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UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Template 2: Qualification Change Template 2010
Proposal Description
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Purpose of the proposal
To change the structure of the Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Laws
degrees, the Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary) and the Diploma in Adult Teaching and Learning to
reflect the adoption of a common course size at the University of Canterbury from 2011.
Justification
In November 2008 the University of Canterbury moved formally to adopt a common course size for its undergraduate
qualifications with the change to be completed by the beginning of the 2011 academic year. The common course size will
be 15 points or multiples thereof.
Bachelor of Social Work.
A number of alterations to course content and structure have been required to convert the existing BSW offerings to the
new course size requirements. In addition, this exercise has provided the programme with the opportunity to propose the
introduction of a number of changes that are designed to ensure the degree continues to be responsive to professional
requirements and address contemporary research and practice frameworks. Therefore, the revised BSW degree will assist
the programme to uphold its dual responsibility of fostering academic excellence and facilitating professional
development.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
 Studio courses at all levels will increase in size (from 81 and 85 points) to 90 points to reflect the student
workload. Students are expected to complete 900 hours in the studio during the academic year, including
both teaching contact hours and self-directed studio work.
 The reduction in points from non-studio courses as a consequent of the increase in studio courses
 Direct entry regulations brought into line with the requirements for the Intermediate component
Bachelor of Music
 An increase in the compulsory group A courses with the addition of a new compulsory keyboard skills course
at 100 level: either MUSI 112 Basic Keyboard Skills (for students with limited or no keyboard skills) or
MUSI 120 Keyboard Musicianship (for piano performance students, and others with advanced keyboard
skills.)
 Small increase in points for Music courses and consequent small decrease in the non-Music component to
accommodate the new points structure
 Clarification of the minimum required points at 200 and 300 level (previously there was no requirement for
points above 100 level other than the 300 level points)
 The requirement for a compulsory music history course at 200-level (was 200- or 300-level)
 Compulsory course MUSI 271Materials of Music 3 will increase from 22 points to 30 points to provide
students with further training in advanced music theory
 A limit has been placed on the number of ensemble courses a student may credit, in order to preserve the
academic component of the degree.
Bachelor of Laws
 LAWS 101 reduced from 36 points to 30 points
 Points from outside the Schedule reduced from 108 points to 75 points
 New compulsory course LAWS 110 (15 points)
 Compulsory Course LAWS 301 reduced to 30 points from 32 points
 Optional (Group B) whole year courses semesterised into 15 point courses
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 Optional (Group B) courses increased to 15 points from 11 points
 The number of Optional (Group B) courses reduced from 7 whole year or 14 half year courses to 12 half
year courses.
Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary)
 Courses have been reviewed and amended in line with the Graduate Outcomes already approved for this
qualification.
Diploma in Adult Teaching and Learning
The 120 point diploma has been amended by the creation of two new 15 point courses using material from the
existing diploma courses and the course content, contact hours and assessment of the existing courses reduced
accordingly as they move to 15 points.
Acceptability
This proposal is the direct result of the decision taken by the Senior Management Team and endorsed by the Academic
Board in November 2008 to move to a common course size across the University.
The new BSW structure has received approval from current students, social work educators and members of the
profession.
The new LLB structure has been approved by the NZ Council of Legal Education. The Council is an independent
statutory body, with responsibility for the quality and provision of legal training for those persons wishing to be admitted
as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. The Deans of the NZ Law Schools are ex-officio members
of Council.
Goals of the programme
n/a existing qualifications
Graduate profile
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Outcome statement
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Programme overview
Bachelor of Social Work:
The BSW is a four-year programme of study preparing students for generalist practice across a range of social work areas
at all system levels and opens the door to a range of career options in social service agencies, health and mental health
care settings, the criminal justice system, community development, not-for-profit agencies, and private practice.
The four-year programme is based on a two-year foundation of studies in social science, human development and human
services. This foundation is developed through knowledge of social policy, social service organisation and appreciation of
discrimination and structural inequalities. Finally, this is extended through proven ability to work appropriately in the
practice situations during the final year of the programme. Those students achieving Second Class (Division 1) Honours
have a direct pathway to thesis-level study.
Bachelor of Fine Arts:
The BFA is a four-year degree offering specialisation in visual arts and design. The degree combines practical studies in
studio courses with a study of a range of courses from Arts or other degrees. The six specialist studio subjects are: Film,
Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture.
