THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
AMENDED COURSE APPROVAL FORM – 2015
How to Complete
Instructions
Prior to submission to the Academic Program Committee, the proposal must be approved by the
relevant School/Faculty committee(s). Please consult with your Academic Director, Faculty Manager
or Head of School as to the approval processes within each Faculty.
Appropriate Sign-offs (Section 5) must be obtained before submitting an electronic copy of this form,
including a scanned signature section, to the Academic Program Committee by emailing it to
apc@une.edu.au. The original hard copy of the form which contains the appropriate signatures
should be held by the School.
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Only Amended Course approval Forms with a scanned signature section will be considered
by APC.
Key Deadlines for 2015 submissions are:
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All AMENDED Courses for 2015 are to be submitted to APC by 30 April 2014.
Following endorsement by APC, the proposal will be submitted to the Academic Board for final
approval.
Completing the form
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Copy Course Rules and Plans from the Course and Unit Catalogue and use track-changes to
indicate the changes to the course.
An Amended Course Approval Form is required for:
o Changes to the total credit point value of any component of the Program of Study;
o Amending, Removing or Adding a Major/Combined Major;
o Adding or removing units from the course;
o Changes to any other component of the currently approved Course Rules.
Complete relevant sections of the form.
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The information in the right-hand column is an example of what should be
entered. Only enter data if information is going to change.
1.
COURSE DETAILS
1.1
Owner of course eg
school – in full
Course Title – in full
School of Arts
Official abbreviation
for course if name
changed eg GradDipSc
(post nominal)
Course Duration (fulltime equivalent in
years) if changed
Total Credit Points if
changed
Enter information only if changed
Academic rationale and
summary of changes
for course amendment.
Please include if this is
a result of an internal
or external review (eg
a Course Review, or a
Course Accreditation
process).
eg
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
Bachelor of Languages and International Business
Enter information only if changed
Enter information only if changed
Rationale (why?)
a) The name is being changed from 'Master of Arts
(Applied Linguistics)' to 'Master of Applied
Linguistics' because applied linguistics is studied
by students across a range of interests and has no
special relationship with 'Arts', and the convention
of brackets is normally reserved for badged
majors, not basic degree names.
b) The new major TESOL (Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages) has been
introduced in direct response to student demand,
emerging from the DEPAC MAAL student
questionnaire. There is a significant cohort of
current and potential MAAL students who want an
applied linguistics degree, but they also want
TESOL qualifications in order to meet the
accreditation requirements for the domestic Adult
Migrant English sector. The National ELICOS
Accreditation Scheme does not accredit particular
degrees or institutions, but rather provides
national standards that must be met in order to
claim accreditation for teaching Adult Migrant
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English in Australia. The introduction of a badged
TESOL major, which meets those standards, will
allow MAAL students, many of whom are currently
working overseas, to return to Australia with
genuinely useful qualifications. We anticipate that
this change will attract a new cohort of students
who previously passed over the MAAL because of
their need for specific TESOL qualifications.
Summary (what?)
The proposed amendment to the MAAL involves a)
a change of name, and b) the introduction of a
new, badged major.
Minor amendments to units available – addition
and removal. All 400 level units in this award have
been recoded to 500 level in line with other
Masters Programs.
1.7
Transitional
arrangements for
current students –
where core or
prescribed units have
been deleted provide
alternatives
Enter N/A unless students’ progression is affected
by the change.
Eg: Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of Business:
Students can continue under pre-2011 rules or
apply to transfer to the 2014 rules, the
result/feasibility of the latter will depend on
whether or not they have already completed units
that are no longer part of the core.
1.8
1.9
Will these changes
impact on existing
credit assessment
agreements? If so
provide details.
Cross-School
consultation,
implication and
collaborations.
Does this course have
cross-school
implications?
If YES, please provide
copies of the
Enter N/A or
Provide documentation of the consultation that
has taken place. Eg any email correspondence
relating to the issue
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correspondence (eg
emails)
1.10 Is the course AQF
compliant?
