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Explanatory notes - Table 4 - 6

Table 4 The unit codes assigned to units which are expected to be offered in the 2001/02 academic year are made up of eight alphanumeric characters (eg, SOCP0001) in the following manner:

1st–4th characters differentiate the body providing the teaching for the unit

ARCH
BIOL
CHEL
CHEY
COMP
ECOI
EDUC
ELEC
ENAP
ENGR
ESML
HASS
MANG
MATH
MECH
MEDS
PHAR
PHYS
PSYC
SCNC
SOCP
SPOR
UNIV

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Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Economics & International Development
Department of Education
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Department of Engineering & Applied Science
Faculty of Engineering & Design (if provided by more than one Department within that Faculty)
Department of European Studies & Modern Languages
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (if provided by more than one Department within that Faculty)
School of Management
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Medical Sciences
Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Department of Physics
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Science (if provided by more than one Department within that Faculty)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Department of Sport & Exercise Science
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5th–8th characters

   

Four-digit numeric starting at 0001

Table 5    Units have been informally assigned a level code to help guide your choice of units if you are permitted to choose unit from other Departments. This information is for guidance only, and may not be definitive. The following codes and definitions are used:
Code Description
1 Initial undergraduate degree level, not normally counting towards the final degree classification, except for students following degree courses in subjects which are not cognate
2 Undergraduate degree level, normally counting towards the final degree classification
3 Undergraduate degree level, counting towards the final degree classification, and available only in the final year of undergraduate study
M Degree level, counting towards the final degree classification and available only to undergraduate Masters and postgraduate Masters and Diploma students
P Degree level, counting towards the final degree classification and available only to postgraduate taught Masters and Diplomas

Table 6    To indicate the nature and proportion of the types of assessment associated with each unit there is a code followed by a numeric value to represent the percentage. For example, an assessment made entirely on the basis of a formal examination would be coded EX100. If there is no information, this does not mean there is no assessment! some information was not available at the time of going to press. Please ask your Director of Studies for more information. The following codes have been used:
Code Type of assessment
CW Assessed coursework
DS Dissertation
ES Assessed essay
EX Written examination
OR Oral examination
OT Other
PR Practical or laboratory classes/reports/work
RT Report




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