Your final degree classification

Unlike undergraduate degrees, postgraduate awards are not classified ie you do not receive a 1st, 2:1, 2:2 or 3rd classification. Some postgraduate degrees may be awarded with Distinction, or with Merit. The exact criteria are given below. 

For the purpose of calculations for the award of merits and distinctions, where a reassessment is taken, the module mark following reassessment (capped at 50) will be used.   

Masters award criteria

Distinction

To be recommended for a Masters with distinction you must achieve the following:

• A rounded credit-weighted mean of at least 70% over all modules

• A mark of at least 70% in your dissertation

Merit

To be recommended for a Masters with merit you must achieve the following:

• A rounded credit-weighted mean of at least 60% over all modules

• A mark of at least 60% in your dissertation

For information on calculating your award calculation, see the Student Guide to the University’s Rules for Progression and Award in Postgraduate Programmes. 

Graduation ceremony

If you are eligible to graduate you will receive an online invitation to graduate from the University Graduation Office. It is important that you ensure that you have recorded a current non-university email address on your e:Vision account, prior to completing the programme, for this purpose.

Detailed information about the full graduation process, including how to register for graduation or how to graduate in absentia is available on the Graduation web pages. 

You should respond to the graduation invitation even if you do not wish to attend to ensure that the Graduation Office sends your certificate and academic transcript to the correct address.