UNIVERSITY OF KENT
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
PLACEMENT MARKS
1.
Regulations
These conventions are governed by the requirements of the Regulations for Taught Programmes
of Study and the Credit Framework and do not supersede them.
2.
The Credit Framework
The Credit Framework prescribes the volume of study undertaken abroad and within
placements:
The volume of credit to be awarded for the successful completion of student
placement years, whether taken in industry or in academic institutions overseas as
part of an approved undergraduate programme, will be 120 credits. The level of the
credits will be stated in programme specifications. While such credits will contribute to
the total volume of credits required for an award, they should not be included in any
calculations undertaken for the purpose of determining fields of study for joint awards,
major/minor awards or major/major/minor awards. (Section 11.4.1.2.)
While the volume of study abroad will equate to 120 credits, the contribution the marks make to the
final classification of awards will be half-weighted (i.e. the equivalent of 60 credits) except where
expressly stated below. The contribution of studies abroad will be publicised within programme
specifications. Unless stated to the contrary, marks from abroad will be converted to two, 60-credit
marks by means described below, each half-weighted in the classification of awards (i.e. each with
an equivalent weighting in the classification process of 30 credits). References to credits below
should be taken as the full value ascribed to the volume of the modules concerned.
3.
Mark Conversions
Marks obtained abroad are converted to University of Kent marks (except where otherwise stated)
in accordance with the tables available at:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/european/yearabroad/youryear/after.html.
4.
Concessions
Board of examiners shall deal with concessionary evidence on an individual basis under their
discretionary powers. Boards may also take account of particular academic difficulties encountered
by students during the year abroad. Poor performance alone during the year abroad or the
placement cannot be the basis for the use of discretion.
5.
SCHOOL OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
5.1
Social Anthropology with a Year in Finland (Jyvaskyla)
There will be two, 60 credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
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The best 24 marks will be averaged to give the first mark. The next 30 best marks will be
averaged to give the second mark. The remaining grades will be discarded.
5.2
Social Anthropology with a Year in the Netherlands
There will be two, 60 credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student will normally have 10 module marks, five from the first semester and five from the
second semester. The best four marks from the first semester will be added together and
averaged to give the first UoK mark. The best four marks for the second semester will be added
together and averaged to give the second UoK mark. The lowest mark in each semester will be
discarded.
5.3
Social Anthropology with a Year in Japan
There will be two, 60 credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
The best module mark (excluding beginners or basic modules) will count as one of the 60 credits
modules; the next best two marks will be added together and averaged to count as the other. Any
remaining marks will be discarded.
5.4
Social Anthropology with French
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student will have marks for eight modules from the year abroad, four from the first semester and
four from the second semester. The best three marks of the first semester will be added together
and averaged to give the first UoK mark. The best three marks of the second semester will be
added together and averaged to give the second UoK mark. The worst mark in each semester will
be discarded.
5.5
Social Anthropology with German
There will be two, 60-credit modules, both with an equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the
classification process.
A student will normally have 10 module marks from the German university, five from the first
semester and five from the second semester. The best four marks from the first semester will be
added together and averaged to give the first UoK mark. The best four marks for the second
semester will be added together and averaged to give the second UoK mark. The worst mark in
each semester will be discarded.
5.6
Social Anthropology with Italian
There will be two, 60-credit modules, both with an equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the
classification process.
A student may have three or four marks from the Italian university. The best Italian mark will count
as one of the 60-credit modules; the next best two marks will be added together and averaged to
count as the other. Any remaining mark will be discarded.
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5.7
Social Anthropology with Spanish
There will be two, 60-credit modules, both with an equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the
classification process.
A student will normally have 10 module marks from the Spanish University, five from the first
semester and five from the second semester. The best four marks from the first semester will be
added together and averaged to give the first mark. The best four marks for the second semester
will be added together and averaged to give the second mark. The worst mark in each semester
will be discarded.
6.
KENT BUSINESS SCHOOL
6.1
Accounting and Finance with French Business Studies
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student taking the Licence in Lyon will have marks for fourteen modules. These will each be
converted to a mark out of twenty. The best ten will be aggregated and the resulting mark used
twice; the remaining four marks will be discarded.
6.2
Accounting and Finance with German
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student will have between three and six Klausur marks from the German university, depending
on the precise nature of the programme taken. The best two marks will be used.
6.3
British and French Accounting
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process, or four 30-credit modules, each with an equivalent weighting of
15 credits in the classification process.
