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UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Proposal Form for a New or Restructured Postgraduate Award
Part 1
Please read the Information Pack before completing this form.
Postgraduate course proposals should normally be submitted at least 18 months
before introduction of the course for entry in the Graduate School prospectus.
Failure to provide information under all the headings shown will result in approval of
the course being delayed.
This form should only be completed if you are introducing a new Postgraduate
Award which forms part of an existing Master’s course or is a free standing course. If
you wish to introduce Postgraduate Awards as part of a new Master’s course you
should include within the proposal for the Master’s course an explanation of the
rationale for the introduction of Postgraduate Awards. In all cases you should
complete Part 2 of the course proposal form setting out the fees and resource
implications of the Postgraduate Awards and complete the appropriate module
proposal documentation.
1.
Title of Postgraduate Award:
2.
Date of introduction (please specify year and month):
3.
Course Characteristics:
Is this Postgraduate Award
Made up of modules available on an existing Master’s course? [ ]
A free standing course?
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Postgraduate Awards are normally one year part-time. Indicate below if this
proposal is for a different period of study:
Do you consider that the proposed Postgraduate Award is at M (Master’s)
level in the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications? If in doubt,
please consult the M level descriptor in the Framework, mounted at:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/crntwork/nqf/ewni2001/annex1.htm#4
Yes
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No
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Does the proposed course replace an existing course?
Yes
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No
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If yes, which course does it replace?
Will existing students transfer to the new course?
Yes
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No
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Partnership Provision:
Is the course
4.
Validated?
Yes
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No
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Franchised?
Yes
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No
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Another type of
collaborative arrangement ?
Yes
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No
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Demand for the Course:
Projected student numbers:
Give brief details of market research undertaken to assess level of demand.
5.
Course Structure:
Please confirm below that all students registered on the course will have the
opportunity to demonstrate achievement of all the Learning Outcomes set out
in the Course Specification, irrespective of their chosen combination of
optional modules.
Yes
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No
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Credit
A Postgraduate Award should carry between 20 and 40 CATS points at Level
M.
Give the numbers & level of Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme
(CATS) points to be allocated to the Postgraduate Award.
Modules
Please list all modules to be offered in the first year the course runs in the
table below (module proposals for any new modules to be introduced should
be submitted with this form).
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Module title
Core /Option
CATS points*
Credit weightings should be given from one of the following tariffs:
(i) 6, 12, 18, 24, 48
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OR
(ii) 10, 20, 30, 40
Methods of Assessment:
Give the following details of the proportion of assessment types:
Examined component (%):
Assessed by coursework component (%):
Timing of Examinations: (give term and week)
7.
Student Support and Guidance:
Give a brief outline of arrangements for student support and guidance. These
should be in line with the ‘Good Practice Guidelines for Personal Tutors’ in
the ‘Personal Tutor’s Handbook’ (available from the Senior Tutor’s Office).
If this Postgraduate Award is currently a module on a Masters course it
will be assumed that existing arrangements apply, unless otherwise
stated.
8.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
How will the course be monitored in the department (including arrangements
for collecting and analysing student feedback)?
If this Postgraduate Award is currently a module on a Masters course it
will be assumed that existing arrangements apply, unless otherwise
stated.
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What provisions have been made for the establishment of an SSLC, or for
the inclusion of the students on this course in an existing SSLC for related
courses? Note that this also applies to partnership provision.
Has the new proposal been considered by any existing SSLCs, if relevant? If
so, please give details.
9.
Teaching Staff:
Name all staff contributing to the teaching and/or examining of the course.
Please indicate the proportion of the course taught by part-time or temporary
staff or Teaching Assistants.
Please indicate the proportion of the course taught by non-University staff.
If non-University staff contribute to teaching, the CVs of these staff should be
forwarded for consideration by the Undergraduate/ Graduate Studies
Committee of the relevant Faculty Board and the Partnership Programmes
Sub-Committee for validated/franchised/ partnership courses.
11.
External Involvement:
Departments are required to seek external advice in the development and
planning of new courses. This advice should be sought from a senior
academic with direct experience of a related course in an academic institution
of comparable standing to the University of Warwick. This person should not
be a current external examiner.
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Please give brief details of the person from whom you have sought advice,
and of his or her experience of developing or running a course of this kind.
Also state at what stage of the course planning s/he was consulted.
Please attach a report from the external adviser, commenting on the
academic content of the course, the course structure (including as
appropriate, progression, the balance of core and optional elements, and the
methods of assessment), collaborative aspects of the course, and student
support.
Please also state whether you have sought advice from the relevant Higher
Education Academy Subject Centre (www.heacademy.ac.uk), and whether or
not this was helpful.
Do you intend to seek external accreditation for this course?
Yes
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No
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If so, please give details.
12.
Consultation with Other Departments:
Which other departments will be affected by the introduction/revision of this
course?
Have they been fully consulted (give the name of the member of staff
consulted) and have any objections been raised?
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Signature of Course Leader:
Date
Signature of Chair of Department:
Date
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