Programme structure: Educational Research (MSc) - what's running in 2014/15

All units in this programme are must pass. 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

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Core Skills in Educational Research	EDUCM5501	0	Mandatory	AYEAR
Understanding Educational Research	EDUCM5502	20	Mandatory	AYEAR
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (GSoE)	EDUCM0003	20	Mandatory	AYEAR
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (GSoE)	EDUCM0004	20	Mandatory	AYEAR
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences (SoE)	EDUCM0005	20	Mandatory	AYEAR
Dissertation	EDUCM1900	60	Mandatory	TB-4
40 credit points from the following:
Philosophy of Social Sciences	EDUCM5506	20	Optional	AYEAR
Multivariate Statistical Methods in Education	EDUCM5507	20	Optional	AYEAR
Advanced Quantitative Modelling Techniques in Education	EDUCM5509	10	Optional	AYEAR
Autoethnography	EDUCM0009	10	Optional	AYEAR
Educational Quality, Improvement and Evaluation	EDUCM0006	10	Optional	AYEAR
Ethnography Across Educational Contexts	EDUCM0007	20	Optional	AYEAR
Interdisciplinary Studies of Science	EDUCM0010	10	Optional	AYEAR
Narrative Interviewing	EDUCM0019	10	Optional	AYEAR
Writing as Inquiry	EDUCM0021	10	Optional	AYEAR
Narrative Inquiry	EDUCM0008	20	Optional	AYEAR
Questionnaire Design and Analysis	EDUCM0011	10	Optional	AYEAR
Visual Inquiry	EDUCM0012	10	Optional	AYEAR
MSc Educational Research		180

Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.