Indicate whether course is AQF compliant (all issues identified by
the working party have been addressed):
Yes
If yes, indicate how these issues have been addressed:
No
If no, provide a rationale as to why the issues have not been
addressed:
Information on compliance can be found at the
following url:
http://www.aqf.edu.au/
1.11 CRICOS Registration
Is this course CRICOS registered? OR Does this course require
CRICOS registration?
Yes
If yes, please note that there may be implications on CRICOS
registration for amendments to course title, course duration,
work-based training components, mode of study, and
arrangements with other providers.
No
Information Management will consult with
International Marketing and Pathways regarding
the impact upon CRICOS registration if any of the
above identified components have changed.
2.
COURSE OFFERING DETAILS
2.1
Teaching Period and
Delivery Mode.
Indicate the teaching
period and delivery
mode in which students
can commence the
course.
Trimester 1
Dom
Int’l
On Campus Full time
On Campus Part time
Off Campus Full time
Off Campus Part time
Online Full time
Online Part time
Double click tick box
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and select checked.
Exclusively Online
means all units are
offered fully online.
Trimester 2
On Campus Full time
On Campus Part time
Off Campus Full time
Off Campus Part time
Online Full time
Online Part time
Trimester 3
On Campus Full time
On Campus Part time
Off Campus Full time
Off Campus Part time
Online Full time
Online Part time
Enter information only if changed
Enter the period that the course is to be offered
by double-clicking the appropriate box(es) and
select checked. Course Plans are required for
each teaching period the course is offered in.
3.
COURSE OVERVIEW
3.1
List course aims and a
minimum of three
course outcomes. It is
proposed that these
will be displayed on the
Course and Unit
Catalogue in the near
future.
Have course aims and learning outcomes been reviewed to ensure
they are appropriate to the AQF level of the course?
YES
NO
Course aims:
Enter information only if changed.
Course learning outcomes:
If changing existing course learning outcomes
copy existing outcomes into spaces below and
track-change amendments (see page 7 of this
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document).
If adding for the first time type into the spaces
below.
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
Course Learning Outcome 1: Eg: understand the
development of history as both an academic
discipline and a broader field of human inquiry,
which is multifaceted and global in nature.
Course Learning Outcome 2:
Course Learning Outcome 3:
Course Learning Outcome 4:
Course Learning Outcome 5:
Course Learning Outcome 6:
3.2
Attributes of a UNE
Graduate. Indicate how
the teaching,
assessment and
practice of these
attributes will be
carried out. It is
proposed that these
will be displayed on the
Course and Unit
Catalogue in the near
future.
Have graduate attributes been reviewed to ensure they are
appropriate to the AQF level of the course?
YES
NO
If changing existing graduate attributes copy
existing attributes into spaces below and trackchange amendments (see page 7 of this
document).
If adding for the first time type into the spaces
below.
Reference should be made to the Graduate
Attributes Policy:
http://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/12096/gradu
ateattributes.pdf
Graduate Attributes Guidelines:
http://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/36679/gradu
ateattributesguidelines.pdf
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Knowledge of Discipline
Communication Skills
Global Perspective
Information Literacy
Lifelong Learning
Problem Solving
Social Responsibility
Team Work
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
Course Overview –
simple description of
not more than 1500
characters (including
spaces) for display on
the Course and Unit
Catalogue
Career Opportunities
for display on the
Course and Unit
Catalogue
Enter information only if changed.
Summary Details of
Course – required for
the Australian Higher
Education Graduation
Statement (AHEGS).
Summary details of all
courses should follow
this example.
Features of Course –
required for AHEGS.
Enter information only if changed.
Pathway to Further
Study – required for
AHEGS
Enter information only if changed.
3.8 Course Accreditation –
required for AHEGS
Enter information only if changed.
Enter information only if changed.
Enter information only if changed.
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4.
