Brief description of the paper 

Report of the ASC Programme Approval Group for the College of Social Sciences. The Group met on 19 March 2013 to consider proposals for new programmes and major changes to existing programmes.

Action Requested 

ASC is requested to note the observations of the Programme Approval Group and to confirm its recommendations.

The PAG recommends approval of the following programmes subject to the satisfactory outcome of actions identified in the report:

MSc Asset Pricing & Investment - New

MSc Finance & Management - New

MSc Investment Fund Management - New

MSc Sustainability, Professional Practice & Leadership - New

PgCert Leading Professional Learning - New

MEd Professional Learning & Enquiry - Change

MRes Public Policy Research - Change

MRes Urban Research - Change

MSc Housing Studies - Change

PgDip Housing Studies - Change

The PAG cannot recommend approval of the following programmes at present:

MSc Global Cities - New

MSc International Planning Studies - New

MSc International Real Estate - New

MSc Public & Urban Policy - New

PgCert Estonian Language - New

PgCert Hungarian Language - New

PgCert Latvian Language - New

MSc City Planning & Real Estate Development - Change

MSc City Planning & Regeneration - Change

MSc City & Regional Planning - Change

MSc Real Estate & Regeneration - Change

MSc Real Estate - Change

PgCert Real Estate - Change

PgCert Spatial Planning - Change

Recommended Person/s responsible for taking action(s) forward 

Actions requested will be taken forward by College administrative staff and progress monitored by the Clerk of the Programme Approval Group.

Resource implications 

As identified by proposers.

Timescale for Implementation 

As soon as possible.

Equality implications 

Not applicable.