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Science Studies Committee

Terms of reference

To set the standards and framework for Imperial’s undergraduate science education.
To oversee the processes of quality assurance for undergraduate science education.
To monitor the provision and quality of e-learning.
To oversee minor changes to existing programme curricula and examination structures which have been approved by Departmental Teaching Committees.
To approve major changes to courses and/or examination structures and to approve subsequent revised programme specifications. Recommendations to Senate should be made as appropriate.
To approve all new collaborative modules (those which are run in collaboration with another institution) and to make recommendations to Senate as appropriate. Should a Department wish to propose changes to modules which are run in collaboration with another institution the Committee must approve these regardless of whether the change is major or minor.
To consider proposals for new courses, and the discontinuation of existing courses, and make recommendations to Senate as appropriate.
To undertake internal reviews of new and existing courses, including annual monitoring.
To approve new exchange arrangements and the renewal of existing exchange agreements.

Constitution and membership

Constitution

Chairman (appointed by the Dean)
Vice Provost (Education)
Director of Student Support
College Consuls for Natural Sciences
Directors of Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Natural Sciences
A representative from the Centre for Co-Curricular Studies
Business School Representative
a College Tutor
Academic Registrar (or nominee)
two student representatives; with the power to co-opt
a Vice Chairman to be elected at the start of each session

It is anticipated that additional staff with specific expertise /responsibilities would be invited to attend for discussion of specific topics.

Membership
Name	Role
Professor R Thompson	Chair
Professor D Humphris	Pro Rector (Education)
Professor D Wright	Director of Student Support
[Professor R Thompson]	Consuls for Natural Sciences
Professor A Parry	Consuls for Natural Sciences

	Directors of Undergraduate Studies:
Dr B Duncombe	Chemistry
Professor J Mestel	Mathematics
Professor A MacKinnon	Physics
Professor S Curry	Life Sciences
Dr E Price-Davies	Centre for Co-Curricular Studies Representative
Mr C Love	Business School Representative
Dr S Archer	College Tutor
Mr D Pateman	Academic Registrar (or nominee)
Nat Kempston - ICU Deputy President (Education)	Student representative
Mariza De Souza - RCSU Academic Affairs Officer	Student representative
James Balloch	Deputy Academic Registrar, Registry as secretary

Meeting dates and deadlines


Committee dates 2015/16	Submission deadlines 2015/16
19 November 2015	05 November 2015

Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary two weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting.

Minutes

Minutes

Academic year 2015/16