TEMPLATE FOR PROPOSALS FOR NEW UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

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The attention of proposing Schools is drawn to the Trinity Inclusive Curriculum website for good practice guidelines concerning teaching, assessment and supervision of students:

1.Summary Information (coversheet)

1.1Title of Course

1.2Award title (e.g. BA, BSc, Dip) and exit award (if applicable)

1.3Award type (major, minor, special purpose or supplementary)

1.4NFQ level

1.5Course ECTS volume

1.6Course group (e.g., Foundation, UG, UG validated, UG visiting)

1.7Proposing school (or lead school and participating schools and/or partner institutions)

1.8Faculty name(s)

1.9Accrediting body (where relevant for professional courses) and professional status

1.10Course duration and mode of delivery (full time, part time, online)

1.11Course start date

1.12Proposed student numbers (EU and non-EU)

1.13Course co-ordinator

1.14Date of approval of course proposal by School Executive Committee

1.15Date of approval of course proposal and financial analysis by Faculty Dean

1.16Date of course proposal version being submitted to the Undergraduate Studies Committee

1.17Date of submission to Council

1.18Expected ‘go-live’ date in SITS (3 weeks after Council approval date)

1.19Names of three potential external reviewers

2.Academic Course (main body of proposal)

2.1Introductionand course rationale and aims(500 words max.)

2.2Compatibility with School strategic plan(150 words max.)

2.3Alignment with College strategic plan(150 words max.)

2.4Programme learning outcomes(10 approx.)and programme learning outcomes associated with exit award, if any.

2.5Course structure and content, including

2.5.1Table(s) showing core, elective and optional modulesfor each year (please provide the course structure showing modules, ECTS values, breakdown of student workload (contact hrs, assessments, self-study), and assessment methods in the context of the academic year structure) (depending on duration of course, it may be necessary to provide a separate table per course year)(use template A);

2.5.2Assessment and progression: specify the harmonised progression model applicable for each year of course and confirm how the degree classification is to be calculated.

2.6Relationship to existing undergraduate courses (e.g., module sharing, shared subjects)(200 words max.)

2.7 Staffing requirements and arrangements (e.g., in-school, service teaching, casual lecturers)(200 words max.)

2.8Does the course in its content and curriculum enable progression to postgraduate study and research?(200 words max.)

2.9Does the course exploit and/or develop research distinction in the providing school(s) as a basis for research-based teaching and learning?(200 words max.)

3.Recruitment / Admission

3.1Proposed annual intake (EU and non-EU quotas)

3.2Specific course entry requirements, if any (e.g. H6 in Mathematics)

3.3Details of similar courses offered at other institutions in Ireland or the U.K.

3.4Evidence of demand for the course – please comment on

  • the outcome of any market research that has been undertaken
  • consultation with potential employers or professional bodies
  • expected career destinations and job types

3.5Expected student profile (e.g. school leavers, mature students, international students)and entry mechanism(e.g., CAO, direct entry)

4.Administration, Library and StudentServices

4.1Arrangements to support the administration of the programme (if shared across more than one school, confirm where responsibility for course administration falls)

4.2Timetabling arrangements should be investigated and assurancethat the new course can be delivered within existing timetable constraints is necessary

4.3Indicate any specific/additional Library requirements (these must be discussed with the relevant Subject Librarian for your School ahead of submitting the proposalfor USC)

4.4Outline student services requirements in the contexts ofprojectednumbers and expected student profile.

5.Quality Assurance

5.1 Name of school or course committee that will oversee course matters

5.2External examiner arrangements (are any new external examiner positions required?)

5.2 Plans for student evaluation at module and course level

Appendices to course proposal, to include:

AModule descriptors: for each module, provide a module descriptor with the following information(use template B):

  • Module title and code (if available) and indicate if it is compulsory or elective (allowing for students to take a minimum of 10 ECTS outside their main course of study)
  • Module coordinator and other lecturer(s)
  • ECTS value
  • Contact hours and student workload (e.g., lecture hrs, seminars, labs, study and assessment)
  • Module pre-/co-requisites
  • Module aims and content
  • Module learning outcomes
  • Mode of delivery and methods of teaching and student learning
  • Assessment components (include details of each summative assessment component, their duration/word count and weightings, and details of any formative assessments)
  • Indicative reading list, if information is available (4-5 titles max.)

BCalendar entry for the University Calendar Part 2

CAgreements from the relevant Heads of School in relation to shared modules and service teaching

DMapping of module learning outcomes to programme learning outcomes(use template C)

ECosts –Income and expenditure analysis prepared with the Faculty Financial Advisor

Updated 29/05/17

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