_________ 1. Introduction
1.1 This Regulation is made in pursuance of Ordinance 4.
1.2 This Regulation applies to all first degree courses or parts thereof offered other than by full-time study governed by Regulation 3.
2. Admission
2.1 An applicant for admission shall comply with the provisions of Regulation 2. 3. Matriculation
3.1 A student for a first degree shall matriculate as a student of the University. 4. Courses of Study
4.1 A student shall pursue for the prescribed period a course of study approved by the Senate.
4.2 The courses of study for first degrees shall be as prescribed in the course structures. All courses of study shall consist of stages and modules except as otherwise approved by the Senate.
4.3 Each stage within a course of study leading to a first degree shall consist of eight modules. Modules within each stage may be grouped in accordance with subject matter into sets. Such groups are referred to as module sets.
4.4 A module of mixed-mode study shall consist of one hundred hours of student effort which may include the following as appropriate:
• self-paced, asynchronous lectures and tutorials remotely delivered
• timetabled lectures and supervised tutorials or seminars remotely delivered
• residential periods of lectures, supervised tutorials, seminars, workshops, laboratories or studio work
• project work, dissertations
• private study, supervised or otherwise
• module assessment including written examinations
• self-paced learning materials.
Travel time to attend residential courses or examinations is excluded.
4.4.1 The Head of the School shall allocate a 'level' to each module offered by the School. Except with the approval of the Senate, the level shall be determined by the definition of level adopted by the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework, namely with reference to:
• the complexity and depth of knowledge and understanding
• links to academic or professional practice
• the degree of integration, independence and creativity required
• the range and sophistication of application/practice
• the role(s) taken in relation to other learners in carrying out tasks
4.4.2 A Head of School may prescribe up to two lower level pre-requisites for any module. 4.5 Diets of examinations for study by distance learning shall be as approved by the Senate.
4.6 A student shall have completed a stage of mixed-mode study when all twelve modules comprising the stage of study have been successfully completed.
4.7 A student shall complete a course of study within the maximum period prescribed for the course and mode of study. In exceptional circumstances the Senate may extend the period.
4.8 A student shall complete an approved course of mixed-mode study leading to the award of first degree within a period extending over not more than ten years from the date of first registering for the degree course including any periods for temporary suspension of study. The period shall include any period during which a student was registered as a full-time student. In exceptional circumstances the Senate may extend the period.
4.9 A course of study for the degree of Bachelor shall contain at least six modules at level three. 5. Credit Rating
5.1 Each module shall have a credit rating of 15 points irrespective of the level of the module based on 150 notional hours of student effort. Each module shall be rated as equivalent to 15 SCQF (Scotttish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits.
5.2 A student who has successfully completed a module shall be awarded 15 credit points. A student who is deemed by the examiners to have achieved a performance at Grade F, which is below the minimum acceptable level for the award of credit points, shall receive no credit points.
5.3 A student shall not receive credit more than once for any module or set of modules.
5.4 A student shall receive only one set of credit points for modules in a course of study which contain a significant amount of common material.
6. Accreditation of Prior Learning
The University’s policy on the Accreditation of Prior Learning is contained in Regulation 46: Accreditation of Prior Learning.
7. Curriculum
7.1 A student shall follow a curriculum selected from the modules within a course of study prescribed in the course structure.
7.2 A student at the beginning of each stage shall have his or her curriculum approved by the Head of his or her School.
7.4 A student who wishes to change his or her curriculum during a stage may be allowed subject to the approval of and such conditions as may be required by the Head of School, irrespective of whether or not the change involves a set of linked modules. For transfer from any module in a linked set of modules a student shall declare his or her intention in writing to his or her Head of School and also to the Head of School offering the modules not less than four weeks prior to the assessment at the end of the module in which he or she wishes to discontinue the study, if the set of linked modules has no end of module assessment. Thereupon the School offering the modules shall provide an end of module assessment within the module.
8. Performance
8.1 A student admitted to a course of study shall perform satisfactorily and take all the assessments prescribed for the particular course of study.
8.2 If in the opinion of the Head of the School a student is failing to perform satisfactorily, the Head of the School shall write to the student, notifying him or her and advising him or her of the possible consequences, which may include the decision that the student shall not be allowed to present himself or herself for examination. The Head of the student's School shall inform a Dean of the University and the Academic Registrar of any such action.
8.3 A student who fails to comply with the requirements for performance may, after due warning, and by the decision of the Senate on the recommendation of the Undergraduate Studies Committee, be instructed to withdraw from the University.
paragraph 8.3. A medical certificate shall be submitted in support of any written statement where appropriate.
9. External Examiners
9.1 For each subject or group of subjects within a course of study for a first degree there shall be at least one external examiner.
9.2 An external examiner shall be appointed by the Senate.
9.3 An external examiner shall normally be appointed for a period not exceeding four years and exceptionally may be reappointed for one further year.
9.4 At the end of each year and of the period of appointment an external examiner shall submit a written report to the Principal.
9.5 The examinations and assessments for first degrees shall be as prescribed in the course structure. 9.6 All material for either written assessment or continuous assessment of third level modules and above
shall be moderated by the external examiner before the assessment is undertaken either synoptically or within each module. All assessed material shall be available for the external examiner prior to the meeting of the Progression Board.
9.7 Assessment of modules other than those referred to in paragraph 9.6 may be externally moderated at the discretion of the School offering the module.