Title:   Proposal for a New Degree Title: BSc/BA (Hons) in “Subject” (Intercalated)

 

Origin:            Director of Registry Services                                                       Date: 24 June 2003

                                                                                                                                               

 

Senate is asked to approve in principle degree titles of the form BA/BSc (Hons) in “Subject” (Intercalated). Senate is further requested to approve in principle the introduction of a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science (Intercalated) from 2003/04, subject to approval of Programme Regulations based on the principles set out below by the Chairs of the relevant committees. The intercalated titles will be available only to appropriately prepared students from medical schools and will be awarded for completion of a Part C year at Loughborough.

 

Background

 

The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences was recently approached by a second year student of the Royal Free and University College Medical School who wishes to take Part C of the BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science as an intercalated BSc year before completing her medical studies. An intercalated BSc year is a requirement for the majority of UCL medical students and UCL itself will accept medical students from other schools on its intercalated year programmes (see attached extract from UCL’s Website). The concept of intercalated BScs within medical degrees is widely established in the UK, being available at Imperial College, Manchester, Leeds, Leicester-Warwick and Queen’s Belfast among many others, as either a compulsory or optional component of the medical programme. It is quite separate from the medical element and students receive the normal medical degree from the home institution as well as the intercalated BSc.

 

UCL has approved the student’s proposed programme of study at Loughborough. SSES consider the student to be well prepared for her studies here and see this link as an excellent opportunity to become involved with a top-rated Medical School at a top ten University. UCL anticipates that one or two medical students a year might wish to intercalate on a Loughborough Sports Science programme. The key issues appear to be:

 

1.       Should Loughborough give a BSc to a student who has only studied here for one year?

2.       If so, should the title be distinguished in some way from the title awarded to other students?

3.       Direct recognition of the student’s first two years of study at UCL would result in double counting of credit towards both a Loughborough degree and a UCL degree. Is this acceptable?

4.       If a Loughborough degree award is made should this be classified on just the Loughborough Part C studies or include the second year marks from UCL?

 

Proposal

 

The title above should be introduced specifically for one year students from Medical Schools such as UCL’s. Normally, the title would be used only for incoming medical students studying a standard Part C for which their medical studies had prepared them and the classification would be based solely on the Loughborough modules. This arrangement would clearly distinguish the award from that of standard students taking the same Part C and avoid explicit double counting of degree credit. In future, departments other than SSES may wish to use the general form of title to permit straightforward admission of such students to other appropriate Part C years. In such cases, all that would be required would be approval of simple Programme Regulations based on a common format.

 

It is not envisaged at this stage that specific intercalated year programmes would be developed at Loughborough though this should not necessarily be ruled out for the future. Such programmes are offered elsewhere, e.g. Westminster offers a BSc in Medical Journalism in one year specifically for medical students who have completed their first two years of medical studies. Many of medical schools, or departments within the universities of which they are part, also offer tailored intercalated BSc or BA degrees.


 

Extract from UCL Website:

 

“THE INTERCALATED BSc YEAR


All medical students, other than those who are already graduates, will normally be expected to take an intercalated BSc, usually as members of the Faculty of Life Sciences.

 

We also welcome applications from external students who have gained authorisation from their current University/College to intercalate at an another institution.

 

There is currently a wide range of Intercalated BSc programmes available to choose from.

 

These include:

 

n       Anatomy and Developmental Biology

n       Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

n       Genetics

n       History of Medicine

n       Human Genetics

n       Infection

n       Immunology and Cell Pathology

n       International Health

n       Medical Anthropology

n       Medical Humanities

n       Medical Physics

n       Molecular Medicine

n       Neuroscience

n       Orthopaedic Science

n       Pharmacology

n       Physiology

n       Physiology and Pharmacology

n       Primary Health Care

n       Psychology

n       Speech Sciences and Communication

n       Tumour Biology. “

 

 

 

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

 

Regulations for the Honours Degree Programme in

Sport and Exercise Science (Intercalated)

 

These Programme Regulations should be read in conjunction with the General Regulations for Undergraduate Awards (GRUA) and the relevant Module Specifications. Notice of change will be given by the Department responsible for the programme.

 

1.      Structure

 

1.1  Administrative responsibility for the programme rests with the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

 

1.2  The programme leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Sport and Exercise Science (Intercalated).

 

1.3  The duration of the programme is two semesters.

 

1.4  The programme is only available to students taking an intercalated year out of a recognised UK programme of medical training leading normally to the degrees of MBBS or MBChB or equivalent who have already successfully completed the first two or more years of their medical degree.

 

1.5  The School will review the academic history of candidates for admission to ensure that the individual is adequately prepared for the programme.

 

2.      Content

 

The programme content is identical to the Regulations for Part C of the BSc in Sport and Exercise Science running in the current year for students entering in October 2003.

 

3.      Assessment

 

Criteria for Award

 

3.1  To be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must obtain a minimum of 100 credits from Part C modules in accordance with GRUA.

 

3.2  The classification of the degree will be based solely on the marks obtained in Part C modules at Loughborough University.

 

Re-assessment

 

Provision will be made for candidates who have the rights of re-assessment and have achieved at least 60 credits in Part C modules to undergo re-assessment in the University’s special assessment period.

 

 

1st Edition, July 2003