In exceptional circumstances, students on a taught MA programme may be permitted to replace up to 15 credits of modules on the programme with alternative undergraduate or postgraduate taught modules. The alternative modules chosen must be deemed to be academically meritorious and still remain within the context of the programme learning outcomes. The alternative modules must be approved by the Programme Co-ordinator, the Head(s) of the relevant School(s)/Department(s) and the module co-ordinator of the proposed alternative module(s). Students should note that existing regulations require that the total number of undergraduate modules must not exceed 15 credits, and will normally come from final or penultimate year modules, except in the case of language modules.