Guidance on Programme and Unit Approval

Key dates in the approval process

For all programme changes it is suggested that proposers initially contact their relevant Faculty Education Director.

The Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching (BILT) work with programme teams in a range of ways to develop and enhance curricula including curriculum festivals, TESTA and Teaching, Learning & Assessment Guides. They can also offer advice on blended teaching, decolonising the curriculum, employability in the curriculum and other curriculum related areas.

The Digital Education Office (DEO) help with using technology to enhance learning, teaching and assessment

Guidance for:

• New Programmes and High Risk Major Changes to Existing Programmes (SharePoint Site)
• Making changes to units and programmes
• Faculty Education Directors
• Committees

Guidance specific to:

Regulations and Code of Practice, including Principles for Assessment and Feedback	Policy for Programme Approval (PDF, 193kB)
Principles for Distance Learning (Office document, 24kB)	Levels of Study
Bristol Skills Profile	English Language (Office document, 13kB)
Consumer Protection Legislation	Educational  Partnerships
Joint Honours Programmes	Supporting disabled students' learning and assessment
Designing Optional Unit Lists	Non standard start dates (Office document, 48kB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please also see our Education Policy and Guidance page.

Information on:

Contact hours	Intercalating Programmes
Interdisciplinary units and programmes	Education for Sustainable Development
Open units	Intended Learning Outcomes
Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs)	External Quality Assurance

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Review and Development (CRD):

Schools may undertake CRD outside of the regular cycle of the quality assurance framework. It may be triggered for a variety of reasons, including:

• a school wishing to develop its curricula
• an outcome from a PSRB visit or a change to PSRB requirements.
• a recommendation due to significant change within the discipline itself, approved by the Faculty or the Pro Vice-Chancellor Education. An example of this kind of trigger might be significant change to a relevant curriculum benchmark statement.
• a concern raised by the Faculty, through the Dean or Faculty Education Director

The purpose of CRD would be to renew or rejuvenate a large proportion of the content of a programme or group of programmes (outside the normal annual programme review process).

Contact

• Please email approval-help@bristol.ac.uk for help with any aspect of the programme and unit approval process.