Learning and Teaching Committee

Curriculum Sub-Committee

Subject: Approval of Recommendations from the last meeting

Origin: Unconfirmed Minutes of Senate on 2 March 2005

.1 On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, it was RESOLVED to recommend to Council as appropriate:

(i) New Programmes for Introduction in the 2005/06 session:

MSc Transport Policy and Business Management

MA Banking and Financial Markets

MA Money, Banking and Finance

MSc International Financial and Political Relations

(ii) Award, Title or Major programme changes from the 2005/06 session:

BSc Transport Management and Planning to Transport and Business Management (from 2005 entry)

MSc Economics & Finance/ Financial Economics/ International Finance & Economics/ Monetary Economics/ Banking & Finance/ International Banking: Major Programme Changes

(iii) Discontinuation of the following programmes: (proposed date of last intake shown in brackets)

BA English and the History of Art & Design (October 2004)

MSc Airport Planning and Management (October 2004)

Diploma in Technology for Development (September 2003)

.2 The Director of the Business School drew attention to the change in title of the BSc in Transport Management and Planning to Transport and Business Management, and requested that in future any titles likely to affect Business School rankings be discussed with him personally. It was noted that in this case the Business School had been consulted and the title change had not resulted in any coding change. Departments were asked to ensure that programme titles were not misleading in terms of programme content.

Author – Jennie Elliott

Date – April 2005