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| Accreditation | Accreditation means that a course has been scrutinised by the appropriate academic committee of the College and has been formally approved at a particular level. |
| Award |
A University of London qualification.
An Award consists of one or more modules. |
| Certificate | University of London Extra-Mural Certificate or Diplomas, or a University of London Certificates of Higher Education |
| CATS | Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme |
| Class | A group of students being taught by a lecturer or lecturers |
| Coursework | All assessment other than by means of examination |
| The College | Birkbeck, University of London |
| Examination | When final assessment consists of an unseen written paper normally held at the end of the module |
| External examiner | Appointed from outside the department or school to moderate and ensure quality assurance over each award and within a programme. |
| Internal moderator | Appointed from the lecturers contracted to teach on the current programme to take part in assessment procedures. |
| Lecturer | The person who teaches individual classes and normally first-marks their students’ coursework |
| Module | A component of an award that has one or more classes |
| Prospectus | Publication containing course descriptions, published annually, which gives details of all classes offered within the forthcoming academic year. Order a prospectus here. |
| The University | The University of London |
