The responsibility for deciding whether proposed changes to an existing programme will require the programme to enter Programme Review shall be taken by the Chair of the relevant School Programmes Committee (SPC) (consulting with the Chair of Academic Quality and Standards Subcommittee, Associate Dean (Education) as appropriate).
Changes already approved as part of the Programme Roll-out Action Plan, or the Programme Enhancement Action Plan do not need to be 're-approved' by SPC, but the expectation that SPC will monitor the operation of these changes remains.
The Programme Lead/Director of Programmes, in partnership with the Chair of SPC will consider whether any change to a programme is considered Material or Non-material. Material changes will then follow the required communication with Current Students, Offer Holders, Applicants and Prospective Students, in line with the guidance in the Modifications to Programmes and Modules Table. The University expectations as well as procedural requirements for 'Consultation' are detailed on the Education Quality Sharepoint site (link to internal site).
As detailed in the Programme Approval and Review Process
Unless already approved as part of the Programme Roll-out Action Plan, or the Programme Enhancement Action Plan, Major changes to existing programmes instigate the Programme Approval and Review Process.