Programme Approval & Maintenance
The suite of procedures relating to programme approval and maintenance includes:
Proformas (available to download in Word format from the Resources section of this page)
Procedures for Making Amendments to Existing Programmes of Study
Procedure for Setting the Intake of a Programme to Zero
Procedure for Discontinuing a Programme of Study
Annual Programme Review & Enhancement of Taught Programmes
Annual Monitoring of Postgraduate Research Activity
The current, combined Programme Approval and Maintenance Handbook (May 2011 edition) is available in pdf format from the Resources section of this page. In addition to areas 1-7 above, it also includes the following information:
- Appendix 1 - Approval of New Programmes of Study: Sequence of Events
- Appendix 2 - New Programmes of Study: Content of Initial Documentation
- Appendix 3 - Design and Content of Interim and Final Documentation
- Appendix 4 - Distance Learning Programmes at Cardiff University

