Final Degree Classifications

Final Degree Classifications Planning Office Helen Wass 29 March 2011

Contents 1. Summary... 1 2. Percentage of First and First and Upper Second Class awards at University and Faculty level.... 2 3. Medical Sciences - Percentage First class awards by School... 5 4. HASS - Percentage First class awards by School... 6 5. SAGE - Percentage First class awards by School... 8 6. Medical Sciences - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards by School... 10 7. HASS - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards by School... 11 8. SAGE - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards by School... 13 9. School rankings - Percentage First and Combined First and Upper Second class awards... 15 10. Ranked list of Awards by Subject all institutions... 17 11. Comparison with other leading universities: First class degrees... 19 12. Comparison with other leading universities: First and Upper Second class degrees... 20 13. Notes on data... 21 14. References... 23 Appendix 1 Statistical Analysis Appendix 2 Degree Classifications by Programme

1. Summary University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee The Higher Education Policy Institute s (HEPI) recent report on the Comparability of Degree Standards concluded that it is increasingly doubtful whether, in a diverse mass system incorporating significant student choice, a real degree of comparability, in the sense of equivalent levels of student learning achievement across all institutions and subjects, is practicable or even desirable. Despite this, interest in degree classifications is widespread and degree results are used as a measure for comparison in the main newspaper league tables. It is likely that degree results will continue to inform choice as increasing fee levels lead potential students to question the value for money of a university education and the long term benefits associated with having a degree. At the same time, universities are facing cuts in their budgets while under pressure to improve standards and enhance the student experience. Since the publication of the Universities UK report Beyond the honours degree classification in 2007, work has continued on the Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR). The HEAR is a potential replacement for the existing honours degree classification, but will run alongside it in the interim. It is intended that it will be issued to graduates in 2011/12 and Newcastle has been involved in the pilot. The HEAR will provide more information on a student s qualification, including details of the modules studied, how they have been assessed and their contribution towards the overall mark. Non credit-bearing activities such as prizes awarded, involvement in widening participation activities and volunteering will be included. This report includes data on Newcastle s degree classifications at University, Faculty and School level, sourced from the Portal, up to and including the academic year 2009/10. Programme level data are included as an appendix. In 2009/10, 17% of our graduates were awarded first class degrees, an increase of 2.3% on 2005/06. The change was statistically significant. There were differences in the proportion of firsts awarded by each faculty, with 26.8% Medical Sciences, 19.3% in SAgE and 14.5% in HaSS in 2009/10. At School level, firsts ranged from 35.2% in Biomedical Sciences to 7.3% in Law. The proportion of first and upper second class awards combined, often referred to as good honours, increased by 6.1% between 2005/06 and 2009/10. 76.3% of our graduates received a good honours degree in 2009/10. The change was statistically significant. Medical Sciences awarded the highest proportion of good honours degrees in 2009/10 at 82.3%, followed by 80.6% in HaSS and 64.4% in SAgE. Within the Schools, Education, Communication and Language Sciences awarded the biggest proportion of good honours degrees in 2009/10, at 96.7%. The smallest was in Mathematics and Statistics at 56.5%. External data are only available at institution level or at subject level nationally, so it is not possible to show degree classifications, by subject at individual institutions. Degree classification data are included for the University s comparator group as a whole, and at subject level for the sector, both for the academic year 2009/10. Sector-wide results by JACS subject area show a pattern of higher proportions of first class awards in the science, engineering and medical subjects with the arts and humanities subjects generally at the lower end. In terms of good honours degrees, there are more arts and humanities subject areas at the top end of the rankings. In our comparator group of fourteen institutions, we ranked ninth for the proportion of firsts awarded in 2009/10 with 17%. Warwick awarded the most at 23.2% and Cardiff the least at 13.4%. For good honours degrees, we ranked fifth with 75.5%. Bristol was top with 80.8% and Queen Mary, University of London bottom with 64.8%. Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 1

2. Percentage of First and First and Upper Second Class awards at University and Faculty level. University - percentage First class awards University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee The proportion of degrees awarded (excluding unclassified and other) in the first class category increased from 14.7% in 2005/06 to 17.0% in 2009/10 or from 441 to 571 firsts. The difference of 2.3% is statistically significant (95% CI [0.5%, 4.1%]) (1). Over the same period, the total number of classified degrees awarded at Newcastle increased from 2,995 to 3,360 (+12.2%). The increase between 2008/09 and 2009/10 was the largest between any of the years shown, at 1.4%. 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% UNIVERSITY 14.7% 14.9% 15.6% 17.0% University - percentage First and Upper Second class awards The proportion of first and upper second class degrees combined (often referred to as good honours ) is an important indicator as it is used in the calculation of rankings in several newspaper league tables. The proportion of awards made across the University in the first and upper second class categories combined has increased by 6.1% over the five years. The difference of 6.1% is statistically significant (95% CI [3.9%, 8.3%]) (2). Upper seconds alone increased at a lesser rate, by 3.9% over the five years. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% UNIVERSITY 70.2% 71.4% 72.6% 73.8% 76.3% Medical Sciences - percentage First class awards 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 22.3% Medical Sciences 18.7% 22.0% 18.4% 26.8% This graph includes degrees in the School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Psychology only. The MBBS and BDS are returned as unclassified degrees. Some consideration has been given to returning these degrees as classified, but modelling showed that this would have no positive impact on the University s Good Honours performance (UTLC, November 2006). Appendix 1 shows the number of distinctions awarded on the MBBS and BDS. The faculty was restructured during the period shown on the graph and results from the School of Psychology are included from 2007/08 onwards. Prior to this, Psychology was part of SAGE. Between 2007/08 and 2009/10, the proportion of first class awards in Medical Sciences increased by 4.8%. The difference is not statistically significant (95% CI [-1.9%, 11.4%]) (3), however the estimate is imprecise due to the small sample size. Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 2

Medical Sciences - percentage First and Upper Second class awards University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Medical Sciences 65.3% 67.0% 81.5% 78.6% 82.3% The proportion of good honours degrees in Medical Sciences has fluctuated over the period shown and was affected by the inclusion of results from Psychology from 2007/08 onwards. In 2009/10, 82.3% of degrees awarded were firsts and upper seconds. The increase between 2007/08 and 2009/10 was 0.8%. The difference is not statistically significant (95% CI [-5.2%, 6.8%]) (4). There is a split between the two schools that make up the figures for Medical Sciences. In 2009/10, Biomedical Sciences awarded a greater proportion of firsts than Psychology (35.2% vs. 8.2%) and Psychology awarded a greater proportion of upper seconds (71.4% vs. 48.4%). HASS - percentage First class awards The proportion of first class degrees awarded in the faculty of HASS increased from 12.4% in 2005/06 to 14.5% in 2009/10. The difference of 2.1% is not statistically significant (95% CI [, 4.2%]) (5). This is lower than the proportion of firsts awarded in SAGE (19.3%) and Medical Sciences (26.8%) in 2009/10. 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% HASS 12.4% 13.1% 13.0% 14.1% 14.5% HASS - percentage First and Upper Second class awards The proportion of awards in the first and upper second class categories combined has increased by 8.0% since 2005/06, to 80.6% in 2009/10. The increase is statistically significant (95% CI [5.3%, 10.6%) (6). HASS awarded a smaller proportion of first class degrees than SAGE and Medical Sciences while the proportion of good honours awards at 80.6% in 2009/10 was closer to Medical Sciences (82.3%) and higher than SAGE (64.4%). Upper seconds alone in HASS were up from 60.2% in 2005/06 to 66% in 2009/10. 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% HASS 72.6% 74.4% 7 78.6% 80.6% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 3

