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Taught Programmes Board
TPB2012-018
Address for Correspondence (and email) Department of Political Science and International Studies,
School of Government and Society,
Muirhead Tower,
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B15 2TT
d.lee.3@bham.ac.uk
7) Response to External Adviser Comments
This should include a full response to the comments provided by the External Adviser. Each point / issue
raised by the External Adviser that requires further consideration should be addressed in detail in this
response.
We welcome the positive comments from Professor Lee.
- All master's modules in the School are provided at level 7.
- The rationale for having Case Studies in Public Policy as an optional module was for students to have the option to consider
public policy in a specific cases, not necessarily British.
- The part-time programme will follow what is at the moment the standard model in the School: in year one the students would
do one core course (International Public Policy: Concepts and Practice - Semester 1) and one optional course (in semester 2),
and in year two the other core (Theories of the Policy-making Process - Semester 1) and one other option (in semester 2), plus
the dissertation. They will be allocated supervisors in the normal way and will receive the same amount of supervision as fulltime
students. The School recognises that part-time student will have more constrains on their time, but we have successfully
accommodated part-time taught PG students for many years. We will also ensure as far as possible that their personal advisors
remain the same for both years of their study to ensure continuity of support.
- The Programme will require some additional resources for the library
- The use of e-learning resources is standard in the School
The following documents must accompany the Part 2 Programme Proposal.
Proposals that are not accompanied by the necessary documentation will not be
considered by Taught Programmes Board.
> Has a Programme Specification been completed and submitted with the Part 2? Yes
> Have module proposal forms for each new module been submitted with the Part 2? Yes
> Is there evidence of support from at least one external adviser? Yes
> Have the Academic Regulations (including progression, if not within the modular
regulation structure) been clearly documented and/or appended?
Yes