PC
Terms of Reference
The Programmes Committee (PC) is a sub-committee of the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee (QAEC). It has delegated responsibility from QAEC to consider proposals for new and major modifications to undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes of study as well as the university's EngD programmes.
The Committee is also responsible for providing quality assurance oversight for courses that do not result in an award of the university but that bear the name of the university. This includes, but is not limited to, continuing professional development, Horizons, Business for Professionals of Engineering and Science (BPES) modules, pre-sessional courses, and summer school courses, including outreach. The Committee’s remit excludes the Early Career Researcher Institute's professional skills development programme and Careers Service’s training programme which are quality assured separately.
Approval of Programmes of Study
- To oversee and approve an annual schedule of programme approval activity for the university linked to the university Strategic Planning Round.
- To consider and recommend, to the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee, the approval of new award bearing undergraduate, postgraduate taught and EngD programmes congruent with university expectations and academic regulations.
- To manage the approval process and programme development activity including providing advice at the initial stages in such areas as: regulatory queries; engagement with the university's mission; relevant university Codes of Practice and Strategies; and development of a Memorandum of Agreement (for collaborative programmes).
- To scrutinise the academic standards and quality of new programme proposals, including the content of the curriculum, the learning, teaching and assessment strategies and the curriculum structure.
- To ensure that sufficient external and independent consultation (including student consultation) has been sought in assessing the academic standards and quality of new programme proposals.
- To ensure that relevant internal and external reference points, including Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) requirements, have been taken into consideration in the design of a programme.
Major Modifications to Programmes of Study
- To consider proposals for the suspension or withdrawal of programmes and major modifications to programme title, curriculum structure, content and delivery of individual programmes in accordance with the university Programme and Module Modification Procedure.
- To receive and endorse reports from Faculty Education Committees on the approval of minor modifications to approved curricula.
- Following appropriate strategic partnership approval, to approve all new collaborative modules (those which are run in collaboration with another institution).
- To ensure that sufficient external and independent consultation (including student consultation) has been sought for modifications.
Short Course Approval and Modifications
- To maintain an overview of the quality, standards and enhancement of university's short course activities.
- To approve new non-credit bearing short courses offered by departments and centres.
- To approve new credit bearing short courses offered by departments and centres.
- To approve new credit bearing online modules.
- To approve major modifications to existing short courses.
- To advise QAEC on developments in UK and international short course provision.
- To maintain oversight of the university's Short Course Catalogue.
Constitution
- a chair, nominated by the Vice Provost (Education)
- a senior representative for educational leadership from each faculty, nominated by the Dean (to include at least one Faculty Senior Tutor)
- a senior representative for the Institute of Extended Learning
- a representative for the Educational Development Unit
- the Director of the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
- a College Consul
- the Director or Deputy Director of the Early Career Researcher Institute
- two student representatives nominated by Imperial College Union
- the Academic Registrar or (nominee)
- the Deputy Director (Academic Quality and Standards)
- an Assistant Registrar as secretary, with the power to co-opt
To be quorate, a minimum of one third of members need to be present.
Name | Role |
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Dr Clemens Brechtelsbauer | Chair |
Dr Jeffrey Vernon | Faculty of Medicine Representative (Deputy Chair) |
Dr Lorraine Craig | Faculty of Engineering Representative |
Dr Errikos Levis | Faculty of Engineering Representative |
Dr Vijay Tymms | Faculty of Natural Science Representative |
Dr Cloda Jenkins | Imperial College Business School Representative |
Dr William Cox | Imperial College Business School Representative |
Betty Yue | Institute of Extended Learning Representative |
Dr Tiffany Chiu | Educational Development Unit Representative |
Kate Ippolito | Educational Development Unit Representative |
Dr Magdalena Jara | Early Career Researcher Institute Representative |
Dr Michael Weatherburn | Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication Representative |
Professor Alessandro Astolfi | College Consul |
Emina Hogas | Student Representative and Deputy President (Education), Imperial College Union |
Camille Boutrolle | Student Representative and President, Imperial College Union |
Judith Webster | Director of Academic Quality and Standards |
Scott Tucker | Deputy Director (Academic Quality and Standards) |
Laura Gardner | Assistant Registrar (Programme Development) - Secretary |
Committee dates (Academic year 2024/25) | Submission deadlines (Academic year 2024/25) |
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24 October 2024 | 03 October 2024 |
28 November 2024 | 07 November 2024 |
30 January 2025 | 09 January 2025 |
20 March 2025 | 27 February 2025 |
22 May 2025 | 01 May 2025 |
Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary three weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting.
Submission deadlines for new programme proposals should be agreed separately with the committee secretary prior to the meeting and is normally 12 weeks prior to committee.
Academic year 2024/25
- 24 October 2024
- 28 November 2024
- 30 January 2025
- 20 March 2025
- 22 May 2025
Academic year 2023/24
- 26 October 2023 [pdf]
- 28 November 2023 [pdf]
- 25 January 2024 [pdf]
- 21 March 2024 [pdf]
- 27 March 2024 [pdf]
- 23 May 2024 [pdf]
Academic year 2022/23
- 13 October 2022 [pdf]
- 29 November 2022 [pdf]
- 24 January 2023 [pdf]
- 21 March 2023 [pdf]
- 28 March 2023 [pdf]
- 16 May 2023 [pdf]
- 25 July 2023 [pdf]
Academic year 2021/22
- 14 September 2021 [pdf]
- 30 November 2021 [pdf]
- 25 January 2022 [pdf]
- 29 March 2022*
- 21 June 2022 [pdf]
Academic year 2020/21
- 8 September 2020 [Meeting Cancelled]
- 3 November 2020 [pdf]
- 26 January 2021 [pdf]
- 30 March 2021 [pdf]
- 18 May 2021 [pdf]
- 20 July 2021 [pdf]
Academic year 2019/20
- 10 September 2019
- 22 October 2019 [Meeting Cancelled]
- 03 December 2019 [pdf]
- 14 January 2020 [Meeting Cancelled]
- 18 February 2020 [pdf]
- 31 March 2020 [pdf]
- 12 May 2020 [pdf]
- 14 July 2020 [pdf]
Academic year 2018/19
- 11 September 2018 [pdf]
- 16 October 2018 [pdf]
- 27 November 2018 [pdf]
- 08 January 2019 [pdf]
- 19 February 2019 [pdf]
- 26 March 2019 [pdf]
- 1 April 2019 [pdf]
- 7 May 2019 [pdf]
Academic year 2017/18
- 05 September 2017 [pdf]
- 17 October 2017 [pdf]
- 19 December 2017 [pdf]
- 27 March 2018 [pdf]
- 01 May 2018 [pdf]
- 13 June 2018 [pdf]
Academic year 2016/17
- 06 September 2016 [pdf]
- 25 October 2016 [pdf]
- 13 December 2016 [pdf]
- 21 March 2017 [pdf]
- 09 May 2017 [pdf]
Academic year 2015/16
- 22 March 2016 [pdf]
- 28 April 2016 [pdf]
- 26 May 2016 [pdf]
- 30 June 2016 [pdf]
*Minutes to be confirmed at the next meeting
Committee Secretary
For more information please contact Laura Gardner Assistant Registrar (Programme Development).