SAGE - percentage First class awards 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% SAGE 17.7% 18.6% 16.9% 18.4% 19.3% In SAGE, the percentage of first class awards increased from 17.7% 2005/06 to 19.3% in 2009/10. Results from Psychology are excluded from 2007/08 onwards. Between 2007/08 and 2009/10, the proportion of firsts in SAGE increased from 16.9% to 19.3%. The difference of 2.3% is not statistically significant (95% CI [-1.2%, 5.9%]) (7). SAGE awarded a greater proportion of first class degrees than HASS. HASS awarded 14.5% in 2009/10. SAGE- percentage First and Upper Second class awards 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% SAGE 66.3% 65.5% 63.6% 60.3% 64.4% The proportion of good honours degrees in SAGE fell from 66.3% in 2005/06 to 64.4% in 2009/10. Since 2007/08, when Psychology moved to Medical Sciences, the proportion increased from 63.6% to 64.4%. The increase of 0.8% is not statistically significant (95% CI [-3.7%, 5.2%]) (8). SAGE award greater proportions of lower second and third class degrees than the other faculties. In 2009/10, 35.6% of degrees awarded in SAGE were lower second or third class, against 19.4% in HASS and 17.7% in Medical Sciences. Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 4

3. Medical Sciences - Percentage First class awards by School The table, below right, shows changes in the proportion of firsts awarded by Schools in Medical Sciences between 2008/09 and 2009/10. The graphs that follow the table show the proportion of Firsts awarded by each School between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Only two schools are shown in the faculty as the MBBS and BDS are returned as unclassified degrees. Psychology became part of the faculty in 2007/08, and from 2009/10 has offered one undergraduate degree. There is a marked difference between the percentages of firsts awarded by each of the schools, with a greater proportion of firsts awarded in programmes in Biomedical Sciences than Psychology. Percentage Firsts 2008/09 2009/10 Difference Biomedical Sciences 24.6% 35.2% 10.5% Psychology 7.4% 8.2% 0.7% Faculty 18.4% 26.8% 8.4% Biomedical Sciences Psychology 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 22.3% 18.7% 28.1% 24.6% 35.2% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8.2% 7.4% 8.2% 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 5

4. HASS - Percentage First class awards by School The table, below, shows changes in the proportion of firsts awarded by Schools in HASS between 2008/09 and 2009/10. The graphs that follow the table show the proportion of firsts awarded by each School between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Percentage Firsts 2008/09 2009/10 Difference Education, Communication and Language Sciences 12.4% 2 7.6% Modern Languages 19.9% 19.8% Newcastle University Business School 14.1% 17.6% 3.5% Historical Studies 17.0% 16.8% 0.2% English Literature, Language and Linguistics 15.6% 16.8% 1.2% Arts and Cultures 18.8% 14.8% 3.9% HASS Faculty Office 13.9% 12.8% 1.0% Geography, Politics and Sociology 8.7% 10.3% 1.6% Architecture, Planning and Landscape 17.9% 9.1% 8.8% Newcastle Law School 4.7% 7.3% 2.6% Faculty 14.1% 14.5% 0.4% Between 2008/09 and 2009/10, the overall proportion of first class degrees awarded in HASS increased from 14.1% to 14.5%. The proportion was up in some schools and down in others. In Architecture, Planning and Landscape, firsts fell from 17.9% in 2008/09 to 9.1% in 2009/10. BA Hons Architectural Studies (K100) is the biggest programme in the school, with 92 classified degrees awarded in 2009/10. The proportion of first class awards on this programme was down from 26.3% to 7.6% (from 21 to 7 awards) between 2008/09 and 2009/10. Education, Communication and Language Sciences awarded the greatest proportion of firsts in the Faculty in 2009/10 and had the biggest increase on the previous year, from 12.4% in 2008/09 to 20% in 2009/10. The school awarded classified degrees on just two programmes in 2008/09 (B620 BSc Hons Speech and Language Sciences and PQL0 BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies). A much smaller proportion of firsts were awarded on PQL0 than B620 (5.1% against 26.7%) in 2008/09. In 2009/10, PQL0 moved to Arts and Cultures, which accounts for much of the change in Education, Communication and Language Sciences. Law awarded the smallest proportion of firsts at 7.3% in 2009/10, although this was an increase of 2.6% on 2008/09. Data by subject area (see section 10), shows that the same proportion of firsts was awarded nationally in 2009/10 in the subject area Law. Arts and Cultures Architecture, Planning and Landscape 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 15.7% 19.5% 10.2% 18.8% 14.8% 2 2 1 7.3% 11.0% 13.6% 17.9% 9.1% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 6

Newcastle University BusinessSchool Education, Communication and Language Sciences 3 3 3 3 28.1% 2 2 14.5% 15.8% 17.4% 14.1% 17.6% 2 2 22.2% 16.9% 12.4% 2 1 1 English Literature, Language and Linguistics Geography, Politics and Sociology 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 14.8% 13.6% 17.0% 15.6% 16.8% 2 1 11.4% 10.6% 9.5% 8.7% 10.3% HASS Faculty Office Historical Studies 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 15.7% 16.1% 12.4% 13.9% 12.8% 2 12.6% 13.0% 14.1% 17.0% 16.8% 1 1 Modern Languages Newcastle Law School 3 3 3 3 2 2 19.9% 19.8% 2 2 1 9.0% 8.7% 11.6% 1 4.1% 3.1% 4.7% 7.3% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 7

5. SAGE - Percentage First class awards by School The table, below, shows changes in the proportion of first class awards in Schools in SAGE between 2008/09 and 2009/10. The graphs that follow the table show the proportion of firsts awarded by each School between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Percentage Firsts 2008/09 2009/10 Difference Mathematics and Statistics 20.4% 29.6% 9.2% Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering 21.9% 29.4% 7.5% Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials 30.3% 28.8% 1.5% Computing Science 28.6% 26.1% 2.4% Marine Science and Technology 28.9% 22.9% 6.0% Mechanical and Systems Engineering 18.2% 21.4% 3.2% Chemistry 18.6% 21.3% 2.7% Civil Engineering and Geosciences 15.5% 10.3% 5.2% Biology 11.0% 9.5% 1.5% Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 10.2% 7.6% 2.6% Faculty 18.4% 19.3% 0.9% Between 2008/09 and 2009/10, there was an overall increase in the proportion of firsts awarded by the Faculty (from 18.4% to 19.3%), but there are differences between the schools. In 2009/10, Mathematics and Statistics awarded the greatest proportion of firsts at 29.6%. This was a 9.2% increase on the previous year. Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering awarded 29.4% awards in the first class category in 2009/10, a 7.5% increase on the previous year. Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials awarded 28.8% firsts, a small fall from the previous year. Section 10 shows that the subject areas of Mathematical sciences and Engineering and technology had the highest proportions of first class awards nationally in 2009/10. The proportions of first class degrees awarded were lowest in Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (7.6%) and Biology (9.5%) in 2009/10 and both were down on the previous year. Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Biology 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 16.4% 2 1 11.7% 12.0% 10.2% 7.6% 1 10.1% 11.0% 12.5% 11.0% 9.5% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 8

Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials Chemistry 3 3 2 2 28.1% 26.8% 22.0% 30.3% 28.8% 3 3 2 2 13.8% 23.3% 20.4% 18.6% 21.3% 1 1 Civil Engineering and Geosciences Computing Science 3 3 2 3 3 2 26.9% 32.1% 3 28.6% 26.1% 2 1 15.7% 12.7% 10.3% 15.5% 10.3% 2 1 Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Marine Science and Technology 3 3 2 2 22.5% 22.0% 18.4% 21.9% 29.4% 3 3 2 2 25.7% 24.5% 21.6% 28.9% 22.9% 1 1 Mathematics and Statistics Mechanical and Systems Engineering 3 3 2 2 22.5% 21.3% 18.6% 20.4% 29.6% 3 3 2 2 20.5% 17.6% 16.7% 18.2% 21.4% 1 1 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 9

