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LEARNING AND TEACHING COMMITTEE Agenda Item 516 March 2016

REPORT FROM THE COURSE APPROVAL SUB-COMMITTEE

PRESENT

Professor D A McAlister (Chair), Dr R McAlister, Professor A McKillop, Dr T McLernon, Dr G O Domagain, Mrs A Scanlon

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The Sub-Committee considered business from each Faculty and the Department of Access, Digital and Distributed Learning and noted withdrawals, revisions and the introduction of credit-bearing short courses approved by them as detailed in the appendix.

FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING

FdSc Information Technologies (with CertHE exit award) (FT/PT) at North West Regional College (Strand Road campus)

RECEIVED: the report of the Evaluation Panel.

NOTED: that the Panel had set as conditions of approval that a properly articulated higher education assessment strategy be developed, that the weighting of the 50-point work-based learning module be reviewed and that the proposed part-time structure be reviewed.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the conditions and recommendations of the Panel being addressed, the programme be approved for a period of three years (intakes 2016 – 2018), in line with the revalidation schedule for Unit 16G4.

Maximum Cohort Sizes

Full-time: 20 studentsPart-time: 1st and 2nd intakes: 15 students; 3rd intake: 18 students.

FdSc Business Information Technologies at South West College

NOTED: that recruitment to the FdSc Business Information Technologies had been suspended for the second year in a row as a result of insufficient student numbers.

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FACULTY OF LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Access Diploma in Science (with Certificate in Adult Learning exit award – PT only) (FT/PT) at Northern Regional College (Ballymena, Coleraine, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey campuses)

RECEIVED: the joint report of the Evaluation Panel for this course and the Revalidation Panel for Access Diploma in Social Science [see below].

NOTED: (a) that graduates were expected to progress to programmes such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Radiography; the Panel had, however, been of the view that, with some modifications to strengthen the biochemistry and chemistry content of the course, students could progress to a greater range of science programmes including Biomedical Science, Microbiology and Genetics and had recommended that, in consultation with the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, the content of the Science modules be reviewed;

(b) that applicants were required to hold GCSE in a pure science (or equivalent).

AGREED: that the Faculty be asked to confirm the maximum cohort sizes for each mode of attendance at each site.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the condition and recommendations of the Panel being addressed, the programme be approved for a period of five years (intakes 2016 – 2020).

MSc Professional Development in Occupational Therapy (with Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma exit awards) (FT/PT) (DL) and MSc Professional Development in Physiotherapy (with Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma exit awards) (FT/PT) (DL)

RECEIVED: the report of the Evaluation Panel.

NOTED: (a) that these fully online courses were not pre-registration courses and did not contain any practical elements;

(b) that the learning outcomes of the two courses were not subject-specific and the courses comprised the same modules which were differentiated by the different perspectives of the physiotherapy and occupational therapy students, profession-specific assignments and research project; the Panel had been content with the rationale for two separate courses but had strongly recommended that the programme rationales be reviewed to reflect more accurately the strength of each route;

(c) that the Panel had recommended that the Master’s level of both programmes be more accurately reflected in the aims, rationale and some of the learning outcomes;

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(d) that the Panel had made a recommendation to the University that ECTS points be included in module descriptions.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the conditions and recommendations of the Panel being addressed, the programmes be approved for a period of three years (intakes 2016 – 2018).

Revalidation Unit 28Da: BSc Hons Optometry / MOptom Hons (with BSc Hons Optometry, AB in Vision Science and CertHE in Vision Science exit awards) (FT) (CE)

RECEIVED: the report of the Revalidation Panel.

NOTED: (a) that the first three years of the existing BSc Hons Optometry provision were largely unchanged but the programme had been extended to include a fourth year, by distance learning, during which students undertook pre-registration training; only Ulster University students achieving 60% or above were eligible to progress to Year 4;

(b) that a number of variations to the University’s regulatory framework had been considered by the Learning and Teaching Committee in December 2015 but that the cases relating to proposals for the classification of the Honours degree and the MOptom Hons, and the case for a BSc Hons Vision Science exit award had not been approved;

(c) that three of the Level 7 modules which assessed professional and clinical skills were assessed entirely on a Pass / Fail basis;

(d) that the Team had been asked to revisit the structures of Years 2 and 4 as they did not conform to University requirements.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the condition and recommendations of the Panel being addressed, the programme be approved for a period of five years (intakes 2016 – 2020).

