CMT 8th March 2010
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
Planning approval is detailed for the following proposals:
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ref
Start Date
Award
Title
Location and
nature of proposal
FST
13/10
August
2010
(see
decision)
FdSc
Sports Coaching
PT/FDL (block
delivery)
Comments from Strategic Planning
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Cambridge
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240 credits
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FST
14/10
August
2010,
intakes in
August and
March
thereafter
BSc (Hons)
(see
decision)
Sports Coaching
PT/FDL (block
delivery)
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Cambridge
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240 credits
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CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
Decision
Proposed fees £1,645 home/EU, £6,930 non EU
Anticipated recruitment 25 students
The pathway is accredited by the European Judo Union
(EJU) professional body
ARU will be the delivery partner for this pathway, the EJU
would not offer a similar accreditation to a competitor HEI
12 x 15 credit modules ( 6 will be based on existing
modules), plus 2 x 30 credit modules delivered through
distance learning on the Ultraversity platform/VLE
Two semester pattern, with residential blocks in Easter
and Summer period (teaching out of standard term time)
No significant spend, some library materials, plus visiting
guest tutors as a requirement of the EJU
Approved but
start date must
synchronise with
standard ARU
delivery patterns
Proposed fees £1,645 home/EU, £6,930 non EU
Anticipated recruitment 25 students
The pathway is accredited by the European Judo Union
(EJU) professional body
ARU will be the delivery partner for this pathway, the EJU
would not offer a similar accreditation to a competitor HEI
The BSc (Hons) will be the progression route for the FdSc
Sports Coaching (EJU), and will lead directly into an MSc
Programme being started in Italy in August 2010
12 x 15 credit modules, plus 2 x 30 credit modules
delivered through distance learning, 6 modules will be
based on existing modules
Two semester pattern, with residential blocks in Easter
and Summer period (teaching out of standard term time)
No significant spend, some library materials, plus visiting
guest tutors as a requirement of the EJU
Approved but
start date must
synchronise with
standard ARU
delivery patterns
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Strategic Planning & Policy Unit
FST
15/10
July 2010
(see
decision)
BSc (Hons)
Applied
Psychology
FDL
Partner institution
delivery Resource
Development
International
Limited (RDI)
360 credits
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FST
16/10
September
2011
FdSc
Crime and
Investigative
Studies
FT/PT/FDL
Cambridge
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240 credits
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FST
17/10
September
2011
BSc (Hons)
Crime and
Investigative
Studies
FT/PT/FDL
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Cambridge
360 credits
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CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
Proposed fees £7,000 home/EU, £7,000 non EU
Anticipated recruitment 200 students
Pathway will be targeted at students who do not wish to
attend university on a full-time basis, who want to study
fewer modules at one time and through distance learning
A similar course is provided through distance learning by
the Open University BSc (Hons) Psychology
All new modules, not shared by any other pathway
Minimal impact on teaching resources as delivered by RDI
Non-standard delivery pattern, modules will be offered to
students at regular starting points throughout the year e.g.