The four-year programme is based on an intermediate year comprised of FINT 103 Drawing Methods (an introduction to
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the six advancing studio courses) and two 100-level courses in Art History and Theory. In each of the following three
years students complete a studio course in their specialist subject and two courses from any degree (to a total of 90 points
and including at least two courses at 200-level or above, one of which must be in Art History and Theory).
Bachelor of Music:
The Bachelor of Music is a three year specialist degree comprising a core of compulsory courses at 200 and 300 level
(Group A); courses from a particular area of study in Music such as Performance, Composition, Musicology, Music
History, Music Performance, etc; and a component of optional courses in music or from other degrees.
The new structure reinforces the compulsory elements by requiring a basic level of keyboard skills (offered through one
of two courses MUSI 112 and MUSI 120 catering for students with different skill levels) and detaching this element from
MUSI 172 (a logical parallel to the detachment of sight singing skills from MUSI 171 into MUSI 113). The use of MUSI
120 also clarifies the ‘pathway’ in musicianship and conducting (MUSI 120-MUSI 220-MUSI 320).
Bachelor of Laws:
The LLB degree will remain as a 480 point, four-year (full-time) degree. In order to comply with the required maximum
of 480 points, and to accommodate the university’s overall change to 15 point courses or multiples of 15 points, the nonlaw component has been reduced from 108 points to 75 points. The Optional (Group B) courses have been reduced from
7 whole year (or 14 half year) courses to 12 half year courses, but the total number of points required for these courses
has increased from 154 to 180, owing to the fact that the 11 point semester courses have been increased to 15 point
courses.
Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning(Primary):
The Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary) will consist of 165 points in the existing areas of professional
practice, professional education, and curriculum studies.
Diploma in Adult Teaching and Learning:
The Diploma in Adult Teaching and Learning will consist of 120 points of required courses.
Proposed new regulations and prescriptions
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Calendar Form
Degree Regulations
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
UC Calendar 2010 Page 319
Revised relevant Bachelor of Social Work Regulations:
1. Requirements of the Degree Course
Every candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Social Work shall follow a course of study as laid down in these
Regulations consisting of not fewer than 480 points.
2. Structure of the Degree
To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Social Work a candidate must pass courses which shall be selected from the
Schedule to these regulations and have a minimum total value of 480 points comprising:
(a) all 375 points from Group A of the Schedule,
(b) 90 points from Group B,
(c) and 15 points from Group C.
6. Credit from Other Study
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1. Anyone awarded one or more of the following qualifications may apply for the award of credit towards the
Degree of Bachelor of Social Work totalling no more than 15 credit points:
(a) Certificate in Social Work: 15 points
(b) completed nursing and allied health studies: 15 points
(c) Diploma of Teaching: 15 points
Note: Approved credit for nursing and allied health studies includes the following: a Comprehensive Nursing
Studies programme completed at a New Zealand Polytechnic; hospital-trained registered nurses, including those
with Advanced Diploma credit; Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy qualifications completed at a New
Zealand Polytechnic.
2. Any such unspecified credit will be awarded within Group C in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Schedule to the Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Social Work
Group A: Required courses
Full-time students completing the Bachelor of Social Work from 2005 will be required to undertake the following
courses: SOWK 451, SOWK 456, and Fieldwork (SOWK 471 and SOWK 472). Fieldwork courses are assessed and a
pass must be obtained. Part-time students must take SOWK 301 with SOWK 308, and SOWK 451 with SOWK 471 and
SOWK 472 in the last two years of study.
Group B: Elective courses
The following courses listed in the Schedule to the Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, amounting to 90
points and taken either as Elective Stream 1, or as Elective Stream 2, or as Elective Stream 3:
Elective Stream 1
45 points in Sociology and/or Psychology at 100-level,
30 points in Human Services at 200-level
and 15 points in Psychology or Sociology at 200-level
Elective Stream 2
30 points in Sociology at 100-level, including SOCI 111 and 112 (or their equivalents)
15 points in Psychology at 100-level, including either PSYC 105 or 106 (or their equivalents)
45 points in Sociology at 200-level
Elective Stream 3
30 points in Psychology at 100-level, including PSYC 105 and 106 (or their equivalents)
15 points in Sociology at 100-level, including either SOCI 111 or 112 (or their equivalents)
45 points in Psychology at 200-level, including PSYC 206
Note: Prerequisites, restrictions and limitations may apply as shown in the BA Schedule.