Revalidation Unit 30D: Access Diploma in Science (with Certificate in Adult Learning exit award) (FT/PT) at North West Regional College (Strand Road campus)


NOTED: (a) that the programme comprised 90 credits at Level 3 instead of the usual 60 credits;

(b) that students were offered the opportunity to take GCSE Mathematics and English outside of the programme as many universities specifically requested GCSEs for entry to programmes; additional evening classes were offered to prepare students for these examinations; that in England the QAA Access Recognition Scheme no longer made a judgment on GCSE equivalence in these subjects, taking account of Government

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encouragement for all learners (including adults) to achieve these qualifications.

AGREED: that the Faculty be asked to confirm the maximum cohort sizes for each mode of attendance.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the conditions and recommendation of the Panel being addressed, the programme be approved for a further period of five years (intakes 2016 – 2020).

Revalidation Unit 3B1: Biosciences (Postgraduate)

RECEIVED: a request from the Faculty for a one-year extension to the period of approval, to include the 2017/18 intake, for the following provision within Unit 3B1:

MSc Biotechnology (now MSc Medical and Healthcare Biotechnology);MSc Systems Biology (now discontinued).

NOTED: (a) that all of the Faculty’s postgraduate provision was currently under review and there were plans to increase the research ethos of the MSc Medical and Healthcare Biotechnology, which would make it more attractive to colleges in India with which the Faculty was developing collaborative partnerships;

(b) that the intention was to apply for Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) accreditation for the revised programme, as well as accreditation for the Faculty’s Stem Cell Biology provision, PgCert Diabetes and MSc Biomedical Sciences which were not due for revalidation until 2017/18; IBMS had indicated that it would wish to hold only one event; the Faculty therefore proposed to merge the postgraduate Biosciences provision (Unit 3B1) with the postgraduate Biomedical Sciences provision (Unit 3C2A) to create Unit 3C2A: Postgraduate Biomedical Sciences;

(c) that the external examiner had confirmed that the programmes remained current and valid.

RECOMMENDED: that the request for a one-year extension, to include the 2017/18 intake, be approved.

Revalidation Unit 22A1: Nursing (Pre-Registration) and Revalidation Unit 22D: Nursing (Non Medical Prescribing)

RECEIVED: a request from the Faculty for a two-year extension to the period of approval, to include the 2017 and 2018 intakes, for the following provision:

Revalidation Unit 22A

BSc Hons Nursing Adult (ME);BSc Hons Nursing Mental Health (ME);

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Revalidation Unit 22D:

Advanced Certificate in Non Medical Prescribing (JN);Postgraduate Certificate in Non Medical Prescribing (JN).

NOTED: (a) that the courses were due for revalidation in 2016/17;

(b) that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) was currently developing new education standards and had therefore offered automatic extension to approval for nurse prescribing programmes until 31 January 2019 and all pre-registration nursing programmes until 31 August 2019;

(c) that the Faculty proposed that the four courses be brought forward for revalidation in 2018/19 for 2019 entry to align with the new NMC standards due to be published by the end of 2017;

(d) that demand was expected to be maintained and confirmation had been received from the external examiners that they supported the request.

RECOMMENDED: that the request for a two-year extension, to include the 2017 and 2018 intakes, be approved.

Revalidation Unit 25A1: Psychology (Undergraduate) and Revalidation Unit 25A2: Psychology (Postgraduate)

NOTED: (a) that Chair’s action had been taken to approve a one-year extension to the period of approval, to include the 2016/17 intake, for the following provision within Units 25A1 and 25A2:

Undergraduate Hons Subject: Psychology (Single Hons/Minor);BSc Hons Psychology with DPP;BSc Hons Social Psychology;BSc Hons Social Psychology with DPP;MSc Health Psychology;MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis;PgDip/MSc Applied Psychology (Mental Health and Psychological Therapies);PgCert in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice;

(b) that, as a consequence of the budget cuts, BSc Hons Psychology at Magee and PgDip/MSc Careers Guidance would have their last intakes in 2015; the remainder of the Psychology provision would be consolidated on the Coleraine campus.

