What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study in industry, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.
CHEM20170, CHEM20180, CHEM20190, CHEM20480 are must pass units. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html//www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html
Students are required to achieve a mark of 50% in the second and third year in order to proceed to the fourth year of the programme. Students are required to attend all preparatory sessions and submit all requested documentation and forms by the deadlines. The distance learning aspect of the industrial placement year is must pass.
Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
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Intermediate Inorganic & Materials Chemistry | CHEM20170 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Intermediate Organic & Biological Chemistry | CHEM20180 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Intermediate Physical and Theoretical Chemistry | CHEM20190 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Intermediate Practical and Analytical Chemistry | CHEM20480 | 30 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
Additional costs
In addition to the fees for the programme, a student will encounter the following costs:
All student on this programme will undertake a placement in their 3rd year of study. Costs for travel and any overnight accommodation for interview purposes to secure a placement will be incurred by the student in the first instance and will be reimbursed, either by the company or the School. (Approximate cost for each interview is within the £100 - £300 band, depending on the location of the company.)