6. Medical Sciences - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards by School The table, below, shows changes in the proportion of firsts and upper seconds combined awarded by Schools in Medical Sciences between 2008/09 and 2009/10. The graphs below the table show the proportion of firsts and upper seconds awarded by each School between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Percentage Firsts and Upper Second 2008/09 2009/10 Difference Biomedical Sciences 76.3% 83.6% 7.3% Psychology 82.6% 79.6% 3.1% Faculty 78.6% 82.3% 3.7% The proportion of good honours degrees was up between 2008/09 in Biomedical Sciences and down in Psychology. Biomedical Sciences Psychology 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 65.3% 67.0% 79.7% 76.3% 83.6% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 85.6% 82.6% 79.6% 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 10

7. HASS - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards by School The table, below, shows changes in the proportion of firsts and upper seconds combined awarded by Schools in HASS between 2008/09 and 2009/10. The graphs below the table show the proportion of firsts and upper seconds awarded by each School between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Percentage Firsts and Upper Seconds 2008/09 2009/10 Difference Education, Communication and Language Sciences 77.5% 96.7% 19.1% HASS Faculty Office 80.2% 89.9% 9.7% Newcastle Law School 80.7% 88.7% 8.1% Historical Studies 85.8% 86.9% 1.1% English Literature, Language and Linguistics 82.9% 84.1% 1.2% Arts and Cultures 69.8% 83.2% 13.4% Modern Languages 85.9% 81.0% 4.9% Newcastle University Business School 74.7% 77.0% 2.3% Geography, Politics and Sociology 74.1% 74.5% 0.3% Architecture, Planning and Landscape 74.6% 69.9% 4.7% Faculty 78.6% 80.6% 2.0% The proportion of good honours degrees in the faculty as a whole was up, as was the case in 8 out of 10 of the schools. Only Architecture, Planning and Landscape and Modern Languages awarded a smaller proportion of good honours degrees in 2009/10 than in 2008/09. Good honours within HASS ranged from 96.7% in Education, Communication and Language Sciences to 69.9% in Architecture, Planning and Landscape. In 2009/10, awards were only made on B620 BSc Hons Speech and Language Sciences in Education, Communication and Language Sciences with 6 firsts, 23 upper seconds and 1 lower second. Arts and Cultures Architecture, Planning and Landscape 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 67.9% 77.1% 74.6% 69.8% 83.2% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 67.8% 59.3% 74.6% 69.9% Newcastle University Business School Education, Communication and Language Sciences 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 69.2% 7 74.0% 74.7% 77.0% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 87.3% 89.1% 74.6% 77.5% 96.7% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 11

English Literature, Language and Linguistics Geography, Politics and Sociology 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 80.7% 86.4% 79.5% 82.9% 84.1% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 72.7% 68.6% 67.6% 74.1% 74.5% HASS Faculty Office Historical Studies 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 81.7% 73.7% 81.9% 80.2% 89.9% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 73.2% 82.4% 85.6% 85.8% 86.9% Newcastle Law School Modern Languages 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 78.9% 73.9% 79.1% 80.7% 88.7% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 68.5% 66.0% 7 85.9% 81.0% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 12

8. SAGE - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards by School The table, below, shows changes in the proportion of firsts and upper seconds combined awarded by Schools in SAGE between 2008/09 and 2009/10. The graphs below the table show the proportion of firsts and upper seconds awarded by each School between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Percentage Firsts and Upper Seconds 2008/09 2009/10 Difference Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering 5 73.5% 23.5% Biology 56.0% 73.3% 17.4% Computing Science 62.5% 71.6% 9.1% Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials 77.3% 69.7% 7.6% Marine Science and Technology 77.1% 65.4% 11.7% Civil Engineering and Geosciences 70.7% 64.5% 6.2% Chemistry 61.0% 61.3% 0.3% Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 51.5% 57.6% 6.1% Mechanical and Systems Engineering 60.6% 57.1% 3.5% Mathematics and Statistics 43.0% 56.5% 13.5% Faculty 60.3% 64.4% 4.1% In 2009/10, good honours degrees in SAGE ranged from 73.5% in Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering to 56.5% in Mathematics and Statistics. The biggest increase in the proportion of good honours awards was in Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. The school gave 10 firsts and 15 upper seconds out of a total 34 awards in 2009/10. Most of the change relates to a smaller proportion of lower second class degrees being awarded on the programme H607 BEng Hons Electrical and Electronic Engineering between 2008/09 and 2009/10 (10 lower seconds out of 15 awards in 2008/09, 2 lower seconds out of 12 awards in 2009/10). Mathematics and Statistics awarded the highest proportion of firsts in the faculty in 2009/10 (29.6%), but the lowest proportion of good honours degrees (56.5%). While Mathematics and Statistics awarded the highest proportion of firsts in 2009/10, at 56.5%, the proportion of good honours was the lowest of any school in the University. In 2009/10, 66.1% of awards in the JACS subject Mathematical Sciences were first and upper second class. Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Biology 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 71.5% 65.6% 61.3% 51.5% 57.6% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 77.1% 73.8% 64.4% 56.0% 73.3% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 13

Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials Chemistry 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 77.2% 83.9% 78.0% 77.3% 69.7% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 5 55.1% 61.0% 61.3% Civil Engineering and Geosciences Computing Science 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 70.7% 61.4% 62.0% 62.1% 64.5% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 73.1% 71.6% 66.7% 60.3% 62.5% Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Marine Science and Technology 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 52.5% 51.2% 5 5 73.5% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 70.3% 67.6% 76.5% 77.1% 65.4% Mathematics and Statistics Mechanical and Systems Engineering 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 56.3% 58.4% 56.5% 47.5% 43.0% 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 60.3% 55.4% 57.6% 60.6% 57.1% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 14

9. School rankings - Percentage First and Combined First and Upper Second class awards The graph below shows all schools ranked by the proportion of awards made in the first class category in 2009/10. It ranged from 35.2% in Biomedical Sciences down to 7.3% in Law. Schools in SAGE (and the School of Biomedical Sciences) dominated the upper half of the rankings with only two HASS schools (Education, Communication and Language Sciences and Modern Languages) in the top ten. Schools ranked by percentage first class awards 2009/10 4 3 3 2 2 1 BMS MATH EECE CEAM COMP MAST MECH CHEM ECLS SMLS NUBS SHIS SELS SACS HSSO SGPS CIVG BIOL SAPL PSYC AFRD SLAW % First 35.2% 29.6% 29.4% 28.8% 26.1% 22.9% 21.4% 21.3% 2 19.8% 17.6% 16.8% 16.8% 14.8% 12.8% 10.3% 10.3% 9.5% 9.1% 8.2% 7.6% 7.3% The graph below shows schools ranked by changes in the percentage of first class awards between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Growth ranges from 12.9% in Biomedical Sciences to 0.7% in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials. Nine schools had a fall in the proportion of first class degrees. The biggest was Civil Engineering and Geosciences (-5.4%). Schools in HASS tend to award fewer first class degrees than those in SAGE, but six out of the top ten schools in terms of growth were in HASS. Schools ranked by change in percentage first class awards 2005/06 to 2009/10 1 1 BMS SMLS CHEM MATH EECE SHIS SLAW NUBS SELS SAPL MECH CEAM BIOL COMP SACS SGPS ECLS HSSO MAST AFRD CIVG % First 12.9% 10.8% 7.6% 7.1% 6.9% 4.2% 3.2% 3.1% 2.0% 1.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% 2.2% 2.8% 2.9% 4.1% 5.4% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 15

