Scheme for the Award of a Taught Masters Degree for students entering from 2015/16: 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 Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences

1.

Course critical to assessment:
No

2.

Award of an overall Merit (scheme paragraph 3.3.3) or Distinction (scheme paragraph 3.3.1):
Students must not have any fail marks. This includes in the half unit course which does not count towards the classification.

3.

Distinction/Merit borderline (scheme paragraph 3.3.2):
Classification for students with mark profiles falling into this range will always be determined to the advantage of the student as long as there are no fail marks (as above).

4.

Merit/Pass borderline (scheme paragraph 3.3.4):
Classification for students with mark profiles falling into this range will always be determined to the advantage of the student as long as there are no fail marks (as above).

For further information on Exam Sub-Board local rules, please contact Martin Johnson

July 2015