Assessment

Assessment dates

Assessment dates for undergraduate students

University Examination Periods 2024/5

All Undergraduate students should make a note of the University examination periods for the 2024/25 academic year, and be available between all the dates below to take examinations and written assessments:

• Semester 1 assessment period: 13th January to 1st February 2025 
• Semester 2 assessment period: 19th May to 7th June 2025
• Re-assessment period August 2025: 11 August to 23 August 2025

All assessment results can be accessed by individual students through their eVision assessment record when they become available.

Assessment dates 2024/25

Assessment guides

Assessment guides

Revised policies for the 2024&25 academic year will be published shortly. Please monitor this space.

Currently in place information about assessment is available on the following:

• Philosophy UG Assessment Policies & Practices Guide 2023&24 (MS Word , 244kb)
• Marking Procedures and Marking Criteria 2023 & 24 (MS Word , 204kb)
• Plagiarism & Other forms of Academic Misconduct - information for students
• Student Guide to the University's Rules for Progression & Award in UG Programmes

Turnitin submissions

Assessment submission via Turnitin

Summative assessments (essays and online exams) will be submitted via Turnitin across the University unless specified otherwise.

Please follow the guidance below for summative assessment submission via Turnitin.  This guidance is aimed at students submitting Philosophy modules.

• Philosophy advice & guidance to Undergraduate students on TurnItIn submissions (PDF , 193kb)

Instructional video:

• Student video guidance on submission via Turnitin

Prizes

Prizes running in 2024/25

J L Mackie First Year Prize

£100 awarded to the Single Honours student with the best performance overall in Philosophy modules.

Marie McGinn Second Year Prize

£100 is awarded to the student with the best performance on a minimum of 60 credits of Philosophy modules (excluding PPE). 

Thomas Baldwin Third Year Prize

£100 is awarded to the student with the best performance on a minimum of 60 credits of Philosophy modules (excluding PPE). 

External Examiner's Report

External Examiner's Reports

The Undergraduate External Examiner's Report for the year 2023/24 is available below.

• UG External Examiner's Report for 2023 & 24 (PDF , 69kb)