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Revalidation Unit 30B1: Access Diploma in Social Science (with Certificate in Adult Learning exit award – PT only) (FT/PT) at Northern Regional College (Ballymena, Coleraine, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey campuses)

RECEIVED: the joint report of the Revalidation / Evaluation Panel for this course and the Access Diploma in Science (with Certificate in Adult Learning exit award – PT only) (FT/PT) at Northern Regional College (Ballymena, Coleraine, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey campuses) [see above].

NOTED: (a) that the exit award in both courses was not available to full-time students;

(b) that candidates not already holding GCSE Mathematics and English (or equivalent) were required to complete competence tests and those already holding GCSE Mathematics and English were advised to take the part-time programme;

(c) that the full-time mode for both courses would be introduced incrementally at the different campuses in order to aid resource planning; the Panel had recommended that staff resources and experience be kept under review as student numbers increased, and as part of succession planning;

(d) that students on the Access Diploma in Social Science had expressed disappointment that not all advertised optional modules were available at their campus, although they could take them at another campus; students were advised at enrolment that availability of the optional modules was subject to demand; the Sub-Committee noted the importance of the accuracy of such information for the contractual relationship with students.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the condition and recommendations of the Panel being addressed, the Access Diploma in Social Science be approved for a further period of five years (intakes 2016 – 2020).


Ballymena campus

Full-time: 20 studentsPart-time: 1st intake: 30 students; subsequent intakes: 60

students

Coleraine campus


students

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Magherafelt campus

Full-time: 20 studentsPart-time: 1st intake: 15 students; 2nd and 3rd intakes: 30

students; subsequent intakes: 40 students

Newtownabbey campus


students.

Revalidation Unit 30B3: Access Diploma in Combined Studies (with Certificate in Adult Learning exit award) at North West Regional College (Limavady (PT) and Strand Road (FT/PT) campuses)


NOTED: (a) that there was a limited number of optional modules available at the Limavady campus but students could travel to the Strand Road campus to take other options;

(b) that the Panel was of the view that progression from Level 2 to Level 3 was not clear in the learning outcomes and that the learning outcome map required to be reviewed to ensure that it represented a credible summary of the course.

(c) that the Panel had set as conditions of approval to review the assessment schedule, to provide more information to students and to formalise the schedule of opportunities for the staff teams from the two campuses to integrate and share good practice.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the conditions of the Panel being addressed, the programme be approved for a further period of five years (intakes 2016 – 2020).


Limavady campus

Part-time: 45 students [maximum of 25 students in each class]

Strand Road campus

Full-time: 150 students in total [maximum of 25 students in each class]

Part-time: 75 students [maximum of 25 students in each class].

Revalidation Unit 26H: Applied Peace and Conflict Studies (Postgraduate)

NOTED: (a) that Chair’s action had been taken to approve a request from the Faculty for a one-year extension to the period of approval, to

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include the September 2017 intake, for the following provision within Unit 26H:

PgDip/MSc Applied Peace and Conflict Studies;PgDip/MSc Applied Peace and Conflict Studies with Early Years;

(b) that the revalidation of Unit 26H had originally been scheduled for 2016/17 but the provision was to be moved to the School of Criminology, Politics and Social Policy at Jordanstown; the School wished to integrate the Unit with the undergraduate provision of Politics (Unit 26C), due for revalidation in 2017/18;

(c) that the currency, validity and demand for the provision had been confirmed.

ULSTER UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

Revalidation Unit 5C4: Social Enterprise (Undergraduate / Jordanstown)

RECEIVED: the report of the Revalidation Panel for:

Advanced Certificate in Social Enterprise (PT) (JN);Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise (with Advanced Certificate exit award) (PT) (JN).

