Programme Approval Group is a Working Group of Education Committee.
The key functions of the Group are to satisfy itself that programme and unit proposals coming before it are academically appropriate and sound, and that sufficient resource can and will be made available to ensure the successful delivery of such programmes.
Please see the programme and unit approval pages for more information.
Useful information for PAG members
1. Consider proposals referred from the faculties for:
a) new programmes
b) major changes to existing programmes
c) new mandatory units and changes to existing mandatory units
d) new open units and changes to existing open units
e) programme title changes
f) withdrawals of programmes
g) changes to ordinances and regulations
taking into account the need to maintain and enhance academic standards and quality of learning opportunities, University and faculty policies and strategies and external reference points such as the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and national subject benchmark statements.
2. Inform faculties and departments of the decisions made on proposals with appropriate and relevant feedback.
3. Make recommendations to Education Committee on new programme proposals, programme title changes, withdrawal of programmes and any changes to ordinances and regulations.
4. Report to Education Committee details of the following approved proposals: major changes to existing programmes; new mandatory units and changes to existing mandatory units; new open units and changes to existing open units.
5. Advise upon the University’s alignment with relevant sections of the QAA’s code of practice, specifically Section 2: Collaborative provision and flexible and distributed learning (including e-learning) and Section 7: Programme design, approval, monitoring and review.
6. Review the operation of the processes for approval of new and revised programmes and units and make appropriate recommendations to Education Committee.
Dates for meetings of Programme Approval Group in 2009/10 are as follows:
| Monday 5th October 2009, 2pm | Agenda | Minutes |
| Monday 2nd November 2009, 2pm | Agenda | Minutes |
| Monday 18th January 2010, 2pm | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday 23rd February 2010, 3pm | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday 20th April 2010, 2pm | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday 8th June 2010, 2pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Before Programme Approval Group was established, Validation Group performed a similar role. Past agendas and minutes can be found by visiting the Validation Group page.