| Undergraduate Level 4 |
University Certificate |
60 credits overall at level 4 |
1 semester |
1 year |
| Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) |
120 credits overall, minimum of 90 credits at level 4 or above, maximum of 30 credits at level 3 |
1 year |
2 years |
| Higher National Certificate (HNC) |
120 credits overall, minimum of 90 credits at level 4 or above, maximum of 30 credits at level 3 |
1 year |
2 years |
| Undergraduate Level 5 |
Certificate in Education (PCET) |
60 credits overall at level 5 |
1 semester |
1 year |
| University Diploma University Learning Award |
60 credits overall at level 5 |
1 semester |
1 year |
| Higher National Diploma (HND) |
240 credits overall, minimum of 90 credits at levels 5 and 4 or above, maximum of 30 credits at level 3 |
2 years |
3 years |
| Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) |
240 credits overall, minimum of 90 credits at levels 5 and 4 or above, maximum of 30 credits at level 3 |
2 years |
3 years |
| Foundation Degree: Arts (FdA) Science FdSc) Engineering (FdEng) |
240 credits overall, minimum of 90 credits at levels 5 and 4 or above, maximum of 30 credits at level 3 |
2 years |
3 years |
| Undergraduate Level 6 |
Level 6 Bachelor’s Degree (Ordinary) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bachelor of Science (BSc) Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Bachelor of Laws (LLB) |
300 credits overall, minimum of 60 credits at level 6, minimum of 90 credits at levels 5 and 4 or above and maximum 30 credits at level 3 |
3 years |
4 years |
| Graduate Certificate |
60 credits overall at level 6 or above with a maximum of 15 credits at level 7 |
1 semester |
1 year |
| Advanced University Diploma |
60 credits overall at level 6 |
1 semester |
1 year |
| University Professional Certificate |
60 credits overall at level 6 or above with a maximum of 15 credits at level 7 |
1 semester |
1 year |
| Graduate Diploma |
120 credits overall at level 6 or above with a maximum of 30 credits at level 7 |
1 year |
2 years |
| University Professional Diploma |
120 credits overall at level 6 or above with a maximum of 30 credits at level 7 |
1 year |
2 years |
| Bachelor of Arts with Honours BA (Hons) Bachelor in Banking & Finance (Hons) Bachelor of Science with Honours BSc (Hons) Bachelor of Engineering with Honours BEng (Hons) Bachelor of Osteopathy BOst (Hons) |
360 credits, overall, minimum of 90 credits at each of levels 6,5 and 4 and maximum of 30 credits at level 3 |
3 years |
4 years |
| Bachelor of Laws with Honours LLB (Hons) |
360 credits of which 120 must be at level 6 and 120 must be at level 5 |
3 years |
4 years |
| Integrated Levels 6 and 7 |
Master of Engineering (MEng) Master of Science (MSci) Master of Osteopathy (MOst) |
480 credits overall including 360 undergraduate credits, comprised of a minimum of 90 credits at levels 4,5 and 6, with no more than 30 credits at level 3. At postgraduate credits comprised of 120 credits at level 7
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4 years |
5 years |
| Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) |
120 credits overall including 60 credits at level 7 |
1 year |
2 years |
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Postgraduate Level 7
|
Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) |
60 credits overall, normally minimum of 45 credits at level 7 and a maximum of 15 credits at level 6 |
1 semester
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1 year |
| Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) |
120 credits overall, normally minimum of 90 credits at Level 7 and a maximum of 30 credits at level 6 |
1 year |
2 years |
| Master of Arts (MA) Master of Banking & Finance Master of Science (MSc) Master of Laws (LLM) Masters by Research (MRes) Master of Chemistry (MChem) Master of Accounting Master of Accounting in Forensic Analysis Master of Finance Master of Islamic Finance and Banking Master of Real Estate Finance and Investment Master of Project Management Master of Technology Management |
180 credits overall, normally minimum of 150 credits at level 7 and a maximum of 30 credits at level 6 |
1 year |
2 years |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
180 credits at level 7 |
1 year |
2 years |
| Master of Fine Arts (MFA) |
360 credits at level 7 |
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| Doctoral Level 8 |
Professional Doctorate |
540 credits normally a maximum of 240 at level 7 and a minimum of 300 at level 8 |
3 years |
5 years |
| Any Level |
Certificate in Lifelong Learning and/or Certificate in Continuous Professional Development |
30 credits or 45 credits from any one of the levels 3,4,5,6,7 in any combination. |
1 semester |
1 year |
| Certificate of Credit |
15 credits from any one of the levels 3,4,5,6,7 |
1 semester |
1 year |