Academic Regulations: Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
| School | Ocean and Earth Science |
| Final Award | Integrated Master of Science (MSci) with exit awards of: Bachelor of Science (Ordinary) (BSc) Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) |
| Programme(s) | MSci Biology and Marine Biology (5867) MSci Marine Biology (4959) MSci Marine Biology with Oceanography (8166) MSci Geophysics (4957) MSci Geophysics and Geology (8417) MSci Geology (4955) MSci Marine Biology (4959) MSci Oceanography (4961) MSci Environmental Geoscience (8461) MSci Natural Sciences (6237) |
| 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. |
Programme(s): MSci Geology, MSci Geophysics, MSci Marine Biology, MSci Marine Biology with Oceanography, MSci Biology and Marine Biology, MSci Oceanography, MSci Natural Sciences, MSci Environmental Geoscience, MSci Geophysics and Geology
| Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes | Exemption/Variation/Addition | |
| 2. | Definitions specific to Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes | |
| 2.2 | The University standard Average Mark for a Part for undergraduate students on each Part of a programme is 40. | Variation A student enrolled on these programmes must achieve an Average Mark for Part II of 55 or higher and an Average Mark for Part III of 60 or higher. |
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.