Learning and Teaching Committee

Curriculum Sub-Committee

Subject: Inter-departmental Collaboration in Module/Programme Provision

Origin: Unconfirmed Minutes of Learning and Teaching Committee on 6 November 2008

The Committee considered a request from the Sub-Committee to provide guidance on the issue of inter-departmental collaboration in module/programme provision.

The Committee noted the expectations, set out in the agenda paper, as regards the level of consultation that was expected between departments when new programmes and modules were proposed. At the module level, proposers were expected to have an awareness of other modules on the database with similar titles. The Committee would wish to encourage collaboration to take place wherever practical, but noted that even in cases where collaboration might be academically desirable, operational constraints might prevent it happening. It was content with the current approach and did not wish Curriculum Sub-Committee to take a more proactive role.

Author – Jennie Elliott

Date – January 2009