Form Bank and Additional Guidance

This section contains a bank of all the forms necessary for programme and module approval and development. Please also consult the separate dedicated pages below for more detailed guidance and FAQs. 

Forms

Module Forms (including Microcredentials)

Module Proposal and Modification with Specification (DOCX - 334KB).

Module Proposal and Modification Form (no specification) (DOCX - 315KB) (to be attached to modules with existing specifications). 

Module Withdrawal Form (DOCX - 305KB).

Synoptic Module Proposal Form (DOCX - 343KB) (to be used for proposing synoptically linked modules). 

PG Short Course Proposal and Specification (DOCX - 332KB).

  • To be completed once the Programme Proposal (Part A: Strategic approval) form has been approved by the College (for brand new short courses or with a programme modification form to unbundle currently running modules).
  • If you have any questions about microcredentials, please email micro@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

For new modules on the Dubai campus the following form also needs to be completed: CAA Appendix Form for Proposing Modules in Dubai (DOCX - 1.72Mb).

Programme Forms

Programme Proposal - Part A Strategic Approval (DOCX - 337KB) (For new UK, Dubai, DL, Apprenticeship, and Short Course programmes).

New Programme Proposal - Part B Operational approval (DOCX - 334KB) (To be completed for a brand new programme once Part A has been completed).

Programme Modification Form (DOCX - 338KB).

Programme Withdrawal Form (DOCX - 321KB)

Programme Suspension and Reactivation Form (DOCX - 332KB).

Programme Specification Form (DOCX - 335KB).

Approval in Principle (Collaborative Programmes Only)

New Collaborative Provision programmes require an Approval in Principle form to be completed instead of a Programme Proposal (Part A: Strategic approval) form:

The AiP must be approved by the relevant Steering Group/Committee before proceeding to full programme approval, with the usual Part B documentation being completed.

 Additional Documentation for New Programmes

All new programmes require:

Some new programmes will require:

  • Placement Proposal (DOCX - 342KB) (To be used to add a placement (e.g. year/semester abroad, industrial placement) to a new or existing programme, instead of using the programme modification form).

Apprenticeship-Specific Paperwork:

Note that new Apprenticeships will also require some of the forms above, including a programme specification. 

Dubai specific Paperwork:

For new programmes on the Dubai campus the following form also needs to be completed:

 

Guidance

Student Finance Loan Eligibility

The below guidance should be considered when creating new programmes or amending existing programmes at any level to ascertain whether the proposed programme would be eligible for Student Finance loans.  

Undergraduate Programmes

Undergraduate maintenance and tuition fee loans are available to qualifying students who are studying:

  • A first degree, for example BA, BSc or BEd.
  • A Foundation Degree.
  • A Certificate of Higher Education.
  • A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE).
  • An Initial Teacher Training course.
  • An integrated master’s degree.
  • A pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course.

For part-time programmes there is the additional condition that the programme intensity has to be 25% or more.

Full information can be found here. 

Postgraduate Masters Programmes

Postgraduate maintenance loans are available for masters programmes (taught or research-based), however they must:    

  • Be a full, standalone masters course (not a top-up course).
  • Be worth 180 credits.
  • Last 1 or 2 academic years if full-time.
  • Last 2 to 4 academic years if part-time and no more than twice the length of the equivalent full-time course.
  • Up to 3 years part-time, where no equivalent full-time course exists.

Full information can be found here.

Postgraduate Doctoral Programmes

Postgraduate maintenance loans are available for full-time and part-time doctoral programmes. They can be taught or research-based, or a combination of both, and can include an integrated master’s degree. However, they must:

  • Be a full, standalone doctoral course (not a top-up course).
  • Last between 3 to 8 academic years.

If the programme is being delivered in collaboration with another university and one is overseas, the programme will be eligible for the postgraduate doctoral loan so long as:

  • The University of Birmingham is the lead institution.
  • The students spend at least 50% of their study time over the whole course in the UK.

Full information can be found here. 

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