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 2026 |
| 30 September 2026 |
09 September 2026 |
| 18 November 2026 |
28 October 2026 |
| Winter Term 2027 |
| 13 January 2027 |
09 December 2026 |
| 24 March 2027 |
03 March 2027 |
| Spring Term 2027 |
| 12 May 2027 |
21 April 2027 |
| 26 May 2027 |
21 April 2027 |
RDSC
| RDSC meeting |
Deadline for proposals to be submitted to secretary |
| 28 October 2026 |
07 October 2026 |
| 03 March 2027 |
10 February 2027 |
| 12 May 2027 |
21 April 2027 |
Final deadlines:
Final deadlines
| For new programmes and new compulsory or core courses to be introduced in 2028/29: |
| |
Deadline |
Committee |
Committee meeting date |
| Undergraduate |
28 October 2026 |
USSC |
18 November 2026 |
| Postgraduate (taught) |
09 December 2026 |
GSSC |
13 January 2027 |
| Postgraduate (research) |
10 February 2027 |
RDSC |
03 March 2027 |
Optional
| Final deadline for optional courses to be introduced in 2027/28: |
| Undergraduate (USSC) |
21 April 2027 |
| Postgraduate (taught) (GSSC) |
21 April 2027 |
| Postgraduate (research) (RDSC) |
21 April 2027 |