LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE STUDENT INDUCTION FINAL AWARD

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