Group C: Optional courses
Courses at any level listed in the Schedules to the Regulations for the Bachelor of Arts to a minimum of 15 points. Note:
Prerequisites, restrictions and limitations may apply to courses in Groups B and C as shown in the BA Schedule.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
UC Calendar 2010 Page 97
Revised relevant Bachelor of Fine Arts Regulations:
1. Requirements of the Degree Course
Every candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts shall follow a course of study as laid down in these
Regulations consisting of not fewer than 480 points.
2. Structure of the Degree
To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts a candidate must pass courses having a minimum total value of 480
points comprising:
(a) 120 points for the Fine Arts Intermediate Examination as defined in Part 1 of the Schedule, or a course of study
approved under Regulation 4;
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(b) 270 points from Part 2 of the Schedule including 90 points at 400-level;
(c) A minimum of 90 points or equivalent from Part 3 of the Schedule, including at least 15 points at 200-level in Art
History and Theory and a further 15 points (in Art History and Theory or any other subject) above 100-level.
3. Progress Beyond the Intermediate Year Examination
(a) No candidate shall be permitted to enrol in courses for Part 2 of the Schedule unless he or she has been credited
with FINT 103 Drawing and Methods.
(b) A candidate may, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Fine Arts and with the approval of the
Academic Board, substitute an equivalent course or courses of equivalent weight for 30 points at 100-level of Art
History and Theory in Part 1 of the Schedule.
4. Film and Graphic Design Options
With the permission of the Head of the School of Fine Arts, candidates may qualify for admission to the Film and
Graphic Design options in Part 2 of the Schedule by passing approved courses totalling not less than 120 points or the
equivalent from any other degree or diploma. Applications for admission under this Regulation must be received by the
Head of the School of Fine Arts no later than the 3rd Friday in October of the year preceding that for which application
is made, and must be accompanied by a collection of works in the format prescribed by the Head of the School.
Applicants may also be required to attend an interview or to supply a written statement in response to a set of questions
provided by the School. Further information on the procedure for application and the prescribed submission of works is
available from the Administrator of the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts.
Note: Admission under this Regulation will be approved only if the candidate can satisfy the Head of the School of the
relevance to the proposed course of study of the courses taken.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
UC Calendar 2010 Page 99
Revised Bachelor of Music Regulation 3:
3. Structure of the Degree
1. To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Music a candidate who has not satisfactorily completed two years of the
CPIT Diploma in Jazz:
(a) must be credited with courses having a minimum total value of 360 points. Of these,
(b) 285 points (at least) of the 360 must be from the Schedule to the Regulations for the Bachelor of Music;
(c) 75 points (the balance of the 360) may be for courses from any degree of the University. They will be
subject to the regulations of the other degree.
(d) 105 points from courses listed in Group A of the Schedule, which must include either (but not both) MUSI
112 or MUSI 120.
Note: Students eligible to graduate before 2011 are exempted from taking MUSI 113 and either MUSI 112
or MUSI 120, under regulation 3(d);
(e) At least 15 points shall be for one of the following courses from Group B of the Schedule: MUSI 242, 243,
244, 245.
Note: This regulation only applies to students who qualify to graduate after 2010.
(f)
At least 210 points will be above 100 level, of which 90 points shall be for Music at 300-level
Note: Not all the courses listed in Group B of the Schedule will necessarily be available in any one year.
(g) No more than 45 points may be for Ensemble Performance Courses (MUSI 190-198, 290-298, 390-398).
2. To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Music a candidate who has satisfactorily completed two years of the
CPIT Diploma in Jazz:
(a) must be credited with MUSI 380, 381 and either MUSI 382 or MUSI 383 as listed in Group C; and
(b) music courses (excluding MUSI 109) from Group A or Group B to the value of 15 points.
Notes:
1. Not all the options listed in Group B of the Schedule will necessarily be available in any one year.
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2. Candidates who have passed courses in the CPIT Jazz Diploma on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL) will generally be required to pass additional UC courses as deemed equivalent to these by the Dean of
Creative Arts.
