15. Resits

A candidate who fails the MSc may be admitted to and examined on the course as offered in one of the two subsequent years. This resit attempt shall normally be taken at the next opportunity, but may be deferred once.

In such a case the examiners will specify at the time of failure which of the assessed components of the course may or must be redone. In such a case a student will not be eligible for a merit or distinction on the whole course. Where a resit is required after technical failure of an option (i.e. non-submission of the work), this module mark will be capped at 50.

No piece of written work shall be submitted for examination on more than one occasion. It is University policy that candidates who have initially failed an MSc are not normally eligible for the award of merit or distinction.