Academic Regulations: Faculty of Medicine
| School | Medicine |
| Final Award | Master of Science (MSc) With intermediate exit awards of: Postgraduate Certificate |
| Programme(s) |
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| Last modified | April 2023 |
The Academic Regulations apply to and regulate the programme(s) listed above.
On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the Regulations; one or more of the clauses can be varied; and programmes can impose additional requirements.
- Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
- Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
- Additions are characterised by requirements in addition to those detailed in the Academic regulations.
The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Committee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.
Exemptions
The clause(s) listed below describe where an exemption to the Regulations exists.
None apply
Variations
The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the Regulations exists:
Programme: MSc Public Health
Existing University Regulation | Approved Variation | |
3.1 | Where a numerical mark is awarded, the Module Pass Mark for students on postgraduate master’s programmes is 50%. Some Modules are marked only as Pass or Fail. | Where a module profile specifies a component that is not able to be compensated, students may fail the overall module if they do not achieve the pass mark for the component that must be passed even if they have achieved a module mark of 50%. |
Variations
The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the Regulations exists:
Programme: MSc Genomics
Existing University Regulation | Approved Variation | |
4.3 | A Pass by Compensation can only be given in a limited number of Credits as follows: i. A Pass by Compensation can be given in taught Modules totalling at most 15 ECTS (30 CATS) Credits for a Master’s programme or Postgraduate Diploma, and totalling at most 10 ECTS (20 CATS) Credits for a Postgraduate Certificate, except that: ii. In programmes with a minimum Module size of 10 ECTS (20 CATS) Credits, a Pass by Compensation can be given in taught Modules totalling at most 20 ECTS (40 CATS) Credits for a Master’s programme or Postgraduate Diploma, and totalling at most 10 ECTS (20 CATS) Credits for a Postgraduate Certificate. | A Pass by Compensation can be given in taught Modules totalling at most 20 ECTS (40 CATS) Credits for a Master’s programme or Postgraduate Diploma, and totalling at most 10 ECTS (20 CATS) Credits for a Postgraduate Certificate. |
Additional requirements
The clause(s) listed below are in addition to the Regulations.
Programmes:
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Allergy
- MSc Diabetes Best Practice
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Public Health
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Public Health (Nutrition)
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Public Health (Global Health)
- MSc/PGDip Public Health (Intelligence)
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert Public Health (Management)
- All modules once selected are core.
These regulations should be read in conjunction with the programme specification.
Disclaimer
As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.