Unit and Programme Management System
The Unit & Programme Management System (UPMS) is used for creating new and editing existing units and programmes. The System is the primary way for Schools to manage unit availability in SITS and programme and unit information that is published in the Programme and Unit Catalogue. It is essential the information in UPMS is kept up to date. It is used to inform other key processes, including timetabling, online unit registration, exam scheduling and processing, and progression and awards.
Full support for using UPMS is available on BEAM. For further assistance please see our FAQs or contact approval-help@bristol.ac.uk.
Unit & Programme Management System guidance on BEAM
Log-in to the Unit & Programme Management System
Before using UPMS please see our Programme and Unit Approval Guidance and gather all information required for your proposal.
General guidance
- SITS Coding Structures used in UPMS
- Recording additional costs (PDF, 160kB)
- Annual unit withdrawal process
- List of UPMS Programme Editors
If you need to withdraw a programme, please complete the Programme Withdrawal Form (Office document, 81kB) and send it to approval-help@bristol.ac.uk
Training
If after reading the guidance and using the resources on BEAM, you are still having problems using the UPMS, please contact approval-help@bris.ac.uk. It may be possible to arrange some one-to-one help and deal with specific issues.
Reporting
Any member of staff can access UPMS reports via our PowerBi page. We have produced some PowerBI Guidance 2025 (Office document, 1,518kB) on how to access and use these reports.
Please contact approval-help@bristol.ac.uk if you need any other data reports from UPMS.