Section 5 of the Guide to Policies and Procedures for Teaching and Learning

Programme Design and Development

5a University Credit and Qualifications Framework (UCQF)

5b Guidelines on the structure of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes (revised October 2024)

• Generic Programme Learning Outcomes

5c Programme Lifecycle Policies: Approval of a New Programme (revised 2023)

• Strategic Alignment and Feasibility Evaluation (SAFE) form (word document)
• Form A: Approval of a New Programme (word document)
• Form A: Guidance Notes
• Curriculum Mapping form (word document)
• Annex 1: Job description and selection criteria for student member of a new programme Scrutiny Panel (word document)
• Annex 2: Nomination form for a student member of a new programme Scrutiny Panel (word document)
• Annex 3: Suggested standard questions for Scrutiny Panel members
• Annex 4: Student membership of Scrutiny Panels: Good practice and guidance for Chairs and Secretaries
• Annex 5: Standard template for the Report of a New Programme Scrutiny Panel (word document)
• Annex 6: Standard template for a Business Proposal
• Annex 7: Guidance for a Partnership Visit
• Annex 8: Working with Partners: Operational destails (word document)
• Annex 9: Apprenticeship client contract requirement form (word document)
• Annex 10: Apprenticeship client contract renewal or variation form (word document)

5d Amendments to Programmes (part of the Programme Lifecycle Policies) (revised 2023)

• Form B: (Major) Amendments to Programmes (word document)
• Form B: Guidance Notes
• Form C: (Minor) Amendments to Programmes (word document)

5e Withdrawal and Suspension of Programmes (part of the Programme Lifecycle Policies)

• Form D: Withdrawal of a Programme (word document)
• Form D: Guidance Notes

5f University guidelines on undergraduate programme specifications (2024/25 onwards)*

• Undergraduate programme specification template (word document)

5g University guidelines on postgraduate programme specifications (2024/25 onwards)*

• Postgraduate programme specification template (word document)

5h University guidelines on module descriptions (2024/25 onwards)*

• Module description template (word document)
• New module set-up request form (word document)

5i University databases of Programme Specifications and Module Descriptions

[NB Programme Directors wishing to offer one of the modules in the database as part of their programme should contact the relevant Module Provider to ascertain whether the particular module is open to students from outside the 'host' School.]

5j Approval and monitoring of short online courses (revised May 2023)

• Short Online Course Business Case template (word document) (revised May 2023)
• Short Online Course Evaluation Report template (word document (revised February 2023)

5k Guidance on content wanrings on course content ("trigger" warnings)

5l Education for Sustainable Development: Vision Statement

5m Guidance on removing optional modules after module selection has taken place

*Please contact CQSD if you require access to the previous versions of the guidelines on programme specifications, or guidelines on module descriptions, and associated templates.