Learning and Teaching Committee
Curriculum Sub-Committee
NOTICE OF MEETING
A meeting of the Sub-Committee will take place on FRIDAY 17 October 2008 at 8.30 am in
the Council Chamber,
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 9.00 a.m. on Thursday 16 October
2008. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.
3. Minutes
To confirm, subject to any correction, the
minutes of the meeting held on 8 May 2008.
4. Matters Arising from the Minutes
*4.1 To
note that all recommendations to Learning and Teaching Committee, and subsequently
to Senate where appropriate, were approved, and to note the relevant minute of
Senate.
4.2 Minute
08/02.2 (17 January 2008) - FdEng
Foundation Degree programme in Fundamentals of Powertrain Engineering: New
Programme Proposals
To
note that discussions with HEFCE are still ongoing and the programme has
therefore not yet started. Dr Horner to
report further.
*4.3 Minute
08/14.3 – MSc Information Management and Business Technology: New
Programme Proposals
To
note that revised guidance on producing Programme Specifications, together with
UG and PG exemplars, is under development and will come forward to the next
meeting.
4.4 Any
other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the agenda.
SECTION A – Items for Discussion
5. Terms of Reference and Membership
5.1 To consider the Terms of Reference of
Curriculum Sub-Committee to reflect on:
- whether they remain fit for purpose
- members’ responsibilities
*5.2 To
note the Sub-Committee’s membership for 2008-09.
6. BSc Web Development and Design: New Programme Proposals
CSC08-P28a, CSC08-P28b, CSC08-P28c
To consider proposals from
Information Science for a new full-time programme with effect from October 2009.
7. MA Studio Ceramics: Methodologies and Practice: New Programme Proposals
CSC08-P29a, CSC08-P29b, CSC08-P29c
To consider proposals from LUSAD for
a new full-time/part-time programme with effect from October 2009.
8. MA Cultural Analysis/MSc Cultural Sociology: New Programme Proposals
CSC08-P30a, CSC08-P30b, CSC08-P30c, CSC08-P30d, CSC08-P30e
To consider proposals from Social
Sciences for new full-time programmes with effect from October 2009.
9. MSc Management and Leadership (Association for Consultancy and Engineering): New Programme Proposals
CSC08-P31a, CSC08-P31b, CSC08-P31c
To consider proposals from the
*10. MA/MSc Product Design in Business: New Programme Proposals
To ratify the action of the Chair in
recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching Committee a proposal for an additional full-time pathway within
the suite of Masters programmes in
Design and Technology, with effect from October 2008.
*11. BA History and Politics/ History and International Relations/ History and Geography/ History and English: New Programme Proposals
Strategic approval for these new
programmes was granted in June 2007. The
Sub-Committee is asked to
agree that its requirement for operational approval to be sought within a year
of strategic approval be
waived in this instance. The Chair of
History is now in post and a lecturer will be appointed
shortly. Operational proposals are
expected to come forward to the January 2009 meeting
of the Sub-Committee.
*12. Discontinuation of a programme
To recommend to Learning and
Teaching Committee the discontinuation of the following programme, subject to approval by the Directorate and Operations
Committee:
MEng, MEng (DIS)
Wireless Communications Engineering (last intake Oct 2003)
SECTION C –
Items for Information – no items
13. Any Other Business
*14. Dates of Future Meetings in 2008/2009
Thursday 15 January 2009 (am)
Thursday 7 May 2009 (am)
Date of subsequent ‘if required’ meeting prior to Learning and Teaching Committee on 4 June 2009 to be determined.
Author:
Jennie Elliott
Date:
October 2008
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