QSC 19th October 2011 CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Plan CM1 forms have been submitted for the following for approval by QSC:
FACUTLY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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AWARD
TITLE
ALSS 01-11
BA (Hons)
Creative Music Technology and
Music
Page 1.
ALSS 02-11
BA (Hons)
Page 3.
ALSS 03-11
Community Arts: Theatre
Practice
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal to delete pathway at sole delivery site in
Cambridge

Deletion proposed due to small cohort size

Students not impacted, existing students will be seen out

With effect from September 2011

Proposal to delete pathway at sole delivery site University
Centre Peterborough

Deletion proposed due to pathway rationalisation exercise

Students not impacted, existing students will be seen out

With effect from September 2011
BA (Hons)
History and English Literature

Proposal to delete two pathways at sole delivery site
University Centre Peterborough
BA (Hons)
History and Sociology

Deletion proposed by University Centre Peterborough

Students not impacted, existing students will be seen out

With effect from September 2011
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QSC CM1 Proposals 19th October 2011
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OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
Approved
Approved
Approved
Academic Office
LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
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AWARD
TITLE
LAIBS
01/11
PG Dip
Human Resource
Management
Page 7.
LAIBS
02/11
BA (Hons)
Tourism Management
Page 9.
LAIBS
03/11
PG Cert
Management
PG Dip
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QSC CM1 Proposals 19th October 2011
NATURE OF CHANGE
OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS

Proposal to provide block delivery mode at Chelmsford within a
standard semester pattern

The proposed delivery mode will be in addition to trimester delivery
at Chelmsford, Cambridge and University Centre Peterborough

Proposal is following changes in the CIPD’s professional standards,
the alternative delivery will replace the CIPD Flexi programme and
offer students three one-day workshops across the semester

No students impacted, current students will remain on their existing
CIPD programme of study

With effect from January 2012

Proposal to provide an additional delivery mode by distance learning
to the existing face-to-face delivery mode to be hosted by
Chelmsford only

The pathway would be delivered in collaboration with Education for
Advancement (EFA) whom Anglia Ruskin University already have a
collaborative agreement with for the distance learning BA (Hons)
Law

No impact to students

With effect from February (2012 subject to successful pathway
approval event)

Proposal to delete pathways delivered at Cambridge only, known as
the CiM and DMS respectively

Recruitment to the MSc Management will continue

No impact to students

With effect from November 2011
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Approved
Approved for September
2012 start unless it can be
demonstrated that the
Pathway Team are ready
for an approval event to
take place by December
2011
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FHSCE
01/11
MSc
Medical and Healthcare
Education
PG Dip
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PG Cert
FHSCE
02/11
DN230008S
DN230008D
DN230008T
Overseas Nurses
Programme Level 2
DN215008S
Overseas Nurses Protected
Learning Level 2
MSc
OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS

Proposal to add full-time delivery mode at Chelmsford and
Fulbourn

No impact to students

With effect from January 2012

Change of responsibility between departments
Old department:
Page 15.
FHSCE
03/11
NATURE OF CHANGE
Adult Critical Care
PG Dip
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Approved
New department:

Primary and Public Health

Proposal will move the modules which have an acute care focus
to the more appropriate department and aid administrative
arrangements

External Examiner duties will be accommodated

No impact on students, all current students will be able to
complete their studies without any impact

With effect from September 2011

Proposal to change pathway titles
Old pathway title:

Acute Care
New pathway title:

MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert
Adult Critical Care

Proposal to address the concerns raised by the validation panel
meeting in April 2011 to change the title to reflect the theoretical
nature of the pathway

No impact on students as course has not yet commenced

Validation event scheduled to take place on 4th November 2011

With effect from October 2011
PG Cert
Approved

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MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert Applied
Theoretical Perspectives in
Adult Critical Care
Not approved
Proposed pathway title too
complex, committee suggest
the title be debated at the
validation event and resubmit
Academic Office
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FHSCE
04/11
PG Dip
Counselling
PG Cert
And
Page 19.
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal to change pathway titles for intermediate awards within
MSc Counselling
Old pathway title:
Counselling Studies

OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
New pathway title:
PG Dip/PG Cert
Counselling Studies
 PG Dip Advanced Counselling Skills
 PG Cert Counselling Skills