quarterly
Will require an institutional approval event for RDI
Approved but
students must
synchronise with
standard ARU
assessment
cycles if start
date is nonstandard
Standard fee, EK00 Band B – Higher Skills @ Work
Anticipated annual recruitment 30 FTE
Accreditation will be sought from Skills for Justice
Pathway designed for students seeking a career within the
criminal justice field in areas other than lab based science
Level 1 – 75 credits from new modules (all compulsory),
and 45 credits from BSc Forensic Science degree
Level 2 – 90 credits from new modules (all compulsory),
and 30 credits from BSc Forensic Science degree
Significant spend of approx £76k from capital budget
which will also service existing provision of pathways
Standard delivery pattern
Standard fee, EK00 Band B
Anticipated annual recruitment 25 FTE in first intake, 50
FTE following years
Accreditation will be sought from Skills for Justice
Pathway designed to enable students to study a forensic
related subject without having pure science qualifications
which are necessary for the Forensic Science degree
Level 1 & 2 – 90 credits from new modules (compulsory),
and 30 credits from BSc Forensic Science degree
Level 3 – 105 credits from new modules (30 compulsory),
and 45 credits from BSc Forensic Science degree
Significant spend that is detailed in the above FdSc
Standard delivery pattern – 2 semesters
Approved
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Approved
Strategic Planning & Policy Unit
FST
18/10
September
2011
(Year 1) 2013
(Year 3)
BSc (Hons)
(progression
route for
FdSc)
Crime and
Investigative
Studies
FT/PT/FDL
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Cambridge
120 credits
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FST
21/10
September
2010
January &
September
thereafter
FdSc
BSc (Hons)
Crime and
Investigative
Studies
Crime and
Investigative
Studies (Level 3
only)
FT/PT/FDL
University Centre
Peterborough
360 credits
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FST
22/10
September
2010
January &
September
thereafter
BSc (Hons)
Sports Coaching
and Physical
Education
FT/PT
University Centre
Peterborough
360 credits
CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
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Standard fee, EK00 Band B
Anticipated annual recruitment 25 FTE in first intake, 50
FTE following years
Accreditation will be sought from Skills for Justice
Anticipated recruitment tbc
The top up year will run alongside year 3 of the full-time
BSc Crime and Investigative Studies degree
Level 3 – 105 credits from new modules (30 compulsory),
and 45 credits from BSc Forensic Science degree
Significant spend that is detailed in the above FdSc
Standard delivery pattern – 2 semesters
Standard fee, Band B
Anticipated annual recruitment 20 students
Also being proposed for validation for core Anglia
Pathway will offer a progression route for BTEC Applied
Science students and Access Science courses
No new modules required
Projected spend for the first of year of delivery including
appointment of a lab technician will be around £22,000
Significant spend may be necessary when all three year
groups are running from 2012
Standard delivery pattern
Standard fee, Band B
Anticipated annual recruitment 20 students
Course is currently offered at core Anglia
Pathway will be a progression route for BTEC National
Cert and BTEC National Diploma in Sports Studies
No new modules required
Significant spend required, in excess of £72,500
Standard delivery pattern
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Approved
Approved
Approved
Strategic Planning & Policy Unit
FST
23/10
September
2010
January &
September
thereafter
BSc (Hons)
Business
Information
Systems
FT in first instance
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Harlow College
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360 credits
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FST
24/10
September
2010
January &
September
thereafter
HND
Media and
Internet
Technology
FT/PT
Huntingdonshire
Regional College
Chelmsford
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180 credits @ L4
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240 credits
FST
25/10
September
2010
January &
September
thereafter
MSc
Clinical Child
Psychology
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FT & PT
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CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
Standard fee
Anticipated annual recruitment 16 students in the first year
and 20+ students in subsequent years
Pathway will be a progression route from National
Diploma/A Level programmes in Harlow College
No new modules required
From September 2011 the pathway will be accommodated
in the new Harlow campus
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern
Standard fee
Anticipated annual recruitment 15 students
Pathway designed to replace the Dip HE Computer
Science pathway withdrawn from June 2011
No new modules required
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern
Proposed fees £4,100 home/EU, £10,925 non EU
Anticipated recruitment 10-25 students
Students without a first degree in Psychology may recruit
to the pathway
1 x new module (30 credits), 2 x research modules (60
credits), 1 x module shared with MSc Cognitive
Neuroscience (30 credits), 1 x dissertation module (60
credits)
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern
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Approved
Not approved
ARU is phasing
out HNDs