COURSE RULES
For guidelines on course structure please refer to ‘Guidelines for
UNE Courses and Units to Facilitate Compliance with the Australian
Qualifications Framework’ document.
Copy Course Rule, Program of Study and Course Plans from the Course and Unit Catalogue. Use
track-changes (mode must be black strike through and underline for additions) to indicate the
changes to the course. Documents submitted without track changes cannot be accepted.
Unit Definitions
Core units:
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Compulsory units that all students must do in a course
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Core units count towards the Course but not the Major
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Core units are those that would not normally be substituted for any
other unit
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There is usually no choice in Core units but may be justified under
certain circumstances eg a choice of MATH120 or STAT100
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Please note that Core units must be offered every year
Prescribed units:
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Compulsory units that students must do towards a Major
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Prescribed units are those that would not normally be substituted
for any other unit
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There is usually no choice in Prescribed units but may be justified
under certain circumstances
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Please note that where there is no choice or a restricted choice
Prescribed units must be offered every year
Listed units:
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A choice of units that students choose which contribute to a Major,
or where a Course does not have Majors, contributes to the Course
and support the Core units.
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Where approved, a Listed unit could be substituted for another unit
Electives
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Elective units are those chosen from anywhere in the University
subject to prerequisites being met.
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Elective units count towards the Course and not the Major.
Procedure for inserting amendment:
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Copy appropriate section(s) from course rules, program of study and
or course plans from the current 2011 Course and Unit Catalogue.
This is the most recently approved version of the course
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Open the Course Amendment Form
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Paste the copied sections from the Course and Unit Catalogue into
this part of the course amendment form
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Turn on Track Changes
Click on down arrow to reveal options and select ‘Change Tracking
Option’
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Under the ‘Mark Up’ section, of the Track Change Options, select
underline (for insertions) and strikethrough (for deletions). All
colours should be in black as indicated in the three boxes below.
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Now commence making the necessary changes – in the following
example the Physiology major in the Bachelor of Science is being
amended. ANAT310 is being deleted and is being replaced by
PSIO366.
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Bachelor of Science
Physiology
Program of Study
Credit Points
Core Units
Complete the following units as part of this Major:
24 cps
Unit Code
Unit Title
Unit cps
BIOL110
Biology I
6
BIOL120
Biology II
6
CHEM110
Chemistry I
6
CHEM120
Chemistry II
6
And complete 6 credit points from the following units:
6 cps
MATH101
Algebra and Differential Calculus
6
MATH102
Integral Calculus, Differential
Equations and Introductory Statistics
6
MATH120
Introductory Mathematical Methods
in Science and Economics
6
STAT100
Statistical Modelling for the Sciences
I
6
Prescribed Units for this Major
Complete the following units:
36 cps
PHAR222
Pharmacology
6
PSIO210
Introductory Physiology I
6
PSIO220
Introductory Physiology II
6
PSIO331
Advanced Physiology I
6
PSIO332
Advanced Physiology II
6
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PSIO336
Gastrointestinal and Renal
Physiology
6
Course Requirements
78 cps
To achieve an overall total of 144 credit points candidates must complete a further
78 credit points by either:
Completing a second Major and Elective Units
or
Completing Elective Units to the value of 78 credit points.
Total 144 cps
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Save the course amendment form as follows:
APC_Course Amendment_Name of Course
Eg.: APC_Course Amendment_Bachelor of Science
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Submit completed form to apc@une.edu.au inserting the document
name in the subject of the email.
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Please note that documents submitted which have not been trackchanged as outlined above will not be accepted.
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5.
COMMENTS AND SENIOR ADMINSTRATION SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO APC
5.1
Director of Information
Technology - – only
required if there are IT
resource implications
5.2
5.3
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Educational Innovation
and International or
nominee – if the course
is to be offered
internationally or
through a partnership
agreement
Course Coordinator
5.4
Head of School
Comments:
Print Name:
Signature:
Date:
Comments:
Print Name:
Signature:
Date:
Print Name:
Signature:
Date:
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Signature:
Date:
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