Regulations for Modular Initial Degrees

1. Initial degrees of the University may be awarded following successful completion of a modular scheme of study as approved by the University.
2. Each scheme shall be defined as:
   • Single Honours
   • Joint Honours
   • Major/Minor
   • Ordinary
   according to the structures established by each Faculty and approved by the University.
3. To be eligible for consideration for the award of a degree under these Regulations, a candidate shall:
   1. have pursued an approved modular scheme of study for the period prescribed by the University, except as provided by Regulation 33 below.
   2. have attained such minimum levels of credit as specified in a Scheme approved by the University.
   3. have fulfilled any further condition(s) required by the University.
4. Schemes of study comprise approved modules, each of which carries a credit-rating, defined in relation to the notional learning hours associated with the module, as set out in the Universities Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
5. Initial degrees shall consist of two parts, Part One and Part Two. The University shall establish and publish appropriately rules governing the progress of students between years of study, the classification of Honours degrees and the award of Ordinary Degrees. All modules taken in Part Two will contribute to the final degree assessment of each student, subject to limitations set out in the University's CATS. Modules taken at other approved institutions may be accepted in lieu of modules studied at the University.
6. Modules are available at various levels, defined by the University in its CATS.
7. With the exception of candidates admitted under the provisions of Regulation 33 below, to qualify for an Honours degree, a candidate must have pursued the equivalent of at least 360 credits, at least 120 of which are normally at HE Level 3/CQFW Level 6, or above, in order to be considered for the award of an Honours degree. Full-time candidates are normally required to pursue the equivalent of at least 120 credits during each academic session, normally on the basis of 60 credits per semester. To permit flexibility and facilitate student choice, a maximum of 70 and a minimum of 50 credits per semester are allowed.
8. Full-time Ordinary degree candidates are normally required to pursue the equivalent of at least 120 credits during each academic year. With the exception of candidates admitted under the provisions of Regulation 33 below, a candidate must have pursued the equivalent of at least 360 credits, at least 60 of which are normally at HE Level 3/ CQFW Level 6, or above, in order to be considered for the award of an Ordinary degree.
9. Students may study for awards on a part time basis, subject to the overall time limits for completion of the scheme as set in paragraph 31 below.
10. With the approval of the University, no more than 20 credits of HE Level 0/CQFW 3 modules may count towards completion of Part One, and no more than 20 credits of HE Level 1/ CQFW 4 modules may count towards completion of Part 2.
11. Students will normally be assessed in the period immediately following completion of the teaching associated with each module in accordance with methods of assessment and marking procedures approved by the University.
12. The modular pass-mark shall be 40%. At the discretion of the Examining Board, Part One students may be permitted up to three attempts to redeem a failed module. They shall be eligible for the full mark on resit. At the discretion of the Examination Board, Part Two students may be permitted one further attempt to resit or to substitute a failed module. They shall be eligible only for the award of the minimum pass mark (ie 40%) in each such module, irrespective of their actual level of performance.
13. >At every level, progression can be denied if the candidate has not satisfied the requirements of the intended study scheme, for example by failing or having an uncondoned absence from a module which is an essential prerequisite for later modules.
14. Subject to paragraph 12 above, where a candidate has failed a module overall but has passed its assessed course work, the marks achieved in the course work shall normally be carried forward to any resit.
15. In the case of failed modules, candidates will normally be expected:
    1. To (re)submit failed or non-existent coursework (if deficiencies in this component have led to the failure)
       Or:
    2. to resit the examination (where the student failed or was absent from the examination)
       Or:
    3. to resubmit the assessed work and resit the examination (where a student has failed both parts, or in some cases either part, of the assessment).
    Departments may, however, stipulate that a module can only be retakenby taking a formal examination. In the case of a candidate whose assessed work was deficient, an additional element in the examination, and/or an additional formal examination (oral or written), will normally be required. Departments shall make clear to students which of these options will apply to them.

DMcP/mes
14th June 2006