Approved
Strategic Planning & Policy Unit
ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
Ref
Start Date
Award
Title
Location and
nature of proposal
BUS
12/10
September
2010
Masters
Business
Administration
FT/PT
Aegean Omiros
College, Greece
180 credits
BUS
14/10
September
2010
BA (Hons)
Business
Management
Dip HE
FT in first instance
Comments from Strategic Planning
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Harlow College
360 credits
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Decision
Proposed fees £1,200 home/EU
Anticipated recruitment 20-25 students
Opportunity arisen since the Greek Ministry of Education
approved HE private college partnerships in 200
No new modules required
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern – 3 trimesters
Standard fee
Anticipated annual recruitment 16 students in the first year
and 20+ students in subsequent years
No new modules required
From September 2011 the pathway will be accommodated
in the new Harlow campus
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern
Approved
Approved
FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Ref
Start Date
Award
Title
Location and
nature of proposal
ALSS
11/10
September
2010
FdA
Public Service
FT/PT
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University Centre
Peterborough
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240 credits
Comments from Strategic Planning
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CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
Decision
This is a franchise of an existing pathway currently offered
at ARU Cambridge and Chelmsford
Proposed fees – standard HEFCE
Anticipated recruitment 20 students
Pathway designed to integrate academic and professional
work based skills to contribute to widening participation
No new modules required
No significant spend, additional library resource
Standard delivery pattern – 2 semesters
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Approved
Strategic Planning & Policy Unit
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Ref
Start Date
Award
Title
Location and nature
of proposal
Comments from Strategic Planning
FHSC
07/10
September
2010
FdSc
Social Housing
FDL
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Cambridge
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Proposed fees £3,290 home/EU, £9500 non EU – via
Higher Skills @ Work
Anticipated recruitment 25 students
Pathway designed to meet the staff development needs of
registered social landlords (RSLs)
Social Work and Social Policy department leading the
award, with AIBS and S&T providing input in the Year 2
Two 30 credit modules per semester over 2 years
Two 30 credit modules will be developed for Year 1, the
remaining 75% of the pathway will be based on existing
modules (there will be no choice in the curriculum)
No significant spend, some resource requirement for VLE
Standard delivery pattern – 2 semesters over 2 years
Approved
Proposed fees Home/EU standard band B, Non EU,
£7,266 FT
 Anticipated recruitment 15 students per pathway
 Module breakdown detailed in proposal form
 No further intake to the following pathways with effect from
September 2010:
BSc (Hons)/BSc Acute Care Practice
BSc (Hons) Child Health
BSc (Hons) Mental Health Practice
BSc (Hons)/BSc Primary and Community Care (current
curriculum)
BSc (Hons)/BSc Continuing Care Practice
BSc (Hons), BSc, Dip HE, Cert HE Health and Social Care
(current curriculum)
BSc (Hons) Child and Family Public Health
BSc (Hons) Public Health (current curriculum)
 No significant spend
 Standard delivery pattern
Approved
240 credits
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FHSC
08/10
September
2010
January &
September
Thereafter
BSc (Hons)
Health & Social
Care
FT/PT/FDL
BSc (Hons)
Acute Care
BSc (Hons)
Mental Health
BSc (Hons)
Primary and
Community Care
Chelmsford/
Cambridge-East
Road/ Cambridge –
Fulbourn/
Peterborough
BSc (Hons)
Public Health
BSc (Hons)
Older Adult
BSc (Hons)
Management &
Leadership in
Health and Social
Care
Long Term
Conditions
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
Children and
Young People
120 credits at Level 1
120 credits at Level 2
120 credits at Level 3
Decision
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Strategic Planning & Policy Unit
FHSC
09/10
September
2010
BA (Hons)
Social Policy
FT
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SEEVIC
FT/PT/FDL
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Cambridge
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360 credits
FHSC
10/10
September
2010
MSc
BSc (Hons)
FdSc
Physiological
Sciences
MSc 180 credits
BSc (Hons) 360
credits
FdSc 240 credits
CMT Approvals 8th March 2010
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Proposed fees £3,150 home/EU (120 credits per
annum)
Anticipated recruitment 15 students
No new modules required
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern – 2 semesters over 3 years
Proposed fees FdSc NHS/HS@W, BSc (Hons) NHS,
MSc standard
Anticipated recruitment – 15 students for BSc (Hons),
other awards TBC, bid submitted to the Department of
Health for 70 ASNs over 3 years
BSc (Hons) will directly replace the current BSc (Hons)
in Clinical Physiology
2+ x new modules for the MSc
Some modules to be shared with the FdSc Radiography
No significant spend
Standard delivery pattern – 2 semesters
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Not approved
Identical
pathway is
already available
at SEC (6 miles
away)
Approved
Strategic Planning & Policy Unit