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Requirements of Personal Tutors

Unless there are staff changes, you will keep your personal tutor throughout your PGT programme.

You need to attend your one-to-one sessions each semester and can use the 'Office Hours' document to check when your personal tutor is available.

If you need to speak to your personal tutor out of these hours, you should email them to arrange a mutually convenient time. The university policy is that the "norm" for responding to student emails is within 48 hours (during the working week). Staff will not respond on weekends or periods of annual leave.

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International Corporate & Commercial Law (LAWICCML)

The LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law is a specialist programme designed for students who aspire to pursue a career in the corporate and commercial sectors. Students will leave the programme with in-depth and specialist knowledge of the law relating to international businesses, which will benefit them in future international legal and commercial employment, in both the private and public sector.

International Law (INTLAWML)

The LLM in International Law provides a specialist programme designed for students who wish to develop specialist expertise in international law. It may also be of value to anyone seeking to develop a career in diplomacy, or international relations; in foreign ministries, other government departments, international organisations, or non-governmental organisations.

Criminology & Criminal Justice (CRIMCJMA)

The MA Criminology and Criminal Justice challenges students to engage with contemporary issues faced by the criminal justice systems of different jurisdictions from both a criminological and a legal perspective. This course is designed to furnish students with the conceptual tools needed to engage with such issues, imparting a broad range of cognitive, analytical and general transferable skills including: judging and evaluating evidence; interpreting data; generating and synthesising information; drawing comparisons between jurisdictions and formulating reasoned arguments. These skills and embedded within a range of learning methods and draw heavily on group-work components supported by tutorials.

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Recording your absence:

Students must inform us of any absences. This can be done using this link https://lncn.ac/absences.

Absences of 5 days or more will require evidence.

Always let the tutor of your timetabled session know via email too, if you will be absent.

Absence can be informed on the above link up to 10 days retrospectively.

International students who hold a Tier4 Visa will have their attendance monitored by the Tier4 Visa team.

Low attendance could jeopardise your visa.

Registers

Whenever you cannot log your attendance during a session you must speak to the tutor leading the session so that they can mark you as attended themselves. Unfortunately, all attendance requests must be validated by the relevant academic, admin staff cannot amend registers. You should contact your academic and ask if they can verify your attendance at any missed sessions.

If you are ever in a situation where you cannot use the attendance code or connect to the University wi-fi, you should take your device(s) to the ICT office on the first floor of the Minerva building where they will be able to fix this for you.

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The International Advice Team are part of the Advice Service within Student Support. They are the only people legally allowed to give Immigration advice at the University of Lincoln. This includes advice for EU nationals as well as all other visa holders.

To access our confidential service, please email; internationaladvice@lincoln.ac.uk or call 01522 837080.

If you have any other immigration related issues you should seek advice as soon as possible. Your issue may be in relation to accommodation, your course, your health or something else but this may impact on your immigration status and we can help.

If you want to extend your Student Visa (Tier 4 visa), apply for a Graduate Route Visa, or have any questions about the process or your options, we hold visa workshops throughout the academic year. For all queries please email internationaladvice@lincoln.ac.uk

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Students can apply for certain letters through their One Uni account. These can be found by going to the ‘Forms’ tab (as shown above).

Letters, such as:

Council Tax Exemption Letter

Travel Letter

CAS Letter

We have a dedicated team who can help should you have any questions, but it will be quicker to go through your account. Please email letterrequests@lincoln.ac.uk should you have any questions.

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https://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/aws

Writing Support have a wide range of online and in person help for students with all sorts of academic skills.

They are located in the Library and work closely with the Library staff. They will see students one-to-one or in small groups. They have specialist knowledge of learning difficulties and are particularly helpful in organisational and prioritisation skills and with essay planning. Students can refer themselves.

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Student Services can help with a range of queries, including:-

Health advice

Mental Wellbeing

Disability advice

Academic Support

Financial Support

Contact Details:

Telephone: 01522 837080

Email: studentsupport@lincoln.ac.uk

Located on the ground floor of Minerva Building.

Opening Times

Mon: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Tues: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Weds: 9:30am – 5:00pm

Thurs: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Thurs (Term Time only) 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

Accommodation

https://accommodation.lincoln.ac.uk/

Accommodation services run all the University owned accommodation and also run a private landlord accreditation scheme. If students have issues with their accommodation, they should take them to accommodations services first.

