With the permission of the Academic Board, however, students can complete the degree over two years. Health, domestic responsibilities and paid work are some of the factors taken into consideration when adjudicating on such cases. With the approval of the Head of Department, students may enrol in one course outside the department. All Honours courses are internally assessed by the teachers concerned. The Sociology Department has an overall guideline that within each course total assessable work should not exceed 10,000 words.
Students have the right to appeal any grade they receive for course work.
In the first instance, students should discuss the matter with the teacher concerned. If no satisfactory outcome can be achieved then the matter should be referred to the coordinator of the Graduate Studies Programme. If the student is still not satisfied with the outcome the appeal will be referred to the external examiner whose decision will be final. Deadlines Deadlines for assignments will vary from course to course, but all assignments must be completed by the end of October. This deadline is to ensure that students are in a position, where necessary, to apply for awards and scholarships to support them during work on MA and PhD theses.