Quality & Standards Committee 23rd May 2012
CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Plan CM1 forms have been submitted for the following for approval by QSC:
LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
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AWARD
TITLE
NATURE OF CHANGE
LAIBS
23/11
Module
AB315025S Law of
Business Entities
Page 1.
LAIBS
09/11
No CM1
MA
Global Communication
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS

Proposal to change responsibility from the Anglia Law School to the
Lord Ashcroft Business School

The module will be archived by Anglia Law School but is a constituent
module on the BA (Hons) Corporate Management pathway

Students not impacted

With effect from August 2012

The proposal to delete the pathway delivery at Cambridge, Budapest
Business School and Limkokwing Executive Leadership College
(LELC) was approved by QSC on the 1st of February subject to
confirmation from the Dean, LAIBS that LELC have been informed

Confirmation from the Dean was received on the 27th of April 2012
Approved
Noted
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION
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TITLE
FHSCE
21/11
PG Cert
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy

Proposal is part of the FHSCE restructure which includes disbanding
the Department of Mental Health (Appendix One)
PG Dip
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy

The proposal includes a change of programme title
Page 3.
MSc
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy
PG Cert
Family Therapy and
Systemic Practice*
*title being considered by
CMT on 21st May 2012
QSC CM1 Form proposals
23rd May
2012
NATURE OF CHANGE
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
-
Old title – Child and Community
-
New title – Child, Community and Psychological Therapies

Four pathways proposed to move from the Mental Health and
Learning Disabilities programme in the Department of Mental Health
(that is being disbanded)

Into the Child, Community and Psychological Therapies programme in
the Department of Family and Community Studies

The mental health and counselling courses locate the complete
portfolio of therapy courses under the title of psychological therapies
into one programme

Students not impacted

With effect from September 2012
Page 1 of 7
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION continued
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AWARD
TITLE
FHSCE
22/11
BSc
(Hons)
Nursing (Mental Health)
PRN 2011

Proposal is part of the FHSCE restructure which includes disbanding
the Department of Mental Health (Appendix One)
Page 6.
BSc
(Hons)
Nursing (Mental Health)
PRN 2007

The proposal includes a change of programme title
BSc
(Hons)
Nursing (Learning
Disabilities) PRN 2007

Dip HE
Registered Nurse (LD)
PRN 2007
Nine pathways proposed to move from the Mental Health programme
in the Department of Mental Health (that is being disbanded)

Dip HE
Registered Nurse (MH)
PRN 2007
Into the Mental Health programme in the Department of Allied Health
and Medicine

BSc
(Hons)
Mental Health
To achieve a more equitable balance of staffing, students and income
following a reduction in commissions for mental health and IAPT
education
BSc
(Hons)
Mental Health Practice
(remaining students)

Students not impacted

With effect from September 2012
BSc
(Hons)
Child & Adolescent
Mental Health (CAMH)
(2 remaining students)
MSc
CAMH (10 remaining
students)
BSc
(Hons)/Dip
HE
Integral Therapeutic
Counselling

Proposal is part of the FHSCE restructure which includes disbanding
the Department of Mental Health (Appendix One)

The proposal includes a change of programme title
BSc
(Hons)/Dip
HE
Counselling (Child and
Adolescent)
MA
Counselling (Non-Clinical
Skills)
FHSCE
23/11
Page 9.
MSc
Counselling
QSC CM1 Form proposals 23rd May 2012
NATURE OF CHANGE
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
-
Old title – Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
-
New title – Mental Health
-
Old title – Social Work and Counselling
-
New title – Social Work

Six pathways proposed to move from the Mental Health programme in
the Department of Mental Health (that is being disbanded)

Into the Social Work programme in the Department of Family and
Community Studies

To relocate all counselling and psychological therapy pathways into
one programme

Students not impacted

With effect from September 2012
Page 2 of 7
Approved
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION continued
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AWARD
TITLE
FHSCE
24/11
MSc
Management and
Leadership in Health and
Social Care
Page 11.
FHSCE
25/11
MBA
Hospital Administration
Page 13.
FHSCE
26/11
MSC
Page 15.
PG Cert
PG Dip
Advanced Midwifery
Practice
QSC CM1 Form proposals 23rd May 2012
NATURE OF CHANGE

COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
Proposal for a change of pathway title
-
Old title – Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care
-
New title – Healthcare Management

Proposal in consultation with the International Office following market
research, new title will also be conducive to the UK market

Current students will be given the option of continuing with the existing
title or changing to the new title

The new intake in September 2012 will take on the new title

With effect from May 2012

Proposal for a change of pathway title
-
Old title – MBA Hospital Administration
-
New title – MBA Hospital Management

Proposal is following consultation and validation of the pathway with
franchise partners in Malaysia, (MAHSA)

The original validation event in 2010/11 recommended the title be
reviewed after 12 months, the current title has not been popular with
the UK market either

Current students will be given the option of continuing with the existing
title or changing to the new title

The new intake in September 2012 will take on the new title

There are no current students in Malaysia as this is a new franchise

The new intake in September 2012 will take on the new title

With effect from May 2012

Proposal to offer distance learning mode of delivery in addition to face
to face delivery

Proposal will provide the opportunity for students to undertake part or
all of the masters pathway as distance learning, and will support those
in full time study and international students who wish to study from
home

With effect from January 2013
Page 3 of 7
Approved
Approved
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION continued
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AWARD
TITLE
NATURE OF CHANGE
FHSCE
27/11
MSC
Adult Critical Care
PG Dip
-
Old title – MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Adult Critical Care
Page 17.
PG Cert
-
New title – MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Adult Critical Care Nursing

COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
Proposal for a change of pathway title

QSC 19th October 2011 considered the original proposed title Applied
Theoretical Perspectives in Adult Critical Care to be too complex, this
was debated at the validation event on the 16th of March 2012 and the
revised title considered appropriate by the validation Panel

New pathway, no students currently registered

With effect from May 2012
Approved
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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TITLE
FST 34/11
MSc
Conservation of
Buildings
Page 19.
FST 35/11
MSc
Project Management
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal to change from a semester to a trimester delivery pattern,
pathway is only delivered in Chelmsford

Proposal will regularise the documentation as the pathway operates
on a trimester basis but was validated on a semester basis

Students not impacted as the amendment will correct the
documentation to reflect the delivery

With effect from May 2012

Proposal for a change of pathway title, only delivered at Chelmsford
Page 22.
QSC CM1 Form proposals
23rd May
2012
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
-
Old title – Project Management
-
New title – Construction Project Management

Proposal to distinguish the pathway from the new generic MSc Project
Management being validated in May 2012, and to more accurately
reflect the character of the pathway

PSRB to be advised

Existing students will be advised of the option to retain the old
pathway title or move to the new pathway title

With effect from September 2012
Page 4 of 7
Approved
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY continued
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TITLE
FST 36/11
MEng
Civil Engineering
BSc
Page 29.
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS

Proposal to delete pathway following the annual monitoring process

The pathway did not recruit in 2011/12

Alternative pathways for prospective students are the BEng Civil
Engineering and MSc Civil Engineering pathways

The existing three year four full-time year will complete their pathway
this year

With effect from February 2012
Part-time route only

Business Information
Systems
Proposal to delete six part-time delivery pathways delivered at
Cambridge and Chelmsford

Network Infrastructure
and Security
Pathways are recruiting well for full-time delivery but there are few or
no applicants for the part-time route

Proposal is to prevent the risk of having a diminished level of
satisfaction and student experience in the full-time cohort if combined
in groups with a minority of part-time students

No impact on existing students

With effect from May 2012

Proposal for a change of pathway title, only delivered at Cambridge
Page 26.
FST 37/11
NATURE OF CHANGE
Computer Science
Audio and Music
Technology
Media and Internet
Technology
Approved
Approved
Media and Internet
Technology extended (4
years)
FST 38/11
MSc
Electronic Engineering
Page 32.
QSC CM1 Form proposals 23rd May 2012
-
Old title – Electronic Engineering
-
New title – Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Proposal following consultation with the International Office

Proposed curriculum revisions to the modules will be considered by
the Faculty Quality and Standards Subcommittee (FQSS) on approval
of the change of pathway title by QSC

No existing students

With effect from September 2012
Page 5 of 7
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY continued
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AWARD
TITLE
FST 39/11
Modules
Core Skills 1
Page 36.
FST 40/11
Uni Cert
Hearing Care Assistants
Uni Cert
Optometric Clinical
Assistants
Page 45.
QSC CM1 Form proposals 23rd May 2012
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS

Proposal to change module titles and move responsibility of the 15
credit format of the modules from the Department of Computing and
Technology to the Department of Life Sciences

Computer and Technology have revised the delivery of the two 15
credit modules into one 30 credit module

Old title – Core Skills 1 and Core Skills 2

New title – Developing Academic Skills 1 and Developing Academic
Skills 2

Life Sciences staff will continue to deliver the modules to the Science
cohort

Change to apply to entrants onto the Foundation year 2012/13

With effect from May 2012

Proposal to delete pathway

Proposal in response to changes to government policy on fee funding,
the new fee required to offer the pathway will make it unattractive

Students admitted in September 2011 will complete the pathway in
June 2012, those admitted in January 2012 will complete the pathway
in January 2013

No September 2012 intake

With effect from May 2012

Proposal to delete pathway

Proposal in response to changes to government policy on fee funding,
the new fee required to offer the pathway will make it unattractive

Students admitted in September 2011 will complete the pathway in
June 2012, those admitted in January 2012 will complete the pathway
in January 2013

No September 2012 intake

With effect from May 2012
Core Skills 2
Page 41.
FST 41/11
NATURE OF CHANGE
Page 6 of 7
Approved
Approved
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY continued
FST 42/11
Uni Cert
Ophthalmic Dispensing
Assistants
Page 49.
FST 43/11
BEng
(Hons)
Mechanical Engineering
Page 53.
HNC
Engineering
MSc
Engineering
Management
BEng
(Hons)
Integrated Engineering
FdSc
Engineering
FdSc
Motorsport Engineering
QSC CM1 Form proposals 23rd May 2012

Proposal to delete pathway

Proposal in response to changes to government policy on fee funding,
the new fee required to offer the pathway will make it unattractive

Students admitted in September 2011 will complete the pathway in
June 2012, those admitted in January 2012 will complete the pathway
in January 2013

No September 2012 intake

With effect from May 2012

Proposal to transfer the Engineering programme and six pathways
from the Department of Computer and Technology to the Department
of Built Environment

Pathways are delivered across Chelmsford, Peterborough,
Huntingdon Regional College and University Centre West Anglia,
overseas delivery has not recruited

Proposal will bring all engineering pathways together under the
Department of Built Environment which will aid collaborative research
and support UK and international marketing of the subject area

No impact on students

With effect from 1st August 2012
Page 7 of 7
Approved
Approved
Academic Office