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Taught Programmes Board
TPB2012-016
Part 2 Programme Proposal Form
All sections must be completed in full and supplementary information attached where requested. Part 2
proposals should be appended to the Programme Specification and submitted to the Academic Secretariat who
will arrange for the consideration of the proposal at Taught Programmes Board.
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Summary Information
Proposed Programme Title MSc Accounting and Management
Programme Code
Programme Qualification
Mode of study
Programme
Duration
Master of Science (MSc) Full Time 1 Calendar Year
Proposed Start Date September 2013
Programme Organiser Professor Colin Haslam
Does this programme contain a foundation year or any pre-sessional activity?
Will this programme be made available to SEFP students?
No
No
1) Programme Management
Describe the arrangements for the operational management of the programme and the quality assurance
mechanisms that will be put in place. Consideration should be given to student representatives and hearing
student views.
Complete either section a) for programmes delivered by one School/Institute or section b) for programmes
delivered by more than one School/Institute.
a) Single School/Institute Delivery
In the week before Semester A teaching begins, the Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes leads a two day induction
session for the cohort entering that year. This covers Core and Option Modules in each Programme; Choice of Options; the
Documentation Students Must Complete; Exams; Coursework and Assessment; the Student Handbook; the Dissertation
(Structure; Organisation; Research and Plagiarism); Security and Safety; Library Resources; IT Resources; SSLC; Careers Advice;
Help with English; and Campus Tours.
Formally, the SSLC meets once a semester, with a student representative from each programme. Informally, each student in the
programme has access to the Programme Director, who reports to the Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes.
Curriculum development and delivery are overseen by the Programme Organiser through the School’s Teaching and Learning
Committee.
This MSc programme is delivered by a combination of lectures and workshops. With students taking 4 (15 credit) modules in
semester A, and 4 (15 credit modules in semester B) where students can take two electives. In semester C students complete a
dissertation (60 credits weighting). Assessments vary between the module but are designed to evaluate the students acquisition