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You aren’t able to request a review of your mark purely because you think your mark is not high enough. We do have a review and appeal process that can be followed, but you will have to evidence that the University have not followed the correct procedures during marking. Below is an extract from the University regulations:-

N.2.2 A student may submit a Review Request on the following grounds only:

N.2.2.i That there was a procedural irregularity in any part of the assessment or other relevant process to which the claim relates, including the interpretation and other application of the relevant Regulations.

N.2.2.ii That there is evidence of prejudice or of bias.

N.2.2.iii That there was an error in the calculating or recording of the marks upon which the original decision was made

If you would like to continue with a review of your mark I would encourage you to raise concerns informally with your tutors or programme leaders first.

You can also speak to specialist advisers located in the Student Support and Advice Centre. To book a confidential telephone appointment with an adviser, please email: studentsupport@lincoln.ac.uk or telephone Student Support on 01522 837080.

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There are four main academic offences:

1. Plagiarism
2. Collusion
3. Use of AI

4. Misleading Material.

Stage 1
The marker will complete a report stating why they think an offence has occurred.

Stage 2
You will be invited to an interview, by either the Head of School or someone nominated by the Head of School. These will take place on campus, in person, where possible.  You can bring someone with you as support and the Student Union will arrange for an SU advisor to attend if you request this.

Stage 3
The nature of the accusation, including any particular details and evidence (eg. apparently invented source material), will be provided to you. One of the Law Admin Team will attend the meeting to take the minutes. These are sent to you as the student, after the meeting to check and approve.

Stage 4
The Head of School makes the final decision as to whether the matter is referred to the University Academic Offences panel.

What happens when an academic offence allegation is found to be proven?
Penalties can range from a warning, a mark deduction for that piece of work, a mark of 0 (with or without an opportunity to resit) or a reduction to your degree classification.

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The library is here to support all of our students. We have lots of events held throughout the academic year. Events such as:

Essay Writing for PGT Students.

Library IT Help and Support.

Introduction to Referencing.

Introduction to Academic Writing.

To book your place on any upcoming events, use this link Events and Workshops - Calendars - The Library (lincoln.ac.uk).

Our subject librarian is Helen Williams, you can contact her or book an appointment via the library link above.

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Extensions for Coursework

These are dealt with by the Law School.

The following rules apply to all extensions:

1. The usual time for an extension is 7 days. The maximum time for an extension is 14 days.

2. All extensions must be requested through your One Uni account. Extensions are granted or refused by your Programme Lead.

3. Students must submit evidence in support of extensions. We accept evidence of prescriptions (must include your full name and date) and screenshots of NHS appointments and medical letters. If the extension is because of a bereavement we prefer a death certificate or funeral order of service.

4. The extension must be for good reason.

5. We will not usually grant extensions in the last 24 hours before the deadline.

Good reasons for an extension include:
- Student illness.

- Ongoing medical issue affecting ability to study/complete assessment.

- Death or serious illness of immediate family member or other person close to the student.

- Unanticipated disruption to study such as victim of crime.

- Sudden computer/Wi-Fi/internet issues which could not have been anticipated and which directly impact on the student's ability to submit on time. This does not include losing work that they have failed to back up.

Good reasons DO NOT include :
- Death of family pet.

- Feeling that "a bit more time would help them submit better work".

- Holidays.

- Mistakes as to submission dates.

If  a student is denied an extension, they can still apply for Mitigating Circumstances.

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At certain points in the year, all student marks are taken to the Board of Examiners to be confirmed. Until this takes place marks are provisional and subject to change. The Board also decides if you have any resits and which modules these will be for.

PGT resits work on a revise and resubmit model, meaning you do not get a new question to answer. Students should work on improving their original submission using their academic feedback and submit your revised assessment as their resit.

Please note; academics will only give clarification and not further feedback or re-marking before work is submitted.  You should have all you need to successfully complete the resit.

Compensated Marks:-

You may hear the terms 'condonable' and 'compensated'. In some instances, if you do not pass a module your marks may be compensated. We can compensate a maximum of 30 credits, these marks must be above 40 and you must have passed all other modules including your dissertation. By compensating these marks, you are still eligible to be awarded a full postgraduate degree.

