Student Handbook 2023/24

Assessment Marking Criteria

These guidelines cover the criteria for the assessment of taught modules through examination, as well as extended written work. The criteria build upon and supplement the Queen Mary Assessment Handbook, which is available Assessment Handbook 2023-24

These criteria also take into account the Master’s Degree Characteristics Statement (February 2020), which was issued by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and describes the distinctive features of master’s degrees in the UK. The Statement is available at Characteristics Statement (QAA Standards)

The following is broken down into the levels of award that can be achieved under:

• Distinction (70 and above)
• Merit (60-69), Pass (50-59)
• Fail (0-49).