NOTED: (a) that the revalidation report had been approved by Chair’s action in December 2015 as the start date for the revalidated programme was January 2016;

(b) that the provision attracted bursary support from the Flax Trust, America and was delivered in partnership with The School for Social Enterprise in Ireland; the Panel had recommended that consideration be given to future viability of the programme, should the current funding arrangements be withdrawn;

(c) that the Panel had recommended that consideration be given to raising the academic level of the programme and to the introduction of additional digital learning resources to the learning and teaching strategy;

(d) that the stand-alone Advanced Certificate had been introduced in 2011 but had not had an intake; as there was currently no evidence of demand, the Advanced Certificate was not approved by the Panel as a stand-alone course, but was approved as an exit award.

AGREED: that Chair’s action to approve the Advanced Diploma in Social Enterprise (with Advanced Certificate exit award) for a further period of five years (intakes 2015/16 – 2019/20 inclusive with January 2016 start) be endorsed.

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Revalidation Unit 5F2: MSc Human Resource Management (with Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma exit awards) (PT) (JN)


NOTED: (a) that the programme was offered by the Department of Management and Leadership with support teaching provided by the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences’ School of Law and was professionally accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with re-accreditation due in Spring 2016;

(b) that a student could choose in advance to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma and take the optional module ‘Investigating a Business Issue’ instead of the ‘Preparation for Dissertation’ module; students leaving with the Postgraduate Diploma who had not completed the ‘Investigating a Business Issue’ module were not eligible for professional accreditation.

RECOMMENDED: that, subject to the condition and recommendations of the Panel being addressed, the programme be approved for a further period of five years (intakes 2016 – 2020).

Graduate Certificate in Business (CE, JN, ME and QAHE)

RECEIVED: a request from the Faculty for a one-year extension to the period of approval to include the 2016/17 intake.

NOTED: (a) that the course was aimed at those students who did not meet the entry criteria for direct entry to Master’s study;

(b) that the MSc International Business was the preferred progression route for graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Business; the former was located within the Department of International Business at Magee, while the latter was located within the Business Institute and the Faculty wished to relocate the Graduate Certificate to the Department of International Business;

(c) that the Revalidation Units within which the home course and the QAHE course were located (Units 5B3 and 23Biii respectively) were due for revalidation in 2015/16; the Faculty proposed to move the home course to Unit 5D (Undergraduate / Magee) and form a new Unit for the QAHE course;

(d) that the external examiner had confirmed the currency and validity of the programme and that quality and standards were being maintained.

RECOMMENDED: that the request for a one-year extension to the period of approval, to include the 2016 intake, be approved in order to accommodate the relocation of the provision to the Department of International Business.

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FdSc International Culinary Arts at Southern Regional College

NOTED: (a) that recruitment to the FdSc International Culinary Arts had been suspended for the 2015/16 academic year owing to insufficient demand;

(b) that the College intended to implement a marketing campaign to recruit candidates for a September 2016 intake.

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RECEIVED: a report of new proposals and other relevant business considered by the Academic Planning Sub-Committee (APSC) at its meeting on 11 November 2015 and by Chair’s action.

NOTED: (a) that no proposals for new courses had been received by APSC at its meetings on 24 September and 11 November 2015;

(b) that four courses, previously withdrawn, had received approval to be reinstated for a 2016 intake.

3 SUBMISSION OF FINAL DOCUMENTS

RECEIVED: a statement on the submission of outstanding final documents from 2014/15 and 2015/16.

NOTED: (a) that for 2014/15, 43 documents had been signed off, one document was with the Panel Chair for approval, four documents required further revisions and three documents were past their deadline;

(b) that, despite several reminders, the revised documents for Unit 19A: Media Studies, Unit 22F: Nursing (Applied Health, Health & Wellbeing) and BSc Hons Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences (Ulster University award) / BSc Hons Biomedical and Bio-industrial Sciences (IT Sligo award) / BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences (Joint Ulster University / IT Sligo award) had not yet been submitted;

(c) that the start date for BSc Hons Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences (Ulster award) / BSc Hons Biomedical and Bio-industrial Sciences (IT Sligo award) / BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences (joint Ulster / IT Sligo award) had been postponed to September 2016; the provision within Units 19A and 22F, however, continued to run without completion of the revalidation process;

(d) that for 2015/16, two documents had been approved, eight documents were not yet due and 10 events were still to be held.

