University of Southampton Calendar 2017/18


University Calendar 2017/18 Section IX : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Academic Unit	Ocean and Earth Science
Final Award	Bachelor of Science (Honours) (BSc) Integrated Master of Science (MSci) with exit awards of: Bachelor of Science (Honours) (BSc) Bachelor of Science (Ordinary) (BSc) Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
Programme(s)	BSc Geophysical Sciences BSc Geology BSc Geology with Physical Geography BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography BSc Oceanography BSc Oceanography with Physical Geography MSci Biology with Marine Biology MSci Geophysics MSci Geology MSci Geology with Study Abroad MSci Marine Biology MSci Marine Biology with Study Abroad MSci Oceanography MSci Oceanography with French MSci Oceanography with Study Abroad
Last modified	April 2016

The General Academic Regulations which are in Section IV (General Academic Regulations) of the University Calendar apply to and regulate the programmes listed above.

On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the General Academic Regulations, or one or more of the clauses can be varied.

Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Committee for the exemptions and/or variations to the regulations noted below.

Additional requirements are also listed.

Exemptions

The clause(s) listed below describe where an exemption to the General Regulations exists.

	At the end of Semester 1 in Part 2, the MSci Geology (with study abroad); MSci Geophysics (with study abroad); MSci Marine Biology (with study abroad); MSci Oceanography (with study abroad) programmes are exempt from clause 3.4 under section 3 of the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results for Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes

Variations

The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the General Regulations exists.

Existing University Regulation (including link)		Programme(s)	Approved Variation
Section 2, Clause 2.2	http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/progression-regs.html The University standard Average Mark for a Part for undergraduate students on each Part of a programme is 40.	MSci Geology (with study abroad) MSci Geophysics (with study abroad) MSci Marine Biology (with study abroad) MSci Oceanography (with study abroad)	A candidate enrolled on these programmes must achieve an average part mark of 65% at the end of Part I. The candidate must then achieve an average part mark of 65% for Semester 1 of Part II. For MSci Geology (with study abroad) and MSci Geophysics (with study abroad) candidates, this mark will include the marks from the Semester 1 sub-modules of SOES2033.
Section 2, Clause 2.2	http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/progression-regs.html The University standard Average Mark for a Part for undergraduate students on each Part of a programme is 40.	MSci Biology and Marine Biology	A candidate enrolled on these programmes must achieve an average part mark of 55% at the end of Part II.
Section 2, Clause 2.2	http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/progression-regs.html The University standard Average Mark for a Part for undergraduate students on each Part of a programme is 40.	MSci Geology MSci Geophysics MSci Marine Biology MSci Oceanography MSci Ocean Chemistry MSci Oceanography with French	A candidate enrolled on these programmes must achieve an average part mark of 55% at the end of Part II and an average part mark of 60% at the end of Part III.
Section 2, Clauses 2.1 and 2.3	http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/progression-regs.html The University standard Average Mark for a Part for undergraduate students on each Part of a programme is 40. The University standard Qualifying Mark for undergraduate students taking Modules at all levels is 25.	MSci Oceanography with French	A candidate enrolled on this programme must achieve a minimum mark of 55% in FREN modules totalling 15 ECTS.

Additional Requirements

There are no additional requirements for these programmes.

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the programme specification.

Disclaimer

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.