INTERNATIONAL
MASTERS
IN ECONOMY,
STATE & SOCIETY
with reference to
Central and Eastern Europe
Erasmus Mundus Funding Category A deadline: 17 December 2010
Erasmus Mundus Funding Category B deadline: 29 April 2011
IMESS Bursary deadline: 29 April 2011
Non-scholarship deadline: 29 April 2011
Visiting Scholars deadline: 31 January 2011
IMESS Student Handbook
The IMESS Scheme of Award
The Scheme of Award for the two-year IMESS programme provides for three classifications - Fail, Pass or Distinction - and an overall ECTS grade. The classification awarded will be based on the performance in each of the required component elements of assessment in both years of the degree. The final classified average will be arrived at by taking the median of the component marks, accounting for the relative credit weighting of each component. The mean will also be calculated and looked at after the median where the exam board has discretion. The median defines the classification and grade achieved (e.g. at UCL a median mark of 57 indicates that a D has been achieved and the degree award is classified as a Pass).
To obtain a Pass (E), a student must achieve a mark of at least E in all component elements of assessment, i.e. complete 120 ECTS.
To obtain a Distinction (A), a student must pass all component elements and achieve a median mark of A (e.g. at UCL 70 or above), including A in the dissertation.
If students fail any element, they are required to resit the assessment in accordance with approved institutional procedures.
Progression to year 2
In order to progress to the second year of the degree students must normally have passed modules worth 60 ECTS. Students failing modules that do not total more than 16 ECTS may be allowed to progress into Year 2. Students will then be required to resit the modules in the following session. Provision may be made for the administering of resit examinations at the relevant partner institution. Students failing more than 16 ECTS by the end of the session will not normally be able to progress into Year 2. In exceptional cases, however, and with the agreement of the year 2 institution, students who have failed more than 16 ECTS but who have failed only by a narrow margin and have otherwise attained a satisfactory median/mean grade overall may be permitted, on the recommendation of the IMESS Progression Board, to progress to Year 2. All failed modules must ultimately be successfully passed in order to complete the IMESS double degree.
Examination arrangements
In both years of the degree, the normal, quality assured (QA) examination processes will apply. The examination processes will be those of UCL in the first year and those of the other consortium university attended in the second year. Each university is responsible for recording the results of assessment, for making the marks available to the relevant partner institution at the appropriate time, and for collating marks for both years of study. For all coursework and examinations, other than the dissertation, each partner will be responsible for appointing markers in accordance with normal institutional QA practice. The examination panel for the dissertation will include input from a UCL examiner.
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Examination Boards
There will be an IMESS progression board in June of each year. The progression board will be chaired by the IMESS Programme Director and will collate and review provisional UCL marks, make progression decisions and approve the marks to submit provisionally to each Consortium partner. These marks will then be formally confirmed by the next occurring UCL SSEES examination board. In September of each year, the final IMESS exam board will review the marks from both years of study. Responsibility for the overall degree classification lies with the IMESS Examination Board, which includes representatives from all the Consortium Universities and two external examiners.
Assessment criteria
The assessment criteria across the consortium are as follows:
Grade (ECTS) |
UCL % | BUDAPESTI CORVINUS EGYETEM | HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO | TARTU ÜLIKOOL | UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE | UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excellent (A) |
70+ |
5 (qual) |
5 (L,E) |
91-100 |
Výborně [1] |
5 |
| Very Good (B) | 65-69 |
5 (lower) |
4 (M) |
81-90 |
Velmi dobře [2] |
4.5 |
| Good (C) | 60-64 |
4 |
3 (C) |
71-80 |
Velmi dobře [2.5] |
4 |
| Satisfactory (D) | 55-59 |
3 |
2 (N) |
61-70 |
Dobře [3] |
3.5 |
| Sufficient (E) | 50-54 |
2 |
1 (B,A) |
51-60 |
Dobře [3.5] |
3 |
| Fail (F) | <50 |
1 |
0 |
<50 |
Neprospěl [4] |
2 |
Excellent: ‘Outstanding performance with only minor errors’;
Very good: ‘Above the average standard but with some errors’;
Good: ‘Generally sound work but with a number of notable errors;
Satisfactory: ‘Fair but with significant shortcomings’;
Sufficient: ‘Performance meets the minimum criteria’;
Fail: ‘Some/considerable more work required before the credit can be awarded’.