Module Development

The module development procedure ensures that all proposals to develop new modules of study or to change previously approved modules are scrutinised thoroughly on academic grounds. This scrutiny ensures that each module of study offered by Queen Mary is designed to the highest possible academic standards and offers students the best possible teaching and learning experience. It also ensures that resource implications are identified and resolved at the earliest stage.

Detailed guidance relating to the procedures for the approval, amendment/update and withdrawal of modules, including flowcharts, can be found below.

All programme / module developments will be considered and/or reported at Taught Programmes Board (TPB).

School / Institute Education Committees are responsible for the approval of most kinds of new modules (with some exceptions) and changes to existing modules, subject to the deadlines set by the Directorate of Governance and Legal Services. Further details about the procedure are given in the guidelines.

Information concerning the content, level, assessment methods and availability of a module to students can be found via the Programme and Module Directory.

Curriculum Manager Module Guidance

User guides provide a step by step guide, with screenshots, for completing the process in Curriculum Manager. The Quality guidance provides detail on completing the proposal document and module specifications.

Please note - user guides, quality and standards guidance, and process workflows, are still being developed and will be added to this page when available.

Internal sources to be used in module development include:

• QMUL Academic Regulations
• Academic Credit Framework [PDF 133KB]

External sources to be used in module development include:

• QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
• QAA Subject Benchmark Statements
• HECoS Codes

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