The graph below shows schools ranked by the proportion of good honours awards in 2009/10. Schools in HASS dominate the upper end of this chart with none of the SAGE schools featuring in the top ten. The proportion was greatest in Education, Communication and Language Sciences at 96.7% and lowest in Mathematics and Statistics at 56.5%. 12 Schools ranked by percentage good honours awards 2009/10 10 8 6 4 2 ECLS HSSO SLAW SHIS SELS BMS SACS SMLS PSYC NUBS SGPS EECE BIOL COMP SAPL CEAM MAST CIVG CHEM AFRD MECH MATH % GH 96.7% 89.9% 88.7% 86.9% 84.1% 83.6% 83.2% 81.0% 79.6% 77.0% 74.5% 73.5% 73.3% 71.6% 69.9% 69.7% 65.4% 64.5% 61.3% 57.6% 57.1% 56.5% The graph below shows schools ranked by changes in the percentage of good honours awards between 2005/06 and 2009/10. Five schools experienced falls, all of which were in SAGE. Schools ranked by change in percentage good honours awards 2005/06 to 2009/10 2 2 1 1 2 EECE BMS SACS SHIS SMLS COMP CHEM SAPL SLAW ECLS HSSO NUBS SELS CIVG SGPS MATH MECH BIOL MAST CEAM AFRD % GH 21.0% 18.2% 15.3% 13.6% 12.5% 11.3% 11.3% 9.9% 9.8% 9.4% 8.2% 7.8% 3.4% 3.1% 1.8% 0.1% 3.1% 3.8% 4.9% 7.5% 14.0% Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 16

10. Ranked list of Awards by Subject all institutions Addressing sector-wide results, the graph below shows the proportions of firsts awarded between JACS subject areas across all institutions (unclassified degrees are excluded). The science, engineering and medical subjects generally appear at the top end of the rankings, with the arts and humanities based subjects showing at the lower end. In 2009/10, more than 30% of students in Mathematical Sciences were awarded first class degrees, while the proportion was 7.3% in Law. Our own position generally followed the national picture, with a greater proportion of Firsts in the science and engineering subjects and smaller proportions in arts and humanities. First degree graduates in non-clinical subject areas percentage first class awards 2009/10 National data by subject area percentage first class awards 2009/10 3 3 30.3% 2 2 1 22.1% 21.0% 17.7% 16.5% 14.9% 14.9% 14.4% 13.3% 13.0% 11.7% 11.3% 11.1% 10.7% 10.2% 7.3% Data source: HESA Students Table M, 2009/10 When first and upper second class awards are combined, the proportion ranged from 76.1%% in Historical and Philosophical Studies down to 54.1% in Computer Science in 2009/10. First degree graduates in non-clinical subject areas percentage first or upper second class awards 2009/10 National data by subject area percentage first or upper second class awards 2009/10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 76.1% 75.5% 66.1% 65.7% 65.5% 64.7% 63.1% 62.9% 62.6% 61.5% 59.8% 59.5% 58.3% 58.1% 57.8% 54.7% 54.1% Data source: HESA Students Table M, 2009/10 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 17

Final Degree Classifications by Programme University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee Appendix 2 lists final degree classifications by programme for the five year period 2005/06 to 2009/10 and includes: Table 1 Faculty of Medical Sciences Table 2 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Table 3 Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering All figures and further breakdowns are available on the Portal at: https://myworkplace.ncl.ac.uk/irj/portal Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 18

11. Comparison with other leading universities: First class degrees The latest available data from HESA has been used to show proportions of first and first and upper second class degrees combined at our comparator institutions. Data is not comparable prior to 2007/08 as the HESA standard registration population and HESA session changed. Unclassified degrees are excluded from the calculations. The table below shows the proportion of first class awards each institution made in the two years, with the institution s ranking in the comparator group for each year. Unclassified degrees are excluded from the calculations. HESA include pass degrees in with third class. The arrows in the final column indicate whether the institution moved up, down or remained static in terms of the proportion of firsts awarded over the two years. 2008/09 2009/10 Firsts Rank Firsts Rank Change Warwick 23.6% 1 23.2% 1 King's 19.9% 2 19.5% 2 Belfast 15.3% 11 18.9% 3 Glasgow 17.7% 5 18.8% 4 Bristol 19.6% 3 18.7% 5 Southampton 17.9% 4 18.4% 6 Queen Mary 15.1% 13 17.2% 7 Liverpool 16.8% 7 17.1% 8 Newcastle 15.2% 12 17.0% 9 Sheffield 16.8% 8 16.9% 10 Leeds 16.4% 9 16.5% 11 Nottingham 17.3% 6 16.3% 12 Birmingham 15.6% 10 16.1% 13 Cardiff 12.9% 14 13.4% 14 Data source: HESA Student Instance Count, downloaded from HEIDI The general pattern across institutions in the comparator group was of an increase in the proportion of degrees awarded in the first class category. Warwick, King s Bristol and Nottingham had falls between 2008/09 and 2009/10. Warwick awarded the greatest proportion of firsts at 23.2% and Cardiff the least at 13.4%. 17% of Newcastle s classified degrees were firsts in 2008/09, ranking us 9 th. Comparators - Percentage First class awards 2009-2010 2 Percentage first class awards 2009/10 2 1 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 19

12. Comparison with other leading universities: First and Upper Second class degrees The table below shows the proportion of first and upper second class awards each institution made in the last two years, with each institution s ranking in the comparator group for each year. The arrows in the final column indicate whether the institution moved up, down or remained static in terms of the proportion of first and upper second class degrees awarded over the 2 years. Comparators - Percentage First and Upper Second class awards 2008/09 to 2009/10 2008/09 2009/10 Firsts and Firsts and 2:1s Rank 2:1s Rank Change Bristol 78.5% 2 80.8% 1 Warwick 79.9% 1 80.7% 2 Leeds 74.3% 6 76.6% 3 King's 75.7% 3 75.9% 4 Newcastle 72.0% 9 75.5% 5 Southampton 7 4 75.5% 6 Glasgow 71.6% 10 74.9% 7 Sheffield 73.1% 7 73.0% 8 Birmingham 72.2% 8 73.0% 9 Nottingham 7 5 72.9% 10 Belfast 64.3% 14 71.8% 11 Liverpool 71.4% 11 71.4% 12 Cardiff 68.4% 12 67.9% 13 Queen Mary 65.3% 13 64.8% 14 Data source: HESA Student Instance Count, downloaded from HEIDI In 2009/10, the range in proportions was from 80.8% at Bristol, down to 64.8% at Queen Mary. Newcastle ranked 5 th in 2009/10 (9 th last year) with 75.5%. Most institutions increased their proportion of firsts and upper seconds between 2008/09 and 2009/10, exceptions being Queen Mary, Cardiff, Nottingham and Sheffield. 9 Percentage first and upper second class awards 2009/10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 20

13. Notes on data University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee (a) Internal data Data for 2005/06 to 2009/10 are from reports extracting data from Campus Management, via the Portal. (b) External data Degree classifications data by subject and institution (in sections 10, 11 and 12) are from HESA published data. Numbers are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. The classification of a first degree indicates the qualification class obtained. Certain qualifications obtained at first degree level are not subject to classification of award, notably medical and general degrees. These, together with ordinary degrees and aegrotat qualifications have been included within Unclassified. Third class honours, fourth class honours and the pass have been aggregated as Third/pass. Lower second and undivided second class honours have been aggregated as Lower second. HESA subject areas Data provided by 17 HESA non-clinical subject areas. Further information and a more detailed breakdown is available at http://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/102/136/1/2/ Entry Requirements Historical information on entry requirements at programme level is available at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/internal/admissions/courses_entrance_requirements/ Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 21

