CMT 15th December 2014
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
Planning approval is sought for the following proposals:
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION
REF
FHSCE
14/04
P.1
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
MA
Critical Education
Studies
Full and part-time

Face-to-face

Chelmsford


Trimester 1
& 2 intakes
per year
180 credits @ L7
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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FHSCE
14/05
September
2015
P.5
Semester 1
& 2 intakes
per year
MA
PG Dip
PG Cert
Inter-professional
Working in
Special Needs
and Disabilities
Part-time

Face-to-face

Cambridge


MA 180 cr @ L7
PG Dip 120 cr @ L7
PG Cert 60 cr @ L7
CMT Proposals 15th December 2014
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DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be delivered at
Chelmsford
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,850 (band 1, cost
centre DT11), international fee £10,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 15-20 FTE
The proposal will broaden the department’s portfolio
following the closure of Initial Teaching Training
The course will provide a progression route for Education
Studies students
The course will have two intake points to attract
international students
33% new modules of 60 credits in total
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
Not approved
Concerns
there is not a
viable market
for the course
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be delivered in
Cambridge
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,800 (band 1, cost
centre DT20), international fee £10,500 both pro rata
Anticipated annual recruitment 10-15 FTE
The course will have two intake points plus a summer
school based at Cambridge to attract international students
50% new modules of 90 credits in total
No significant capital spend
Standard semester delivery
Not approved
Course title
considered to
be too long
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Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION continued
REF
FHSCE
14/06
P.11
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATION-CREDITS
MA
PG Dip
PG Cert
Student
Services
Full and part-time

Face-to-face and blended

Trimester 1
intake per
year
Chelmsford
MA 180 cr @ L7
PG Dip 120 cr @ L7
PG Cert 60 cr @ L7
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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FHSCE
14/07
September
2015
P.18
Trimester 1
intake per
year
MSc
Advanced
Neonatal
Practice
Full and part-time

Face-to-face and blended

Cambridge


MA 180 cr @ L7
PG Dip 120 cr @ L7
PG Cert 60 cr @ L7
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CMT Proposals 15th December 2014
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DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be
delivered in Chelmsford
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,850 (band 1
cost code DT11), international fee £10,500 both pro
rata
Anticipated annual recruitment 20 FTE
The course will be the first in the country and will
offer an optional guided professional placement to
the Wright State University of Dayton Ohio, USA
The course offers a trimester delivery pattern
enabling one year completion to attract international
students
33% new modules of 60 credits in total
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
Approved
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be
delivered in Cambridge
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,850 (Band 1)
(SHA contract)
Anticipated annual recruitment minimum 12 students
The course has been requested by the
Cambridgeshire Clinical Network and is an NHS
commissioned course
The curriculum will be aligned with the British
Association of Perinatal Medicine and Royal College
of Nursing guidelines
33% new modules of 60 credits in total
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION continued
REF
FHSCE
14/08
P.22
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
MA
PG Dip
PG Cert
Mental Health
Practice –
Approved
Mental Health
Professional
(AMHP)
Part-time

Face-to-face

Category A Outcentres:
Learning and Development
Team, Block 14, Ida Darwin,
Fulbourn and the North
Essex Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust
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Semesters 1
& 2 intakes
per year
MA 180 cr @ L7
PG Dip 120 cr @ L7
PG Cert 60 cr @ L7
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be delivered by
Category A outcentres at Cambridge and Colchester
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £5,850 (band 1 cost code
DT20), international fee £10,500 pro rata
Anticipated annual recruitment 15 fte
The course will carry the title AMHP as it is a recognised
post qualifying award which employers will have funded their
staff to undertake in order to fulfil the obligation of the local
authority to provide AHMPs to undertake Mental Health Act
Assessments
No significant capital spend
Standard semester delivery
Approved
FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
REF
FMS
14/11
P.27
START &
INTAKE
June 2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
Dip HE
Paramedic
Science
Full-time

Blended learning

Chelmsford

Trimesters
1, 2 & 3
intakes per
year
(120 cr @ L4 by APL)
120 cr @ L5
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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CMT Proposals 15th December 2014
DECISION
Proposal for a new undergraduate degree to be delivered at
Chelmsford
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £6,750 (cost code FB00)
(SHA contract)
Anticipated annual recruitment 100 students for 2 years
followed by 50 per trimester for 2 years
The Faculty has successfully bid for the development and
provision of a top up diploma for East of England Ambulance
Service NHS Trust funded by the Health Education East of
England, the contract is worth £6.1m over 4 years
100% new modules
Significant capital spend required for the provision of staffing
(1 x WTE and 5 x 0.4 WTE) and teaching/laboratory space
Standard trimester delivery
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Approved
Academic Office
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
REF
FST
14/06
P.31
START &
INTAKE
September
2015
AWARD
TITLE
MODE-LOCATIONCREDITS
MSc
Sustainable
Building
Engineering
Full and part-time

Face-to-face

Chelmsford


Trimesters 1
& 2 intakes
per year
180 cr @ L7
NATURE OF PROPOSAL
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CMT Proposals 15th December 2014
DECISION
Proposal for a new postgraduate degree to be delivered at
Chelmsford
Proposed Home/EU tuition fee of £6,695 (band 2),
international fee £10,500
Anticipated annual recruitment 20+ fte
The course USP will be that it will offer a holistic approach to
a sustainable built environment
The course is anticipated to be attractive to international
students from India, China, Central and South America
25% new modules of 45 credits in total
No significant capital spend
Standard trimester delivery
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Approved
Academic Office