A UoK student who has completed the third year accounting programme in Lyon (the first year of
the Maitrise de Sciences et Techniques Comptables et Financieres) will have marks for fifteen
courses. These should each be converted to a mark out of twenty. The best ten marks will be
aggregated and the remaining five marks discarded. The best five marks out of the 10 will be
added together and averaged to give the first mark; the remaining five marks will be added
together and averaged to give the second mark.
6.4
French and British Accounting
There will be four, 30-credit modules for the year abroad, each making a full 30-credit contribution
in the classification process.
A Lyon student who has completed the third year accounting programme in Lyon (the first year of
the Maitrise de Sciences et Techniques Comptables et Financieres) will have marks for fifteen
courses. These fifteen marks will be aggregated in the following way to give four marks:
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The first mark out of twenty will be an average of the marks in the following courses:
Techniques Comptables approfondies I; Comptabilité des sociétés; Comptabilité analytique.
The second mark out of twenty will be an average of the marks in the following courses:
Analyse et gestion financières; Bourse et système bancaire; Mathématiques financières.
The third mark out of twenty will be an average of the marks in the following courses:
Droit des sociétés; Droit fiscal I; Droit penal; Droit des procedures collectives; Droit du contentieux.
The fourth mark out of twenty will be an average of the marks in the following courses:
Mathématiques-Statistiques; Marketing; Anglais; Informatique de gestion.
6.5
Business Administration (European Management)
French
a) For students for whom Kent is the home university, there will be two, 60-credit modules for the
year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the classification process, or
four 30-credit modules, each with an equivalent weighting of 15 credits in the classification
process.
The Licence IUP at Lyon 3 is obtained over a range of courses with a total number of possible
marks equal to 930 or 1020. Each examined unit contributes a multiple of 10 marks to the
denominator of the final grade, which is expressed as a mark out of 20. The unit marks from
Lyon are broken into marks out of 10 (so 14/20 becomes 7/10 twice) and ranked. The worst
25% of the marks will be discarded and the remaining marks in each quartile will be averaged
and converted to a mark out of 20.
b)
For students for whom Lyon 3 is the home university there will be marks for modules totalling
240 credits: 120 from the final year at UoK and 120 derived from marks obtained in the
Licence at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
The Licence in Lyon is obtained over a range of courses; each examined unit contributes a
multiple of 10 to the total number of possible marks. The marks for each examined unit are
broken into marks out of 10 (so 14/20 becomes 7/10 twice) and ranked. Each octile of the
ranked marks is averaged and converted to a mark out of 20.
German
There will be two 60-credit modules for the German university (Marburg or Jena), each with an
equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the classification process (Marburg) or four 30-credit modules,
each with an equivalent weighting of 15 credits in the classification process (Jena).
A student will normally have between 3 and 6 marks from Marburg and up to about 12 from Jena
depending on the precise nature of the course taken. In the case of Marburg the best two marks
will be used. In the case of Jena the best four marks will be used.
Italian
A student will have a varying number of marks from LUIC Castellanza, as the modules taken there
vary in credits. Normally, 120 credits’ worth of modules are taken, of which the best
(approximately) 80 credits will be used.
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The best eight LIUC marks will be taken and averaged in pairs to give four marks, which will be
taken and converted to UoK marks according to the conversion scale. The resulting four marks
may be aggregated into two 60-credit marks if this gives a better class of degree.
Spanish
There will be two, 60-credit modules from Oviedo or Granada, each with an equivalent weighting of
30 credits in the classification process, or four 30-credit modules, each with an equivalent
weighting of 15 credits in the classification process.
A student will normally have five marks from the Spanish university. The four best marks will be
taken and converted to UoK marks according to the conversion scale. The resulting four marks
may be aggregated into two 60-credit marks if this gives a better class of degree.
6.6 Business Administration with Studies in Asia
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
Students study for 30 local credit units in the year. Most modules comprise three credit units. The
mark conversion is applied to the best 21 credit units. Normally this will be achieved by converting
each module’s grade to a Kent mark, putting marks in rank order and then calculating the average
mark for the best and the next best 10½ units.
6.7
a)
European Management Science/European Management Science with Computing
(French)
For students for whom Kent is the home university there will be two, 60-credit modules from
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, each with an equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the
classification process, or four 30-credit modules, each with an equivalent weighting of 15
credits in the classification process.
