! (to be replaced from 1 October 2009 - see updated regulation)!

(1)    Candidates for admission to a course leading to a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma or Post-Experience Certificate shall normally be Honours graduates of an approved institution. Other persons whose qualifications are deemed suitable by the Senate may be considered for admission.

(2)    Candidates wishing to enter upon a course leading to a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma or Post-Experience Certificate must first obtain approval of their registration from the Senate. They must submit satisfactory evidence of their ability to undertake the course.

(3)    Full-time candidates for a Postgraduate Diploma or Post-Experience Diploma shall be required to pursue an approved programme of study or research for at least three terms. The period of study or research prescribed for part-time candidates shall normally be at least six terms.

(4)    Full-time candidates for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate or a Post-Experience Certificate shall normally be required to pursue an approved programme of study for at least one term. The period of study prescribed for part-time candidates shall normally be at least two terms or an equivalent period of study.

(5)    The duration of the programme of study or research and any additional conditions to be attached to a candidate’s registration, shall be prescribed by the Senate at the time when the application for registration is approved.

(6)    Candidates registered for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate shall have a supervisor or personal tutor appointed by the Head of the appropriate Department or School.

(7)    The Senate may require the terms of registration to include a probationary period which shall not be less than half the length of the total period of registration.

(8)    The programme of study or research for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate shall be approved by the Senate and set out in Course Regulations.

(9)    The Regulations Governing the Constitution and Duties of Boards of Examiners for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate shall be as for Regulations Governing the Constitution and Duties of Boards of Examiners for Master’s degrees by Examination and Dissertation.

(10)    Methods of assessment and examination for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate shall be approved by the Senate and set out in Course Regulations.

(11)    Candidates may be required by the examiners to present themselves for an oral examination.

(12)    Candidates registered for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate may be permitted by the Senate on the recommendation of the appropriate Head of Department or School to transfer their registration to the degree of either MA, MBA, MEd, MPA, MRes, MSc, LLM, MPhil, or PhD.

(13)    Candidates registered for a higher degree may be permitted or required by the Senate on the recommendation of the Head of the appropriate Department or School to transfer their registration to the appropriate Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate.

(14)    Candidates for a Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Award, Post-Experience Diploma and Post-Experience Certificate may be required to withdraw from their course of study in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Termination of Registration of Candidates for Higher Degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas.