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A GUIDE TO YOUR DEGREE SYLLABUSES AND ASSESSMENT 2017-2018 BA History, Politics and Economics School of Slavonic and East European Studies HISTORY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

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A GUIDE TO YOUR DEGREE SYLLABUSES AND ASSESSMENT

2017-2018

BA History, Politics and Economics

School of Slavonic and East European Studies HISTORY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

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Contents

Course Structure ................................................................................................... 3

BA History, Politics and Economics (HPE) .......................................................... 3

Outline of the Degree ........................................................................................... 3

YEAR 1 - Compulsory Units and Course Options ................................................ 3

YEAR 2 ............................................................................................................... 6

YEAR 3 ............................................................................................................... 9

Being ‘Complete’ in a Module ............................................................................. 11

Calculation of Degree Classification .................................................................... 12

BA History, Politics and Economics (HPE) ........................................................ 12

Examination Procedures ..................................................................................... 15

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Course Structure

BA History, Politics and Economics (HPE) Degree Structure

In this degree you will get a unique opportunity to develop expertise in the disciplines of economics, politics and history and to apply this expertise to understanding the social, cultural, economic and political world around us, developing skills essential for a whole range of future careers, with particular attention focused on the study of the areas with which the School of Slavonic and East European Studies is primarily concerned: the countries of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, including Russia and Germany. You will also have the opportunity to learn an East European language and to gain deeper insights into the major socio-economic and political issues such as the interaction between the economy, culture and political institutions and their joint impact on the lives of millions. The current structure of the degree requires you to take 12 course-units over 3 years, four in each year. Each course-unit is equivalent to two terms worth of workload. You will also:

Learn the basics of an East European language.

Achieve an understanding of the disciplines of History, Politics and Economics.

Write a dissertation based on your own research with reference to the region

Outline of the Degree

YEAR 1 - Compulsory Units and Course Options TOTAL UNITS TO BE TAKEN IN YEAR 1 = 4.0cu

Compulsory Units (2.5 course units):

SESS1003 Introduction to Microeconomics (0.5 cu Term 1) SESS1004 Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.5 cu Term 2) SESS1205 Understanding Politics I: the Big Questions in Contemporary Europe (0.5cu) SESS1206 Understanding Politics II: How Politics Works (0.5cu) SEHI1004 Frontiers of History (1 cu)

PLUS COURSES TO THE VALUE OF 1.0 COURSE UNITS SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:

Politics and Sociology, SSEES

SESS1102 Introduction to International Relations (1.0 cu)

SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory (0.5 cu, Term 1)

SESS1203 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology (0.5 cu Term 2)

SESS1204 Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 1) NB. The politics and sociology courses are normally prerequisites for second-year courses in their respective fields.

Economics and Business, SSEES

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SESS1005 Applied Game Theory for Economics and Business (0.5 cu Term 2)

SESS1006 Contemporary Issues in International Business (0.5 cu Term 1)

Language and Culture, SSEES

SEEB1009 Bulgarian A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEEC1009 Czech A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEEF1009 Finnish A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEEH1009 Hungarian A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEEP1009 Polish A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEER1009 Romanian A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SERS1009 Russian A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEEY1009 Serbian/Croatian A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SEEU1009 Ukrainian A (0.5 cu Terms 1&2)

SERS1011 Making of Modern Russian Culture (0.5 cu)

SERS2012 Representations of Russia (0.5 cu)

SERS1013 Russian Cinema: History, Politics, Society (0.5 cu)

SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE2009 Narratives of Exile

SEEE2010 Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800 – 1930 (0.5 cu)

SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube: Intercultural Frictions and Flows (0.5 cu)

SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema (0.5 cu)

SEEE2014 Minority Languages of Russia: Cultural, Linguistic Diversity and Endangerment (0.5 cu)

SEEE2015 Staging Europe: Modern European Drama and Theatre (0.5cu)

SEEE1002 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (1.0 cu)

SEEE1002B Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE1003 Introduction to East European Literature in Translation (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE1006 Literature and Memory (0.5 cu Term 1)

SERS1010 Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism (0.5 cu Term 1) Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and levels will be available every year.

History, SSEES

SEHI1001 Seminars in History (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEHI1002 Modern Historiography (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEHI0005 History of Eastern Europe since 1856 (1.0 cu Terms 1&2) Languages @ UCL Language courses may be taken from the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) (0.5 or 1 cu) Please note: Only one full course unit language course may be studied each year. You cannot switch to a different language during your studies. IMPORTANT

1. In order to progress from Year 1, students must have passed at least 3.0 course units. Students

must also have satisfied UCL’s foreign language requirements in order to graduate.

2. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study (HPE) the student must

have taken and passed any compulsory course units.

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3. Students must also have satisfied UCL’s foreign language requirements in order to graduate.

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YEAR 2 In your second year, you will choose your track, specializing in two of the three disciplines embedded in HPE. Whichever two you choose, you must complete at least 1.0 course unit in each of the two. In total, you must choose a total of 4.0 course units. Please note the term of teaching is provisional

All students, regardless of track, must take one of the following ***AWESOME*** core courses (1cu):

SESS2101 The History of European Political Ideas (1 cu)

SESS2012 Economic History and Ideas (1 cu)

History and Politics Track

At least 1 course unit in History and 1.0 cu in Politics from the following courses (note that SESS2106 in Politics is compulsory):

Module Pre-requisite Level Units Term

History

SEHI2002 Crown, Church and Estates in Central Europe

SEHI2007 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 1.0 1 & 2

SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 1.0 1 & 2

SEHI2008 The Fall and the Rise of the Polish Nation 1.0 1 & 2

SEHI2009 Media, Culture & Society in the Soviet Union INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 1.0 1 & 2

SEHI6012 Migration in Russian History 1.0

Politics

SESS2106 Comparative Political Analysis (compulsory!) 0.5

SESS2102 Politics & Society in Central & Eastern Europe SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2103 Russian Politics& Society SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2109 Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 2

SESS2108 Post-Soviet Politics and Society SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 2

History and Economics Track

At least 1 course units in History and 1 c.u. in Economics (note that you are required to choose, as a compulsory course, either SESS2005 or SESS2006):

Module Pre-requisite Level Units Term

History

SEHI2002 Crown, Church and Estates in Central Europe

SEHI2007 The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 1.0

SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 1.0

SEHI2008 The Fall and the Rise of the Polish Nation 1.0

SEHI2009 Media, Culture & Society in the Soviet Union INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 1.0

SEHI6012 Migration in Russian History 1.0

Economics

SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics } One of these two

is compulsory

SESS1003 INTER 0.5 2

SESS2006 European Macroeconomics SESS1004 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2010 Applied Econometrics STAT6102 AND SESS1003 OR SESS1004

INTER 0.5 1

SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies SESS1003 AND SESS1004 INTER 1.0 1 & 2

SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration SESS1003 OR SESS1004 INTER 1.0 2

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Politics and Economics track

At least 1 course units in Politics and 1.0cu in Economics (note that SESS2106 is compulsory and that you are also required to choose, as a compulsory course, either SESS2005 or SESS2006):

Module Pre-requisite Level Units Term

Politics

SESS2106 Comparative Political Analysis (compulsory!) 0.5

SESS2102 Politics & Society in Central & Eastern Europe SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2103 Russian Politics& Society SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2109 Politics and Societies of Southeast Europe SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 2

SESS2108 Post-Soviet Politics and Society SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 2

Economics

SESS2005 Topics in Microeconomics } One of these two

is compulsory

SESS1003 INTER 0.5 2

SESS2006 European Macroeconomics SESS1004 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2010 Applied Econometrics STAT6102 AND SESS1003 OR SESS1004

INTER 0.5 1

SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies SESS1003 AND SESS1004 INTER 1.0 1 & 2

SESS2011 Political Economy of European Integration SESS1003 OR SESS1004 INTER 1.0 2

SSEES electives

All students can take up to 1cu of HPE electives, from SSEES options, including a language, or from another UCL department.

Module Pre-requisite Level Units Term

Economics

SESS2009 New Venture Creation SESS1005 AND SESS1006 INTER 0.5 1

SESS2001 Emerging Market Economies SESS1003 AND SESS1004 INTER 1.0 1 & 2

SESS3001 Growth and Convergence SESS2005 AND SESS2010 ADV 0.5 2

SESS3003 Industrial and Corporate Change in Central and Eastern Europe

SESS1005 AND SESS1006 AND SESS1003/SESS1004

ADV 1.0 1 & 2

SESS3007 Health Economics and Policy SESS1003 ADV 0.5 2

SESS3009 Economics of Entrepreneurship SESS2010 ADV 0.5 1

SESS3011 Economics of Family SESS2005 ADV 0.5 1

SESS3010 International Macroeconomics SESS2006 ADV 0.5 2

Politics and Sociology, SSEES

SESS1202 Understanding Society: Social Theory FIRST 0.5 1

SESS1203 Understanding Society: Political Sociology FIRST 0.5 2

SESS2104 The Making of Modern Ukraine INTER 1

SESS2105 Democracy and Democratization SESS1205 AND SESS1206 INTER 0.5 2

SESS2106 Comparative Political Analysis SESS1206 OR equiv. INTER 0.5 1

SESS2102 Politics & Society in Central & Eastern Europe SESS1205 OR SESS1206 INTER 0.5 1

History

SEHI6009 History of Russia 1598-1856 INTER 1.0

SEHI6011 History of Modern Germany 1815-1990 INTER 1.0

SEHI7002 Fascism and Authoritarianism in E. Europe INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 0.5

SEHI7004 Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 0.5

SEHI7008 The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States INTER 0.5

SEHI7009 Age of Extremes in the Balkans INTER 0.5

SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 0.5

SEHI7012 Czechoslovakia in the Age of Extremes INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADV 0.5

SEHI7011 Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia ADV 0.5

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Languages and Culture

SEEB2109 Bulgarian B 0.5 1&2

SEEC2109 Czech B 0.5 1&2

SEEF2109 Finnish B 0.5 1&2

SEEH2109 Hungarian B 0.5 1&2

SEEP2109 Polish B 0.5 1&2

SEER2109 Romanian B 0.5 1&2

SERS2009 Russian B 0.5 1&2

SEEY2109 Serbian-Croatian B 0.5 1&2

SEEU2109 Ukrainian B (0.5cu) 0.5 1&2

SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense 0.5 1

SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity INTER 0.5 2

SEEE2008 Vampires, Society and Culture INTER 0.5 1

SEEE2010 Tales of the Unexpected INTER 0.5

SEEE2011 Languages in Contact along the Danube INTER 0.5 2

SEEE2012 Stories of Change INTER 0.5

SEEE2013 War, Trauma and Memory INTER 0.5 2

SEEE2015 Staging Europe INTER 0.5 1

SEEP7001 Contemporary Polish Cinema INTER 0.5

SERS2012 Russian Cinema: Men and Women INTER 0.5

SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia ADV 0.5

Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and levels will be available every year. **PLEASE NOTE: Only one language course may be studied each year. It is not allowed to switch to a different language in the next academic year .

Floating Option Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1.0 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned. We cannot guarantee that every course will be available every year.

NB. In order to progress from Year two, students must be complete in the 4.0 Course Units

from Year one, have passed at least 7.0 course units.

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YEAR 3 Compulsory courses:

SESS3110 – The Crisis of 1989 and the New Global Revolutions (1.0 cu)

Dissertation in one chosen discipline which has been studied in Year 2 (1.0cu)

1 course unit of Optional courses related to dissertation discipline

1 course unit of HPE electives from SSEES options, including language, or from another UCL department

Economics and Business

SESS3002 International Trade (0.5 cu, Term 1) P: Introduction to Macroeconomics AND Introduction to Microeconomics

SESS3005 Topics in Financial Management (0.5 cu, Term 2) P: Topics in Microeconomics

SESS3008 Topics in Financial Management II (0.5 cu, Term 2) P:Topics in Microeconomics and Topics in Financial Management I

Politics and Sociology, SSEES:

SESS3107 Poland in the UK (0.5 cu Term 1)

SESS3102 Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy (1.0 cu)

SESS3103 European Security (1.0 cu Terms 1 & 2)

SESS3202 Baltic Politics and Society (0.5 cu Term 2)

SESS3203 Social Change in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5cu Term 2)

SESS2104 The Making of Modern Ukraine (1.0 cu)

SESS2101 History of European Political Ideas (1.0 cu) History, SSEES

SEHI6008 History of Russia to 1598 (1.0 cu)

SEHI6009 History of Russia 1598-1856 (1.0 cu)

SEHI6011 Modern Germany 1815-1990 (1.0 cu)

SEHI7005 Themes in Romanian History: From Dacians to Democrats (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEHI7008 The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEHI7009 Age of Extremes in the Balkans (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEHI2006 Successors to the Habsburgs (1.0 cu)

SEHI2002 Crown Church and Estates in Central Europe 1500-1700 (1 cu)

SEHI2008 The Fall and Rise of the Polish Nation 1648-1921 (1 cu)

SEHI7004 Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890-1970 (0.5 cu)

SEHI7010 History of the Soviet Union (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEHI7011 Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia (0.5 cu Term 1)

Languages and Culture, SSESS

SERS2020 The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought (0.5 cu), taught over two terms

SERS4016 Russian Cinema: Innovation and Experiment (0.5 cu), taught over two terms

SERS4017 Contemporary Russian Cinema (0.5 cu), taught over two terms (Advanced knowledge of Russian required)

SERS4027 Russian Literature from the Death of Stalin (0.5 cu) (Limited places), taught over two terms (Advanced knowledge of Russian required)

SEEE2005 Cinema in Eastern Europe (1.0 cu)

SEEE2005A Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 1)

SEEE2005B Cinema in Eastern Europe (0.5 cu Term 2)

SEEE2006 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense

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SEEE2007 How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity

SERS3109 Russian C (0.5 cu)

SEEF3109 Finnish C

SEEY3109 Serbian/Croatian C (0.5 cu) Please note we cannot guarantee that all languages and levels will be available every year. **PLEASE NOTE: Only one language course may be studied each year.

Floating Option Students may choose courses from other departments at UCL up to a maximum value of 1 course unit in their second and third years combined, subject to the permission of all departments concerned. We cannot guarantee that every course will be available every year. Progression

The basic principle of BA HPE degrees is progression from one year to the next through the three years along defined disciplinary pathways. Knowledge and skills learned in one year provide building blocks for more advanced study in a subsequent year.

NB. To be awarded a degree with honours (classified) in the field of study the student must have taken and passed any compulsory course units.

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Being ‘Complete’ in a Module

The ‘complete’ requirements can be found in UCL’s progression rules and degree award rules in section 2 of the Academic Regulations for Students: Undergraduate Programmes at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs An explanatory example (without regulatory power) is the following: At UCL there is an important difference between failing a module – even if a module has been irredeemably failed after both the first and the second attempts – and being ‘incomplete’ in the assessment for a module: it is possible to fail a module permanently, while nevertheless ‘completing’ it. The difference can be very significant.

In order to be ‘complete’ in a module, students must have been academically assessed in all of the examined elements relating to the module on at least the first or the second attempt. In other words, the student must have seriously attempted all relevant assessment at least once, instead of being absent and/or failing to submit work. Merely attending an examination without making a credible attempt that can be academically assessed or submitting empty pages or negligible work that cannot be academically assessed does not complete the assessment.

Completing all modules, even if some modules may have been failed, is very important: In order to progress from year 2 to year 3 a student must be complete in all year 1 modules; in order to progress from year 3 to year 4 a student must be complete in all year 2 modules. If students become permanently ‘incomplete’ in a module, they may therefore no longer be able to progress and will have to leave UCL. Final-year students who become ‘incomplete’ in a module by failing to attempt a re-sit after already having failed to complete all elements of assessment on the first attempt will no longer qualify for a classified honours degree and may only qualify for an unclassified ordinary degree.

It is therefore particularly important not to miss assessment by failing to submit work or being absent from examination; and it is imperative not to do so on a second attempt if the assessment for the module has remained incomplete after the first attempt. Further details and the formal regulations can be found in paragraph 2.10.1 of UCL’s Academic Regulations for Students: Undergraduate Programmes, Section 2: General Regulations at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs

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Calculation of Degree Classification SCHEME FOR THE AWARD OF HONOURS TO STUDENTS BA History, Politics and Economics (HPE)

Students registered for the degree are required to undertake a programme of study comprising courses to the value of 4.0 course units in each year. Progression In order to proceed to the second year, all students must have passed a minimum of 3.0 course units. In order to proceed to the third and final year of the programme, students must have passed a minimum of 7.0 course units AND be complete in the 4.0 course units from Year one in each year, students must have passed any courses deemed compulsory for progression. The pass mark for each course unit is 40%. Further Information: Progression and Awards - Honours Consequences of Failure The pass mark for each course unit is 40%. From 2017/18 onwards, late summer resits will be available for eligible students who fail between 0.5 and 2.0 course units. These students will resit the failed components of the module/s (exams and/or coursework) in late summer and their overall mark for the module/s will be capped at 40%. If they then meet the requirements for progression, they will progress to the next year as usual. Students are not eligible for a resit if they are eligible for the award of a degree despite the failed module/s, or if they have been excluded for academic insufficiency, academic misconduct or disciplinary issues. Students cannot be reassessed in a module they have passed. Students who fail more than 2.0 course units will usually be required to repeat the failed modules in the following academic year, re-enrolling in all failed modules and paying tuition and fees, and must redo all components of all the modules they failed. Their results in those modules will be capped at 40%. Students will not be able to commence the next level of study until the repeat is successfully passed. If a course unit is not passed after the second attempt, whether the second attempt is a resit or a repeat of the entire year, the student is deemed to have irretrievably failed the module and if this makes it impossible for them to obtain the degree, their registration on the programme will be terminated by the Examination Board. Further information: Consequences of Failure Award of degree To be awarded an honours degree, a student must have completed courses to the value of 12.0 course units, and satisfied the examiners in courses to a minimum value of 11.0 course units, fulfilling all attendance and coursework requirements, submitting all written work prescribed for assessment purposes and taking all parts of any examination in those courses.

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To be awarded a degree with honours in the field of study for which the student is registered, the student must have taken and passed any course units deemed compulsory for such an award (not to be confused with course units to be compulsory for progression), according to local rules. Where students have failed to pass the specified Course Unit but have passed the required number of units for the award of an honours degree, students will still be eligible for the award of an honours degree, but one with a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners. Students who fail to satisfy the examiners in 11.0 or more course units, but who have nevertheless completed at least 11.0 course units and passed a minimum of 10.0 course units, including at least two at advanced level and two in their final year, together with any deemed compulsory according to local rules, may be awarded an Ordinary Degree in their registered field of study. Students who are eligible for the award of an Ordinary Degree under these requirements, but who have not satisfied the examiners in one or more courses deemed compulsory, will be awarded an Ordinary Degree in a different field of study, to be determined by the Board of Examiners. Classification The class of honours degree shall be determined by the relevant Board of Examiners on the basis of the results obtained in 9.0 course units, to be selected as follows: a) EITHER the result from the best 1.0 course unit from Year 1, subject to local rules OR the result

from a 1.0 course nominated in advance (or alternatively the two best 0.5 course units or two 0.5 course units nominated in advance);

b) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 2, subject to local rules; c) The 4.0 course units taken in Year 3. Classification will be based in the first instance on a consideration of the median of the marks from the 9.0 units of assessment. The units are to be weighted 1: 3: 5, as follows: d) Year 1: 1 e) Year 2: 3 f) Year 3: 5 Marks for retaken or substitute course units will be included in the calculation for the mark of the year in which that course unit was first attempted, rather than in the year it was actually taken, if that is different. Further Information: Classification Interim Qualifications A student may be awarded an interim qualification if they meet or surpass defined learning outcomes and credit requirements. The Board of Examiners will assess the student’s eligibility for the interim qualification against the appropriate qualification learning outcomes and credit requirements. The standard UCL Interim Qualification Learning Outcomes described in the UCL Academic Manual outline the threshold academic standards required to pass each of UCL’s main interim qualifications, in line with the UCL Qualifications and Credit Framework and the UK Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. Interim qualifications are not eligible for a classification.

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Available interim qualifications:

Certificate of Higher Education (Cert HE)

Diploma of Higher Education (Dip HE)

Ordinary Degree (Bachelors without Honours)

Bachelors with Honours

Honours Degree without a Study Abroad or Placement Year

Graduate Certificate (Grad Cert)

Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip)

Aegrotat Degree

Special and Aegrotat Provisions Further Information: Interim Qualifications Consideration of borderlines Candidates falling within 1% of a class boundary may be considered for raising to the higher class. Such consideration will be at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. Candidates within the 1% borderline zone are subject to the following factors:

an analysis of the mark distributions for candidates and consideration given to a preponderance of marks of a class, such as half of the marks or the majority of marks, where appropriate;

a consideration as to whether there is “exit velocity” in the candidates’ performance;

particular emphasis placed on course units of higher value or those with a significant research element;

attention to those marks which have a particular significance for the overall classification. Where a student has validated Extenuating Circumstances, and the student’s weighted average mark falls within the 1% borderline zone, the Faculty/Departmental Extenuating Circumstances Panel may recommend that the student be exempted from some or all of the borderline criteria. Full details of UG Borderline Criteria are available in chapter 4 of the UCL Academic Manual. Application of classification scheme In exceptional cases, the Board of Examiners may exercise discretion in the application of this Faculty Scheme. The general Regulations of the College and of the University are assumed to apply in conjunction with the above Scheme, as are the local rules and guidelines produced by the relevant Department(s).

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Examination Procedures The exam period is provisionally scheduled for 25 April 2018 – 08 June 2018. Nevertheless, procedures leading up to examinations begin almost at the very start of the academic year. Since the UCL Exams Office manage up to 16,000 candidates, it is not surprising that the procedure is tightly structured. By the same token, it is very easy to ‘get lost in the system’, particularly if you miss deadlines or fail to complete the necessary forms in time. The first deadline you have to meet will be, 7 October 2016, which is the final date for the completion of student module selections on Portico. Subsequently, you will have an opportunity to complete a green Change of Course form if you decide to change a course. The purpose of these forms is to inform the UCL Exams Office of the courses you are taking and hence, the exams for which you should be entered. It should be obvious what could happen if you do not manage to complete these forms accurately or in time. The SSEES Sub-Board of Examiners and the UCL Social & Historical Sciences Faculty Board decide on the class of degree you receive and, if you are a first or second-year student, whether you may progress to the next year. Special Examination Arrangements Special Examination Arrangements (SEAs) are adjustments to central or departmental written examinations which can be made as a Reasonable Adjustment for students with a disability or longer-term condition or as a form of mitigation for students with shorter-term medical Extenuating Circumstances. This may include, but is not limited to extra time, a separate room, rest breaks and specialist equipment. Students must make an application to use the special examination facilities. Further information: Special Examination Arrangements – guidance and forms Special Examination Arrangements – regulations Student Disability Services Reasonable Adjustments regulations Illness and other Extenuating Circumstances UCL recognises that some students can experience serious difficulties and personal problems which affect their ability to complete an assessment such as a sudden, serious illness or the death of a close relative. Students need to make sure that they notify UCL of any circumstances which are unexpected, significantly disruptive and beyond their control, and which might have a significant impact on their performance at assessment. UCL can then put in place alternative arrangements, such as an extension or a deferral of assessment to a later date. Longer-term conditions The Extenuating Circumstances regulations are designed to cover unexpected emergencies; they are not always the best way to help students who might have a longer-term medical or mental health condition or a disability. Although there may be times when it is necessary for such students to use the EC regulations, students should make sure they are aware of, and take advantage of, all the other support mechanisms provided by UCL such as:

Reasonable Adjustments

Special Examination Arrangements

Student Disability Services

Student Psychological Services

Student Support and Wellbeing

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Support to Study Policy UCL Student Mental Health Policy Further information: Extenuating Circumstances Regulations Grounds for Extenuating Circumstances Extenuating Circumstances Form If you wish to be considered for extenuating circumstances, then you should submit a completed extenuating circumstances form supported by medical certificate or other evidence to: [email protected]. This information will be treated in confidence and the results will be decided by the Extenuating Circumstance panel. Students suffering from exam stress may, if their case is supported by a letter from their GP, be allowed to take exams in a special UCL facility. It is your responsibility to ensure that all forms are completed in time, that you are correctly entered for the right exams, that your exam is timetabled (watch out – there are often changes between the provisional and final published timetables), that you have let all the relevant people know of any extenuating circumstances, and that you actually turn up to the exam at the right place at the right time. If you fail to follow these guidelines, then your degree result and opportunity to progress to the

next year may be jeopardised.