BACHELOR OF LAWS
2010 UC Calendar-Page 328
Revised relevant Bachelor of Laws Regulations
1. Structure of the Degree
To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws a candidate must be credited with, or be exempted from, the following 480
points:
(a) 30 points for LAWS 101;
(b) 15 points for LAWS 110;
(c) 75 points for courses selected from any of
(i) courses prescribed or accepted for the Bachelor of Arts, Science or Commerce (except ACIS 152 or ACIS
252);
(ii) LAWS102;
(iii)other courses approved by the Dean of Law.
(d) 180 points for the remaining compulsory courses specified in Group A of the Schedule to this degree;
(e) 180 points for courses selected from the optional 300-level courses listed in Group B of the Schedule to this degree.
5. Cross-Credit of Courses
(a) If LAWS 101 and LAWS 110 are credited to another degree they shall also be cross-credited to the Bachelor of Laws.
(b) In the case of students enrolled for a double degree, a course at 200 or 300-level from the schedule to the other degree
may be cross-credited to the LLB for a maximum of one Group B course (15 points) in Regulation 1(e), in addition
to the cross-credit in 5(a) above. Such courses do not need to be relevant to Law.
(c) In the case of students enrolled for the LLB only, a course at 200 or 300-level from the schedule to another
undergraduate degree may be substituted to the LLB for a maximum of one Group B course (15 points) in
Regulation 1(e). Such courses must be directly relevant to the student’s individual course of study for the LLB and
must be approved in advance of enrolment by the Dean of Law.
Notes:
1. No more than a total 15 points of non-law may be cross-credited or substituted in terms of Regulation 5(b) and 5(c). At
least 165 points must be chosen from LAWS 300 level Group B courses.
2. Regulation K1 of the General Course and Examination Regulations provides for a maximum of 120 points crosscredited between two degrees. LAWS 101, LAWS 110 and 75 points of non-law results in 120 points in common. In
addition LLB Reg 5(b) permits a further 15 points in common.
3. A candidate for a Bachelor of Commerce who has been credited with AFIS 253 for passing the LLB courses specified
in Regulation 6.a of the Regulations for the Bachelor of Commerce is also entitled to cross-credit courses for the LLB
under this Regulation.
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TEACHING AND LEARNING(PRIMARY)
2010 Calendar page 134
Revised relevant Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary) Regulations
1. The Structure of the Programme
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma a candidate must pass courses having a total value of at least 165 points. The course
of study for the Graduate Diploma shall consist of the courses as specified in the Schedule to the Regulations for the
award.
6. Transitional Arrangements
Candidates who successfully completed their first year of full-time study prior to 2011 will normally complete under the
2010 regulations by taking courses approved by the Dean of Education, provided that this transitional regulation shall
lapse at the end of 2013.
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Schedule to the Regulations for the Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary)
All courses are compulsory.
TECP 350 Maori, Social and Cultural Studies
TECP 360 Literacy Studies
TECP 361 The Arts
TECP 370 Mathematics and Technology Curriculum Studies
TECP 371 Science, Health and Physical Education Curriculum Studies
TEPP 160 Professional Practice 1
TEPP 260 Professional Practice 2
TEPP 360 Professional Practice 3
TEPS 160 Professional Inquiry 1
TEPS 260 Professional Studies and Inquiry-based Learning 1
TEPS 360 Professional Studies and Inquiry-based Learning 2
DIPLOMA IN ADULT TEACHING AND LEARNING
2010 UC Calendar page 417
Revised relevant Diploma in Adult Teaching and Learning Regulations
2. The Structure of the Programme
The DipATL comprises a minimum of 120 points. Candidates complete eight compulsory courses.
Delete all of the following section:
7. Transfer of earlier credit…
Schedule to the regulations for the Diploma in Adult Teaching and Learning (DipATL)
ADTL 581
Core Skills and Knowledge for Adult Teaching
15 points.
.1250 EFTS
ADTL 682
Facilitating Adult Learning in Groups
15 points
.1250EFTS
ADTL 783
Course Design, Evaluation and Assessment
15 points
.1250EFTS
ADTL 784
Enhancing Performance as an Adult Educator
15 points
.1250EFTS
ADTL 7 85
Adult Development, Learning and Transitions
15 points
.1250EFTS
ADTL 786
Professional Practice Project
15 points
.1250EFTS
ADTL 787
Psychological Perspectives in Adult Teaching
15points
.1250EFTS
ADTL788
Current Issues in the Field of Adult Teaching
and Learning
15 points
.1250EFTS
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