The Licence IUP at Lyon 3 is obtained over a range of courses with a total number of possible
marks normally equal to 960. Each examined module contributes a multiple of 10 marks to the
denominator of the final grade, which is expressed as a mark out of 20. The module marks
from Lyon are broken into marks out of 10 (so 14/20 becomes 7/10 twice) and ranked. The
worst 25% of the marks will be discarded and the remaining marks in each quartile will be
averaged and converted to a mark out of 20.
Where it would be in the candidate's best interests four marks equal to the average of the four
marks obtained above (or other groupings) may be used instead.
b)
For students for whom Lyon 3 is the home university, there will be marks for modules totalling
240 credits; 120 from the final year at UoK and 120 derived from marks obtained in the
Licence at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
The Licence in Lyon is obtained over a range of courses; each examined unit contributes a
multiple of 10 to the total number of possible marks. The marks for each examined unit are
broken into marks out of 10 (so 14/20 becomes 7/10 twice) and ranked. Each octile of the
ranked marks is averaged and converted to a mark out of 20.
Where it would be in the candidate's best interests these 8 marks may be aggregated into four
30-credit marks, one for each quartile, or four equal 30-credit marks if this would give a higher
class of degree.
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6.8
European Management Science/European Management Science with Computing
(German)
There will be two 60-credit modules for the German university (Marburg or Jena), each with an
equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the classification process (Marburg) or four 30-credit modules,
each with an equivalent weighting of 15 credits in the classification process (Jena).
A student will normally have between 3 and 6 marks from Marburg and up to about 12 from Jena
depending on the precise nature of the course taken. In the case of Marburg the best two marks
will be used and treated as 30-credit marks. In the case of Jena the best four marks will be used
and treated as 15-credit marks.
6.9
European Management Science/European Management Science with Computing
(Italian)
A student will have a varying number of marks from LUIC Castellanza, as the modules taken there
vary in credits. Normally, 120 credits’ worth of modules are taken, of which the best
(approximately) 80 credits will be used.
The best eight LIUC marks will be taken and averaged in pairs to give four marks, which will be
taken and converted to UoK marks according to the conversion scale. The resulting four marks
may be aggregated into two 60-credit marks if this gives a better class of degree.
6.10 European Management Science/European Management Science with Computing
(Spanish)
There will be two, 60-credit modules from Oviedo or Granada, each with an equivalent weighting of
30 credits in the classification process, or four 30-credit modules, each with an equivalent
weighting of 15 credits in the classification process.
A student will normally have five marks from the Spanish university. The four best marks will be
taken and converted to UoK marks according to the conversion scale. The resulting four marks
may be aggregated into two 60-credit marks if this gives a better class of degree.
6.11 Management Science with a Year in the Unites States of America
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
The grade point average for each of the two semesters in the university in the United States will be
converted to a UoK mark. The conversion scale for each university will be consistent with the
conversion scales published by the University at:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/european/yearabroad/youryear/after.html.
For the Universities of Indiana and California the conversion scale will be: UoK mark = 20 x US
grade point average for semester. This is subject to change if, for example, grade point averages
increase relative to UoK marks.
A project (MA660) is a compulsory module in the final year. Students can use skills acquired
during their exchange year in their project, for example by basing it on some aspect of either
International Management, or on specific technical skills taught at the US university.
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6.12 Undergraduate Degree Programmes with a Year in Industry
90 of the 120 credits for the placement year are on a Pass / Fail basis (“Business Placement
Experience”). Thus there are 270 credits from Stages 2, S and 3 to be used to classify the
degrees, of which 30 (“Business Placement Report”) come from the placement.
7.
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
7.1
European Economics (Athens)
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
7.2
European Economics (French)
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student taking the full Licence in Grenoble will have marks for eight courses, of which two relate
to two-semester courses and should be counted twice, giving ten semester marks. A student not
qualifying for the Licence will have marks for five courses of which two relate to two semester
courses which should be counted twice, giving seven marks. The three best marks will be added
together and averaged to give the first mark. The next four best marks will be added together and
averaged to give the second mark.
7.3
European Economics (German)
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process. A student will have between 3 and 6 Klausur marks,
depending on the precise nature of the course taken. The best two marks will be used.
7.4
European Economics (Spanish)
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process. The four best marks from the year abroad will be aggregated
to give two marks: the best two marks will be added together and averaged to give the first mark;
the remaining two marks will be added together and averaged to give the second mark.
