MPhil - Course Assessment
Students registered for the course are assessed on a mixture of written examinations at the end of April, dissertations and course-work as shown in the arrangements below.
The form of examination of each module for 2011-12 is shown below. For full details see the Course Handbook.
PLEASE MAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:
External Examiners can interview any selected candidate before the class list is announced and all students must make themselves available on Monday 14th May 2012 (the date of the visit by the External Examiner, to be confirmed).
You must make sure that you are available for the viva voce examination during August.
There will be a MOCK EXAM in the middle of January. It will follow the same format as the actual
exams in April.
Attendance at the mock exam is compulsory, although the marks for this exam do not count towards the award of the MPhil. Students will be required to hand in their exam scripts for marking.
In the event of a student being prevented from attending the University Examinations in April, the
Mock Exam results may be taken into consideration when any allowances are being determined.
FORMAT OF THE UNSEEN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
All modules assessed in mode 'E' will be examined in TWO 3-hour examinations, in which the students are required to answer both sections A + B of the examination.
Paper 1: Characterisation Techniques, Nanofabrication Techniques, Nanochemistry, Micro
and Nanoelectrochemistry
Section A: answer 3 x 20 min questions: at least 3 subjects – 2 compulsory, NE.01 and NE.04
and 1 optional from NE.06 or NE.10
Section B: answer 2 x 60 min questions from a choice of four: from NE.01, NE.04 and either
NE.06 or NE.10
Paper 2: Nanomaterials, Physics at the nanometre scale, Bionanotechnology, Nano Self-
Assembly
Section A: answer 3 x 20 min questions: at least 3 subjects – 2 compulsory, NE.05 and NE.07
and 1 optional from NE.11 or NE.08
Section B: answer 2 x 60 min questions from a choice of four: from NE.05, NE.07 and either
NE.11 or NE.08