CMT 13th February 2013
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
Planning approval is sought for the following proposals:
FACULY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION
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14/12
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Exit
points:
PG Cert &
PG Dip
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
DECISION
Education Masters
Framework
FT/PT
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Approved
Face to face, blended and
online (to be developed
2014-15)
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For the below
courses:
MA Education
MA Early Childhood
Professional
Studies
Chelmsford, offsite delivery
in schools
Expand to Cambridge if
sufficient student numbers
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Proposed home/EU tuition fee £5,500, non EU/
International tuition fee £9,800
Anticipated annual recruitment 40 pt and 20 ft
students
Proposal to introduce a framework of common
designate/compulsory modules and bring together
existing MA courses within the department
Framework will aid viable cohorts and
rationalisation, 50+ modules to be archived on a
separate CM1 form
Trimester delivery model to attract international
students and blended delivery to enable distance
learning for some modules
Associated course deletions: MA Learning and
Teaching, MA Early Years Professional Practice
and MA Early Childhood Studies – students will be
given the choice to continue their studies on the
new framework or retain the existing MA title
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
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LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
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LAIBS
12/12
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MSc
Marketing
FT
MSc
Project
Management
Face to face
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LCA Business School
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MSc
Entrepreneurship
and Leadership
Proposed home/EU tuition fee tbc
Anticipated annual recruitment 100 fte
Proposal for three new courses to be delivered by
LCA
Approximately 50% (90 credits) of new modules per
course, some modules will be shared across
courses
Rationale of proposal is to create new courses to
meet internal and external demand
Courses have been designed to target international
students
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
Approved in
principle.
A different
title for the
MSc Project
Management
course must
be proposed
as a course of
the same title
already exists
in the Faculty
of Science
and
Technology.
Proposed home/EU tuition fee £6,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 15 fte
Proposal to create a further progression route in a
subject area that UCH have expertise in
Commonality of content with the BA (Hons)
Tourism Management course due to commence
2013-14
No new modules, 100% existing modules
No significant capital spend
Standard semester delivery
Approved
180 credits at level 7 per
course
10 x 15 credit modules
1 x 30 credit module
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13/12
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2013
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Semester 1
intake
BA
(Hons)
Business
Management
Face to face
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University Centre Harlow
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FT/PT
120 credits @ level 4
120 credits @ level 5
120 credits @ level 6
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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FST
15/12
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MSc
Urban Design
FT/PT
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Approved
Face to face
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Proposed home/EU tuition fee £6,500, non EU/
International tuition fee £10,300
Anticipated annual recruitment 10-15 fte
HS@W initiative, proposal for a new course
developed from the previous Grad Dip Urban
Design and Place-Shaping course
Proposal to meet demand for built environment
professionals with urban design skills in the UK and
internationally
PSRB – Recognised Practitioner in Urban Design
awarded by the Urban Design Group
42% (75 credits) 5 new 15 credit modules, 58%
(105 credits) existing modules
Resource - students will require studio time
No significant capital spend
Trimester delivery, no taught modules in trimester 3
Proposed tuition fee as per Academic Agreement
with UCWA
Anticipated annual recruitment 25 fte
Proposal to build upon the equine academic
provision offered at UCWA utilising the Equine
Therapy Centre
Proposed courses will directly replace FdSc and
BSc (Hons) Equine Studies
37% (135 credits) new modules, 33% (120 credits)
revised modules, 30% (105 credits) existing
modules
Proposed enhancements to the centre totalling
£53,700 (detailed on the planning form), these are
not essential for delivery of the courses
Standard semester delivery
Approved
Trimester 1
and 2
intakes per
year
Chelmsford
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180 credits @ level 7
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16/12
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2013
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Semesters 1
and 2
intakes per
year
FdSc
BSc
(Hons)
Equine Science
with Rehabilitation
Therapies
FT/PT
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Face to face
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University Centre West
Anglia
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FdSc: 240 credits
BSc: 360 credits
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120 credits @ level 4
120 credits @ level 5
120 credits @ level 6
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