SCIENCE DEGREES SUB-COMMITTEE 17 NOVEMBER 1997

REPORT TO THE TEACHING COMMITTEE 27 JANUARY 1998

PROPOSALS FOR NEW COURSES

SCHEDULE SDSC/P2
Recommended the following proposals for formal approval subject to clarification of appropriate levels of contact hours, by the Registrar.

1. MSc in GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE (BY DISTANCE LEARNINQ)

   Detailed proposals from the Department of Geography for the introduction a MSc in Geographical Information Science (by Distance Learning) commencing October 1998.
   Noted: Recruitment will be drawn mainly from Europe but will expect a few applicants from USA.
   Reported: Awaiting clarification from the Registrar on tuition fee levels, and whether it would be possible to recruit full-time students.
   Noted: Assessment will be by 4 x 3 hour written papers, coursework and dissertation. The weighting of the dissertation element is to be reviewed in the context of the Colleges' General Regulations for Masters Degrees.

   Supporting papers are attached.

2. ADVANCED CERTIFICATE in POWDER DIFFRACTION on the Internet

   Proposals from the Department of Crystallography for a new Advanced Certificate in Powder Diffraction on the Internet commencing Spring 1998.

   Reported: The Crystallography Department have successfully been running a short course covering some of the material for the last two years.

   Supporting papers are attached.

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