Academic Regulations Sub-Committee Chair’s Action August 2013CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Plan CM1 forms have been submitted for the following for approval:

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

REF / AWARD / TITLE / NATURE OF CHANGE / COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
FST 35/12
p.1 / FdSc
BSc (Hons) / Equine Science with Rehabilitation Therapies /
  • Proposal to withdraw the semester two intake point at the University Centre of West Anglia (joint delivery with Anglia Ruskin Cambridge)
  • Intake point was applied for in error (FST 16/12) approved by CMT on the 13th of February 2013
  • No impact on students, new course
  • With effect from September 2013
/ Approved
FST 39/12
p.5 / BSc (Hons) / Animal Behaviour and Welfare /
  • Proposal to delete the course due to course rationalisation, delivered at Cambridge only
  • This course was identified for deletion due to recent staff changes which means that expertise is less aligned with animal welfare
  • No impact on current students
  • With effect from September 2014 (updated 5/9/13)
/ Approved
FST 40/12
p. 9 / BSc (Hons) / Animal Behaviour and Welfare (extended degree) /
  • Proposal for a course deletion since the course that students would normally progress onto has been deleted, delivered at Cambridge only
  • BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare (3 year) degree is being deleted for the 2014/15 academic year; it is therefore necessary to delete the extended degree also asstudents would normally feed into this course after their level 3 year
  • Students wishing to study the extended degree from 2013-14 will be transferred to BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour (extended degree)
  • No impact on current students
  • With effect from September 2014 (updated 5/9/13)
/ Approved
FST 47/12
p.13 / FdA / Applied Animal Science with Management /
  • Proposal to change title of course, delivered at Cambridge and CoWA
Current title: Applied Animal Science with Management
New title: Applied Animal Behaviour with Management
  • The new title has been proposed under the advice from the external panel of the course revalidation (29th April 2013); the new title will better reflect the course content and structure
  • No impact on current students, the revised course and new course title will apply only to new students starting in September 2013
  • With effect from September 2013
/ Refer to QESC

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY continued

REF / AWARD / TITLE / NATURE OF CHANGE / COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
FST 49/12
p.17 / BSc (Hons)
x 17 / Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare
Animal Behaviour and Psychology
Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Biology
Animal Welfare and Psychology
Applied Biomedical Science
Ecology and Conservation and Wildlife Biology
Exercise and Health
Forensic Science and Criminology
Forensic Science and Medical Biology
Forensic Science and Psychology
Genetics and Medical Biology
Genetics and Microbiology
Marine Biology and Natural History
Marine Biology and Wildlife Biology
Natural History and Animal Behaviour
Natural History and Ecology and Conservation
Natural History and Wildlife Biology /
  • Proposal to delete seventeen courses in the Department of Life Sciences that have been recorded as ‘suspended’ on the Definitive List of Courses
  • These courses will not be reinstated for delivery
  • No impact on students as there are no current students registered
  • With immediate effect
/ Approved
FST 50/12
p. 20 / Uni Cert
Uni Cert / Optometric Clinical Assistants
Ophthalmic Dispensing Assistants /
  • Proposal to reinstate twocourses deleted in May 2012 (FST 41/11 42/11)
  • The courseswere deleted following Specsavers withdrawal from the market for this course which had a significant negative impact on part-time numbers in the department
  • Market research has found that there is still a demand for the courses and the department wish to reinstate them for recruitment
  • Anglia Distance Learning Services will support delivery of the courses
  • No impact on students
  • With effect from September 2013
/ Approved

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY continued

REF / AWARD / TITLE / NATURE OF CHANGE / COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
FST 51/12
p. 24 / MSc / Computer Science /
  • Proposal to remove the part-time delivery mode at Cambridge only
  • The majority of students at Cambridge study on the full-time mode, thecourse is only offered by the full-time mode at SAM, Trinidad
  • In order to continue to offer a part-time mode, the course would have to be delivered by day release which would be unpopular with international students who make up a large proportion of the students
  • Potential students interested in the part-time course can be offered the part-time MSc Information and Communication Technology
  • No impact on current students, part-time students are already expecting to take modules alongside the full-time students
  • With effect from September 2013
/ Approved
FST 52/12
p. 29 / BEng (Hons) / Automotive Electronic Engineering /
  • Proposal to change title of course, approved to be delivered at MAHSA University, Malaysia from September 2013
Current title: Automotive Electronic Engineering
New title: Electronic Engineering (Automotive)
  • The rationale for the proposed title change is to give graduating students a wider scope of employability to include the areas of Electronics and Automotive
  • No impact on students as the course has not started delivery
  • With effect from September 2013
/ Refer to QESC

Chair’s Action on behalf of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee

Paul Baxter, Director, Academic Office______Date__22/8/13______

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