A first class honour will be awarded to those who meet all of the assessment criteria by demonstrating comprehensive knowledge and critical and creative thought with some original thinking.
A second class honour (Upper Division) will be awarded to those who meet all of the assessment criteria by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and critical and creative thought.
A second class honour (Lower Division) will be awarded to those who meet the assessment criteria by demonstrating a good level of knowledge on the subject matter and some evidence of critical and creative thinking.
A pass award will be given to those who meet the assessment criteria by demonstrating a satisfactory level of knowledge on the subject matter and limited evidence of critical and creative thinking.
Students will fail if the assessment criteria are not satisfactorily met, if work is not submitted or there is evidence of plagiarism.
Classification of the Award
Classification of the Post-Graduate Diploma/MA Criminology shall be calculated according to the ECTS weighting per module.
Module Descriptors This section contains detailed information on the exact aims and content of each module in the programme. Modules are designed by the programme team and validated under the DIT Quality Assurance system and are aligned with the learning outcomes for study at level 9 under the National Qualifications Framework.
Note this is the entire suite of both core and optional modules that the programme draws upon. It is not possible to run all of the specialised optional modules in any one year. Modules will run subject to timetable availability of a lecturer and viable student numbers. Decisions on timetable availability are made by the Assistant Head of School and not by the Criminology lecturers or the Programme Chair.
Lecturers may give students a detailed module overview at start of lectures based upon the detailed module descriptors. These overviews will contain the most up-to-date reading material including new literature as it becomes available.
