Programme and Module Development and Approval

The module development and approval page provides information about all aspects of module development, including the approval process and forms required to create new modules, modify existing modules, and to withdraw modules. The page also contains frequently asked questions.

This page provides additional information on optional modules for 20/21, including deadlines and information about the New Academic Teaching Year. 

The proposing a new programme page contains an outline of the process for creating new programmes, including when an Approval in Principle in required, the approval process, and frequently asked questions.

The modifying an existing programme page outlines the different types of modifications and the levels of approval needed, as well as frequently asked questions.

The withdrawing or suspending an existing programme page provides information on how to withdraw or suspend (or reactivate) an existing programme, including guidance on the Student Protection Plan.

There is also a dedicated page for creating a new Degree Apprenticeship, which can be created either via the new programme proposal process or exceptional programme modification process.

The form bank and additional guidance page contains all the forms required for programme and module development and approval (the main forms can also be found on each of the dedicated pages above). The page also provides additional guidance, including on student finance loan eligibility. 

There are also pages offering dedicated guidance on:

• Programme specifications.
• External adviser comments.
• Making changes to programmes and modules following the introduction of the Competition and Markets Authority. 
• Consultation with key areas of the University. 

The programmes and module handbook is available here; this page also provides links to the module search facility and additional help with using the handbook.

Several areas of the University sit outside the College structure, including the Birmingham International Academy and Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences. Programme and module paperwork requires approval by School Education Committees; for non-College areas this may be a Learning and Teaching Committee or Board of Studies.

Additionally, many of the programme and module development processes (including proposal and withdrawal) refer to requiring approval by the College, e.g. by the College Quality Assurance and Approval Committee.

For areas that sit outside the College structure, the Chair of the University Quality Assurance Committee (UQAC) takes the role of the College. Paperwork should be submitted for UQAC approval via the relevant College Academic Policy Partner. 

• Export controls information.
• Higher Education Futures institute (HEFi). 
• New Academic Teaching Year (NATY) intranet site. 
• Policy on Consultation with Students (PDF - 141KB).
• The QAA's Frameworks for HE Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies.
• The QAA's Subject Benchmark Statements. 
• Regulations and Cohort Legislation, including links to the Code of Practice on Placement Learning and Guidance Note on Distance Learning. 
• Student Administration Refresh and Simplification+ (StARS+) intranet site (and the Programme Development and Administration workstream).