1. Subject to any individual course regulations, the requirement for entry shall be a degree in an appropriate engineering or science subject of any approved university. Candidates with other qualifications may be accepted by the Faculty Board.

Courses

2. Candidates shall be registered either for the degree of Master of Science (MSc) or for the Diploma of the University of Southampton.

3. Subject to any individual course regulations which permit part-time study, the courses shall be ones of full-time study, beginning in October and shall consist of lectures, coursework and, where appropriate, project work.

4. In special circumstances candidates may be required to attend a preliminary period of study, undertaking courses as directed by the Head of School/Department. Subject to satisfactory performance in these courses candidates will be permitted to proceed to the MSc or Diploma course during the following year.

Examinations

5. Candidates shall present themselves for examinations at such times as may be prescribed by the Head of School/Department. The examinations shall include such written, oral and practical examinations as shall be prescribed from time to time by the Board of the Faculty.

6. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners in the examinations and in the prescribed coursework for the qualification for which they are registered may be re-examined on one subsequent occasion, such re-examination being either at the normal time for such examinations in the subsequent year or, with the agreement of the candidate, at another time. In the latter case, the re-examination arrangements shall be subject to the approval of the Faculty Board.

7. Candidates who satisfy the examiners in the examinations and in the prescribed course work will qualify, subject to approval by the Senate, for the award of the Diploma of the University of Southampton (DipSoton).

8. Candidates for the MSc will continue with their courses until the end of September, during which time they will work on individual projects.

9. By arrangement with the Head of School/Department the project work may be carried out in an establishment outside the University.

10. Each MSc candidate must submit a dissertation on the project work by 31 December immediately following the end of the course. In special cases, with the permission of the Head of School/Department, the dissertation may be submitted by a later specified date.

11. A candidate whose dissertation satisfies the examiners will, subject to the approval of Senate, be awarded the degree of MSc (which may be awarded with distinction). In this case the DipSoton will not be awarded.

12. With the permission of the Faculty Board a candidate whose dissertation fails to satisfy the examiners may, on one subsequent occasion, resubmit the dissertation by a date or dates to be specified.

13. A candidate may not normally repeat the course.