University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee

A meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 25 November 2016 at 9:30 AM in the Gilbert Scott Conference Suite 250, Main Building

Mrs Ruth Cole
Clerk to the Committee

Agenda

 

Starring Items

This agenda will operate with a system of starred items. Only items highlighted with a (*) will be discussed. At the beginning of the meeting members will be given the opportunity to request that any unstarred items are included in the Committee's discussion. 

 

1. *Minutes of the Meeting held on Friday 30 September 2016 (ASC 16/15) 

 

2. *Matters Arising 

 

2.1 Translation of Grades from Study Abroad (ASC/2016/2.1) 

 

2.2 Convener’s Business: Programme Approval Group (ASC/2016/3.2) 

 

2.3 Convener’s Business: Validated Institutions Scrutiny (ASC/2016/3.3) 

 

3. *Convener's Business 

 

Section A: Items for Discussion 

 

4. *Report from the Meeting of Academic Regulations Sub-Committee held on 3 November 2016 (ASC 16/16) 

 

5. *Guidelines on the Exercise of Exam Board Discretion (ASC 16/17) 

 

6. *Undergraduate College Annual Monitoring Summaries for 2015-16 

 

6.1 Overview (ASC 16/18) 

 

6.2 College of Arts (ASC 16/19) 

 

6.3 College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences (ASC 16/20) 

 

6.4 College of Science & Engineering (ASC 16/21) 

 

6.5 College of Social Sciences (ASC 16/22) 

 

7. *Periodic Subject Review 

 

7.1 Reports on PSR to be Received during 2016-17 and Proposed ASC Reviewers (ASC 16/23) 

 

7.2 Six-Month Update Report 2015-16 

7.2.1 Academic Development Unit (ASC 16/24) 

7.3 Update Reports 

7.3.1 Classics (ASC 16/25) 

 

Section B: Items for Formal Approval

 

8. *Items Referred from The Glasgow School of Art 

 

8.1 Major Programme Amendment Approval: MLitt Fine Art Practice (ASC 16/26) 

 

8.2 Programme Proposal: MLitt Art Writing (ASC 16/27) 

 

8.3 Major Programme Amendment Proposal: MEd Creative Education (ASC 16/28) 

 

8.4 Major Programme Amendment Proposal: MRes Creative Practices (ASC 16/29) 

 

8.5 Programme Approval: BA/BSc (Hons) Immersive Systems Design (ASC 16/30) 

 

8.6 Programme Approval: BDes (Hons) Sound for the Moving Image (ASC 16/31) 

 

8.7 Proposal for Extension to Revalidation of MRes Creative Practices (ASC 16/32) 

 

9. *Update on Progress on the Recommendations Arising from the Academic Review of Glasgow International College (GIC) held on 26 March 2015 (ASC 16/33) 

 

Section C: Items for Noting or Information

 

10. Items Referred from Christie’s Education (ASC 16/34) 

 

10.1 Report from the Joint Board of the University of Glasgow and Christie’s Education, held on 7 July 2016 

 

10.2 Report from the Revalidation Event for the History of Art and Art-world Practice Suite of Programmes at Christie’s Education 

 

11. Report on New Courses and Course Amendments Approved by Schools during 2015-16 (ASC 16/35) 

 

12. Report on Accreditation by Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies – Session 2015-16 (ASC 16/36) 

 

13. Any Other Business 

 

14. Date of Next Meeting 

 The next meeting of the Academic Standards Committee will be held on Friday 27 January 2017 at 9.30am in the Melville Room.

 

Created by: Mrs Ruth Cole