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4 ENROLMENTS ON NEW PROGRAMMES VALIDATED IN 2014/15

RECEIVED: a statement of enrolments on new programmes validated in 2014/15.

AGREED: that Faculties be encouraged to make realistic assessments in CA1/2s.

5 REVALIDATION SCHEDULE 2016/17

RECEIVED: the revalidation schedule for 2016/17.

NOTED: that the schedule and process were subject to the findings of the evaluation of the PRD pilot (report to the Learning and Teaching Committee in June).

DURATION: 1 hour 10 minutes

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UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER APPENDIX

COURSE APPROVAL SUB-COMMITTEE

3 February 2016

ACCESS, DIGITAL AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING

Introduction of Credit-bearing Short Courses

Certificate of Personal and Professional DevelopmentTo add to the framework two Level 4, 5-point modules PPD268, ‘eTutor Training’ and PPD271 ‘Cybersafe’;

Postgraduate Certificate of Professional DevelopmentTo revise the assessment strategy in module FCE703; to introduce to the framework a new 10-point module, FCE705, ‘Designing Curriculum for the Digital Society’.

FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Course Revisions

BA Hons Contemporary Applied ArtTo move module CAA103, ‘Integrated Study Skills’, to Semester 1 and CAA101, ‘Introduction to Study Skills’, to Semester 2 and to change the titles of the modules;

BA Hons Fine ArtTo revise the assessment strategy in module ART502;

BA Hons Textile, Art Design and FashionTo revise the assessment strategy and content in module TDF302;

BEng (Hons) Architectural Engineering;BSc Hons EnergyTo replace module ENE128 with BEN103;

BEng Hons Energy and Building Services;BEng Hons Civil Engineering;BEng Hons Safety Engineering and Disaster ManagementTo correct the information about the rubric of the written examination in module MAT314;

BSc Hons Architectural Technology and ManagementTo revise the structure of Year 1: to change semesters of modules ARC101 and ARC106; to change module ARC101 to a 20-point module; to replace module MAT123 with a 10-point module MAT127; to replace module ARC105 with ARC110, ‘Introduction to Architecture’; to revise the title and assessment strategy of ARC501;

PgCert/PgDip/MSc Construction Business and Project ManagementTo revise the assessment strategy in module BLD704.

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FACULTY OF ARTS

Course Revisions

Undergraduate Hons Subject: HistoryTo introduce a new module from 2016/17: ‘Witchcraft and Magic in Early Modern Europe and Colonial New England, c1550-1780’;

Undergraduate Hons Subject: Media StudiesTo not offer optional module MED504 in semester 2 in 2015/16;

BSc Hons Creative TechnologiesTo introduce CertHE and AB exit awards and to review learning outcomes.

FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING

Course Revisions

FdEng Mechanical Engineering at North West Regional CollegeTo change the delivery of modules MEC137 and MEC139 from ‘long-thin’ to semester 1 and semester 2 respectively;

BEng Hons Software Engineering;BSc Hons Computing Science;BSc Hons Computing Technologies; BSc Hons Information and Communication TechnologiesTo remove module COM355 from the courses and withdraw it from the module database;

BSc Hons Computer Games, Modelling and AnimationTo introduce module COM594 in semester 1 and to replace COM595 with COM531 in semester 2 from 2016/17.


Certificate of Personal and Professional Development FrameworkTo add to the framework a 5-point Level 4 module, COM100 (now PPD273), ‘Mobile Academy Belfast’;

Postgraduate Certificate of Professional DevelopmentTo add to the framework a new 5-point module, COM705, ‘Mobile Academy Belfast’.

Withdrawals

Undergraduate Honours Subject: Computing (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];BSc Hons Computing (Artificial Intelligence) (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];BSc Hons Computing (Game Development) (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];BSc Hons Computing (Internet Systems) (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16].

