Erasmus Year – Part 6

Erasmus Year – Part 6

Something I forgot to mention on the last Erasmus Diary entry is that I found my results out for the Indigenous Peoples take-home exam.

Before I tell you the grade I might as well explain (in a nutshell) how the marking system works in Denmark.

In the UK you are given a percentage mark and this is then converted into a grade (eg 70%+ = First; 60-70% = 2:1; 50-60% = 2:2 etc).

In Denmark it is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT and takes the form of a ‘7-point grading scale’, which actually goes from 12 (the highest mark) to -3 (the lowest mark).

Confused? So was I when I first came across it. In fact the use of a white board and marker pen was required for me to understand it.

The University sums the grades up (in a leaflet from the International Office) as being:

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12 – For excellent performance – Like an A

10 – For a very good performance – Like a B

7 – For a good performance – Like a C

4 – For a fair performance – Like a D

02 – For a minimally adequate performance – Like an E

00 – For an inadequate performance – Like an Fx

-3 – For an unacceptable performance – Like an F

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(If you want to know more see: www.karakterskala.ku.dk)

In order for me to pass the year and gain the additional part of my degree I need to score at least 02 in all my modules.

So in the Indigenous Peoples exam (despite the food poisoning) I was able to achieve a 12! I couldn’t believe it! Especially how ill I was feeling at the time!

This gave me a morale boost like nothing else and drove me onto writing my International Law of the Sea Essay and thus finally snapping me out of ‘holiday mode’.