Postgraduate Taught Assessment Regulations (PGTAR)

These assessment regulations apply to the following courses:

Faculty of Engineering & Design

The following course for students starting from October 2023 or later:

  • MSc Engineering Business Management

The following courses for students starting from October 2022 or later:

  • MSc Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design
  • MSc Civil Engineering
  • MSc Civil Engineering: Innovative Structural Materials
  • MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings
  • MSc Modern Building Design
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural Practice
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice
  • MSc Environmental Engineering
  • MSc Automotive Engineering with Business Management
  • MSc Automotive Engineering with Electric Propulsion
  • MSc Automotive Technology
  • MSc Automotive Technology with Business Management

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Students on the following course:

  • Clinical Associate in Psychology (Degree Apprenticeship)

School of Management

All MSc courses for students starting in October 2023 or later

New Framework for Assessment: Assessment Regulations: Phases 2 & 3 for postgraduate taught programmes (NFAAR-PGT)

These assessment regulations apply to the following courses:

Faculty of Engineering & Design

All courses for students starting before October 2022 and for students on the following course:

  • MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Courses for all students except those on the following course:

  • Clinical Associate in Psychology (Degree Apprenticeship)

Faculty of Science

Courses for all students except those on the following courses:

  • MSc Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice
  • MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
  • PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
  • PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
  • MSc Prescribing & Therapeutics
  • PG Cert Prescribing & Therapeutics
  • PG Dip Prescribing & Therapeutics

School of Management

All students on the following courses:

  • Full-time MBA
  • Executive part-time MBA
  • MRes

All MSc and MA courses for students starting before October 2023

Assessment regulations for postgraduate online courses (NFAAR-PGOLC)

These assessment regulations apply to the following postgraduate online courses:

  • MSc Applied Economics with Banking & Financial Markets
  • MSc Artificial Intelligence
  • MSc Business Analytics
  • MSc Computer Science
  • MSc Engineering Business Management
  • MSc Entrepreneurship Management and Innovation
  • MSc Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice
  • MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
  • PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
  • PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Secondary Care)
  • MSc Prescribing & Therapeutics
  • PG Cert Prescribing & Therapeutics
  • PG Dip Prescribing & Therapeutics