Learning and Teaching Committee

Curriculum Sub-Committee

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NOTICE OF MEETING

A meeting of the Sub-Committee will take place on Thursday 17 January 2008 at 8.30 am in

the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

Jennie Elliott, Secretary to the Committee

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item for discussion is asked to notify the Secretary by 9 am on Wednesday 16 January 2008. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

3. Minutes

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To confirm, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2007.

4. Matters Arising from the Minutes

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*4.1 To note that all recommendations to Learning and Teaching Committee, and subsequently to Senate where appropriate, have been approved, and to note the relevant minutes of Senate.

*4.2 Minute 07/25 – FdEng Foundation Degree programme in Fundamentals of Powertrain Engineering: New Programme Proposals

To note that discussions with HEFCE are ongoing and the programme will therefore not be ready to start in January 2008.

*4.3 Minute 07/26 – Conversion of MSc Management (Professional) to MBA

To note that the Business School has decided not to proceed with the proposal.

4.4 Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the Agenda.

SECTION A – Items for Discussion

5. BSc Sport and Exercise Science (Gymnastics): New Programme Proposals

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To consider proposals from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences for a new full-time pathway within/alongside the existing BSc Sport and Exercise Science programme, with effect from October 2008.

6. BSc Physics with Cosmology: New Programme Proposals

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To consider proposals from Physics for a new full-time programme with effect from October 2009.

7. MA/MSc 2D and 3D Visualisation: New Programme Proposals

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To consider proposals from LUSAD, in collaboration with Design and Technology, for a full-time/part-time programme with effect from October 2008.

8. MSc/PGDip/PGCert Management and Leadership (Professional) (Aggregate Industries): New Programme Proposals

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To consider proposals from the Business School for a new part-time programme with effect from March 2008.

9. Workload of Departmental Administrators

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Further to Minute 07/23.5 of the previous meeting, to consider a paper from the Secretary.

SECTION B – ‘Starred’ Items for Approval

*10. Changes to Programme Titles or Awards

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To recommend to Learning and Teaching Committee the following changes:

MSc Occupational Health to

MSc Workplace Health (with effect from October 2008 intake)

*11. Discontinuation of Programmes

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To recommend to Learning and Teaching Committee discontinuation of the following programmes (proposed date of last intake shown in brackets):

BSc Information Networks and Physics (no intake)

BSc Information Technology and Physics (Oct 2008)

BSc Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (3 year version only) (Oct 2008)

MSc Citizenship, Identity and Globalization (no recruitment)

MSc Financial Globalization (2004/05)

SECTION C – Items for Information

*12. LUSI Module Specification for 2008/09

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To note the proposed LUSI module specification for 2008/09.

13. Any Other Business

*14. Dates of Future Meetings in 2007/2008

Thursday 8 May 2008 (am)

Thursday 22 May 2008 (am) (if required)

Author: Jennie Elliott

Date: January 2008