iPhD South Coast DTP (iPhD Economics, iPhD Gerontology, iPhD Education) 2024-25

Integrated PhD in Economics SCDTP (9332 (FT))

Integrated PhD in Gerontology SCDTP (9335 (FT) & 9336 (PT))

Integrated PhD in Education SCDTP (9333 (FT) & 9334 (PT))

Existing University Regulation 

Regulations for Research Degrees

The duration of each research degree is set out in the following table.

The duration of the SCDTP research degree is set out in the following table.

Existing University Regulation

Progression, Determination and Classification of Results: Postgraduate Master’s Programmes 

Existing University Regulation

Regulations and Definitions Applying to Progression for all Credit Bearing Programmes

Existing University Regulation

Progression, Determination and Classification of Results Postgraduate Master's Programmes

A student who fails a taught Module, after the application of Compensation, may take Referral assessments in failed taught Modules totalling at most 15 ECTS (30 CATS) Credits, subject to the following exemptions: 

• (i) For programmes with a minimal Module size of 10 ECTS (20 CATS) Credits, a student who fails a taught Module, after the application of Compensation, may take Referral assessments in failed taught Modules totalling at most 20 ECTS (40 CATS) Credits.
• (ii) For programmes where all Modules are Core and where it is specified in the Programme Regulations, the student may take Referral assessments in failed taught Modules totalling at most 30 ECTS (60 CATS) Credits.

A student who has failed taught Modules totalling more than the permitted number of Credits for Referral as stated in 5.1 above, is not eligible to Refer in any Module and is required to Repeat.

The mark obtained at Referral will be Capped at the Module Pass Mark.

The Capped Mark achieved at Referral will be used for calculating the Final Average Mark and determining award eligibility and final classification, where applicable.  

Where a student is undertaking their programme through part time study, it may be in the student's best interests to take Referrals at the earliest opportunity, which may be outside the normal assessment periods. For such students, Referrals may be permitted while they are still completing their other taught Modules. The arrangements will be communicated via the Programme Handbook 

A student is not permitted to refer in any taught module that has already been passed specifically in order to improve the mark, with the following exception:

A student who has failed to achieve the required average pass mark of at least 60 in the taught modules may refer in taught modules in which the mark originally achieved was less than the required average pass mark, to a maximum credit value of 15 ECTS (30 CATS). In this case: 

• (i) Students may choose the taught modules in which they refer, with the constraint that modules in which the mark achieved is a non-compensatable fail must be taken. 
• (ii) The actual marks obtained at referral will be inserted into the student’s mark profile to determine whether the required average pass mark (60) has been achieved. 
• (iii) Marks for modules originally failed but passed at referral will be capped at the capped mark (50) and published in the student’s transcript.  The original marks for modules passed but referred to raise the average mark (60) for the taught modules part, will be published in the student’s transcript. 
• (iv) If the student subsequently elects to transfer to the MSc Economics, the MSc Gerontology or the MSc Education, that part of the referral not needed to meet the requirements of the new programme shall be disregarded and the average mark for the part recalculated on that basis. 

Students who Students who elect to transfer to the MSc Economics, the MSc Gerontology or the MSc Education will be required to successfully complete a 30 ECTS/60 CATS MSc Dissertation and will be required to pay an additional tuition fee. 

Existing University Regulation

Code of Practice for Research Degree Candidature and Supervision

Where the scholarship holder is required to enrol in and pass any credit-bearing taught modules in line with their funding offer and selected as a result of the Development Needs Analysis, the following regulations will apply.

• All components requiring summative assessment will be described within the relevant module profile.  
• The scholarship holder will be required to pass each module at the postgraduate module pass mark of 50% and achieve an average mark of 60% or above across all taught modules they are enrolled on.  
• If the scholarship holder has an average mark of less than 60%, the SCDTP reserves the right to terminate the scholarship.
• The scholarship holder may take referral assessments in failed taught modules.  The mark obtained at referral will be capped at the module pass mark and the capped mark will be used for calculating the average.  
• The scholarship holder will be required to meet the standard criteria to pass the First Progression Review and the criteria associated with any credit-bearing modules as described in these regulations.
• Failure to pass the First Progression Review at the second attempt will result in (i) transfer to MPhil candidature and withdrawal of the SCDTP scholarship, or (ii) termination of candidature. 

The scholarship holder will be required to undertake a Research in Practice placement lasting a total of 12 weeks, normally after the Second Progression (Confirmation) Review has been successfully passed.

• The placement is an integral and assessed part of the SCDTP PhD programme.
• The scholarship holder will be required to complete and submit a reflective report which demonstrates their learning and skills and which will be assessed by the end of Year 3 of candidature (for full-time students) or the end of Year 5 of candidature (for part-time students). (NB: Please read the Funding Terms and Conditions with regard to the funding implications of not submitting this report).
• The scholarship holder will be required to meet the standard criteria to pass the Second Progression Review as described in these regulations.
• Should the scholarship holder fail to pass any element of the required criteria, they will be deemed to have failed their first attempt at the Second Progression Review.  Failure to pass the second attempt at the Second Progression Review will result in (i) transfer to MPhil candidature and withdrawal of the SCDTP scholarship, or (ii) termination of candidature.