Form PDARF7: Programme Change Proposal
For submission to the Programme Board / Graduate School Board and UPB
This form should be used when submitting a proposal from the academic session 2015-16 onwards.
Complete this form for changes to existing programmes (the list of types is included below) – advice may be sought from the
School and/or College, or via programmes@ucd.ie.
Submit to the relevant Programme Board / Graduate School Board for review and recommendation. Pending Programme
Board / Graduate School Board recommendation, PDARF7 is then submitted to programmes@ucd.ie for approval by the
University Programmes Board (UPB).
Where a programme change proposal includes collaboration with an external partner (item 13 below) PDARF4: Collaborative
Programme Supplement must also be completed and submitted with this form.
Where a programme change proposal requires a derogation from the Academic Regulations (this may apply in particular for
items 2-5 below) then the requisite derogation form (PDARF9, PDARF10, or PDARF11) must also be completed and submitted
with this form.
Types of Programme Change (the relevant type of proposed change should be referenced in section 3 of the form):
1. Change in title to programme, major or minor
2. Change in total overall credits for programme, major or stage
3. Change in total elective credits (undergraduate only)
4. Change to progression requirements or transfer arrangements
5. Change to calculation of Honours for degree award
6. Change to entry and/or admission requirements (including Garda Vetting, Health Screening, Fitness to Practise)
7. Modularisation of existing programme / stage of a programme
8. Newly created stage(s) of a programme
9. Development of an exit/entry programme for an existing approved programme (ex. GradDip to/from existing Masters)
10. Change in governance of programme (between Programme Boards or Graduate School Boards)
11. Change to programme level
12. Discontinuation of programme, major or minor
13. Introduction of inter-institutional exchange or collaboration into existing programme
14. Introduction of alternative delivery of programme (e.g. online delivery of programme)
For information on programme change approval, see http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/progsch.htm and for information on
derogations, see http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/progsd.htm. For advice and assistance with completion of this form, please
contact programmes@ucd.ie.
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Form PDARF7: Programme Change Proposal
The Programme Change Proposal should be completed for all proposals as outlined above. This section should be used to provide
general information about the programme as it currently exists and the proposed changes to the programme. For reference, the
University’s Academic Regulations may be accessed at http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/regs.htm
Existing Programme Title, Code and NFQ Level
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2
Please include full title (e.g., Bachelor of… or BA in…, Master of… or
MSc in…, Higher Diploma of…, Graduate Diploma in…,Thematic
Doctoral Programme in…, etc.) and relevant programme and major
code (e.g., MTHSC001_X179), as well as NFQ Level (e.g. 7, 8, 9, 10).
Total Credit Volume of Programme and Programme
Duration
Please refer to existing credit volume and duration of programme.
Nature of Change
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4
Please state the type of programme change, choosing from the list of
options provided in the box above from 1 – 14 (e.g. 1. Change in title
to programme).
Programme Co-ordinator/ Director of Thematic
Doctoral Programme including School or Unit to which
the Co-ordinator/ Thematic PhD Director is associated
Please include email address and telephone number.
Host Programme / Graduate School Board
5
Indicate Programme Board/Graduate School Board that is responsible
for the programme and the proposed change. See Academic
Regulations 3.3.1 – 3.3.4.
Programme / Graduate School Board Date of Approval
6
Indicate the date of the Programme Board/Graduate School Board at
which the programme change was approved.
Proposed Start Date
7
Please state when the changes are expected to take effect and what
group of students will be affected by the change (e.g. for new intake
only, or for existing students in current academic session, etc.).
Description and Impact of, and Academic Rationale For, Proposed Change
Please explain the rationale and necessity for the proposed change. Please also describe, in detail, how the proposed change will impact the
programme, current students, future students, academic and administrative staff and the physical resources of the
School/College/University.
8
9
Credit Structure and Indicative Module List
Where relevant (e.g. for programme change types 7-9 above) please specify the overall credit structure per stage and indicative list of
modules. Add rows as necessary or required.
Indicative Hours
Indicative Module List
Please include proposed
module subject code, module
title, and whether the module
is Core (C) or Option (O).
Stage
Level
Semester
Credits
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Class
Contact
Specified
Learning
Activities
Autonomous
Student Learning
New (N) or
Existing (E)
Module?
SIGNATURE PAGE
Electronic copies of all programme-related submission forms may be sent via email to the Academic Secretariat via
programmes@ucd.ie. All such proposal forms must also be signed by all signatories and submitted to Academic Secretariat prior
to the submission deadline (scanned copies of forms with signatures included are acceptable). Proposals which are not signed will
not be included on the University Programmes Board (UPB) meeting agenda.
SIGNATURES
By signing this form, you are indicating that any necessary initial consultations have occurred at School and College-level and that the proposal has
been reviewed and agreed by the Programme Board / Graduate School Board. Where a programme is shared between more than one School or
College, please include all relevant signatures (duplicate as necessary):
Date:
Head of Initiating School
(Print Name & Signature)
Chair of Programme Board/Graduate
School Board
Date:
(Print Name & Signature)
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