This paper contains a report of the review of programmes in the subject group Applied Science and Technology at SRUC, held in February 2014.

The Review Panel agreed to the following three recommendations to the Committee:

1. That the programmes listed below be re-validated as awards of the University for six years:

I. BSc (Hons) Applied Animal Science;

II. BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience;

III. BSc (Hons) Green Technology.

2. That the BSc Applied Bioscience be offered under the revised title of BSc Agricultural Bioscience.

3. That the award of BSc Agricultural Science would not be revalidated and would be withdrawn.

The Committee is requested to approve the revalidation of the above programmes for a further six years from academic session 2014-15, subject to the conditions set by the Panel being met.

The conclusions of the Review Panel are contained in section 6.1 of the report and the conditions (four) set by the Review Panel, contained in section 6.3 of the report. The conditions relate to the expansion of core subjects in the Honours curriculum, including one elective module, and the inclusion of additional items in all module descriptors. In addition, the Panel made 7 advisory recommendations.

SRUC, Academic Collaborations Office.

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Conditions to be met by programme teams prior to the commencement of session 2014-15.

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