Learning and Teaching Committee

Subject: Report of Curriculum Sub-Committee – Matters for Information

Origin Unconfirmed Minutes of the Meeting on 13 January 2005

Learning and Teaching Committee is invited to note the following items from the meeting of Curriculum Sub-Committee held on 13 January 2005.

1. Matters Arising from the Minutes

.1 It was noted that all recommendations to Learning and Teaching Committee, and subsequently to Senate where appropriate, had been approved. The relevant minute of Senate was noted.

.2 Minute 04/41.6 – Re Minute 04/21.3 and Module Loading

The Secretary reported on the discussion on Module Loading by the Departmental Administrators’ Group. Departmental Administrators had been adamant that they did ordinarily consult with each other on these matters. They were not comfortable with any proposal to limit the numbers permitted to register on a module, as this would need to be maintained, but did feel that some realistic decoding of the availability code might help in pointing students to the modules that they could or could not select. The Sub-Committee decided to take no further action at this stage, but would reconsider the matter should this be raised again within another programme proposal. It was AGREED to request that the Departmental Administrators’ Group be asked to inform the Sub-Committee should any future difficulties arise in this regard.

.3 Minute 04/42 – MSc International Relations/MSc Transatlantic Relations: New Programme Proposals

In regard to the comments on new programme proposals generally, the Sub-Committee noted the revised form for new programme proposals taking these into account.

2. MSc Modules in the Department of Economics

Further to Minute 04/06 of the Committee’s 29^th meeting on 15 January 2004, the Sub-Committee received a report on the operation of the new Research Practice Seminar modules as an alternative to the dissertation.

Author – Jennie Elliott

Date – January 2005