Comparator Institutions University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee The following list of comparator institutions was approved by Executive Board in April 2009 following a review by the Planning Office: University of Birmingham University of Bristol Cardiff University University of Glasgow King s College London University of Liverpool Newcastle University The University of Nottingham Queen s University Belfast Queen Mary, University of London The University of Sheffield University of Southampton The University of Warwick Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 22

14. References University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee UTLC, Meeting minutes 8 November 2006, http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/assets/internal-documents/com-min-utlc- 06nov.pdf.pdf Universities UK Beyond the honours degree classification: the Burgess Group final report, October 2007 [internet]. Available at: http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/publications/documents/burgess_final.pdf Higher Education Policy Institute Comparability of degree standards?, 03 June 2010, [internet] Available at: http://www.hepi.ac.uk/466-1838/comparability-of-degree-standards.html Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 23

Appendix 1 - Statistical Analysis University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee Two Sample Proportion and hypothesis tests have been used to compare two independent groups. For example: - the percentage of firsts awarded in 2005/06 vs. the percentage in 2009/10 The tests have been performed in SSCstat software (run in Excel), available from the Statistical Services Centre at Reading University. The results of the analysis are shown in the tables (numbered 1 to #) below. In (1), we are comparing the percentage of classified degrees awarded in the first class category in 2005/06 against the percentage in 2009/10. The percentage increased from 14.7% in 2005/06 to 17.0% in 2009/10. We think of these figures as estimates of the underlying true proportions as they are based on a samples rather than the whole population, and so we calculate a confidence interval based on the sample sizes. The difference between the observed percentages is 2.3% points. To test whether this difference is statistically significant, we define a null hypothesis (there is no difference between the proportions) and an alternative hypothesis (there is a difference between the proportions). We then consider how unusual the observed data is, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. The statistical outputs used to inform the conclusions are: - the confidence interval (CI) for the true underlying difference between the proportions. A result with a narrow interval around the observed value is more reliable than a wide one and allows us to say that the result is more precise. If the two values which define the Confidence Interval (CI) have different signs, and therefore straddle zero, it is possible that the proportions are the same and we can say that the observed difference is not significant. - the p-value which comes from the hypothesis test is the probability of observing a difference as large as or larger than the observed difference. A low p-value (historically less than 0.05) is evidence to reject the null hypothesis and to regard the data as more unusual. In (1), the output shows that the CI is 0.5% to 4.1%. The CI does not straddle zero, so we can say that we are 95% confident that the two observed values are statistically different. The CI is quite narrow, so the estimate is precise. The p-value is 0.0136 which is evidence to reject the null hypothesis. (1) Increase in awards in the first class category, difference between 2005/06 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 3360 2995 Number of successes 571 441 Proportion of successes 0.1699 0.1472 Difference of proportions 0.0227 Standard error of difference 0.00916 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.004742 0.04065 Test statistic 2.47 P value (one sided) 0.0068 P value (two sided) 0.0136 Firsts as a percentage of all classified degrees in 2009/10. Difference between observed percentages. The p-value is less than 0.05. This is evidence to reject the null hypothesis Firsts as a percentage of all classified degrees in 2005/06. The CI for the true underlying difference is 0.5% to 4.1%. Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 24

(2) Difference in percentage of good honours awards between 2005/06 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 3360 2995 Number of successes 2563 2101 Proportion of successes 0.7628 0.7015 Difference of proportions 0.0613 Standard error of difference 0.01113 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.03949 0.0831 Test statistic 5.52 P value (one sided) 0.0000 P value (two sided) 0.0000 (4) Difference in percentage of good honours in Medical Sciences between 2007/08 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 317 314 Number of successes 261 256 Proportion of successes 0.8233 0.8153 Difference of proportions 0.00806 Standard error of difference 0.03063 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.05198 0.0681 Test statistic 0.26 P value (one sided) 0.3963 P value (two sided) 0.7925 (6) Difference in percentage of good honours in HASS between 2005/06 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 2119 1862 Number of successes 1707 1352 Proportion of successes 0.8056 0.7261 Difference of proportions 0.07947 Standard error of difference 0.01344 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.05312 0.1058 Test statistic 5.93 P value (one sided) 0.0000 P value (two sided) 0.0000 (8) Difference in percentage of good honours in SAGE between 2007/08 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 924 863 Number of successes 595 549 Proportion of successes 0.6439 0.6362 Difference of proportions 0.00779 Standard error of difference 0.02272 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.03675 0.05232 Test statistic 0.34 P value (one sided) 0.3659 P value (two sided) 0.7318 (3) Difference in percentage of firsts in Medical Sciences between 2007/08 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 318 314 Number of successes 85 69 Proportion of successes 0.2673 0.2197 Difference of proportions 0.04755 Standard error of difference 0.03409 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.01926 0.1144 Test statistic 1.39 P value (one sided) 0.0819 P value (two sided) 0.1638 (5) Difference in percentage of firsts in HASS between 2005/06 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 2119 1862 Number of successes 308 231 Proportion of successes 0.14535 0.12406 Difference of proportions 0.02129 Standard error of difference 0.01082 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 9.2E 05 0.04249 Test statistic 1.9591 P value (one sided) 0.02505 P value (two sided) 0.0501 (7) Difference in percentage of firsts in SAGE between 2007/08 and 2009/10 Sample 1 Sample 2 Number of trials 924 863 Number of successes 178 146 Proportion of successes 0.1926 0.1692 Difference of proportions 0.02346 Standard error of difference 0.0182 95% CI of difference(normal approx.) 0.01221 0.05913 Test statistic 1.29 P value (one sided) 0.0991 P value (two sided) 0.1983 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 25

Table 1 Faculty of Medical Sciences Data Source: Portal, downloaded 21/03/2011 University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee First Second I Second II Third UnclassifiedHonours Other Biomedical Sciences B100 BSc Hons Physiological Sciences 5 7 6 8 9 11 16 20 20 14 7 10 9 6 8 1 1 1 2 1 B210 BSc Hons Pharmacology 5 5 12 7 10 11 24 31 24 19 3 15 11 2 4 2 1 2 B900 MSci Biomedical Sciences 1 6 1 3 B940 BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences 13 10 20 22 35 25 20 35 35 45 21 12 11 24 12 5 2 2 1 2 C400 BSc Hons Genetics 4 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 4 2 3 1 1 1 C410 BSc Hons Human Genetics 2 4 5 3 6 5 10 3 4 7 5 4 1 6 4 1 1 C521 BSc Hons Medical Microbiology 4 10 2 C620 BSc Hons Molecular Biology 1 2 1 C700 BSc Hons Biochemistry 4 4 3 5 1 5 9 8 7 3 7 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 C795 BSc Biochemistry with Biotech (Ord) 1 C7C5 BSc Hons Biochemistry with Immunology 4 3 5 5 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 C7C9 BSc Hons Biotechnology 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 CC59 BSc Hons Med Microbiology & Immunology 7 8 9 5 5 9 16 10 11 8 8 14 2 6 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 J700 BSc Hons Biotechnology 1 2 Dental Sciences 1117U Dip Higher Edu Dental Hygiene & Therapy 10 A206 Bachelor of Dental Surgery 75 64 67 75 95 Medical Sciences Faculty Office A106 MB BS 295 315 323 345 343 Psychology C800 BSc Hons Psychology 8 9 8 71 90 70 11 21 19 1 1 1 C802 BA Hons Psychology 4 1 3 Distinctions and Honours awards MBBS Distinctions Honours Total 2006/07 50 19 320 2007/08 77 22 320 2008/09 44 22 354 2009/10 41 25 355 BDS Distinctions Honours Total 2006/07 10 2 67 2007/08 6 3 70 2008/09 10 5 76 2009/10 4 1 85 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 26

