Quality & Standards Committee 21st March 2012
CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Plan CM1 forms have been submitted for the following for approval by QSC:
FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
REF
AWARD
TITLE
ALSS
09/11
BA
(Hons)
English Language and
English Language
Teaching
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ALSS
10/11
NATURE OF CHANGE
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
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Proposal to change course title, only delivered at Cambridge

Current course title
New course title
BA (Hons) English Language
and English Language Teaching
n/a
n/a

Proposal is in keeping with the market, better reflects the content of
the course and indicates a clear progression route onto the MA
Applied Linguistics

Existing students will be able to choose to graduate with either the old
or new award title

With effect from September 2012

Proposal to change course group titles

Current course group titles
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QSC CM1 Form proposals 21st March 2012
BA (Hons) English Language and
Linguistics with TESOL
o
Law Professional Courses
o
Law Academic Courses
Not approved.
Concern re confusion with
BA (Hons) English
Language and Linguistics
which is already in
existence.
Approved with the proposal
that this is implemented
from September 2012 rather
than immediately.
New course group titles
o
Law Undergraduate
o
Law Postgraduate

The proposal will mean that PGT and LPC students will benefit from
synergies within the course group and will equalise workload between
the course group leaders

No impact on students

With immediate effect
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LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
REF
AWARD
LAIBS
13/11
MBA
TITLE
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LAIBS
14/11
Cert HE
BA
(Hons)
Management (Work
Based)
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LAIBS
15/11
MA
Marketing & Innovation
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CHAIR’S
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal for additional distance learning delivery at London School of
Marketing only

The course is currently not validated for distance learning

Restricted to the final 60-90 credits of the award (depending on APL)
including the major project

Students not impacted

With effect from September 2012

Proposal for part-time delivery in addition to current full-time delivery
at Chelmsford

The FdA Management (Work Based) is already approved to run parttime at all delivery sites

Students not impacted

With effect from June 2012

Proposal for an additional intake in June as well as September and
January at the London School of Marketing (LSM)

LSM have received considerable interest from its Middle East and Far
East Asian contacts for a Summer registration

The June intake would allow students on Tier 4 (general) visas to
commence their next qualification within 28 days from the date of the
visa expiration to qualify for an extension of their visas

The June intake would also allow overseas students to travel to the
UK on Student Visitor visas during the summer time to complete the
qualification and return back to their countries at the end of the
qualification

With effect from June 2012
Approved
Approved
Approved
See supporting rationale on page 16. of the combined CM1 Forms doc.
QSC CM1 Form proposals 21st March 2012
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LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL continued
REF
AWARD
TITLE
LAIBS
17/11
Grad Dip
Global Marketing Practice
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PG Dip
PG Cert



MSc

LAIBS
18/11
BA
(Hons)
International Business
Strategy
LAIBS
19/11
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Cert HE
Charity and Social
Enterprise Management



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CHAIR’S
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal to delete courses offered by distance learning solely through
BPP Learning Media (BPP)
The collaborative partnership with BPP is ending and no further
students will be recruited to these courses
Existing students on all four courses will continue to be supported by
BPP and the Faculty through to the completion of their studies.
With effect from June 2012
Approved
Proposal for an additional intake in June to receive CRIC students
with APL into Level 2 and Level 3 at Cambridge
The Faculty is not be seeking general applications into Level 1 in June
No impact on students
With effect from May 2012
Proposal is not clear. More
detail required.
Proposal for a trimester delivery pattern
The course is delivered by blended learning at Cambridge and
Chelmsford, and by distance learning
The option to deliver the course via a trimester and semester delivery
pattern will provide greater flexibility for prospective students
With effect from May 2012
Approved
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FHSCE
17/11
Dip HE
Operating Department
Practice
Separate
submission



Current title: Dip HE Operating Department Practice
Additional title: Dip HE Operating Theatre Studies (aegrotat award)
The current title is HPC protected and only available to students who
successfully complete the full pathway

HPC Standards of Education and Training require that the pathway
clearly states the requirements for an aegrotat award and that this
award does not confer eligibility for admission to the Register
The proposed title is the same as the already approved intermediate
award Cert HE Operating Theatre Studies
With effect from March 2012
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QSC CM1 Form proposals 21st March 2012
CHAIR’S
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
NATURE OF CHANGE
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Approved
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FST 24/11
MSc
Network Management
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal for deletion of course at Chelmsford and Amity Global
Varsity, India (course approved to run at Amity Global Varsity once
conditions have been met)

Proposal due to very low recruitment numbers (1-2 students per
cohort since September 2010)

MSc Network Security shall be offered to prospective students instead

Students not impacted, existing students shall continue on the course
whilst it is run out

With effect from September 2012

Proposal for deletion of courses delivered at Cambridge

Courses will only be available as intermediate awards on the MSc

Students not impacted, no existing students on these courses

With effect from September 2012

Proposal to delete the part-time study mode which is only run at
Cambridge

The full-time study mode is recruiting well but the part-time provision
does not have any applicants

The Faculty want to ensure that the student experience is not
negatively impacted by part-time students being the minority in a
much larger full-time group

No impact on students

With effect from March 2012
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FST 25/11
PG Cert
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PG Dip
FST 26/11
BSc (Hons)
Computer Science
Computer Gaming
Technology
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QSC CM1 Form proposals 21st March 2012
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
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Approved
Approved
Approved
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