ASC 14/107

University of Glasgow

Academic Standards Committee - Thursday 21 May 2015

The Glasgow School of Art: Proposal for Additional Named Awards for the MDes Design Innovation Programme

Cover Sheet

Robbie Mulholland, Clerk, Joint Liaison Committee of the University of Glasgow and The Glasgow School of Art

 
Brief description of the paper 

The attached report outlines a proposal from the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) for the approval of three additional named awards for the MDes in Design Innovation programme as follows:

  • MDes Design Innovation and Collaborative Creativity
  • MDes Design Innovation and Interaction Design
  • MDes Design Innovation and Transformation Design

This proposal received approval, in principle, by Academic Standards Committee in April 2015.

Delivery of the three named awards will commence in session 2016/17 following the completion of the Creative Campus in Forres. GSA has confirmed they are satisfied with the learning and teaching arrangements proposed for the named awards at the Forres campus. All conditions set by GSA Undergraduate and Postgraduate Committee for the programme have been addressed or are on course to be addressed within set timescales (see relevant section of attached paper).

Action Requested 

The Committee is asked to approve the above named awards for the MDes Design Innovation programme at The Glasgow School of Art.

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

The Glasgow School of Art.

Resource implications 

None.

Timescale for Implementation 

Delivery of the additional named awards will commence in session 2016/17.

Equality implications 

None identified.

 

Prepared by: Karen Robertson