PROGRAMME REGULATIONS TEMPLATE: POSTGRADUATE MASTERS & DIPLOMA
(Use this template if the Masters has a Postgraduate Diploma entry route which is identical in content apart
from the dissertation.)
Programme Regulations: 2015/16 (Insert appropriate academic year)
Programme Title: MA/MSc and PG Dip XXXX (It is important to include the full title of the award here in this
format, e.g. MA and PGDip History)
Code: XXXX (This is the University’s internal programme code. Advice from Faculty Learning and Teaching
Team)
Notes
(i)
These programme regulations should be read in conjunction with the University’s Masters Progress
Regulations and Examination Conventions.
(ii)
A core module is a module which a student must pass; such modules are designated by the board of
studies as essential for study in a further module or to the granting of an award.
(iii)
A compulsory module is a module which a student must take.
(iv)
All modules are delivered in Linear mode unless stated otherwise as Block.
(Include here any other important general statement/conditions pertaining to the programme)
1.
Programme Structure
(a)
The programmes are available for study in full-time module only OR The programmes are available
for study in both full-time and part-time modes.
The period of study for full-time mode shall be X year for Masters and eight months for Postgraduate
Diploma starting in September. The period of study for part-time mode shall normally be X years
starting in September. (give alternative start dates if any)
The Masters programme comprises modules to a credit value of XXX. The Postgraduate Diploma
programme comprises modules to a credit value of XXX.
(b)
(c)
(If the only difference between the Masters and Postgraduate Diploma programme is the dissertation then
the modules can be set out as follows)
(d)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
(Note: Only list here those modules which ALL students take all the time. Any options should be listed
separately. List the modules in alpha-numeric order by module code)
Code
Descriptive title
Total
Credits Credits Credits Level
Credits Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3
Type
Mode
(e)
Code
All candidates shall take further optional modules to a value of X credits from the following:
Descriptive title
Total
Credits Credits Credits Level
Credits Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 3
Type
Mode
(Note: Where there is a fixed part-time route, i.e. students must take modules in a particular order then the
structure must be inserted here. If the part-time mode is negotiated on an individual basis then no further
details in the regulations are required. Example follows)
Year 1 (part-time)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
(List the modules in alpha-numeric order by module code)
Code
(b)
Code
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
Credits Level
Sem 3
Type
Mode
Candidates shall take further optional modules to a value of X credits from the following:
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
Credits Level
Sem 3
Type
Mode
Credits Level
Sem 3
Type
Mode
Year 2 (part-time)
(a)
All candidates shall take the following compulsory modules:
(List the modules in alpha-numeric order by module code)
Code
(b)
Code
2.
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
Candidates shall take further optional modules to a value of X credits from the following:
Descriptive title
Total
Credits
Credits
Sem 1
Credits
Sem 2
Credits Level
Sem 3
Type
Mode
Assessment methods
Details of the assessment pattern for each module are explained in the module outline.
3.
Other
(Include here any specific progress/award requirements for the programme that are outwith the normal
Masters Progress Regulations/Examination Conventions)
(There is no need to include anything here about award of Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate as exit
awards or Merit or Distinction or other general regulations if these are covered by the University’s
Examination Conventions)