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NOTING OF DECISIONS MADE ON FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2017 ON ITEMS CONSIDERED BY THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE BY WAY OF A CIRCULAR

1. NEW UNDERGRADUATE UNATTACHED ELECTIVE UNITS FROM 2018

TRIM Curriculum item Degree

F41093 ARLA0001 School of Design Workshop Induction BA

F17/2530 MUSC1351 Women in Music

RESOLVED – 68/17 to approve ARLA0001 School of Design Workshop Induction and MUSC1351 Women in Music for

offering as unattached elective units, as set out in the agenda attachments, effective from 2018; to recommend to the Academic Council that the status of Broadening Category A for MUSC1351

Women in Music, as set out in the agenda attachments, be approved effective from 2018.

2. NEW UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM 2018

Members were asked to consider the Phase 2 proposal for the offering of a new major from the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education. Members were encouraged to consider the proposal in light of the Phase 2 curriculum development criteria and the University Policy on Courses – Undergraduate.

TRIM Curriculum item

F17/2555

F17/2557

F17/2562

F17/2561

F17/2563

MJD-MEMSD Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design- Phase 2 proposal

MUSC1054 Music Theory for Electronic Musicians

MUSC2276 Sound, Image and Space

MUSC3571 Sound Art: Advanced Studio

MUSC3572 Sound Art: Major Project

RESOLVED – 69/17to recommend to the Academic Council that the Phase 2 proposal MJD-MEMSD Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design and associated new unit proposals (MUSC1054, MUSC2276, MUSC3571 & MUSC3572), as set out in the agenda attachments, be approved effective from 2018.

3. NEW POSTGRADUATE CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FROM 2018

TRIM Curriculum item

F17/2119 42230 Graduate Certificate in Economics – Phase 2 proposal

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RESOLVED – 70/17to recommend to the Academic Council that the Phase 2 proposal 42230 Graduate Certificate in Economics, as set out in the agenda attachments, be approved effective from 2018.

4. CHANGES TO UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM FROM 2018Planned annual changes to undergraduate curriculum might occur at the unit level and/or major level and/or honours level and would need to take place, where relevant, in line with the University Policy on Changes to Units and University Policy on Courses – Undergraduate.

To this end, the Committee were asked to consider the following change proposals:

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4.1. Bachelor of Arts

TRIM Curriculum item Change summary

F37892

F37891

F29290

F17/2630

MJD-ITLNA Italian Studies

MJD-ITLNI Italian Studies

MJD-ITLNB Italian Studies

ITAL3815 Linguistic History of Italy

Change to unit sequence

One new unit

F31416 HON-POLSC Political Science and International Relations

Change to unit sequence

RESOLVED – 71/17

to approve the proposed changes to: MJD-ITLNA Italian Studies, MJD-ITLNI Italian Studies and MJD-ITLNB Italian Studies and associated

new unit proposal (ITAL3815), as set out in the agenda attachments, for offering from 2018; HON-POLSC Political Science and International Relations, as set out in the agenda attachments, for

offering from 2018.

4.2. Bachelor of Science

TRIM Curriculum item Change summary

F59565 HON-BTECH Biotechnology Change to unit sequence

F32391 SCOM3318 Science Communication Practicum Change to broadening category Change to content

RESOLVED – 72/17

to approve the proposed changes to: HON-BTECH Biotechnology, as set out in the agenda attachments, for offering from 2018; SCOM3318 Science Communication Practicum, as set out in the agenda attachments, for offering from

2018.

5. EXISTING UNIT PROPOSED AS BROADENING CATEGORY A FROM 2018

The Committee were asked to consider the change proposal to recognise the following existing unit as Broadening Category A:

TRIM Curriculum item Degree

F41093 GEND3901 Feminist Thought BA

RESOLVED – 73/17

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to recommend to the Academic Council that the status of Broadening Category A for GEND3901 Feminist Thought, as set out in the agenda attachments, be approved effective from 2018.

6. CHANGES TO POSTGRADUATE CURRICULUM FROM 2018Planned annual changes to postgraduate curriculum might occur at the unit level and/or postgraduate course level and would need to take place, where relevant, in line with the University Policy on: Changes to Units and Courses – Postgraduate Coursework.

To this end, the Committee were asked to consider the following change proposals:

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6.1. Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education

TRIM Curriculum item Change summary

F58481

F17/3011

F17/3010

F17/3013

25240 Graduate Certificate in Architectural

Conservation

Change to course structure 3 new units

F4789 31400 Graduate Diploma in Education Rescinded subject to continuing students being able to re-enrol and complete

F55915 21520 Master of International Law (coursework) Change to course structure

F35118

F80998

F17/2574

31520 Master of Teaching (coursework) Change to about this course Change to admission rules Change to course structure Change to articulation and exit

awards Two new units

RESOLVED – 74/17 to approve the proposed changes to 25240 Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation and

associated new unit proposals (ARCT5582, ARCT5587 & ARCT5591), as set out in the agenda attachments, effective from 2018;

to recommend to the Academic Council that 31400 Graduate Diploma in Education, be rescinded subject to continuing students being able to re-enrol and complete, effective from 2018;

to approve the proposed changes to 21520 Master of International Law (coursework), as set out in the attachments, for offering from 2018;

to approve the proposed changes to 31520 Master of Teaching (coursework) and associated new unit proposals (EDUC5710 & EDUC5521), as set out in the agenda attachments, effective from 2018.

6.2. Faculty of Science

TRIM Curriculum item Change summary

F42786 01890/54590 Doctor of Philosophy and Master of

Clinical Neuropsychology

Change to Admission rules

F58905 71580 Master of Biotechnology (coursework or

coursework and dissertation)

Change to course structure

Changes to additional rules

F58906F17/1977

71550 Master of International Development

(coursework or coursework and dissertation)

Change to course structure Change to satisfactory progress

rule 1 new unit

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RESOLVED – 75/17

to approve the proposed changes to:

01890/54590 Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology, as set out in the agenda attachments, effective from 2018;

71580 Master of Biotechnology (coursework or coursework and dissertation), as set out in the agenda attachments, effective from 2018;

71550 Master of International Development (coursework or coursework and dissertation) and associated new unit proposal (SOCS5014), as set out in the agenda attachments, effective from 2018.

7. RESCISSION OF UNITS IN UWA COURSES FROM 2018

TRIM Code Title Curriculum

F82896 SOCS5912 Fieldwork in Complex and Hostile Places Part 2 None

Members noted that the units listed above were no longer required in any course.

RESOLVED – 76/17

to approve that the postgraduate unit listed above be rescinded from 2018.

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