If you are in a scenario where you have failed more than 30 credits, or the marks that need to be compensated are below 40 then you cannot be awarded the full degree and you will graduate with an intermediate award. This will be calculated on the amount of credits you have passed.

If you pass 60 credits you will be awarded a Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert).

If you pass 120 credits you will be awarded a Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip).

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Mitigating Circumstances are not extensions and they do not allow additional time, but if approved you will be given an opportunity to resit. A mitigating circumstances (MC) claim goes to a panel who decide the outcome.

In order to apply for an MC you will need to follow this link Mitigating Circumstances (previously known as Extenuating Circumstances) (sharepoint.com), on the right hand side you need to click ‘New Claim’ and complete the online form. Explain on the form why you haven’t been able to complete the assignment.

You must submit date relevant evidence along with your MC application. It is important you read the MC information page in full so you aware of the rules and guidance. Your claim could be rejected if you do not submit suitable evidence.

A claim must be made within 10 working days of your original submission deadline. Where a claim is made more than 10 working days after the submission date, in addition to the evidence to support your claim, you must explain and provide evidence as to why this claim could not be made within the deadlines.

Appropriate evidence examples
Medical evidence demonstrating impact; a statement from Student Wellbeing if you have been in receipt of continuing support; a statement from a therapist/counsellor. All evidence should be dated and refer to you by name. GP consultation notes can be particularly helpful and are often more quickly obtained than a GP letter.

Not appropriate evidence examples
Pictures of medication, list of your medication, photo of a prescription (this shows that you have been prescribed or are taking medication, not the impact that this may have had on your studies). Statements of support from family/friends.  Pictures of an incident or injury. Social media screenshots.

Queries about this should be sent to mitcircs@lincoln.ac.uk.

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At Master’s level, the University calculates your degree classification using two calculations. The highest calculation is used to determine your award.

We calculate the weighted mean of all your module marks that compromise the full degree (180 credits).

We calculate the weighted mean for your dissertation mark (60 credits).

Any calculation with a decimal point, will be rounded to the nearest whole. For example, 69.5 would be rounded to 70.

The Board of Examiners will confer classifications as follows:-

Distinction – 70% or over

Merit – 60% or over

Pass – 50% or over.

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​Interrupting Your Studies

Before submitting a request to interrupt your studies please refer to Part D of the University General Regulations found here.

The following highlights some of the key considerations you should make and information you need to be aware of prior to interrupting your studies. The number one priority is making the right choice for you, however, before completing your interruption request we recommend you read in full the guidance available from the Advice Service and the University Regulations.

Key Considerations

If you have any concerns with regards to the following considerations, the University has an Advice Service located in the Student Support Centre and they will be happy to work through these with you confidentially.

Academic fees

If you are a Postgraduate Taught, Postgraduate Work-Based Distance Learning or Research student you will remain liable for the full tuition fee for the academic year. If you do not subsequently resume study and instead fully withdraw you will be charged as follows depending on when your withdrawal is back dated to:

Weeks 0 - 4 – 0%
Weeks 5 - 10 – 25%
Week 10 onwards – 100%

Withdrawing From Your Studies

Before submitting your application to withdraw from your studies it is important that you read and understand the information below, which highlights some of the key considerations you should make and what you need to be aware of prior to withdrawing from your studies.
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Making The Right Choice For You

The number one priority is making the right choice for you. However, before completing your withdrawal request we recommend you read, in full, the guidance available from the Advice Service, along with the University regulations.

Both can be accessed by following the links below:

Postgraduate Students - please click​ here for the Thinking of Leaving booklet.

To view the University Regulations - please click​ here .

In addition to these documents, it is important that you discuss this matter with an academic member of staff, such as your personal tutor, or the Student Support Centre. If you submit a withdrawal request without first discussing the matter with an appropriate member of staff it may cause a delay in your withdrawal being processed.

Once the withdrawal has been actioned on your record, one of our Student Support Officers will call you to confirm your withdrawal and answer any queries you may have.

Academic Fees

If you have any concerns with the following considerations, a member of the Advice Service will be more than happy to assist you.

Postgraduate Taught/Postgraduate Research

For all postgraduate students the following charges will apply:

0-4 weeks - 0%

5-10 weeks - 25%

11 weeks onwards - 100%