UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER Paper No LTC/15/22bi)
LEARNING AND TEACHING COMMITTEE Agenda Item 4bi)
14 October 2015
PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODY ACCREDITATION 2013/14 (as at 7 October 2015)
Faculty / Award / Course Title / Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body / Visit Type / Date of Visit / Date report likely to be received by LTC (CASC for Ulster report for joint events) /ADBE / BSc Hons / Architectural Technology & Management / Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) / Re-accreditation visit / 15 October 2013 / December 2014
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (from Oct 2013)
ADBE / BSc Hons / Construction Engineering & Management / Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) / Re-accreditation visit / June 2014 / Did not occur – course accredited until 2016
ADBE / BSc Hons / Building Surveying / Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) / Paper based – annual partnership meeting / May 2014 / No report goes to LTC – reporting by exception
ADBE / BSc Hons / Property Investment Appraisal & Development
ADBE / BSc Hons / Quantity Surveying
ADBE / PgDip/MSc / Real Estate
ADBE / MSc / Construction Business & Project Management
ADBE / MSci / Planning & Property Development
ADBE / MSci / Planning & Property Development / Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) / Re-accreditation visit / March 2014 / Successful – noted in annual partnership meeting report
C&E / BSc Hons / Coleraine Campus
Computing / British Computer Society / Accreditation visit / November 2013 / June 2014
Successful (partial fulfilment) – 2014-2018
C&E / BSc Hons / Computing (Game Development)
C&E / BSc Hons / Computing (Internet Systems)
C&E / BSc Hons / Computing with [Minor Subject]
C&E / MSc / Professional Software Development / Successful (partial accreditation) (2014-2018) following submission of Action Plan response
C&E / BSc Hons / Jordanstown Campus
Computing Science / British Computer Society / Accreditation visit / November 2013 / June 2014
Successful (partial fulfilment) – 2014-2018
C&E / BEng Hons / Software Engineering
C&E / BSc Hons / Computing Systems
C&E / BSc Hons / Computing Technologies
C&E / BSc Hons / Interactive Multimedia Design / June 2014
Initial Accreditation for 2010 intake
C&E / BSc Hons / Magee Campus
Computer Science / British Computer Society / Accreditation visit / November 2013 / June 2014
Successful (partial fulfilment) – 2014-2018
C&E / BSc Hons / Computer Science (Software Systems Development)
C&E / BEng Hons / Computer Engineering
C&E / BEng Hons / Computer Games Development
C&E / BSc Hons / Information Technologies / June 2014
Initial Accreditation for 2010
C&E / MSc / Computational Intelligence / June 2014
Initial accreditation following submission of Action Plan response.
LHS / BSc Hons / Biomedical Science (with DPP Pathology) / Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) and Academy of Medical Laboratory Science (AMLS) (unit 3C1) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / November 2013 / February 2014 (CASC)
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
IBMS - 5 years approval
AMLS – 1 year (2014 intake)
LHS / BSc Hons / Biomedical Science (with DPP/DIAS) / Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / November 2013 / February 2014 (CASC)
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
IBMS - 5 years approval
LHS / BSc Hons / Biomedical Science (Level 6) (DL) / Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) / Joint Evaluation/Accreditation / November 2013 / February 2014 (CASC)
Successful – conditional approval for 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
IBMS - 5 years approval
LHS / BSc Hons / Dietetics / Health and Care professions Council (HCPC) and British Dietetic Association (BDA) (unit 3D1) / Paper-based re-accreditation.
(Revalidation October 2013) / Ongoing annual monitoring / Approved as part of ongoing annual monitoring
LHS / BSc Hons / Optometry / General Optical Council / Re-accreditation / April 2014 / December 2014
Successful - conditional re-approval for 5 years
LHS / MPharm / Pharmacy / General Pharmaceutical Council/ Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland / Re-accreditation / 18 April 2013 / Successful
[Faculty response still to be received.]
LHS / BSc Hons / Podiatry / College of Podiatry (CoP) (unit 28E) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / 20 February 2014 / May 2014
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
CoP – 5 years approval
LHS / BSc Hons / Speech and Language Therapy / British Orthoptics Society
Irish Orthoptics Society / Paper Accreditation Exercise for two core modules through the Advancing Practice pathway / Autumn 2013 / TBC
LHS / Grad Cert / Biomedical Science (DL) / Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) (unit 3C1) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / November 2013 / February 2014 (CASC)
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
IBMS - 5 years approval
LHS / PgDip/MSc / Dietetics / Health and Care professions Council (HCPC) and British Dietetic Association (BDA) (unit 3D1) / Paper-based re-accreditation.
