CMT 24th November 2014
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
Planning approval is sought for the following proposals:
FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
REF
ALSS
14/01
P.1
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
BA
(Hons)
Politics
Full-time

Face-to-face

Cambridge


Semester 1
intake per
year
120 credits @ L4
120 credits @ L5
120 credits @ L6
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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ALSS
14/02
September
2015
P.12
Trimester 1
intake per
year
MA
PG Dip
PG Cert
Computer
Games
Development
(Art)
Full and part-time

Face-to-face

Cambridge


180 credits @ L7
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CMT Proposals 24th November 2014 V2
DECISION
Proposal for a new undergraduate degree to be delivered
at Cambridge
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £9,000 (band C),
international fee tbc
Anticipated annual recruitment 30 FTE
No associated course deletion is proposed; the proposal is
part of planned discussions to expand the department’s
provision following Periodic Review 2013
Market research from the International Office indicate the
course will be attractive to eligible students from Brazil,
Columbia, Nigeria, Hong Kong and Malaysia
A January intake will be considered subsequently
63% new modules of 225 credits in total: associated
module deletions of 225 credits in total
The new modules will be available to five other courses
No significant capital spend, initially one new appointment
Standard semester delivery
Approved
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be delivered in
collaboration with the Faculty of Science and Technology
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,665, international fee
£10,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 15 FTE
The course was identified as a strategic goal for both ALSS
and FST, the planned move of Gaming to Compass House
and recent Gaming staff appointments make this course
offering possible
50% new modules to be shared with proposal FST 14/05
(below) MSc Computer Games Development (Computing)
A January intake maybe considered subsequently
Significant capital spend, estimated £62,200 detailed in
section 23 of the planning form
Standard trimester delivery
Approved
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Academic Office
FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES continued
REF
ALSS
14/03
P.17
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
LLM
PG Dip
PG Cert
Medical Law
and Ethics
Full-time & part-time
block delivery
NATURE OF PROPOSAL


Trimester 1
intake per
year
Face-to-face
Chelmsford
MSc 180 cr @ L7
PG Dip 120 cr @ L7
PG Cert 60 cr @ L7
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DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree with three intended
awards (LLM, PG Dip, PG Cert)
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £6,695, international fee
£10,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 15-20 students per year
The course will be jointly developed between ALSS and FMS,
the course will sit within the Anglia Law School, some modules
will be owned by FMS
The course will be attractive to medical and healthcare
professionals and will provide a progression route for law
graduates (LLB)
90 credits of existing modules, 150 credits of new modules
including three optional modules available to three other
courses
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
Approved
LORD ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
REF
LAIBS
14/12
P.26
START &
INTAKE
June 2015
Trimesters
1, 2 and 3
intakes per
year
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
BSc (Hons)
Dip HE
Cert HE
Business
Management
Practice
Part-time

Distance Learning
Blended Learning




BSC (Hons) 360 cr @
L4/5/6
Dip HE 240 cr @ L4/L5
Cert HE 120 cr @ L4
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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CMT Proposals 24th November 2014 V2
DECISION
Proposal for a new undergraduate degree with three intended
awards (BSc (Hons), Dip HE and Cert HE)
Proposed Home/EU/international tuition fee of £6,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 12 FTE
A Degrees at Work initiative
The course offering is in response to demand from the
Tamdown Group from whom a cohort is committed, it is
designed to appeal to a wide range of employers
83% existing modules, 60 new credits across three modules
The course will be delivered via Learning Development Services
working with LAIBS
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
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Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION
REF
FHSCE
14/02
P.33
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
MSc
PG Dip
Advanced
Nursing Practice
Part-time

Blended learning

Chelmsford, Cambridge,
Peterborough

Trimesters 1
& 2 intakes
per year
NATURE OF PROPOSAL

MSc 180 cr @ L7
PG Dip 120 cr @ L7
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
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
FHSCE
14/03
September
2015
P.37
Semester 1
intake per
year
BA
(Hons)
Counselling and
Psychotherapy
Full-time

Face-to-face



Renew Counselling
120 cr @ L6 progression
route




CMT Proposals 24th November 2014 V2
DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate course with two intended
awards (MSc and PG Dip)
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,850 (DS00, Band 1),
international fee £10,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 10 FTE in Chelmsford and 10
FTE in Cambridgeshire
Accreditation with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),
Advanced Nurse Practitioners programme accreditation
The course will allow graduate practitioners to advance their
clinical and non-clinical knowledge and skills in relation to
Advanced Nursing Practice
The course is aimed at the UK market and requires registration
with the Nursing Midwifery Council
33% existing modules, 60 new credits across two modules
No significant capital spend, appointment of Advanced Nursing
Practitioner lecturer(s) is necessary, a staff:student ratio of 15:1
is required by the RCN
Standard trimester delivery
Approved
Proposal for a new undergraduate top up to be delivered by an
associate college
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £9,000 (DP00)
Anticipated annual recruitment 16 FTE
The course proposal is in response to the main regulatory body,
the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
striving to raise the qualification level of counsellors from level 5
to level 6 in line with such professions as nursing and teaching
50% existing modules, 90 new credits across four modules
(includes optional modules)
Associated four module deletions
No significant capital spend
Standard semester delivery
Approved
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Academic Office
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
REF
FST
14/05
P.43
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
MSc
PG Dip
PG Cert
Computer
Games
Development
(Computing)
Full and part-time

Face-to-face



Trimester 1
intake per
year
Cambridge
180 cr @ L7
NATURE OF PROPOSAL





CMT Proposals 24th November 2014 V2
DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree with three intended
awards (MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert)
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,665, international fee £10,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 15 FTE
The course was identified as a strategic goal for both ALSS and
FST, the planned move of Gaming to Compass House and recent
Gaming staff appointments make this course offering possible
50% new modules to be shared with proposal ALSS 14/02 (above)
MSc Computer Games Development (Art)
The two new proposed courses will provide progression routes for
the BSc (Hons) Computer Gaming Technology
A January intake maybe considered subsequently
Significant capital spend, estimated £62,200 detailed in section 23
of the planning form
Standard trimester delivery
Page 4 of 4
Approved
Academic Office