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Warwick Manufacturing Group

Board of Examiners

The award of degrees is made by the University Senate upon recommendations made by Boards of Examiners, which consists of members of staff of WMG and an External Examiner - a senior academic from another institution. For the full time MSc programme the Boards of Examiners meet in late November (with re-sits being considered in May the following year). These Boards will consider the course work and project performance of all the candidates, together with any other information which is relevant to their decision making process. They will then make recommendations to the University Senate regarding the following awards:

MSc 
  • Complete and pass at least 9 modules, which should include the specified core modules for the relevant degree, with an average mark of 50% (no mark being less than 40%)
  • Pass the project with a pass mark of at least 50% (oral and dissertation elements must both be passed)
MSc with Distinction
  • as MSc, but with 70% in BOTH coursework average and project

MSc with Merit
(ONLY available for full-time candidates commencing October 2011 onwards and part-time candidates whose degrees are conferred after January 2012)
  • as MSc, but with overall average of 65% and both coursework average and project >=60%
Postgraduate Diploma 
  • Complete and pass at least 6 modules (relevant to the degree) PLUS a project, with a pass mark of at least 40% OR
  • Complete and pass at least 12 modules relevant to the degree each with a pass mark of at least 40%
Postgraduate Certificate 
  • Complete and pass at least 6 modules relevant to the degree
Postgraduate Award 
  • Complete and pass at least 3 modules relevant to the degree
Fail 
  • None of the above