Assessment
The course provides opportunities to test understanding and learning informally through the completion of practice or 'formative' assignments.
Each module has one or more formal or 'summative' assessments which are graded and count towards the overall module grade. Assessment methods include written examinations and a range of coursework assessments such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations and a final year independent studies project.
The precise assessment requirements for an individual student in an academic year will vary according to the mandatory and optional modules taken, but a typical formal summative assessment pattern for each year of the course is:
Year 1
4 x essays
4 x practical reports
5 x practical assessments
3 x individual or group presentations
Year 2
3 x reflective and skills portfolio
5 x essays
3 x practical reports
1 x formal examinations of 2 hours duration
4 x individual or group presentations
Year 3
Major independent study project of approx 10,000 words
4 x essays
3 x practical reports
3 x individual presentations
3 x reflective and skills portfolio