CMT 24thMarch 2014 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

Planning approval issought for the following proposals:

FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES and FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION

REF / START &
INTAKE / AWARD / TITLE / MODE-LOCATION-CREDITS / NATURE OF PROPOSAL / DECISION
ALSS 13/04 FHSCE 13/13
Page 1 / September 2014 or January 2015
Trimester 1 and 2 intakes per year / LLM
MSc
PG Dip
PG Cert / Medical Law and Ethics
Re-submission of FHSCE13-04 with new title proposal / Full time and part time block delivery
Face-to-face
Chelmsford
180 credits @ L7 (LLM/MSc)
120 credits @ L7 (PG Dip)
60 credits @ L7 (PG Cert) /
  • Proposal for two new PG courses (four intended awards) jointly developed between ALSS and FHSCE
  • LLM Medical Law and Ethics: this course will sit within the Anglia Law School, ALSS.
  • MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Medical Law and Ethics: this course will sit in the Department of Allied Health and Medicine, HSCE.
  • Proposed home/EU tuition fee of £6,695 international/non-EU tuition fee £10,500 (DLOO/Q))
  • Anticipated annual recruitment 15-20 students
  • The proposed course will provide a progression route for LLB students on the Chelmsford campus
  • The courses will offer two intake points.
  • 50% new modules of three 30 credit modules
  • No significant capital spend
  • Standard trimester delivery
/ Approved for MSc, PG Dip and PG Cert.
Not approved for LLM.
The course is to be located within FHSCE.

FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION

REF / START &
INTAKE / AWARD / TITLE / MODE-LOCATION-CREDITS / NATURE OF PROPOSAL / DECISION
FHSCE 13/14
Page 8 / September 2014
Semester 1 intake per year / PGCE / Secondary Education (History)
Secondary Education
(Geography)
Secondary Education (Music) / Full time
Face-to-face
60 credits @ Level 6
60 credits @ Level 7
Billericay Educational Consortium /
  • Proposal for three new postgraduate courses that will be delivered by subject specialists in Billericay schools; the courses will not be offered at core
  • Development on the existing franchise agreement with Billericay Educational Consortium for the PGCE primary course
  • Proposed home/EU tuition fee of £9,000funded by the School Direct scheme
  • All providers have to bid on an annual basis for training places therefore numbers will vary from year to year
  • The courses will be accredited by the National College for School Leadership
  • No significant capital spend
  • Standard semester delivery
/ Approved

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

REF / START &
INTAKE / AWARD / TITLE / MODE-LOCATION-CREDITS / NATURE OF PROPOSAL / DECISION
FST 13/10
Page 12 / September 2013
Semester 1 intake per year / BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons) / Animal Behaviour (extended degree)
Marine Biology with Conservation and Biodiversity
(extended degree) / Full time & part time
Face-to-face
Cambridge
120 credits at Level 3
In addition to the standard 360 credits across levels 4-6 /
  • Proposal to introduce a Level 3 year for the traditional three year BSc (Hons) courses
  • Standard tuition fee for additional 120 credits
  • Extended degrees in Life Sciences currently recruit 200+ students per year
  • Proposal to allow students applying for the extended degree courses to be assigned directly to their intended progression course at the time of enrolment
  • 120 credits of new modules
  • No significant capital spend
  • Standard semester delivery pattern
/ Approved

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY continued

REF / START &
INTAKE / AWARD / TITLE / MODE-LOCATION-CREDITS / NATURE OF PROPOSAL / DECISION
FST 13/11
Page 18 / September 2014
Trimesters 1, 2 & 3 intakes per year / MSc / Research Methods in Psychology / Distance learning
Learning and Development Services
180 credits at Level 7 /
  • Proposal to offer a distance learning version of an already approved and delivered MSc
  • Proposed home/EU tuition fee of £5,950 international/non-EU tuition fee £5,950 (Band A)
  • Anticipated annual recruitment 20 fte
  • The course has been designed to be specifically attractive to international students by offering adistance learning course and multiple intake points
  • 30 credits of new modules
  • No significant capital spend
  • Standard trimester delivery pattern
/ Approved

LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

Corrections to be noted from previous paper

  1. BSc (Hons) International Business Management - no Top Up option required
  2. BSc (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management – no work placement option required

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