Academic Regulations: Faculty of Social Sciences
| School | Economic, Social and Political Sciences |
| Final Award | Master of Science in the Social Sciences With exit awards of: Postgraduate Certificate Postgraduate Diploma |
| Programme(s) | MSc (SocSci) Social Research Methods (closed to applicants) |
| 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.
- 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 Subcommittee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.
| Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Postgraduate Master’s Programmes | Exemption/Variation/Addition | |
| 3. Passing a Module | ||
| 3.1 | Where a numerical mark is awarded, the Module Pass Mark for students on postgraduate master’s programmes is 50. | Variation In order to progress onto the +3 part of the award to study for a PhD, students will have to attain a mean mark for the taught part of the MSc Social Research Methods programme of 60 or above. This will be calculated after any referrals or supplementary assessments have occurred, following the Regulations. |
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.