Table 2 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Data Source: Portal, downloaded 21/03/2011 University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee First Second I Second II Third UnclassifiedHonours Other Architecture, Planning & Landscape 5102 Bachelor of Architecture 2 20 5 1 5102U Bachelor of Architecture 5 7 4 4 20 19 15 21 8 10 7 3 1 1 K100 BA Hons Architectural Studies 7 17 14 21 7 38 61 45 45 56 28 32 41 13 25 6 2 2 1 4 2 K400 BA Hons Town Planning 3 3 4 5 2 22 32 17 27 22 12 20 16 13 11 1 1 1 1 1 K496 Diploma Town Planning 1 LK74 BA Hons Geography and Planning 2 1 4 7 16 10 11 14 11 11 11 8 12 2 1 Arts & Cultures E100 BA Hons Fine Art 1 2 2 4 3 3 5 6 10 5 2 2 3 4 3 1 PQL0 BA Media, Communic'n & Cultural Studies 5 39 8 1 V627 BA Hons Religious Studies 2 7 9 W150 BA Hons Fine Art 6 9 5 6 6 13 27 23 20 20 7 4 8 11 6 6 1 W300 BA Hons Music 5 8 3 4 25 18 21 12 14 4 10 10 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 W301 BMus Hons Popular & Contemporary Music 2 2 4 2 9 6 8 3 14 5 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 W304 BMus Hons Music 2 2 1 4 4 9 1 1 1 W340 BMus Folk & Traditional Music 3 2 2 2 5 9 10 10 7 8 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 Education, Communication & Language Sci B620 BSc Hons Speech & Language Sciences 7 14 7 8 6 13 11 18 22 23 1 1 3 1 1 P990 BA Hons Applied Communication 7 4 3 28 28 16 6 5 10 1 1 1 PQL0 BA Media, Communic'n & Cultural Studies 3 36 18 2 1 English Lit, Language & Linguistics Q100 BA Hons Linguistics 1 2 3 2 4 7 7 3 9 2 3 2 1 5 2 Q1R1 BA Hons Linguistics with French 1 1 1 1 Q1R2 BA HonsLinguistics with German 1 Q1R4 BA Hons Linguistics with Spanish 1 1 1 Q1T4 BA Hons Linguistics with Chinese/Japanes 2 2 1 2 Q300 BA Hons English Language and Lit 7 1 3 3 18 19 13 23 25 4 7 3 4 11 2 Q302 BA Hons English Language 3 2 8 6 14 27 27 18 16 13 7 18 15 7 2 2 1 2 1 Q306 BA Hons English Literature 22 19 28 20 28 78 107 95 92 93 13 11 20 10 6 1 2 1 Geography, Politics & Sociology F800 BSc Hons Geography 3 4 6 5 6 38 24 16 40 26 9 11 19 10 5 1 3 1 FH82 BSc Hons Physical Geography 3 1 8 7 4 10 L200 BA Hons Politics 11 10 11 6 14 51 52 66 54 50 13 14 21 17 14 2 1 2 1 2 2 L241 BA Hons Gov & Europ Studies 1 5 1 2 5 4 2 2 1 L300 BA Hons Sociology 6 4 5 6 3 23 25 25 18 28 20 23 30 23 22 5 4 3 1 1 L701 BA Hons Geography 7 11 8 5 8 44 54 58 58 73 15 21 15 13 12 3 1 2 LL14 BA Hons Economics & Social Policy 1 2 LL21 BA Hons Politics & Economics 1 2 1 7 2 13 12 7 2 8 5 7 4 2 LL32 BA Hons Politics and Sociology 1 2 1 1 3 4 10 15 16 5 1 6 4 11 LL34 BA Hons Sociology & Social Policy 4 5 8 5 6 HASS Faculty Office Y001 BA Combined Honours 17 17 13 14 14 76 66 73 67 84 18 23 19 19 10 3 7 1 2 3 3 1 Y600 BA Hons Humanities 1 2 2 1 1 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 27

First Second I Second II Third UnclassifiedHonours Other Historical Studies Q6Q7 BA Hons Latin with Greek 1 Q800 BA Hons Classics 1 1 1 1 1 Q810 BA Hons Classical Studies 1 1 4 4 1 10 12 23 14 15 4 11 3 3 5 1 QQ36 BA Hons English Literature and Latin 1 1 QQ83 BA Hons Classical Studies and English 1 4 1 3 6 12 5 8 1 3 2 2 1 1 V100 BA Hons History 25 29 23 29 29 80 120 129 114 104 26 19 16 21 14 3 2 1 V110 BA Hons Ancient History 2 5 2 5 20 21 19 15 15 9 6 6 4 1 1 1 V400 BA Hons Archaeology 2 4 5 2 7 13 11 11 5 9 4 2 6 4 2 2 V490 BSc Hons Archgy w Bioarchaeological Sci 1 2 VL12 BA Hons Politics & History 2 5 4 14 4 29 37 26 35 34 10 2 9 2 3 1 1 VV14 BA Hons Ancient History & Archaeology 1 3 2 2 7 12 20 22 18 21 7 5 7 8 9 1 VV41 BA History & Archaeology 3 6 5 2 Modern Languages LR21 BA Hons French & Politics 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 1 LR22 BA Hons German & Politics 1 2 1 1 2 2 LR24 BA Hons Spanish & Politics 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 QR11 BA Hons French & Linguistics 2 QT19 BA Hons Modern Lang & Linguis 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 3 3 2 R120 BA Hons French 1 2 1 8 5 5 2 5 3 2 1 R220 BA Hons German 2 2 1 3 3 1 R6R6 BA Hons Spanish, Port & Latin Am Stud 4 6 3 R9N2 BA Hons Mod Lang with Management Studies 1 2 1 3 1 2 9 9 10 7 1 4 1 4 4 RN11 BA Hons French and Business Studies 2 1 1 2 6 5 6 6 1 4 4 1 RN21 BA Hons German and Business Studies 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 RN41 BA Hons Spanish and Business Studies 1 1 1 4 1 10 6 5 1 3 1 1 RN94 BA Hons Modern Languages with Accounting 1 1 1 RQ21 BA Hons German & Linguistics 1 RT47 BA Hons Spanish, Port & Latin Am Stud 1 5 1 5 4 6 5 1 5 1 T900 BA Hons Modern Languages 3 5 4 15 16 28 39 31 51 35 12 21 16 10 13 1 1 TT41 BA Hons Chinese/Japanese & Cultural Stud 1 4 1 2 2 4 7 1 1 3 1 1 TW96 BA Hons Mod Lang & Film Stud 1 2 7 1 3 1 6 2 Newcastle Law School M101 Bachelor of Laws 5 8 4 5 10 103 118 118 109 114 27 41 32 25 14 1 2 3 1 M1R1 BA Hons Law with French 1 1 1 2 1 7 6 6 5 9 3 4 2 1 3 Newcastle University Business School L100 BA Hons Economics 5 7 6 6 7 22 19 24 18 24 17 8 11 20 16 3 4 2 4 4 2 2 1 L161 BA Hons Financial & Business Econ 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 10 5 11 9 4 7 2 4 7 1 4 1 3 LG15 BA Hons Econ with Information Systems 1 1 LN11 BA Hons Economics & Bus Mgt 1 3 2 2 4 6 1 1 1 LN12 BA Hons Economics & Bus Mgt 2 1 2 7 7 12 5 21 19 2 3 3 10 11 1 1 N110 BA Hons European Business Mgt 1 1 1 4 N120 BA Hons International Business Mgt 2 5 1 5 N200 BA Hons Business Management 11 5 11 16 11 46 36 55 84 65 8 13 13 16 21 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 4 N241 BA Hons International Business Mgt 7 10 3 2 2 N400 BA Hons Accounting and Finance 15 17 14 14 16 31 43 31 38 39 12 25 20 13 25 4 4 1 9 8 1 2 N500 BSc Marketing 14 57 9 NL1C BA Hons Business & Economic Studies 1 3 13 15 7 1 10 17 9 5 7 1 1 NMK1 BA Hons Accounting & Law 1 2 2 6 2 NN14 BA Hons Bus Acctg & Finance (placemt) 11 9 9 15 12 23 25 23 28 27 3 1 2 1 1 NN49 BA Hons Accounting Studies 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 NN52 BA Hons Marketing & Management 9 16 19 11 23 49 60 59 75 73 27 18 22 24 19 2 2 1 2 4 1 1 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 28