8.
KENT LAW SCHOOL
English and French Law
English and German Law
English and Italian Law
English and Spanish Law
European Legal Studies
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
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The procedure for determination of the contribution of module marks attained in the year abroad
(Stage A) for degree award purposes for the above LLB degree programmes are to be carried out
in accordance with all of the following criteria:
i)
Subject to criteria ii)-iv), the determination of the contribution of the marks attained
from modules studied during the year abroad (Stage A) will be based on the
numerical average of the best four marks attained;
ii)
A maximum of one non-law module mark may be included in the best four marks;
iii)
With the exception of the modules studied for the LLB European Legal Studies
programme, no modules taught in the English language may be included within the
best four marks; and
iv)
The final average mark of the study year abroad translates into 2 marks for the
purposes of degree award classification (ie. two, 60-credit modules for the year
abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the classification
process).
9.
SCHOOL OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
9.1
BA in European Studies (Social Sciences)
BA in Politics and International Relations with French/German/Italian/Spanish
BA in Politics and International Relations with a Year in Continental Europe
There will be two 60-credit modules for the Year Abroad, each given an equivalent half weighting
of 30 credits in the classification process. The first Kent mark will be an average of the best marks
worth 15 ECTS credits. The second Kent mark will be an average of the next best marks worth 15
ECTS credits.
9.2
Politics and International Relations (Bi-Diplome)
Politics, Philosophy and Economics in Europe (PPEE)
These are four year degree programmes run jointly with the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) of
Lille.
For Programme entry academic year 2008/09 – the second and fourth years (stage A1 and A2) are
spent at Lille.
For Programme entry academic year 2009/10 onwards - the first and fourth years (stages A1 and
A2) are spent at Lille.
Students will take 60 ECTS credits for each year abroad (120 Kent credits) at IEP of Lille. There
will be four marks for each year abroad. The first Kent mark will be an average of the best marks
worth 15 ECTS credits. The second Kent mark will be an average of the next best marks worth 15
ECTS credits. The third Kent mark will be an average of the next best marks worth 15 ECTS
credits and the forth Kent mark will be an average of the remaining marks worth 15 ECTS credits.
These marks will not include any ECTS credits for Sport. The marks will be converted using the
conversion scale set out below.
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Conversion scale for marks from October 2009 – September 2010:
IEP > Kent
20 = 100
19.8 = 99
19.6 = 98
19.4 = 97
19.2 = 96
19 = 95
18.8 = 94
18.6 = 93
18.4 = 92
18.2 = 91
18 = 90
17.8 = 89
17.6 = 88
17.4 = 87
17.2 = 86
17 = 85
16.8 = 84
16.6 = 83
16.4 = 82
16.2 = 81
16 = 80
15.8 = 79
15.6 = 78
15.4 = 77
15.2 = 76
15 = 75
14.8 = 74
14.6 = 73
14.4 = 72
14.2 = 71
14 = 70
13.8 = 69.5
