Scheme for the Award of a Taught Masters Degree for students entering from 2008/09: Sub-Board 'local rules'

Please read the following local rules in conjunction with the relevant scheme paragraph in the Classification Scheme for this programme:

These Exam Sub-Board 'local rules' apply to the following programmes:
MSc Biomedicine, Bioscience and Society
(withdrawn from 2013-14)
MSc Culture and Society
MSc Political Sociology
MSc Sociology
MSc Sociology (Contemporary Social Thought)
MSc Sociology (Economic Sociology)
(withdrawn from 2013-14)
MSc Sociology (Research)

1.

Course critical to assessment:
A degree cannot be awarded unless the designated course (SO499 Dissertation) had been passed.

2.

Distinction/Merit borderline (scheme paragraph 5.3.2):
Classification for students with mark profiles falling into this range will always be determined to the advantage of the student.

3.

Merit/Pass borderline (scheme paragraph 5.3.4):
Classification for students with mark profiles falling into this range will always be determined to the advantage of the student.

For further information on Exam Sub-Board local rules, please contact Sneha Solanki
July 2012