Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Faculty Board

SSH10-A1

NOTICE OF MEETING

A Meeting of the Faculty Board will take place on Tuesday 18 May 2010 at 9.30 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by midday on Monday 17 May 2010. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

Please note that those papers for items in Section B and C which are not circulated with this agenda will be found on the University Web pages linked to the following URL:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/ssh/index.html

3. Minutes (previously circulated and attached)

SSH09-M2

To confirm and sign, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Board held on Tuesday 10 November 2009.

4. Matters Arising from the Minutes Not Appearing Elsewhere on this Agenda

4.1 Loughborough School of Design

To note developments. (Tony Hodgson)

SECTION A - Items for Discussion/Report

5. Dean’s and Associate Dean’s Reports

To receive reports from:

5.1 The Dean

5.2 The Associate Dean (Teaching)

SSH10-P8

5.3 The Associate Dean (Research)

6. Award of degrees (tabled)

To award Higher Degrees to candidates whose examinations have been conducted since the last meeting of Senate.

7. Future structure and organisation of the University

SSH10-P9

To receive a progress report from Professor Myra Nimmo and Professor Phil Hubbard.

8. Value for money projects

To receive a verbal report from Caroline Walker, Director of Finance.

9. Graduate Destination Data

SSH10-P10 (paper to follow)

To receive a presentation from David Lilley, Careers Advisor, Careers Centre.

SECTION B: Formal ‘starred’ items for Approval

*10. Associate Dean (Teaching) Action

To ratify actions taken by the Associate Dean (Teaching) in approving the following:

i. Waivers of Programme Regulations

ii. Appointment of Programme Boards

iii. Credit Transfers

Further details of the actions are available from the Faculty Board Secretary upon request.

SECTION C: Items for Information

*11. Personal Titles

To note the award of personal titles and to offer the Faculty’s congratulations:

Dr Tracy Bhamra, Chair in Sustainable Design (from November 2009)

Dr Clive Edwards, Chair in Design History (from November 2009)

Dr Eddie Norman, Chair in Design Education (from November 2009)

Dr Elizabeth Stokoe, Chair in Social Interaction (from December 2009)

Dr Barry Bogin, Chair in Biological Anthropology (from April 2009)

*12. Curriculum Sub-Committee

12.1 New Programme Proposals

To note that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching Committee (subject to any matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the ADT) prior to their meeting on 3 June 2010, the following new programme proposals:

(i) The full-time MSc in Sport Coaching from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences commencing October 2010

(ii) The part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Back Care Management from the Business School commencing June 2010.

(iii) The part-time Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/Master of Science in Healthcare Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Management from the Business School commencing October 2010.

(iv) The part-time Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Science in Healthcare Fire Safety Management from the Business School commencing October 2010.

(v) The full-time BSc, DPS Design Ergonomics from the Loughborough Design School with effect from October 2011.

(vi) The full-time MSc International Politics from the Department of Politics, History and International Relations with effect from October 2011.

12.2 Discontinuation of a Programme

To note the that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching Committee prior to their meeting on 3 June 2010, the discontinuation of the following programmes:

(i) The MSc Occupational Health from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.

(ii) The MSc European and International Studies from the Department of Politics, History and International Relations with immediate cessation.

12.3 Proposal to suspend a programme

To note that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching Committee prior to their meeting on 3 June 2010, the proposal to suspend the MRes in Criminology and Justice from the Department of Social Sciences. Date of last intake 28 September 2009, proposed date of next intake when anticipated recruitment is resumed 3 October 2011.

*13. Staff/Student Committees

To note that reports of the Staff/Student Committee meetings had been deposited with the Faculty Board Secretary as follows:

Department of Social Sciences	18 March, 29 April and 19 November 2009
Department of Geography	9 June, 28 October 2009
MSc Management/MSc International Management/MSc Marketing & Management/MSc Finance & Management/MSc Business Analysis & Management (Business School)	2 December 2009
MBA (Business School)	20 April 2010
Department of Economics	11 November 2009, 10 March 2010
Department of English and Drama	10 March 2009

*14 Faculty Board Membership

To note vacancies for membership of the Faculty Board for the session 2010-2011:

School of the Arts (1)

Business School (1)

Department of Social Sciences (1)

Department of Economics (1)

Department of Geography (2)

15. Any Other Business

*16. Date of Next Meeting

The next Faculty Board meeting will take place prior to a Directorate meeting in November 2010 – date to be confirmed.

Author – Ms S J McKinley
May 2010