13.6 = 69
13.4 = 68.5
13.2 = 68
13 = 67.5
12.9 = 67
12.8 = 66.5
12.7 = 66
12.6 = 65.5
12.5 = 65
12.4 = 64.5
12.3 = 64
12.2 = 63.5
12.1 = 63
12 = 62.5
11.9 = 62
11.8 = 61.5
Kent > IEP
100 = 20
99 = 19.8
98 = 19.6
97 = 19.4
96 = 19.2
95 = 19
94 = 18.8
93 = 18.6
92 = 18.4
91 = 18.2
90 = 18
89 = 17.8
88 = 17.6
87 = 17.4
86 = 17.2
85 = 17
84 = 16.8
83 = 16.6
82 = 16.4
81 = 16.2
80 = 16
79 = 15.8
78 = 15.6
77 = 15.4
76 = 15.2
75 = 15
74 = 14.8
73 = 14.6
72 = 14.4
71 = 14.2
70 = 14
69.5 = 13.8
69 = 13.6
68.5 = 13.4
68 = 13.2
67.5 = 13
67 = 12.9
66.5 = 12.8
66 = 12.7
65.5 = 12.6
65 = 12.5
64.5 = 12.4
64 = 12.3
63.5 = 12.2
63 = 12.1
62.5 = 12
62 = 11.9
61.5 = 11.8
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11.7 = 61
11.6 = 60.5
11.5 = 60
11.4 = 59
11.3 = 58
11.2 = 57
11.1 = 56
11 = 55
10.9 = 54
10.8 = 53
10.7 = 52
10.6 = 51
10.5 = 50
10.4 = 49
10.3 = 48
10.2 = 47
10.1 = 46
10 = 45
9.9 = 44
9.8 = 43
9.7 = 42
9.6 = 41
9.5 = 40
9.25 = 39
9 = 38
8.75 = 37
8.5 = 36
8.25 = 35
8 = 34
7.75 = 33
7.5 = 32
7.25 = 31
7 = 30
6.75 = 29
6.5 = 28
6.25 = 27
6 = 26
5.75 = 25
5.5 = 24
5.25 = 23
5 = 22
4.75 = 21
4.5 = 20
4.25 = 19
4 = 18
3.75 = 17
3.5 = 16
3.25 = 15
3 = 14
2.75 = 13
2.5 = 12
61 = 11.7
60.5 = 11.6
60 = 11.5
59 = 11.4
58 = 11.3
57 = 11.2
56 = 11.1
55 = 11
54 = 10.9
53 = 10.8
52 = 10.7
51 = 10.6
50 = 10.5
49 = 10.4
48 = 10.3
47 = 10.2
46 = 10.1
45 = 10
44 = 9.9
43 = 9.8
42 = 9.7
41 = 9.6
40 = 9.5
39 = 9.25
38 = 9
37 = 8.75
36 = 8.5
35 = 8.25
34 = 8
33 = 7.75
32 = 7.5
31 = 7.25
30 = 7
29 = 6.75
28 = 6.5
27 = 6.25
26 = 6
25 = 5.75
24 = 5.5
23 = 5.25
22 = 5
21 = 4.75
20 = 4.5
19 = 4.25
18 = 4
17 = 3.75
16 = 3.5
15 = 3.25
14 = 3
13 = 2.75
12 = 2.5
10
2.25 = 11
2 = 10
1.75 = 9
1.5 = 8
1.25 = 7
1=6
0.75 = 5
0.5 = 4
0.25 = 3
0=0
-
11 = 2.25
10 = 2
9 = 1.75
8 = 1.5
7 = 1.25
6=1
5 = 0.75
4 = 0.5
3 = 0.25
2=0
1=0
0=0
For programme entry 2008/09, the weighting for each stage in the classification process for the
University of Kent degree is Stage A1: 25%, Stage 2: 50%, Stage A2: 25%.
For Programme entry 2009/10 and onwards, the weighting for each stage in the classification
process for the University of Kent degree is Stage 2: 30%, Stage 3: 30%, Stage A2: 40%.
Conversion scale from September 2010:
IEP > Kent
20 = 100
19.8 = 99
19.6 = 98
19.4 = 97
19.2 = 96
19 = 85
18.8 = 94
18.6 = 93
18.4 = 92
18.2 = 91
18 = 90
17.8 = 89
17.6 = 88
17.4 = 87
17.2 = 86
17 = 85
16.8 = 84
16.6 = 83
16.4 = 82
16.2 = 81
16 = 80
15.8 = 79
15.6 = 78
15.4 = 77
15.2 = 76
15 = 75
14.8 = 74
14.6 = 73
Kent > IEP
100 = 20
99 = 19.8
98 = 19.6
97 = 19.4
96 = 19.2
95 = 19
94 = 18.8
93 = 18.6
92 = 18.4
91 = 18.2
90 = 18
89 = 17.8
88 = 17.6
87 = 17.4
86 = 17.2
85 = 17
84 = 16.8
83 = 16.6
82 = 16.4
81 = 16.2
80 = 16
79 = 15.8
78 = 15.6
77 = 15.4
76 = 15.2
75 = 15
74 = 14.8
73 = 14.6
11
14.4 = 72
14.2 = 71
14 = 70
13.6 = 69
13.2 = 68
12.9 = 67
12.7 = 66
12.5 = 65
12.3 = 64
12.1 = 63
11.9 = 62
11.7 = 61
11.5 = 60
11.4 = 59
11.3 = 58
11.2 = 57
11.1 = 56
11 = 55
10.9 = 54
10.8 = 53
10.7 = 52
10.6 = 51
10.5 = 50
10.4 = 49
10.3 = 48
10.2 = 47
10.1 = 46
10 = 45
9.9 = 44
9.8 = 43
9.7 = 42
9.6 = 41
9.5 = 40
9.25 = 39
9 = 38
8.75 = 37
8.5 = 36
8.25 = 35
8 = 34
7.75 = 33
7.5 = 32
7.25 = 31
7 = 30
6.75 = 29
6.5 = 28
6.25 = 27
6 = 26
5.75 = 25
5.5 = 24
5.25 = 23
5 = 22
72 = 14.4
71 = 14.2