(Revalidation October 2013) / Approved as part of on-going annual monitoring
LHS / MBiomedSci / Master of Biomedical Science / Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) Science (AMLS) (unit 3C1) / Joint Evaluation/Accreditation / November 2013 / February 2014
Successful – conditional approval for 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
IBMS - 5 years approval
LHS / MSc / Sport and Exercise Psychology / British Psychological Society (BPS) / Accreditation / 15 April 2014 / TBC
SS / CertHE / Community Development / Endorsement and Quality Standards Board for Community Development (ESB) and All Ireland Endorsement Body (AIEB) (unit 26A) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / December 2013 / February 2014
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
AIEB – 5 years approval
ESB – 5 years approval
SS / BSc Hons / Community Development / Endorsement and Quality Standards Board for Community Development (ESB) and All Ireland Endorsement Body (AIEB) (unit 26A) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / December 2013 / February 2014
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2014 - 2018)
AIEB – 5 years approval
ESB – 5 years approval
SS / BSc Hons / Social Work / Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) / Review of Social Work Degree / Oct - Dec 2013 / TBC
SS / PgCert/Dip/MSc / Library Information Management (unit 9C2) / Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) / Re-accreditation visit / 14 November 2013 / Visit successful - Awaiting report
UUBS / BSc Hons / Culinary Arts Management / Institute of Hospitality / Paper based re-accreditation / October 2013 / Successful re-accreditation – Oct 2014
UUBS / BSc Hons / International Hospitality Management (with optional Specialism in Tourism)
UUBS / BSc Hons / International Travel and Tourism Management
UUBS / BSc Hons / International Travel and Tourism Studies (with a language)
UUBS / BSc Hons / BSc Hons Leisure and Events Management
UUBS / MSc / International Hotel and Tourism Management
UUBS / MSc / International Tourism Development
UUBS / BSc Hons / Consumer Studies / Institute of Hospitality / Paper based accreditation / October 2013 / Successful accreditation - October 2014
UUBS / MSc / Cultural Management
UUBS / MSc / Event Management
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UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
LEARNING AND TEACHING COMMITTEE
14 October 2015
PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODY ACCREDITATION 2014/15 (as at 7 October 2015)
Faculty / Award / Course Title / Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body / Visit Type / Date of Visit / Date report likely to be received by LTC (CASC for Ulster report for joint events) /ADBE / FdSc / Civil and Environmental Engineering (formerly Civil and Transport Engineering) (SWC) / Joint Board of Moderators (unit 4D) / Re-accreditation following revalidation in January 2015 / Paper-based February 2015 / Successful accreditation – 2015 intake
ADBE / BA Hons / Architecture / RIBA / Re-accreditation visit / 25/26 September 2014 / Successful (no response from school to report yet)
ADBE / MArch / Architecture / RIBA / Re-accreditation visit / 25/26 September 2014 / Successful (no response from school to report yet)
ADBE / BEng/MEng Hons / Civil Engineering / Joint Board of Moderators / Re-accreditation / June 2015 / Postponed - taking place 2015/16
ADBE / BSc Hons / Civil Engineering (Geo-Informatics) / Joint Board of Moderators / Re-accreditation / June 2015 / Postponed - taking place 2015/16
ADBE / MSc / Infrastructure Engineering / Joint Board of Moderation / Re-accreditation / June 2015 / Postponed - taking place 2015/16
ADBE / MSc / Fire Safety Engineering / Energy Institute / Accreditation / Potentially June 2015 / Did not occur due restructuring
ADBE / MSc / Hydrogen Safety Engineering / Energy Institute / Accreditation / Potentially June 2015 / Did not occur due restructuring
ADBE / BSc Hons / Housing / Chartered Institute of Housing / Re-accreditation / December 2014 / Cancelled due to course closure
ADBE / PgDip/BSc Hons / Housing / Chartered Institute of Housing / Re-accreditation / December 2014 / Cancelled due to course closure
ARTS / MA / Journalism / National Council for the Training of Journalists / Re-accreditation / 19 May 2015 / Successful – re-accreditation to May 2016 [Faculty response still to be received]
LHS / BSc Hons and PgDip / Specialist Nursing Practice (with Pathways) / Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)/Mott MacDonald (unit 22B1) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / February 2015 / May 2015 (CASC)
Successful – conditional re-approval for a further 5 intakes (2015-2019)
LHS / BSc Hons / Healthcare Science / Modernising Scientific Careers / Midway visit and confirmation of accreditation / 23 September 2014 / Successful
LHS / MSc / Applied Psychology / British Psychological Society / Accreditation / 24 June 2015 / Successful
LHS / PgCert / Theory of Independent Prescribing for Optometrists (Unit 28Dc) / General Optical Council / Joint Evaluation/ Accreditation / 23 April 2015 / May 2015 (CASC)
