Quality & Standards Committee Chair’s Action November 2011 CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Curriculum Management (CM1) forms approved by Chair’s action on behalf of the Quality and Standards Committee:
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHAIR’S
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FST 09/11
MSc
Housing

Proposal to delete eight pathways delivered at Chelmsford only
PGDip
Housing

MSc
Environmental Planning
Proposal due to diminished applicant demand and insufficient
resources to support pathway delivery
PGDip
Environmental Planning

Students not impacted
MSc
Building Surveying

The Environmental Planning and Housing pathways have existing
students on and will be run out until they complete their studies
MSc
Dispute Management

With effect from January 2012
MSc
Quantity Surveying
MSc
Real Estate Management
Access
Certificate
Science Foundation
Studies

Proposal to stop offering a certificate at the end of year 0 to prevent
migration to other universities at the end of year 0

Students will have to express their choice of UG pathway to progress
to before entering year 0 of the four years of study
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FST 10/11
Page 5.
QSC CM1 Form changes November 2011
NATURE OF CHANGE
Old pathway title
New pathway title
Science Foundation Studies
(Access Certificate)
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
(medical and molecular) extended 4
year degree

New applicants will join the amended pathway from September 2011,
the one year course has not been available from September 2011

The Science Foundation Studies pathway is not delivered by any of
our partner institutions
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Approved
Approved
Academic Office
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FST 11/11
MSc
Project Management
Page 8.

Proposal to offer distance learning to increase accessibility to the
pathway to overseas students

No impact to existing students

With effect from January 2012
Chair’s Action on behalf of QSC (Prof Lesley Dobree)
QSC CM1 Form changes November 2011
CHAIR’S
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
NATURE OF CHANGE
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Date
Approved
13 November 2011
Academic Office