70 = 14
69 = 13.6
68 = 13.2
67 = 12.9
66 = 12.7
65 = 12.5
64 = 12.3
63 = 12.1
62 = 11.9
61 = 11.7
60 = 11.5
59 = 11.4
58 = 11.3
57 = 11.2
56 = 11.1
55 = 11
54 = 10.9
53 = 10.8
52 = 10.7
51 = 10.6
50 = 10.5
49 = 10.4
48 = 10.3
47 = 10.2
46 = 10.1
45 = 10
44 = 9.9
43 = 9.8
42 = 9.7
41 = 9.6
40 = 9.5
39 = 9.25
38 = 9
37 = 8.75
36 = 8.5
35 = 8.25
34 = 8
33 = 7.75
32 = 7.5
31 = 7.25
30 = 7
29 = 6.75
28 = 6.5
27 = 6.25
26 = 6
25 = 5.75
24 = 5.5
23 = 5.25
22 = 5
12
4.75 = 21
4.5 = 20
4.25 = 19
4 = 18
3.75 = 17
3.5 = 16
3.25 = 15
3 = 14
2.75 = 13
2.5 = 12
2.25 = 11
2 = 10
1.75 = 9
1.5 = 8
1.25 = 7
1=6
0.75 = 5
0.5 = 4
0.25 = 3
0=0
-
21 = 4.75
20 = 4.5
19 = 4.25
18 = 4
17 = 3.75
16 = 3.5
15 = 3.25
14 = 3
13 = 2.75
12 = 2.5
11 = 2.25
10 = 2
9 = 1.75
8 = 1.5
7 = 1.25
6=1
5 = 0.75
4 = 0.5
3 = 0.25
2=0
1=0
0=0
For Programme entry pre 2008/09:
These are four year degrees run jointly with the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) of Lille. The
second and fourth years (stages A1 and A2) are spent at Lille.
Students will take 60 ECTS credits for each year abroad (120 Kent credits) at IEP of Lille. There
will be one mark for each year abroad, based on the average of the marks obtained from modules
studied during that year. This will be converted using the conversion scale. Each mark will have an
equivalent weighting of 60 credits in the classification process for the University of Kent degree.
Conversion scale to September 2009:
Kent
100
99
98
97
96
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
88
87
86
IEP
20
19.8
19.6
19.4
19.2
19
18.8
18.6
18.4
18.2
18
17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
13
85
84
83
82
81
80
79
78
77
76
75
74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
17
16.8
16.6
16.4
16.2
16
15.8
15.6
15.4
15.2
15
14.8
14.6
14.4
14.2
14
13.8
13.6
13.4
13.2
13
12.8
12.6
12.4
12.2
12
11.8
11.6
11.4
11.2
11
10.8
10.6
10.4
10.2
10
9.8
9.6
9.4
9.2
9
8.8
8.6
8.4
8.2
8
7.8
7.6
7.4
7.2
7
14
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
9.3
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.2
6
5.8
5.6
5.4
5.2
5
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.2
4
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
BA in Politics and International Relations with a Year in China / Hong Kong
Students there will take modules amounting to 120 Kent credits. The marks from China/Hong
Kong will be converted using the grids below. Marks from the first term’s modules will be averaged
to give the first Kent mark. Marks from the second term’s modules will be averaged to give the
second Kent mark.
City University of Hong Kong
The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) transcripts for our students who study there show letter
grades. The following table gives a guide as to how the letter grades could be translated into Kent
numerical marks.
Letter Grade
A+
Definitions
Excellent
15
Corresponding Marks in
POL/IR, Kent
80
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
Good
Average
Adequate
Marginal
Failure
73
68
63
57
52
48
45
42
40
30
University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) transcripts for our students who study there show letter
grades. The following table gives a guide as to how the letter grades could be translated into Kent
numerical marks.
