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Quality Assurance Regulations for Taught Courses and Research Awards

Quality Assurance Regulations for Taught Courses and Research Awards 26/27

List of contents

Quality Assurance Regulations

Introduction

Quality Assurance Regulations

Section A

Committee structure, terms of reference and responsibilities

Section B

Validation

Section C

Guidelines for the validation of joint honours or major with minor subject courses

Section D

The validation of distance learning proposals

Section E

The validation of non-credit courses

Section F

The validation of short courses (credit bearing)

Section G

The validation of apprenticeships

Section H

Validation of postgraduate research provision

Section I

Delivery of research degrees by distance learning (DL)

Section J

Quality appraisals and Internal quality audits (IQAS)

Section K

Subject Review

Section L

Thematic Review

Section M

Annual Evaluation

Section N

External examiners for taught provision

Section O

Criteria for the selection and appointment of research degree external examiners

Procedure approval and ownership

Quality assurance regulations for taught courses and research awards

Appendices

Quality Assurance Procedures

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Quality Assurance Regulations for Taught Courses and Research Awards 2026/27