Table 3 Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering Data Source: Portal, downloaded 21/03/2011 University Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee First Second I Second II Third UnclassifiedHonours Other Agriculture, Food & Rural Development B4D6 BSc Hons Food & Human Nutrition 1 1 1 7 5 8 6 6 2 2 3 8 4 1 B4D8 BSc Food & Human Nutrition (Ord) 1 CC18 BSc Jt Hons Biology & Psychology 2 4 6 3 1 1 CF11 BSc Jt Hons Biology & Chemistry 1 1 CG81 BSc Jt Hons Maths & Psychology 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 CG83 BSc Jt Hons Psychology & Statistics 1 D208 BSc Agriculture (Ord) 3 D228 BSc Anml Sci in Domestic Anml Sci (Ord) 1 D300 BSc Animal Sci Hons Companion Animal Std 1 6 7 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 1 1 D320 BSc Animal Sci Hons Livestock Technology 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 D402 BSc Agric with Hons Farm Bus Mgmt 1 1 2 2 9 4 3 4 12 9 4 11 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 D422 BSc Agric with Hons Animal Prod Science 1 5 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 D444 BSc Agriculture with Hons Agronomy 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 D452 BSc Hons Rural Studies 1 1 4 4 6 4 2 1 D453 BSc Agric with Hons Rural Res Mgmt 1 2 1 1 2 D455 BSc Hons Countryside Management 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 1 4 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 F850 BSc Hons Environmental Science 1 1 14 12 8 5 8 7 5 10 6 5 2 1 2 1 GF18 BSc Jt Hons Geography & Maths 1 1 1 1 GG41 BSc Jt Hons Comp Sci & Maths 2 1 1 GL11 BSc Jt Hons Economics & Maths 1 2 2 1 1 GL31 BSc Jt Hons Statistics & Economics 1 GL4C BSc Jt Hons Comp Sci & Economics 1 1 GL51 BSc Jt Hons Economics and Info Systems 2 1 N188 BSc Ord Agri Business Mgmt 2 N280 BSc Hons Agri Bus Mgt 3 3 1 4 1 6 4 3 3 6 4 6 3 5 8 3 2 N500 BSc Marketing 10 15 11 4 28 21 34 32 3 10 7 8 1 3 1 1 1 NG41 BSc Jt Hons Accounting & Maths 3 4 5 6 1 NG4K BSc Jt Hons Accounting & Comp Sci 1 NG55 BSc Jt Hons Info Systems and Acctng 1 2 2 Biology C100 BSc Hons Biology 3 2 4 8 5 16 22 26 20 34 9 10 16 21 16 3 1 1 2 1 C110 BSc Hons Applied Biology 1 2 6 8 11 12 1 5 4 13 4 2 2 1 C111 BSc Hons Applied Biol (with Placemnt Yr) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 C150 BSc with Hons in Environmental Biology 2 1 7 5 2 3 3 1 1 1 C168 BSc Environmental Biology (ord) 1 1 C180 BSc Hons Ecology 1 3 1 2 C300 BSc Hons Zoology 7 8 5 4 4 19 23 11 16 21 7 14 10 8 4 1 1 1 3 2 C306 BSc Hons Wildlife Biology 1 6 3 3 2 9 2 1 2 1 1 1 C800 BSc Hons Psychology 6 10 72 67 6 7 1 C802 BA Hons Psychology 5 5 4 3 1 Chemical Eng & Advanced Materials H800 BEng Hons Chem & Proc Eng 1 1 5 5 4 7 5 6 3 1 H810 BEng Hons Chemical Engineering 1 1 3 3 2 4 11 12 3 2 1 H813 MEng Hons Chemical Engineering 8 7 2 5 H815 MEng Hons Chemical Engineering Industry 1 H830 MEng Chem Eng Hons Process Control 5 H833 MEng Chem Eng Hons Intensified Process'g 1 H840 MEng Hons Chem & Proc Eng 4 1 1 3 3 1 H842 MEng Hons Chem & Process Eng Industry 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 V000 BA Hons Phil Studies:Knowledge & Hum Int 8 10 8 10 6 18 22 23 26 20 2 2 3 1 6 Chemistry F100 BSc Hons Chemistry 2 1 3 7 1 3 4 7 7 5 3 7 6 3 5 6 8 3 2 1 F102 BSc Hons Chemistry (Industrial Training) 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 F103 MChem with Hons in Chemistry 4 4 6 6 3 4 9 9 1 2 3 2 F105 MChem Chemistry with study in N America 1 1 1 1 F106 MChm Hon Chemistry (Industrial Training) 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 F107 MChem Chemistry with Study in Europe 1 1 F108 BSc Ordinary Chemistry 5 1 F122 BSc Hons Med Chemistry (Indust Train) 1 1 1 F123 MChem with Hons in Medicinal Chemistry 2 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 6 2 2 2 F124 MChem Medicinal Chem (Ind Train) 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 F151 BSc H Chemistry w Medicinal Chemistry 2 1 2 1 2 1 6 5 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 F1R9 BSc Hons Chem with European Studies (Sp) 1 1 F1RX BSc Hons Chem with European Studies (Fr) 1 F300 BSc Hons Physics 1 4 2 1 2 F303 MPhys Physics with Hons 1 1 F322 BSc Hons Chemical Physics 1 F323 MPhys with Hons in Theoretical Physics 1 1 1 F340 BSc Hons Theoretical Physics 1 1 1 1 F350 BSc Hons Phys with Med Apps 2 1 2 1 F3N2 BSc Hons Chemistry with Management 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 F510 BSc Hons Astronomy & Astrophysics 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 F523 MPhys Hons in Astronomy & Astrophysics 1 3 2 1 2 GFC0 BSc Natural Sciences (FT) 1 2 2 5 2 1 1 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 29

