New Courses and major changes to courses

The Policy and Guidance on New Courses and Major Changes to Courses (Including Closure) outlines the University’s policy requirements for and process relating to the approval of:

• new courses (and new course set-up)
• major changes to courses
• closure of courses

It also includes guidance on:

• plagiarism in assessment design
• delegated responsibility for course and regulation changes  Annex H - Delegated responsibility for regulation changes (PDF)
• consideration of vested interests in course changes Annex I - Vested interests (PDF) and Annex N - Guidance on types of course change (PDF)
• writing programme aims and intended learning outcomes Annex L - Guidance on aims and intended learning outcomes (PDF)

The full Policy and Guidance (including all annexes) is available below:

P&G on new courses and major changes to courses (including closure) with annexes

P&G on new courses and major changes to courses (including closure) with annexes

Once the course has been approved it will need to be configured in student record systems.  To initiate this process please refer to the Programme of Study set-up form (Sharepoint page) which is the practical side of setting up a new course.

The following annexes are available separately for ease of use:

Annex A - Proposal for a new course/major change to an existing course

Annex A - Proposal for a new course/major change to an existing course

Annex D - Conference Graduate Committee cover sheet

Annex D - Conference Graduate Committee cover sheet

Annex E - Nomination for an external reviewer for a new course or major change

Annex E - Nomination for an external reviewer for a new course or major change

Annex F - Note of guidance for external reviewers

Annex F - Note of guidance for external reviewers

Annex G - Justification for proposed University Fee 

Annex J - Part time limited entry DPhil

Annex J - Part time limited entry DPhil

Annex M - Proposal for a part-time version of a full-time course

Annex M - Proposal for a part-time version of a full-time course

Annex O - Stage 0 process including template

Annex O - Stage 0 process including template