What is the method of assessment for BSc students in the IRD?
Examinations are the primary method of assessment. In almost all BSc courses in the IRD you are assessed on the basis of a three-hour final exam in the Summer Term. The mark for that examination will constitute 100% of your mark in the course unit. The one exception is IR311 Europe’s Institutional Order which requires students to write a long essay of 5,000 words, based on research involving original documents, in addition to a final three-hour exam. The essay constitutes 25% of the final mark. In most courses, however, you must write four short essays (normally maximum 1,500 words in length) as part of your preparation for the examination. These essays are marked but the marks do not count towards your final mark. Note: Students may substitute the fourth essay for a timed, hand-written answer to a past examination question as long as it is submitted by the essay 4 deadline. In addition, all BSc students could choose to write a 10,000-word Dissertation in their third year (IR398). The
