Department of Biological Sciences



Department of Biological Sciences

Rules of Assessment – Students entering the final year of a 4-year course in October 2008, or repeating the final year, or entering the final year having intermitted in 07/08

In order to achieve overall programme outcomes and progress between years of the degree course, students will be required to achieve the following:

|Degree Course |Rules for obtaining a degree in the final year 08/09* |Rules for obtaining a degree in the final year 08/09* |

| |For students repeating the final year, or entering the final year having |For students in the final year of 4 or 5-year courses with a placement year |

| |intermitted in 07/08 | |

|Biochemistry 3-Yr (C700) |Obtain overall degree mark of 40% |Obtain overall degree mark of 40% |

|Biochemistry (4-Yr) (Placement) (C701) | | |

|Biochemistry (4 Yr) (Foundation) (C702) |pass (40%) in BS831 Project |No passes in specific final year courses or the project are required. |

| |pass (40%) in BS307 Issues in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine | |

| |pass (40%) in 2 out of 5 third year modules | |

|Biological Sciences (3 Yr) (C100) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

|Biological Sciences (4 Yr) (C108) | | |

| |pass (40%) in BS831 Project, | |

| |pass ( 40%) in BS305 Issues in Biological Sciences, | |

| |pass (40%) in 2 out of 5 third year modules. | |

|Biological Sciences (Genetics) (3 Yr) (C400) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

|Biological Sciences (Immunology)(3 Yr)(C550) | | |

| |pass (40%) in BS831 Project, | |

| |pass ( 40%) in BS305 Issues in Biological Sciences, | |

| |pass (40%) in 2 out of 5 third year modules. | |

|Biological Sciences (Ecology) 3 Yr) (C180) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

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| |pass (40%) in BS831 Project, | |

| |pass ( 40%) in BS305 Issues in Biological Sciences, | |

| |pass (40%) in 2 out of 5 third year modules. | |

|Biomedical Sciences (B990) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% |Obtain overall degree mark of 40% |

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|Biomedical Sciences (Placement)(B991 and B994) |pass(40%) in BS831Research Project |Pass (40%) in the Project but no passes in specific final year courses are |

| |pass (40%) in BS306 Issues in Biomedical Sciences |required. |

|Biomedical Sciences (With Foundation Year)(B992) |pass (40%) in 2 other final year modules | |

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|Biomedical Sciences (Placement) (With Foundation | | |

|Year) (B993) | | |

|Molecular Medicine & Biochemistry (3 Year)(C720) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% |Obtain overall degree mark of 40% |

|Molecular Medicine & Biochemistry (4 Year) | | |

|(Placement) (C721) |a pass (40%) in BS831 Research Project |No passes in specific final year courses or the project are required. |

|Molecular Medicine & |a pass (40%) in BS307 Issues in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine | |

|Biochemistry(4Year)(Foundation) (C722) |pass (40%) in 2 out of 5 third year modules. | |

|Cell & Molecular Biology ( 3 Year) (C130) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

|Cell & Molecular Biology (4 Year) (C131) | | |

| |pass (40%) in BS831 Research Project, | |

| |pass 40% in BS304 Issues in Cell Biology, | |

| |pass (40%) in 2 out of 5 third year modules, | |

|Ecology (3 Year)(C150) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

|Ecology (4 Year)(C151) | | |

| |pass (40%) in BS831 Project | |

| |pass (40%) in Field course BS302 Conservation and Management Field Course, BS311 | |

| |Issues in Ecology and Conservation | |

| |a pass (40%) in 2 out of 4 third year modules | |

|Marine And Freshwater Biology (C164) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

|Marine And Freshwater Biology (Four Year)(C162) | | |

| |pass (40%) in BS831 Project | |

| |pass (40%) in Field course BS303 Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Field Course, BS311| |

| |Issues in Ecology and Conservation | |

| |A pass(40%) in 2 out of 4 third year modules. | |

|Sports And Exercise Science C600 |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

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|Sports And Exercise Science (With Foundation Year) |pass in BS831 Project (40%) | |

|C601 |pass in BS376 Issues in Sports Science | |

| |pass in 2 out of 5 third year modules. | |

|Sports Science And Biology (C6c1) |Obtain an overall degree mark of 40% | |

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|Sports Science And Biology (With Foundation |pass in BS831 Project (40%) | |

|Year)(Cc61) |pass in BS308 (40%) | |

| |pass in 2 out of 5 third year modules (40%) | |

*These are the minimum requirements for being eligible for the award of a degree. The Science & Engineering degree classification rules set out full details of how degrees are classified.

WEIGHTINGS BETWEEN YEARS FOR CLASSIFYING THE DEGREE

The weighting between the 2nd and final year in 3-year degree courses is 25%:75%. Courses involving a one-year placement are weighted as follows between the 2nd year, the placement year and the final year: 20%:5%:75%.

REASSESSMENT

The published pass mark for the course (ie 40%) is the maximum mark obtainable for any course in which a student has undertaken reassessment or a resit examination. The Board of Examiners has the discretion to remove the capping where it judges necessary in light of extenuating circumstances.

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