What will my award title be?
What will the title of my final award be?
You should only need to ask this question if you are a Joint Honours student, everyone else should know. This section relates to Joint Honours degrees.
If you are major/minor student your degree will be "Subject X with Subject Y" and if you are a Joint Honours student your degree will be "Subject X and Subject Y".
What would the title be of your intermediate award?
If you take a Diploma of Higher Education or an Ordinary Degree, the
award normally carries the title of the corresponding Honours Degree
(e.g. Dip. HE Subject X and Subject Y)
The Certificate of Higher Education does not carry a title.
Will it be a BA or a BSc?
All subjects are clearly designated as Science (BSc) or Arts (BA) as you can see from the list below.
In a Joint Honours award, the designation is determined by the relative number of level 5/6 credits in the two named subjects. If you have studied equal amounts of a BSc and a BA subject, you will be awarded a BA.
BSc subjects
|
Biological Conservation |
| Computing |
|
Equine Studies |
| Human Biology |
| Mathematics |
| Physical Geography |
| Wastes Management |
BA subjects
| Accounting | Health Studies |
| Advertising | History |
| American Studies | History of Art |
| Business | Human Resource Mgt |
| Business Entrepreneurship | Journalism |
| Creative Writing | Law |
| Criminology | Management |
| Dance | Marketing |
| Drama | Media Studies |
| Economics | Media Production |
| Education Studies | Philosophy |
| English | Politics |
| Events Management | Popular Music |
| Film & Television Studies | Retailing |
| Fine Art Painting | Social Care |
| French | Sociology |
| German | Tourism |
The following subjects may be designated as either Science (BSc) or Arts (BA):
- Human Geography
- Business Computing Systems
- Psychology
- Sport Studies
What title do these subjects lead to?
In these cases the minor or second subject determines the designation of the award as Science or Arts. Where both subjects are in this list, the student will be awarded a BA
What do you need to do for a Major/ Minor award?
In order to be eligible for a major/minor award, you must gain credit at each stage as follows:
- Level 4 - at least 40 credits of each subject
- Level 5 - at least 60 credits of the major subject and at least 40 credits of the minor subject
- Level 6 - 80 credits of the major subject including a dissertation (or equivalent) and 40 credits of the minor subject.
The choice of modules at each stage must comply with the requirements of each award map.
What do you need to do for a Joint award?
In order to be eligible for a Joint award, you must gain credit at each stage as follows:
- Level 4 - at least 40 credits of each subject
- Level 5 - at least 60 credits of the major subject and at least 40 credits of the minor subject
- Level 6 - 60 credits of the both subjects including a dissertation (or equivalent) of 20 credits from one subject or a 40 credit dissertation (or equivalent) from both subjects studied together.
The choice of modules at each stage must comply with the requirements of each award map.