Academic Regulations: Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
School | Ocean and Earth Sciences |
Final Award | Master of Science (MSc) With exit awards of: Postgraduate Diploma Postgraduate Certificate |
Programme(s) | MSc Marine Environment and Resources |
Last modified | April 2025 |
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.
The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Subcommittee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below. |
Progression, Determination and Classification of Results for Postgraduate Masters Programmes | Exemption/Variation/Addition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. | Introduction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.4 | The Regulations should be read in conjunction with the Regulations and Definitions Applying to Progression for all Credit-Bearing Programmes. Defined terms are capitalised in the Regulations. | Variation When based at Southampton, these regulations should be read in conjunction with the Regulations and Definitions Applying to Progression for all Credit-Bearing Programmes. Defined terms are capitalised in the Regulations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. | Repeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.1 | A student who has not passed at the first attempt or is not eligible to Refer, or who has Referred and not passed, may Repeat the taught part of the programme Internally or Externally as chosen by the student following academic advice from within the School. | Variation A student may only Repeat Externally. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. | Dissertation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Addition It is expected that the dissertation will be delivered in English. Where the dissertation is undertaken at a Partner University, it may be presented in French, Portuguese, Spanish or Basque with the prior approval of the Joint Programme Board and the Thesis Assessment Board. In every case, an extended summary in English must be provided. The University may exceptionally request a copy of the dissertation translated into English, which will be provided by the MER Secretariat at no additional cost to the student.
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7.8 | The dissertation Module can only be undertaken as an internal student. If a student has not passed sufficient taught Modules at the first attempt such that they will need to Repeat the taught part of their programme to achieve the award, they can choose one of the following options following academic advice from within the School:
i) The student can choose to undertake and submit the dissertation and then Repeat the taught part of their programme Internally or Externally. If the student fails the dissertation submission, the student will be allowed to submit a revised dissertation on the same subject on one occasion only as described under paragraphs 7.3 to 7.6. No Repeat of the dissertation allowed.
ii) The student can choose to stop undertaking any work on the dissertation and Repeat the taught part of the programme Internally. Following successful completion of the taught Modules, the student can then complete and submit the dissertation. If the student fails the dissertation, the student will be allowed to submit a revised dissertation on the same subject on one occasion only as described under paragraphs 7.3 to 7.6. No Repeat of the dissertation allowed. | Variation If a student has not passed sufficient taught Modules at the first attempt such that they will need to Repeat the taught part of their programme to achieve the award, they must do so before undertaking the dissertation. Following successful completion of the taught Modules, the student can then complete and submit the dissertation. If the student fails the dissertation, the student will be allowed to submit a revised dissertation on the same subject on one occasion only as described under paragraphs 7.3 to 7.6. No Repeat of the dissertation allowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of Marks Marks are awarded by each Partner using their own grading system and the results are translated into ECTS credits using the standard grading scale A-F: A: outstanding performance with only minor errors B: above the average standard but with some errors C: generally sound work with a number of notable errors D: fair but with significant shortcomings E: performance meets the minimum criteria F: Fail – some more work required before the credit can be awarded The following conversion applies to translate Partner grades into a joint grade scale for the Programme:
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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.