Learning and Teaching Committee

 

Curriculum Sub-Committee

CSC04-A3

 


NOTICE OF MEETING

 

The thirty-first meeting of the Sub-Committee will take place on Thursday 14 October 2004 at 9.00 am in Committee Room 2, 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 9.00 a.m. on Wednesday 13 October 2004. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

 

3.       Minutes

CSC04-M2 (attached)

 

To confirm and sign, subject to any correction, the minutes of the thirtieth meeting held on 6 May 2004.

 

4.       Matters Arising from the Minutes

CSC04-P40

 

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

 


*4.2      Minute 04/20.2 – MPhys Physics and Mathematics:
New Programme Proposals

 

CSC04-P41

To note the minute of Learning and Teaching Committee concerning use of Part C modules in Part D of extended undergraduate programmes, and that the Committee’s proposals were approved by Senate on 23 June 2004.

 

*4.3      Minute 04/22.3 – BA International Relations: New Programme Proposals

 

            To note that Operations Sub-Committee intends to review space needs for the future during 2004/05.

 

*4.4      Minute 04/23 – BEng/BEng (DIS)/BEng (DPD) Systems Engineering:
New Programme Proposals

 

            CSC04-P42

 

            To note the minutes of Learning and Teaching Committee and Senate concerning the use of 15-credit modules in undergraduate programmes.

 

*4.5      BA/BSc Information Science: New Programme Proposals

 

            To note that prior to Senate’s approval of the proposals the Department of Information Science revised the award for the programme to BSc only.

 

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

 


 

SECTION A – Items for Discussion

 

5.       MSc International Relations/MSc Transatlantic Relations:
New Programme Proposals

            CSC04-P43a, CSC04-P43b, CSC04-P43c, CSC04-P43d, CSC04-P43e

 

            To consider proposals from PIRES for full-time/part-time programmes from Autumn 2005 entry.

 


 

SECTION B – ‘Starred’ Items for Approval

 

*6.     Professional Certificate/Diplomas: Revised awards to Postgraduate Certificates/Diplomas

 

            To ratify the action of the Chair in recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching Committee the following award changes from Autumn 2004 entry:

 

            Prof Cert in Management (SIF) to PG Cert

            Prof Cert in Management (BPIF) to PG Cert

            MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in Management (Professional) – Thomas Cook to

                  MSc/PGCert/PGDip

            MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in Management (Professional) to MSc/PGCert/PGDip

            MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in Management (Professional) (FKI) to MSc/PGCert/PGDip

            MSc/Prof Cert/Prof Dip in Management (Professional) (HEA) to MSc/PGCert/PGDip

 

*7.     MSc in Industrial Sales and Marketing: Change of Title to Industrial Sales and Strategic Marketing

 

            CSC04-P44

           

            To ratify the action of the Chair in recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching Committee the change of title, with effect from the 2004 student entry.

 

*8.     Discontinuation of Programmes

 

            CSC04-P45

 

.1         To ratify the action of the Chair in recommending to the Chair of Learning and Teaching Committee discontinuation of the following programme (proposed date of last intake shown in brackets):

 

                        BA History of Art and Design (October 2003)

 

            CSC04-P46

 

.2         To recommend to Learning and Teaching Committee discontinuation of the following programmes:

 

                        BEng Chemical Engineering with Bioprocessing (October 1999)
            Diploma in Technology for Development (DL) (July 2004)

 


 

SECTION C – Items for Information

 

*9.     Membership and Terms of Reference

 

CSC04-P47

 

To note the membership and Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committee.

 

*10.    Structure of the Academic Year

 

CSC04-P48a, CSC04-P48b

 

To note the final report and recommendations from the Committee to Review the Structure of the Academic Year, approved by Senate on 23 June 2004, and the Minute of Senate’s discussion.

 


*11.    QAA Audit Report

 

To  note that the QAA Audit Report can be found on the QAA website at:

 

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/revreps/instrev/loughborough2004/summary.htm

 

The report will be considered by other University bodies in the first instance.

 


 

12.     Any Other Business

 

*13.    Dates of Future Meetings in 2004/2005

 

Thursday 13 January 2005 (am)

Thursday 5 May 2005 (am)

Wednesday 25 May 2005 (am) (if required)

 


Author: Jennie Elliott

Date: October 2004

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