LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY
POSTGRADUATE
STUDENT INDUCTION:
FINAL AWARD
How is my final award calculated?
Masters Awards
Masters students need to achieve 180 credit points at Level 7.
A Masters award is achieved by:
• Passing modules equivalent to 160 credit points at Level 7 or above,
with a module mark of 40% or more
• Achieving an average across the whole level of 40% or more
• You may fail one module and still be awarded but you must achieve
no less than 30%
- You must submit work for every component of assessment
- Any reassessments will be set at component level
- A component is a part of a module which has a final assessment attached
to it – eg a module with 30% exam and 70% coursework has
2 components
- You may be reassessed in up to 100% of the level
Postgraduate Diplomas and
Certificates
Postgraduate Diploma students need to achieve 120 credit points al
Level 7
A PG Dip is achieved by:
• Passing modules equivalent to 100 credit points at Level 7 or above,
with a module mark of 40% or more
• Achieving an average across the whole level of 40% or more
• You may fail one module and still be awarded but you must achieve
no less than 30%
- You must submit work for every component of assessment
- Any reassessments will be set at component level
- A component is a part of a module which has a final assessment
attached to it – eg a module with 30% exam and 70% coursework has
2 components
- You may be reassessed in up to 100% of the level
Postgraduate Diplomas and
Certificates
Postgraduate Certificate students need to achieve 60 credit points al
Level 7
A PG Cert is achieved by:
• Passing modules equivalent to 60 credit points at Level 7 or above,
with a module mark of 40% or more
• Achieving an average across the whole level of 40% or more
• You may not fail any module
- You must submit work for every component of assessment
- Any reassessments will be set at component level
- A component is a part of a module which has a final assessment
attached to it – eg a module with 30% exam and 70% coursework has
2 components
- You may be reassessed in up to 100% of the level