Previous change to pathway title (MSc) from PG Cert
Counselling to PG Cert Counselling Studies FHSC34/10

The proposed changes of the tiles better reflect the focus and
nature of the pathway which applied clinical counselling practice

No impact to students as course has not yet commenced

With effect from October 2011
Not approved
Proposed titles are not
deemed suitable for
intermediate awards for MSc
Counselling
FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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AWARD
TITLE
FST 01/11
Change of
Programme
title
Current pathways:
HNC Engineering (HRC, UCP)
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
MSc Engineering Management
MSc Mobile Telecommunications
BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering
(UCP only)
FdSc Engineering (UCP, Huntingdon)
FdSc Motorsport Engineering (COWA
only)
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Partner delivery sites in brackets
QSC CM1 Proposals 19th October 2011
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal to change programme title
Old Programme title:
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OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
Design and Engineering
New Programme title:

Engineering

Proposal due to the phasing out of several
pathways, all remaining pathways to be delivered
will be engineering related and not related to
design

All current students will be impacted but Faculty
does not foresee any issues

With effect from September 2011
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Approved
Academic Office
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AWARD
TITLE
FST 02/11
Change of
Programme
title
Current pathways:
BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems
(Harlow College, LICT Kuching, Aegeon
Omiros Athens)
BSc (Hons) Network Infrastructure & Security
MSc Business Information Systems
MSc Network Management (Amity –
recruitment not yet permitted)
MSc Network Security (SAM Trinidad
recruitment not yet permitted)
BSc (Hons) Business Technology
Management (Excelsior)
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NATURE OF CHANGE

OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
Proposal to change programme title
Old Programme title:
Old Programme title:


Computing
Approved
Business Technology

Proposal due to the phasing out of several
computing pathways, all remaining pathways to be
delivered will be more business technology related

This title change would also help avoid confusion
with the Computer Science programme

All current students will be impacted but Faculty
does not foresee any issues

With effect from September 2011

Proposal to delete pathway

Proposal due to the introduction of MSc Civil
Engineering to provide a larger applicant base and
increase the use of common modules

Existing one part-time student will be offered a
transfer to MSc Civil Engineering or to continue on
the current programme of modules

With effect from September 2011

Proposal to delete pathway at Cambridge

Proposal due to pathway recruitment being less
than 10 students per year, as in line with the
Corporate Plan

More existing module options will be provided on
the Electronics and the Audio and Music
Technology pathway to attract future students with
an interest in Audio Engineering

Students not impacted, existing students will be
seen out

With effect from October 2011
Partner delivery sites in brackets
FST 03/11
MSc
Structural Engineering
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FST 04/11
BSc (Hons)
Audio Engineering
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Approved
Approved
Academic Office
REF
AWARD
TITLE
FST 05/11
BSc (Hons)
Multimedia, Animation and the Web
Page 39.
FST 06/11
HNC
Engineering
Page 41.
FST 07/11
HNC
Electronics
Page 43.
FST 08/11
MSc
Construction Management
NATURE OF CHANGE

Proposal to delete pathway at Chelmsford

Proposal is in line with department restructuring plans

The hub for Media/Digital Media courses will be established
in Cambridge where the facilities are being significantly
modernised for this purpose

Students not impacted, existing students will be seen out

With effect from October 2011

Proposal to delete pathway at Huntingdon Regional
College and University Centre Peterborough

Delivery at Chelmsford will not be impacted

Proposal due to the course being replaced by FdSc
Engineering at our regional partner colleges

Students not impacted, existing students will be seen out

With effect from October 2011

Proposal to delete pathway at Cambridge (sole delivery
site)

Proposal due to student recruitment being very low, in line
with the Corporate Plan

Students not impacted, existing students will be seen out
and are all part of the BEng Electronics course

With effect from October 2011

Proposal to provide an additional Distance Learning
delivery mode to the existing taught delivery full-time and
part-time mode

Proposal aimed at increasing accessibility of the pathway
to overseas students

With effect from September 2012 (subject to a successful
pathway approval event)
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QSC CM1 Proposals 19th October 2011
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OUTCOME
COMMENTS/CONDITIONS
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Academic Office