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FACULTY OF LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Course Revisions

Undergraduate Hons Subject: Psychology (CE)To revise information on eligibility for the award of DPP in module PSY344;

BSc Hons Biology;BSc Hons Food and Nutrition;BSc Hons Human NutritionTo apply the new award and grading standards in placement and study abroad modules associated with the degrees;

BSc Hons Biomedical ScienceTo revise the assessment strategy in module BMS502;

BSc Hons Biomedical Science with DPP (Pathology)To apply the revised assessment regulations in the DPP award;

BSc Hons BiotechnologyTo make module BIO523 optional and to add BMS523 as a new option;

BSc Hons Clinical Physiology (Respiratory)To close off modules CLS512, 513 and 514 in the CMS and the Banner module database;

BSc Hons PodiatryTo revise the assessment strategy in module POD318 from 2014/15;

BSc Hons Specialist Community Public Health NursingTo remove the part-time mode and the Occupational Health pathway (modules NUS547, 548);

BSc Hons Sports CoachingTo withdraw module SLS110; to change the title and assessment strategy of two modules;

BSc Hons Sports StudiesTo revise the assessment strategy in module SLS515, to replace an essay with a ‘digi-essay’;

PgCert DiabetesTo revise the title of module BMS834;

PgCert in the Theory of Independent Prescribing for OptometristsTo revise one coursework component in module OPT700 to an oral assessment;

PgCert/PgDip/MSc Advancing Practice in Occupational TherapyTo add a new optional module, OTH702, ‘Re-ablement and Community Rehabilitation for Occupational Therapists’;

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PgCert/PgDip/MSc Health Promotion and Public HealthTo withdraw from the database modules HEP706, 801, 805, 807, 808, 809 and 812;

PgDip Specialist Community Public Health NursingTo remove the part-time mode and the Occupational Health pathway (modules NUS723, 724);

PgDip/MSc Geographic Information SystemsTo make EGM716 optional; to offer EGM725 and 726 in both halves of semester 2; to make a minor revision to EGM721;

MSc Food Regulatory AffairsTo revise the assessment strategy in project module NUT708.


Certificate of Personal and Professional DevelopmentTo introduce within the framework a new Level 4, 5-point short course module, SLS102 (PPD270), ‘Performance Analysis: Integration within the Coaching Process’;

Postgraduate Certificate of Professional DevelopmentTo add to the framework modules BMS834, EGM712, 713, 714, 715, 717, 722, 801, 802, 809, 820 and SUR820 (incorrectly identified as SUR320 on CA3 form);

Stand-alone Short CourseTo make module NUR687 ‘long-thin’ across the three semesters of the full calendar year.

Course Withdrawals

Undergraduate Honours Subject: Psychology (ME) [Last intake: 2015/16];BSc Hons Marine Science (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];BSc Hons Radiography (Diagnostic) (JN) [Last intake: 2011/12];BSc Hons Radiography (Therapeutic) (JN) [Last intake: 2011/12];PgCert Respiratory Healthcare for the Allied Health Professions (JN) [Last intake: 2013/14];PgCert Stroke Care (JN) [Last intake: 2013/14];PgDip/MSc Careers Guidance (ME) [Last intake: 2015/16];PgCert/PgDip/MSc Systems Biology (DL) [Last intake: 2015/16];MSc Applied Psychology (ME) [Last intake: 2010/11];MSc Biotechnology (CE) [Last intake: 2014/15].

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Course Revisions

BSc Hons Communication, Advertising and Marketing;BSc Hons Communication Management and Public RelationsTo revise the assessment strategy in module COM115;

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BSc Hons Communication Management and Public Relations:BSc Hons Communication, Advertising and Marketing;BSc Hons Therapeutic Communication and Counselling StudiesTo revise the assessment strategy in module CMM111 to 100% coursework;

BSc Hons Therapeutic Communication and Counselling Studies To add a compulsory work placement module, CMM379, ‘Reflection on Workplace Experience’;

PgCert Middle LeadershipTo delay the delivery of four modules EDU721, 722, 909 and 867 to summer 2016;

PgDip/MEd Middle LeadershipTo delay the delivery of three modules EDU721, 722 and 909 to summer 2016;

LLM Clinical Legal EducationTo revise the assessment strategy in module LAW832;

LLM Commercial LawTo revise the title and content of modules LAW735 and LAW736; to revise short course module LAW752 as a 30-point module and add it to the course; to revise LAW739 as a 30-point module and change its title; to introduce a new 30-point module, LAW709, ‘Legal Technology, Innovation and Informatics’; to withdraw 13 modules: LAW730, 731, 732, 733, 737, 738, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746 from the course and the module database;

LLM Gender, Conflict and Human RightsTo withdraw module LAW816.

