UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
WARWICK INTERNATIONALFOUNDATION PROGRAMME
BOARD OF STUDIES
There will be a meeting of the Warwick International Foundation Programme Board of Studies
(formally the Higher Education Foundation Programme Board of Studies) on Friday, 18
October 2013 at 12.00. The room is Committee Meeting Room 1.0, First Floor, University
House, University of Warwick.
Questions on agenda item or apologies for this meeting should be directed to the Secretary of
the Committee, Thomas Such (Thomas.Such@warwick.ac.uk). A light lunch will be provided
from 12:00.
K Sloan
Registrar & COO
AGENDA
1. Membership and Dates of Meetings
TO RECEIVE:
Details of Membership, Constitution and Terms of Reference including dates of the
meetings for the Higher Education Foundation Programme for 2012/13). (To be
tabled: WarwickIFP 1/2013-14)
2. Minutes
TO CONSIDER:
The Minutes of the Higher Education Foundation Programme Board of Studies held
on 5 July 2013. (Attached: WarwickIFP 2/2013/14).
Matters Arising on the Minutes
TO REPORT:
(a) Minute 12/2012-13 That at a meeting of the University Senate on Wednesday 2
October, a proposal to change the operational name of the programme to the
University of Warwick International Foundation Programme was approved.
3. Marketing
TO REPORT:
On the actions taken to rebrand the programme, including new marketing materials
and online presence
4. Student Engagement
TO REPORT:
On activities planned or undertaken to improve the ‘Warwick Student Experience’
5. Syllabi for each of the HEFP Programmes
TO RECEIVE:
(a) Mathematics and Economics Syllabus 2013-14 (Attached WarwickIFP 3/201314)
(b) Law Syllabus 2012-13 (Attached WarwickIFP 4/2013-14)
(c) Science/Engineering Syllabus 2012-13 (Attached WarwickIFP 5/2013-14)
(d) Business Studies Syllabus 2012-13 (Attached WarwickIFP 6/2013-14)
(e) Social Science Syllabus 2012-13 (Attached WarwickIFP 7/2013-14)
(f) English and Study Skills Syllabus (Attached WarwickIFP 8/2013-14)
6. Overview of 2012/13 Recruitment
TO RECEIVE:
HEFP Annual Report 2012/13 (Attached: WarwickIFP 9/2013-14)
7. Programme Admissions
TO CONSIDER:
(a) The impact of barring applicants from applying to the programme where they
have previous studied full A-levels or the International Baccalaureate.
8. Key points from Warwickshire College and Stratford-upon-Avon College
TO RECEIVE:
(a) A report from Warwickshire College (To be tabled: WarwickIFP 10/2013-14)
(b) A report from Stratford-upon-Avon College (Attached: WarwickIFP 11/2013-14)
9. New Staff on the HEFP
10. Any Other Business
TO RECEIVE:
Dates of the remaining Warwick IFP Board Meetings for 2013-14
(a) Friday January 31 2014
(b) Friday July 4 2014
/TS