Successful conditional approval. A further GOC visit to be conducted no later than October 2015 (for a Jan 2016 intake)
SS / BSc Hons / Social Work (3 yr and 2 yr – Magee and levels 4 & 5 – BMC and SWC) / Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) (unit 26F) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / March 2015 / May 2015 (CASC)
Successful conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2015-2019)
SS / Cert / Restorative Practices / Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) (unit 26M) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / 9 December 2014 / February 2015 (CASC)
Successful conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2015-2019)
PgDip/MSc / Restorative Practices / Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) (unit 26M) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / 9 December 2014 / February 2015 (CASC)
Successful conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2015-2019)
SS / PgCert / Higher Education Practice / Higher Education Authority / Accreditation / 26 May 2015 / October 2015 (LTC)
Successful 3 year period of accreditation
UUBS / MSc / Management and Corporate Governance / Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) (unit 5H) / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation / February 2015 / May 2015 (CASC)
Successful conditional re-approval for a further 5 years (intakes 2015-2019)
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UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
LEARNING AND TEACHING COMMITTEE
14 October 2015
PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODY ACCREDITATION 2015/16 (as at 7 October 2015)
Faculty / Award / Course Title / Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body / Visit Type / Next Visit / Date report likely to be received by LTC (CASC for Ulster report for joint events) /ADBE / BEng / Architectural Engineering / Energy Institute/CIBSE/Institution of Fire Engineers / Re-accreditation / October 2015
ADBE / BSc / Energy / Energy Institute/CIBSE/Institution of Fire Engineers / Re-accreditation / October 2015
ADBE / BEng /MEng / Energy & Building Services Engineering / Energy Institute/CIBSE/Institution of Fire Engineers / Re-accreditation / October 2015
ADBE / MSc / Renewable Engineering / Energy Institute/CIBSE/Institution of Fire Engineers / Re-accreditation / October 2015
ADBE / PgD/MSc / Housing Studies / Chartered Institute of Housing / Re-accreditation / December 2015
ADBE / BEng/MEng / Civil Engineering / JBM / Re-accreditation / January 2016
ADBE / BSc / Civil Engineering (Geoinformatics) / JBM / Re-accreditation / January 2016
ADBE / MSc / Infrastructure Engineering / JBM / Re-accreditation / January 2016
ADBE / BSc / Building Surveying / RICS / Annual Monitoring Visit / Spring 2016 / Reporting by exception
ADBE / MSc / Construction Business & Project Management / RICS / Annual Monitoring Visit / Spring 2016 / Reporting by exception
ADBE / MSci / Planning and Property Development / RICS / Annual Monitoring Visit / Spring 2016 / Reporting by exception
ADBE / BSc / Quantity Surveying / RICS / Annual Monitoring Visit / Spring 2016 / Reporting by exception
ADBE / BSc/MSc / Real Estate / RICS / Annual Monitoring Visit / Spring 2016 / Reporting by exception
ADBE / MSci / Planning & Property Development / RTPI / Annual Monitoring Visit / Spring 2016 / Reporting by exception
ARTS / MA / Documentary Practice / Creative Skillset / Re-accreditation / December 2015/ January 2016
ARTS / MA / Media Management & Policy / Creative Skillset / Re-accreditation / December 2015/ January 2016
ARTS / MA / Journalism / National Council for Training of Journalists / Monitoring Visit / December 2015/ January 2016
C&E / BSc / Biomedical Engineering / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / BEng / Clean Technology / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / BEng/MEng / Electronic Engineering / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / BEng/MEng / Engineering Management / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / BEng/MEng / Mechanical Engineering / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / BEng/MEng / Mechatronic Engineering / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / MSc/PgDip / Advanced Composites & Polymers / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / MSc/PgDip / Biomedical Engineering / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
C&E / MSc/PgDip / Manufacturing Management / Institution of Engineering & Technology & Institution of Mechanical Engineers / Re-accreditation / 3/4 March 2016
L&HS / BSc Hons / Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) Unit 28B / National School of Healthcare Science / Joint Revalidation/Re-accreditation TBC / March 2016 / May 2016
LHS / PgCert / Family Therapy & Systemic Practice / British Psychological Society / Accreditation / 22 October 2015
LHS / BSc Hons / Optometry / General Optometry Council / Re-accreditation / Paper-based reaccreditation / TBC
LHS / Return to Practice (nursing) / Mott McDonald/NMC / Joint revalidation / Semester 2 2016
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