CMT 24th January 2011 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
Planning approval is sought for the following proposals:
FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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ALSS
31/10
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TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
BA (Hons)
Law
FT/PT
2 intakes a
year
thereafter
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Distance learning
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Collaboration with EFA
(Education for
Advancement) (for
marketing) and AKAD
(for development of DL
materials)
(September
& January)
360 credits at Level 1-3
DECISION
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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Proposed non EU/international tuition fee £3,000 per level
Anticipated annual recruitment 45 in 2011, 90 in 2012 and
150 in 2013
Exclusively for an international market, the target market
being the Caribbean
No other UG pathway to be withdrawn as the Faculty
reduced the portfolio to just one validated UG pathway
through the Curriculum Rationalisation in 2010
Four new modules totalling 120 credits required to adapt
the assessment for FDL delivery
No significant capital spend
Standard two semester delivery pattern – except for first
entry with a delayed semester 2 start (April 2011),
assessment to be processed in September 2011
Approved
ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
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AIBS
04/10
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2012
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NATURE OF PROPOSAL
DECISION
Cert HE
BA (Hons)
Management
(Work Based)
FT
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Approved
Face-to-face, blended
and distance learning
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Chelmsford/online
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3 intakes a
year
(January,
September &
April)
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120 credits at Level 1
(Cert HE)
120 credits at Level 3
(top up)
360 credits at Level 1-3
(BA (Hons) degree)
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Provides a Level 3 progression route from the existing
FdA Management (Work Based) currently being delivered
to a cohort from Ridgeons Ltd
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee £2,400 per year FT (120
credits), non EU/international fee tbc, band D
Anticipated annual recruitment 40, increasing to 200 within
2 years (including 50 progressing from FdA Management
(Work Based))
In conjunction with Higher Skills@Work
No other UG pathway to be withdrawn but the Faculty is
considering the long-term future of the BA (Hons)
Management Practice
Number of existing modules that will be used tbc
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Academic Office
AIBS
05/10
September
2011
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1 intake a
year
(September)
BA (Hons)
Corporate
Administration
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No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery pattern
FT
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Face-to-face learning
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Proposed Home/EU tuition fee standard, non
EU/international fee standard, cost centre BB, band D
Accelerated two year pathway, (cannot charge Home/EU
students more than £3375 per annum), and ARU will only
receive 2 years HEFCE funding income
Anticipated annual recruitment 15 students increasing to
25 in the second cohort
No other UG pathway to be withdrawn but the BA (Hons)
Corporate Management was withdrawn in the UG Review
2009/10
1 new 15 credit module to be developed from an existing
Masters pathway
No significant capital spend
Trimester delivery pattern over 2 years
Chelmsford
360 credits at Level 1-3
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Not approved
Dean withdrew
proposal
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
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FOE
10/10
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2011
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NATURE OF PROPOSAL
DECISION
PG Cert
Learning and
Teaching (Higher
Education)
FT (1 semester)
PT (2 semesters)
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Approved
3 intakes a
year
(January,
September &
April)
Distance & blended
learning
Chelmsford, plus a 3
day residential at
Belstead House
(regional partner)
60 credits at Level 4
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Proposed Home/EU tuition fee £850 (FT/PT), non
EU/international fee £3,275, PG band S
Anticipated annual recruitment 20 students
Higher Education Academy accreditation required
PG Cert already validated and being delivered at
Chelmsford and Cambridge core ARU
Target market is the new teaching staff joining ARU
regional college and international collaborative partners
2 new 30 credit modules based on the existing modules to
enable distance, blended and work based learning
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery pattern
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FACULTY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
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FHSC
27/10
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2011
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NATURE OF PROPOSAL
DECISION
PG Cert
Critical Care
FT/PT
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Proposed Home/EU tuition fee £1,725, non
EU/international fee £2,100 (DL), £3,275 (CB), cost centre
DK00, price band Q
Anticipated annual recruitment 20 students
The advent of an all graduate nursing pre-reg programme
enhances the need for practitioners to work at PG level
Students undertaking this pathway can progress to the
MSc Advanced Practice
2 new 30 credit modules (not available to other pathways)
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery pattern
Approved
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee £8,375 (FT MBA), non
EU/international fee £12,250 (FT MBA), cost centre DL00,
price band Q
Anticipated annual recruitment 40 students per annum
Target market international health professionals from
developing markets
3 new 30 credit modules, sharing 3 existing 30 credit
modules
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery pattern
Approved at
CMT meeting
of 7th of
February after
further
discussion
Face-to-face delivery
& distance learning
2 intakes a
year
Chelmsford, Fulbourn
& online
(September
& January)
FHSC
28/10
September
2011
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2 intakes a
year
MBA
Hospital
Administration
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60 credits at Level 4
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FT/PT
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Face-to-face delivery
(September
& January)
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Cambridge &
Chelmsford
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180 credits at Level 4
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Academic Office
FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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FST
44/10
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MSc
Civil Engineering
FT/PT
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Approved
Face-to-face delivery

Chelmsford
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2 intakes a
year
(September
& January)
180 credits at Level 4
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Proposed Home/EU tuition fee £5,350 FT, £2,675 PT,
non EU/international fee £9,500, FT band N, PT band W
Anticipated annual recruitment 8 full-time and 10 part-time
students
Institution of Civil Engineers accredited
The pathway has broader appeal than the MSc Structural
Engineering pathway that it replaces
2 new 30 credit modules
2 associated (30 credit )modules shall be deleted
No significant capital spend
Standard semester delivery pattern
INSTITUTIONAL APPROVAL
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TITLE AND ADDRESS OF
INSTITUTION
FACULTY(IES)
PARTICIPATING IN
COLLABORATION
FOE
10/10
Southend Adult Community
College
Faculty of Education
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Address:
Ambleside Drive
Southend on Sea
Essex
SS1 2UP
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PROPOSED START
DATE FOR
COLLABORATIVE
LINK
May 2011
(Academic Office
reference FOE 10/10)
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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DECISION
Category A Outcentre
Proposal is to offer the following pathway:
FdA Early Years, Playwork and Education
It is proposed that learners who have completed
a Level 4 qualification at Southend Adult
Community College will progress to Level 5
delivered by Anglia Ruskin University
Eligible for Higher Skills @ Work
Expected student recruitment in pilot phase 12
per annum
Academic Office
Approved