University of Southampton Calendar 2015/16


University Calendar 2015/16 Section VII : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Business, Law and Art

Academic Unit	Southampton Business School
Final Award	Master of Science Exit awards: Postgraduate Diploma Postgraduate Certificate
Programme(s)	MSc Accounting and Finance MSc Accounting and Management MSc Business Analytics and Management Sciences (also part-time) MSc Businss Analytics and Finance MSc Corporate Risk and Security Management (also part-time) MSc Cyber Security Risk Management MSc Digital Marketing MSc Finance MSc in Global Enterprise and Entrepreneurship MSc International Banking and Financial Studies MSc International Financial Markets MSc International Management MSc Human Resource Management MSc Knowledge and Information Systems Management (also part-time) MSc Marketing Analytics MSc Marketing Management MSc in Organisational Change Management MSc Project Management MSc Risk and Finance MSc Risk Management (also part-time) MSc Strategy and Innovation MSc Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Last modified	July 2015

Reference should be made to the University's General Regulations found in Section IV and Section V (Higher Degree Regulations) of the University Calendar.

Except where an opt-out has been granted by the University (see below) the following academic regulations apply in addition to the General Regulations.

Admissions

1.1	The programme follows the University Regulations for Admission to Degree Programmes. Specific information regarding the entry requirement for the Management School programmes can be found in the prospectus and on the Southampton Business School website.
1.2	Specific information regarding the level of English proficiency required for each programme is included in the prospectus and on the Southampton Business School website.
1.3	All individuals are selected and treated on their relative merits and abilities in line with the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy. Disabled applicants will be treated according to the same procedure as any other applicant with the added involvement of the Enabling Services Office to assess their needs.
1.4	Recognition of prior learning. If candidates have completed modules at other places of learning and can demonstrate the equivalence of their learning outcomes to a relevant module of the programme, the Business School may permit such a candidate to join a degree programme at an appropriate part. Such admissions must also comply with the University's regulations on credit transfer.

Structure of Programme(s)

2.1	The programmes are taken on a full time basis over a 12 month period or on a part-time basis over a 24 or 36 month period.
2.2	The programmes consist of one level of study with a mixture of core, compulsory and optional modules. Optional modules must be chosen in consultation with the personal tutor and are subject to availability.
2.3	The first component of the programmes consists of taught modules. The second component consists of a dissertation.
2.4	Programme structure and module information are detailed in the programme specification and on the Southampton Business School website.

Progression

3.1	The programmes follow the University Regulations for Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Standalone Masters Programmes as specified in Section IV of the University Calendar.

Assessment

4.1

The performance of candidates shall be assessed by the Board of Examiners in accordance with the University's Regulations Governing Examinations and are subject to confirmation by the School.

4.2

Candidates who fail initially to satisfy the examiners in the taught modules will normally be permitted to take referral assessments in the normal supplementary period in accordance with the regulations governing progression, with the exception of MSc Human Resource Management where a student who fails to progress under paragraph 3.1 may, following academic counselling, take Referral assessments in failed modules totalling not more than 60 CATS (30 ECTS).

Award of Qualification(s)

5.1	Qualifications are awarded according to the University Regulations for the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Standalone Masters Programmes specified in Section IV of the University Calendar.

Placements/Study Abroad/Exchange/Fieldwork

6.1	Study abroad or exchanges may be available.

Other

7.1

As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.

7.2

Students are required to satisfy the academic and the Attendance and Completion of Programme Requirements as set out in section IV of the University calendar, the programme specification and the programme handbook. Those students failing to do so may have their course terminated (see University Calendar Section IV: Transfer, Suspension, Withdrawal and Termination). Attendance may be monitored.