successful completion. European Credit Accumulation and Transfer (ECTS) credits will be awarded following successful completion of a whole year only and will not be awarded for separate modules or a partially completed year.

AWARD	*EXIT POINT*	*ECTS POINTS*
Certificate of Higher Education in Biomedical Sciences	Successful completion of Year 1	60 level 4
Diploma of Higher Education in Biomedical Sciences	Successful completion of Year 2	60 level 5
Bachelor Medical Sciences (Ordinary)*	Successful completion of Year 3	90 level 6
Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours)	Successful completion of Year 4	90 level 6 + 75 level 6
Bachelor of Medicine	Successful completion of Final Year inc. BM Final examination	90 level 6

* not applicable for BM4

Placements/Study Abroad/Exchange/Fieldwork

Details of clinical attachments are given in the Programme Specifications and information which is published on Blackboard.

Other

7.1	Any other specific requirements for this programme are included in programme specifications and student handbooks on the Faculty of Medicine website.
7.2	These regulations apply for the year in which the student is registered and may be revised during the student's period of registration on a programme in accordance with the procedures approved by Senate.