Letter Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
9.4
Percentage
Description
77% or above
73-76%
70-72.9%
67-69.9%
63-66.9%
60-62.9%
57-59.9%
53-56.9%
50-52.9%
45-49.9%
40-44.9%
Below 40
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Good
Good
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Pass
Pass
Corresponding Marks
in POL/IR, Kent
80
75
72
68
65
62
58
55
52
48
42
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Politics and International Relations with a Year in Japan
Mushai University
There will be two 60 credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process. The first Kent Mark will be an average of the best 3 modules
in Term 1, converted on Scale A. The second Kent mark will be an average of the best 3 modules
in Term 2, converted on Scale A.
Nagoya University
There will be two 60 credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
Students who take the Contemporary Japan Programme: The first Kent Mark will be an average of
the best 15 credits in Term 1 converted on Scale A. The second Kent mark will be an average of
the best 15 credits in Term 2 converted on Scale A.
Students who take the Japanese Language and Japanese Studies Programme: The first Kent
Mark will be an average of the best 15 credits in Term 1 converted on Scale B. The second Kent
mark will be an average of the best 15 credits in Term 2 converted on Scale B.
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Kyoto Sagyo University
There will be two 60 credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
Units are doubled. The first Kent mark will be an average of the best 15 units converted on Scale
A. The second Kent mark will be an average of the next best 15 units converted on Scale A.
Scale A
100
80
95
76
90
72
85
68
80
64
75
60
70
56
65
52
60
48
55
44
50
40
45
36
40
32
9.5
Scale B
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
90
86
81
77
72
68
63
59
54
50
45
41
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BA in Politics and International Relations with Spanish
Year Abroad Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
There will be two 60-credit modules for the Year Abroad, each given an equivalent half weighting
of 30 credits in the classification process. The first Kent mark will be an average of the best marks
worth 15 ECTS credits. The second Kent mark will be an average of the next best marks worth 15
ECTS credits.
Students will normally take 3 modules per semester at the Universidad de San Andrés, each
equivalent to 20 UKC credits (10 ECTS).
10. SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
10.1 Applied Social Psychology/Applied Social and Clinical Psychology
Students will undertake a project within a health services, educational social services or related
organisation under the joint direction of a University and an external supervisor who would
normally be an Applied Psychologist. The project will be will be written up by the student as a
report to the organisation concerned, which will be deemed the equivalent of two, 60-credit UoK
marks.
10.2 European Social Psychology and Psychology (with Studies in Europe)
French
There will be two, 60-credit modules from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, each with an
equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the classification process.
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A student will take 9 courses, including memoire. The marks will be converted as follows: one
from the average of the best 2 or 3 courses; the second from the average of the next best two
courses.
10.3 European Social Psychology and Psychology (with Studies in Europe)
German
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student will have four course marks. The mark obtained from the Forschungsorientierte and one
course will be averaged to give the first mark. The marks obtained from the remaining two courses
will be added together and averaged to give the second mark.
10.4 European Social Psychology and Psychology (with Studies in Europe)
Italian
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student will have three course marks and a project mark. The marks obtained for one of the
courses and the project will be averaged to give the first mark. The marks obtained from the
remaining two courses will be averaged to give the second mark.
10.5 European Social Psychology and Psychology (with Studies in Europe)
Spanish
There will be two, 60-credit modules from the Universidad Autnoma de Madrid, each with an
equivalent weighting of 30 credits in the classification process.
A student will take 5 courses at Madrid; a project may be substituted for one of those courses. The
best four marks will be aggregated to give two marks: the best two marks will be averaged to give
the first mark; the remaining two marks will be averaged to give the second mark.
11. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL RESEARCH
11.1 Sociology with Italian
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
A student may have four or more marks from an Italian University. The best two Italian marks
bearing not fewer than 18 ECTS credits in aggregate will be averaged to compute the mark for one
Kent module; the next best two marks bearing not fewer than 18 ECTS credits in aggregate will be
averaged to compute the mark for the second Kent module. Any remaining Italian marks will be
disregarded.
11.2 British & American Policy Studies
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
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A student will have eight grades from the American University, four for each semester. The four
grades obtained for each semester will be used to calculate the grade point average achieved in
each semester, as follows: Total (Credit Hours x Grade) = Grade Point Average Total Credit
Hours
These two grade point averages will constitute the two marks.
11.3 Sociology with a Year in Finland (Tampere)
There will be two, 60-credit modules for the year abroad, each with an equivalent weighting of 30
credits in the classification process.
The best 24 credits will be averaged to give the first mark. The next 30 best credits will be
averaged to give the second mark. The remaining grades will be discarded.
Shared UGO/Exams/Conventions/Placement Marks
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