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Section 4: Graduate Certificates and Diplomas Scope of these regulations: This section applies only to the Graduate Diploma in Theology Graduate Diploma in Theology The Graduate Diploma in Theology is a programme for graduates, which is assessed at the level of a first degree. These regulations should be read in conjunction with the General Academic Regulations (section 1) and the General Assessment Regulations (section 2). 36 Entrance Requirements The programme closed to new entrants from September 2009 36.1 Applicants must normally have a first degree or equivalent qualification in a subject other than Theology. 37 Programme of Study 37.1 Students are required to attend either a full-time programme of study approved for this purpose by the College, extending over one calendar year, or a part-time programme of study extending over two calendar years. 37.2 The programme consists of three whole modules (or the equivalent number of whole and half modules) and a Dissertation of up to 8000 words on an approved topic, prepared under supervision. 37.3 Modules are chosen by the student and approved by the Diploma Convenor from the available modules in the BA Theology, excluding beginners’ modules in ancient languages. No more than two of the three modules (or equivalent in half modules) may be at level 4 (taken from the first year of full-time study in the first degree programmes). A student may take a beginners’ language module concurrently with or in preparation for Diploma studies, and will normally be charged a module fee for this. 37.4 A student may be permitted to take a module which is subject to a prerequisite without that prerequisite if he or she has provided documentary evidence to satisfy the Module Teacher that he or she has prior knowledge and understanding, at an appropriate level, which forms a sufficient preparation to study the module. A full-time student may take a module and its required prerequisite simultaneously at the discretion of the Module Tutor(s), on condition that he or she completes appropriate preliminary reading before the beginning the module. 37.5 Part-time students normally attend and are assessed in two modules in their first year of study, and one module and the Dissertation in the second year of study. 38 Assessment 38.1 Each module is assessed as defined in the approved module outline, normally by a combination of coursework required to be completed during the term(s) in which the module is taught, by dates published to students, and an 28
end-of-year assessment to be completed by a specified date in the summer term. Some end-of-year assessments are in the form of an examination. 38.2 The pass mark for each module, and for the Dissertation, is 40%. 39 The conduct of coursework assessment 39.1 Students must submit each required coursework assessment task by the published deadline, unless an extended deadline has been approved in writing by the module teacher. 39.2 Each assessment task will be awarded a mark out of 100. The percentage weight of each assessment task in determining the module mark is specified in each approved module outline, and published to students taking the module. 39.3 All coursework marks remain provisional until the meeting of the Examination Board. 39.4 If coursework is submitted after the due date without an extension authorised in writing, or after the end of the extension, the marker will deduct 2 marks for every day on which the work is late, up to 10 days. Work presented more than ten days late, without an authorised extension, will be marked as a reassessment for a maximum mark of 40% for the task. If the work is of a standard sufficient to pass (40% or above) and the deduction of marks yields a mark lower than 40%, a mark of 40% will be awarded. 39.5 Markers will deduct not less than 2 and not more than 10 marks from each coursework task which exceeds the maximum word length set by more than 10%. 40 End of Year Assessment 40.1 All end-of-year assessment for the modules takes place in the summer term. 40.2 Students will be required to complete an assessment entry form, to be submitted to the Academic Registrar or nominee by 1st February. 40.3 End-of-year essays must be submitted to the Academic Registrar or nominee not later than the Monday of the third week of the Summer Term. 40.4 Dissertations must be submitted to the Academic Registrar or nominee not later than the 1 st September in the final year of study. 41 Provisions for students who fail assessment 41.1 A candidate who achieves a module mark below the pass mark will be required to repeat the assessment task(s) which caused failure in the module. 41.2 Unless the Board of Examiners has determined that the candidate’s failure in an assessment task, (whether through non-submission or after making an attempt) was the consequence of mitigating circumstances which the student could not have foreseen, the maximum mark awarded for a second or subsequent attempt at an assessment task will be 40%. 41.3 A candidate who has achieved a pass mark in the module as a whole will not be permitted a second attempt at an assessment task in order to achieve a higher module mark. 41.4 If a candidate has failed the module by not making a reasonable attempt 29
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