Master of Economics 2024-25

Academic Regulations: Faculty of Social Sciences

SchoolEconomic, Social and Political Sciences

 

 

Final Award

Master of Economics (MEcon)

With exit awards of:

Certificate of Higher Education 
Diploma of Higher Education
Bachelor of Science (Social Sciences)

Programme(s)Master of Economics
Last modifiedApril 2024

The Academic Regulations apply to and regulate the programme(s) listed above.

On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the Regulations; one or more of the clauses can be varied; and programmes can impose additional requirements.

  • Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
  • Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
  • Additions are characterised by requirements in addition to those detailed in the Academic regulations.

The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Subcommittee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.

Exemptions

The clause(s) listed below describe where an exemption to the Regulations exists.

None apply

Variations

The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the Regulations exists:

Existing University Regulation

Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes

Approved Variation
3. Criteria for Progression 
3.2Some Parts of some programmes may in addition require a student to achieve an Average Mark for the Part which is greater than the University standard Average Mark for a Part.

In order to progress to Part IV of the programme, students must achieve an Average Mark of 60 in Part III.

The programme requires a student to achieve an Average Mark of 50 in Part IV.

Additional Requirements

The clause(s) listed below are in addition to the Regulations.

None apply

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the programme specification. 

Disclaimer

As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.