The School has three Sub-Committees which consider new programmes/courses and amendments to existing provision.
Each of the three committees is a Sub-Committee of the Education Committee and considers a different level of provision on behalf of it:
Secretaries:
Deadlines for course and programme approvals:
You should also consider the relevant deadlines for
Meeting Dates
GSSC and USSC meeting |
Deadline for proposals to be submitted to Secretary |
Autumn Term 2025 |
01 October 2025 |
10 September 2025 |
19 November 2025 |
29 October 2025 |
Winter Term 2026 |
14 January 2026 |
12 December 2025 |
25 March 2026 |
04 March 2026 |
Spring Term 2026 |
13 May 2026 |
21 April 2026 |
27 May 2026 |
21 April 2026 |
RDSC
RDSC meeting |
Deadline for proposals to be submitted to secretary |
29 October 2025 |
08 October 2025 |
04 March 2026 |
11 February 2026 |
13 May 2026 |
21 April 2026 |
Final deadlines:
Final deadlines
For new programmes and new compulsory or core courses to be introduced in 2027/28: |
|
Deadline |
Committee |
Committee meeting date |
Undergraduate |
29 October 2025 |
USSC |
19 November 2025 |
Postgraduate (taught) |
12 December 2025 |
GSSC |
14 January 2026 |
Postgraduate (research) |
11 February 2026 |
RDSC |
04 March 2026 |
Optional
Final deadline for optional courses to be introduced in 2026/27: |
Undergraduate (USSC) |
21 April 2026 |
Postgraduate (taught) (GSSC) |
21 April 2026 |
Postgraduate (research) (RDSC) |
21 April 2026 |