Introduction of Credit-Bearing Short Courses

Certificate of Personal and Professional Development To introduce within the framework a 15-point Level 4 module, PPD272, ‘Social Media Evidence and Link Analysis’;

Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Development To add to the framework modules LAW709 and LAW735; to make module LAW706 available in semester 2 at the Belfast, Jordanstown and Magee campuses; to add module EDU804, ‘College in Industry: Curriculum Leadership for Quality Management in the Classroom’; to introduce within the framework a new 10-point module, EDU724 ‘GIS Short Course’;

Stand-alone Short CourseTo introduce a 10-point Level 7 short course module, EDU726, ‘Learning with iPads in Initial Teacher Education’.

Course Withdrawals

Access Diploma in Combined Studies at North West Regional College (Northside campus and Women’s Centre only) [Last intake: 2014/15];Undergraduate Honours Subject: Sociology (ME) [Last intake: 2015/16];PgDip/LLM Professional Legal Practice (ME) [Last intake: 2015/16];

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PgDip/MSc Communication, Advertising and Public Relations (JN) [Last intake: 2013/14];PgDip/MSc Health Communication (JN) [Last intake: 2013/14];PgDip/MSc Political Lobbying and Public Affairs (JN) [Last intake: 2013/14].

ULSTER UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL

Course Revisions

Undergraduate Hons Subject: Consumer Management and Food Innovation;Undergraduate Hons Subject: International Travel and Tourism Management;Undergraduate Hons Subject: International Hospitality Management;BSc Hons Leisure and Events Management;BSc Hons Culinary Arts ManagementTo revise the programme structure to remove optional module HTM529, ‘Academic Review’;

Undergraduate Hons Subject: FinanceTo remove module ACF557 and to add ACF563; to move ACF528 to Semester 2;

Undergraduate Hons Subject: International Travel and Tourism Management (Single/Major/Minor)To change semester of modules HTM517 and HTM519 and to remove HTM540 from the course structure;

Undergraduate Hons Subject: International Travel and Tourism Management;Undergraduate Hons Subject: Consumer Management and Food Innovation;BSc Hons Leisure and Events Management;BSc Hons Culinary Arts Management;BSc Hons International Hospitality ManagementTo revise regulations in respect of the DPP/DPP (International) and DIAS awards;

BSc Hons Accounting with Finance at QAHETo replace module ACF303 with ACF306, ACF350 with ACF319, and ACF542 with ACF546;

BSc Hons Business StudiesTo change the title of module BMG531 from 2015/16;

BSc Hons Leisure and Events ManagementTo offer module HTM517 as a compulsory module in semester 1 and to modify the Level 6 structure in order to meet the project/dissertation requirement; to remove module LEC502 from the course and withdraw it from the module database;

BSc Hons Management and Leadership DevelopmentTo revise the assessment strategy in modules BMG597 and 599; to revise the title of module ACF556;

MSc International Event Management; MSc International Hospitality Management;MSc International Tourism Management

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To amend regulations in respect of the new Commendation award in postgraduate courses.


Postgraduate Certificate of Professional DevelopmentTo add to the framework modules MKT711 and HTM727.

Course Withdrawals

Advanced Certificate in Contact Centre Management (JN) [No intake];Advanced Certificate in Social Enterprise (JN) [No intake];Undergraduate Honours Subject: Accounting (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];Undergraduate Honours Subject: Business Management (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];Undergraduate Honours Subject: Marketing (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16];BSc Hons Business Studies (Outcentres: Limavady, Omagh, Upper Bann/Portadown and Magherafelt) (PT) [Last intake: 2013/14];PgDip/MSc Strategic Management (CE) [Last intake: 2015/16].

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