First Second I Second II Third UnclassifiedHonours Other Civil Engineering & Geosciences 0912 BEng Civil Engineering (Ord) 1 1 F862 BSc Hons Geographic Info Science 2 1 1 4 2 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 H200 BEng Hons Civil Engineering 2 1 2 3 6 1 3 3 4 2 5 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 H210 BEng Hon Civil & Struc Eng 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 H220 BEng Hons Civil & Envi Eng 2 1 1 H242 MEng Hons Civil & Struc Eng 2 1 2 8 5 14 7 12 34 28 1 3 2 4 H244 BSc Hons Surveying & Map Science 1 3 1 2 3 4 8 8 8 9 7 11 10 13 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 H252 MEng Hons Civil & Envi Engineering 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 H265 BSc Geomatics (Ord) 4 H290 MEng Hons Civil Engineering 5 2 4 6 2 7 17 11 18 16 2 3 6 1 3 1 Computing Science G400 BSc Hons Computing Science 10 10 10 16 14 6 7 20 8 5 7 4 1 4 1 1 2 G401 BSc Hons Computing Science with Ind Pl 2 G402 BSc Hons Computing Science 8 6 9 G420 BSc Hons Comp Sci (Netwk Sys & Int Tech) 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 G450 BSc Hons Computing Science (Games & V E) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 G500 BSc Hons Information Systems 6 5 4 2 8 11 7 7 7 9 3 8 1 1 2 G502 BSc Hons Information Systems 7 9 10 2 G504 BSc Hons Information Systems (Ind P) 2 G508 BSc Computing Science(Ord) 1 G528 BSc Information Systems (Ord) 2 1 G5N1 BSc Hons Information Systems w Bus Stds 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 G5N2 BSc Hons Information Systems w Mgt 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 G5N4 BSc Hons Information System w Accounting 1 1 1 1 G600 BSc Hons Computing Science (S/ware Eng) 4 1 2 5 3 1 4 2 1 1 G602 BSc Hons Computing Science (S/ware Eng) 4 7 4 1 1 Electrical, Electronic & Computer Eng 1102 BEng Elec & Electronic Eng (Ord) 1 H602 MEng Hons Electronic Eng 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 H605 MEng Hons Elec & Electronic Eng 4 2 2 3 3 7 8 9 2 7 1 6 3 2 H607 BEng Hons Elec & Electronic Eng 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 5 3 1 9 10 2 8 8 1 2 2 3 H610 BEng Hons Electronic Eng 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 H621 MEng Hons Electronic Comms 1 1 1 1 H640 BEng Hons Electronic Comms 1 1 1 2 1 4 H652 BEng Hons Electronics & Computer eng 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 H654 MEng Hons Electronics & Comp Eng 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 Marine Sciences & Technology 1203U BEng Nav Arch 7 3 1204U BEng Marine Eng 2 1 C161 BSc Hons Marine Biology 9 7 4 8 6 24 21 34 27 24 6 12 7 5 10 1 2 2 1 C178 BSc Marine Biology (Ord) 2 H350 BEng Mar Tech Hons Mar Eng 3 4 5 6 H352 MEng Hons Marine Technology 1 H354 MEng Hons Marine Engineering 1 1 3 H355 BEng Mar Tech Hons Off Eng 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 H356 MEng Hons Offshore Eng 1 2 2 1 H500 BEng Hons Mar Tech (Int) in Naval Archit 1 1 H501 MEng Hons Marine Engineering 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 H502 BEng Mar Tech Hons Nav Arch 5 7 1 5 6 2 1 4 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 H503 MEng Hons Naval Architecture 4 5 3 5 4 2 1 6 2 1 2 H504 BEng Mar Tech Hons Mar Eng 2 1 3 1 5 8 1 4 8 5 2 7 1 1 5 2 1 H505 BEng Nav Arch with Mar Eng 8 10 8 1 H510 BEng Mar Tech Hons Nav Arch 3 4 5 1 H514 MEng Hons Naval Architecture 3 2 H520 BEng Mar Tech Hons Small Craft Tec 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 H524 MEng Hons Small Craft Technology 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 H5H3 BEng Nav Arch with Offsh Eng 4 12 9 6 HJ36 BEng Mar Tech Hons Off Eng 3 1 1 J6H3 BEng Hons Mar Tech (Int) in Offshore Eng 1 J6HN BEng Hons Mar Tech (Int) in Marine Eng 1 JH6H MEng Hons Offshore Eng 3 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 30

First Second I Second II Third UnclassifiedHonours Other Mathematics & Statistics G100 BSc Hons Mathematics 2 5 8 4 10 9 9 15 7 13 7 11 21 19 15 3 7 11 14 13 1 2 3 2 G103 MMath Hons Mathematics 6 3 6 7 12 3 1 13 8 10 3 2 3 4 3 1 G108 BSc Maths & Stats (Ord) 1 G1N2 BSc Hons Mathematics with Management 1 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 G1NF BSc Hons Financial Maths with Management 1 1 1 1 G1X3 BSc Hons Maths with Education 2 2 1 2 G300 BSc Hons Statistics 1 1 1 1 1 GG13 BSc Hons Maths & Stats 1 6 5 5 1 5 5 9 3 1 10 12 4 4 11 3 4 1 3 3 GGC3 MMaths Hons Maths & Stats 7 2 1 2 4 7 1 1 2 2 1 1 GN13 BSc Financial Maths 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 Mechanical & Systems Engineering H300 BEng Hons Mechanical Eng 1 2 3 8 5 7 6 17 15 15 14 15 6 8 9 7 8 4 2 4 3 1 H301 MEng Hons Mechanical Engineering 3 2 1 4 7 4 3 6 8 5 3 2 1 1 H302 MEng Hons Mech Eng (Europe) 1 2 1 1 H341 MEng Hons Mech & Auto Eng 4 7 1 H390 MEng Hons Mech & Auto Eng 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 H391 MEng Hons Mechanical & Railway Engin'g 1 1 2 H3G1 MEng Mech Eng W Hons in Math Modelling 3 2 4 2 1 2 H3N2 MEng Mechanical Engineering with Mgt 3 5 2 H771 MEng Hons Mechanical & Design Eng 7 11 HH31 MEng Hons Mechanical & Design Eng 1 3 2 3 3 7 5 4 HH36 MEng Hons Mech Eng & Mechatronics 2 2 1 2 2 HH37 MEng Hons Mech & Manuf Eng 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 HJ3M MEng Hons Mech & Mat Eng 1 1 1 2 4 SAGE Faculty Office CC18 BSc Jt Hons Biology & Psychology 1 CFG0 BSc Hons Combined Studies 2 2 1 CG81 BSc Jt Hons Maths & Psychology 1 1 1 6 7 1 1 CG83 BSc Jt Hons Psychology & Statistics 1 1 1 1 1 CG8K BSc Jt Hons Comp Sci & Psychology 1 FG11 BSc Jt Hons Chemistry & Maths 1 FG31 BSc Jt Hons Maths & Physics 1 1 1 GF18 BSc Jt Hons Geography & Maths 1 1 1 1 GF38 BSc Jt Hons Geography & Stats 1 1 GG41 BSc Jt Hons Comp Sci & Maths 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 GG91 BSc Jt Hons GIS with Mathematics 1 GH12 BSc Jt Hons Maths, Surv & Map Sci 2 GH4F BSc Jt Hons Comp Sci & Surv & Map Sci 1 1 GL11 BSc Jt Hons Economics & Maths 1 2 2 2 2 2 GL31 BSc Jt Hons Statistics & Economics 1 GL4C BSc Jt Hons Comp Sci & Economics 1 1 1 GL51 BSc Jt Hons Economics and Info Systems 1 1 1 HF28 BSc Jt Hons Geography, Survey & Map Sci 1 2 5 1 2 4 2 NG41 BSc Jt Hons Accounting & Maths 1 4 3 4 1 3 2 NG43 BSc Jt Hons Accounting & Stats 1 NG4K BSc Jt Hons Accounting & Comp Sci 1 1 NG55 BSc Jt Hons Info Systems and Acctng 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 Y108 BSc in Science (Ord) 2 Final Degree Classifications Planning Office 31