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Academic development

Proposals, amendments, suspensions, and withdrawals of programmes of study and of modules are known collectively as 'academic developments'.

This page provides information for staff on the annual deadlines and processes for module and programme development.

Academic development deadlines in 2026-27

Task  Deadline 
List of all new programme titles for which programme approvals are expected to be submitted during the 2026-27 Education Programmes Board (EPB) meeting cycle. 28 October 2026

EPB programme approval submission deadline for the following:

  • PGT programmes to be delivered from September 2027
  • UG programmes to be delivered from September 2028
 28 October 2026
Deadline for the submission of major programme and module amendments for PGT September 2027 programmes:
  • Module Proposals
  • Module Amendments
  • Module Withdrawals
  • Programme Amendments
  • Programme Suspension/Withdrawal
  • Programme Title Changes

For the 2026-27 year, this deadline is for PGT provision only. UG major programme and module amendments have an extended deadline due to the implementation of Curriculum 2030.

 28 October 2026
Module preselection, confirming which modules are to be taught in 2027-28, together with the confirmed Module Organisers for all taught provision. 11 January 2027

Curriculum 2030: Deadline for the submission of major programme and module amendments for UG September 2027 programmes:

  • Module Proposals
  • Module Amendments
  • Module Withdrawals
  • Programme Amendments
  • Programme Suspension/Withdrawal
  • Programme Title Changes
 15 January 2027

Curriculum 2030: Consideration of all Curriculum 2030 UG academic developments at additional EPB panels

 3, 10, 17, 24 February 2027

EPB programme approval submission deadline for the following:

  • PGT programmes to be delivered from January 2028
 03 March 2027

Deadline for the submission of major programme and module amendments for January 2028 programmes:

  • Module Proposals
  • Module Amendments
  • Module Withdrawals
  • Programme Amendments
  • Programme Suspension/Withdrawal
  • Programme Title Changes
 03 March 2027

Deadline for the submission of minor programme and module amendments relating to changes in assessments for September 2027 programmes * :

  • Module Amendments

*Module assessment changes should be considered by Education Committees throughout the year and submitted to DGLS shortly thereafter. This deadline is the latest they can be submitted.

 16 July 2027

Deadline for the submission of major programme and module amendments for September 2028 programmes:

  • Module Proposals
  • Module Amendments
  • Module Withdrawals
  • Programme Amendments
  • Programme Suspension/Withdrawal
  • Programme Title Changes
 27 October 2027

Deadline for the submission of minor programme and module amendments relating to changes in assessments for January 2028 programmes * :

  • Module Amendments

*Module assessment changes should be considered by Education Committees throughout the year and submitted to DGLS shortly thereafter. This deadline is the latest they can be submitted.

 29 November 2027

These deadlines have been set to allow sufficient time for oversight, updating module and programme records, communication to students/applicants/stakeholders if required, and for all downstream administrative processes to take place. Schools and institutes are strongly encouraged to submit proposals before these deadlines where consideration and approval has been obtained.

The Directorate of Governance and Legal Services (DGLS) cannot guarantee that submissions made after the deadline will be processed.

All academic developments must be reviewed by the relevant Education Committee prior to being submitted to DGLS. The approval of the proposals by the Head of School / Institute and/or Director of Education confirms that the proposal has been approved by the Education Committee.

All proposals must be completed in full and approved by either the Head of School/Institute and/or the Director of Education (where the Head of School / Institute has delegated their authority). Any unapproved or incomplete proposals will be returned to the School / Institute and DGLS cannot guarantee that they will be processed if completed versions are then submitted after the deadline.

Staff completing proposals in Schools / Institutes are asked to note the points below:

  • Schools/Institutes must ensure that Programme Proposals have been endorsed, and have the approval of Faculty prior to submission to DGLS. Work should not begin on the Programme Approval submission until the proposal has received endorsement.
  • Programme Approval proposals submitted by 28 October 2026 will be considered at the 25 November 2026 meeting of Taught Programmes Board.
  • DGLS requires a full set of published Programme Specifications for all 2027-28 provision to be available on the new Programme and Module Directory.

Advice and support

The Directorate of Governance and Legal Services (DGLS) supports schools and institutes with programme and module development and coordinates the Taught Programmes Board. For advice and support on taught programme development, including preparing and submitting proposals to TPB, contact qualityandstandards@qmul.ac.uk:

  • TBC: Humanities and Social Science; Queen Mary Academy
  • Dr Richelle Whitehead-Gill: Science and Engineering; UG Medicine and Dentistry 
  • Alice de Havillan: PGT Medicine and Dentistry 

Guidance on major and minor amendments to programmes and modules, the approval route for academic developments, and Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) implications for academic developments can be found in the following document:

Amendments to Programmes and Modules September 2026.pdf [PDF 238KB]

Queries on programme or module set up in SITS should be raised with the Academic Model team through the MySIS helpdesk.

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