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How are MA / MASTERS degrees graded? Like merit and Distinction or 1:1 2:1 etc, how does it work?

uk, england london

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1. What country do you live in? Ok, thanks, I can't help you with that one, but thought I should ask before I tried to give an answer that was useless :)
2. distinction, pass, fail EDIT: person below - Oxbridge is a little different, as they give an MA away free with any undergrad course.
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4. My father did an MA in Classics at Oxford and he got a 2:1, so i guess it must work the same way as the others. In USA however they use latin phrases, Summa C.um Laude - With Supreme Honour Magna C.um Laude - With Great Honour C.um Laude - With Honour I included that bit just incase someone from the US who didnt really read your questions answered with what i just put.
5. At masters level this depends on the University. Most have a pass grade at 40%. Confusingly some universities set a pass mark of 50% for postgraduate work Most also then have a distinction at around 70% (but some will say you can qualify for a distinction if you get less than that in one or two modules) Some then have a Merit level at around 60%. Many more just have the 2 grades above. So it's unlike undergraduate degrees where there is much greater uniformity. (plus there's the complicating factor of Oxbridge MAs as others have already explained)