ECTS Guide for Incoming Students

FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

In the course of each module students are asked to complete a certain amount of formative and summative assessment work. Summative assessments are given periodically, are graded, and will count towards the final module mark. Formative assessment is undertaken to measure the students’ progress and understanding of the material. It normally does not count towards the final module mark. However, in the case of Erasmus students coming to Durham for less than a full academic year formative assessment work can be graded and counted towards the overall module mark.

Durham Degree Class	Durham Marking Scale	% Students obtaining class (data 2015/2016) – By Faculty
	% Mark	Arts	Science	Social Sciences & Health
I	70 – 100	29	31	26
II(i)	60 – 69	66	46	57
II(ii)	50 – 59	3	15	7
III	40 – 49	<1	1	<1
Fail	0 – 39	2	7	10

Durham Degree Class	Durham Marking Scale	% Students obtaining class (data 2015/2016) – By Department (Faculty of Arts)
	% Mark	Classics & Ancient History	English Studies	History	Modern Languages & Cultures	Music	Philosophy	Theology & Religion
I	70 – 100	25	35	36	25	25	22	18
II(i)	60 – 69	66	64	62	69	61	72	75
II(ii)	50 – 59	7	<1	2	3	5	2	4
III	40 – 49	0	0	0	0	0	<1	0
Fail	0 – 39	2	<1	<1	2	9	3	2

Durham Degree Class	Durham Marking Scale	% Students obtaining class (data 2015/2016) – By Department (Faculty of Science)
	% Mark	Biosciences	Chemistry	Computer Science	Earth Sciences	Engineering	Mathematical Sciences	Physics	Psychology
I	70 – 100	34	36	28	46	24	38	29	19
II(i)	60 – 69	50	51	38	41	48	31	30	70
II(ii)	50 – 59	12	10	14	6	17	21	23	6
III	40 – 49	0	0	0	1	<1	2	2	0
Fail	0 – 39	3	3	21	6	10	7	15	5

Durham Degree Class	Durham Marking Scale	% Students obtaining class (data 2015/2016) – By Department (Faculty of Social Sciences and Health)
	% Mark	Anthropology	Applied Social Sciences	Archaeology	Business School	Education	Geography	Government & International Affairs	Law
I	70 – 100	25	35	36	25	25	22	18	15
II(i)	60 – 69	66	64	62	69	61	72	75	75
II(ii)	50 – 59	7	<1	2	3	5	2	4	7
III	40 – 49	0	0	0	0	0	<1	0	0
Fail	0 – 39	2	<1	<1	2	9	3	2	4

The English Language Centre offers a module English in its Social Context (LANG2161):

Advanced language and contextual-based course that will help students achieve proficiency in English while obtaining a greater understanding of how the language is used internationally by the media to express issues of current concern.

For full module information click here.

Students will register for this module on arrival in Durham.

Centre for Foreign Language Studies

The Centre for Foreign Language Studies provides the opportunity to learn a language during your studies here at Durham University.

Please see the following web page for further information:

https://www.dur.ac.uk/cfls