Coursework

• Discuss proposed topics, methods, and sources with course teachers during office hours.
• Drafts are not read; the final product must be your own work.
• Discussing coursework with others is allowed, but substantial text overlap is prohibited.

• Page size: A4.
• Illustrations included in text, numbered (Table 2, Figure 1) with descriptive titles and sources below.
• Scans/electronic maps/tables acceptable; appendices minimal.
• Front cover: title, course number, course title, candidate name, year.
• Proofread carefully; use one side of paper, double or 1.5 spacing, font ≥12pt.
• References: Harvard author/date style; include full reference list.

• Follow Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences guidance for over-length penalties.
• Include word count on cover sheet (exclude tables, figures, footnotes, bibliography, appendices; include quotations and in-text references).
• Maximum length exceeded by <10%: –5 marks (not below pass).
• Maximum length exceeded by ≥10%: –10 marks (not below pass).
• Over-length + late: greater penalty applies.
• Special rules:
  • Abstracts: included in word count unless otherwise stated.
  • Appendices: included unless otherwise stated.
  • Text boxes (prose, figures, tables): included unless instructions say otherwise.
  • Excluded from word count: assignment title, author/exam code, page numbers, reference list, footnotes for primary sources, figure/table captions.

• All coursework, projects, and dissertations must be submitted via Moodle Turn-It-In by 12pm on the due date.
• Check individual module Moodle pages for exact dates.
• Submission via email is not accepted.

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• Coursework ≤2 working days late: –10 marks (not below pass).
• 3–5 working days late: max pass mark (UG 40%, PGT 50%).
• 5 working days late (before second week of term 3): mark = 0, but counted as complete.
• Sudden, unexpected, significant circumstances? Submit Extenuating Circumstances (EC) Form. Accepted requests may get extensions or condoned late submission. Students should notify the department in advance when possible.