Dates provided are based on the 2024-25 academic cycle. Where no specific date is provided this indicates the activity is ongoing throughout the month. Where a date is ‘tbc’ further updates will follow.
Key
ADQAE – Associate Dean (Quality Assurance and Enhancement)
DA – Doctoral Academy
DQAS – Director of Quality Academic Standards
EE – External Examiner
GNC – Governance and Nominations Committee
L&TQAS – Learning & Teaching Quality and Academic Standards
PGR – Postgraduate (Research)
PGT – Postgraduate (Taught)
QAEC – Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee
QALT – Quality Assurance and Learning and Teaching
QAS – Quality and Academic Standards
QILT – Quality in Learning and Teaching
R – Registry
S – School
SFC – Scottish Funding Council
SQAEC – School Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee
SQASC – School Quality and Academic Standards Committee
UG – Undergraduate
VPE – Vice Principal (Education)
September
| Programme Regulations released |
QAS |
Monday 2 |
| Programme Handbooks released |
QAS |
Monday 2 |
| Scottish Funding Council Report to Court for approval |
DQAS |
Tuesday 10 |
| QAEC (deadline for Changes to Taught Provision 20/8/2024) |
S |
Tuesday 10 |
| Health Sciences L&TQAS |
S |
Thursday 19 |
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 23 |
| Business QALT |
S |
Monday 23 |
| Medicine QILT |
S |
Monday 23 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Law SQASC |
S |
Tuesday 24 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 26 |
| SFC Annual Report submission |
DQAS |
Monday 30 |
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision for October QAEC |
S |
Monday 30 |
| School Research Degree Programme Review continue |
R, S, DA |
|
| UG/PGT Annual Programme Review concludes |
ADQAE |
|
October
| QAEC |
|
Monday 21 |
| Dentistry QILT |
S |
Wednesday 23 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 24 |
| School Research Degree Programme Review submission |
R, S, DA |
Saturday 26 |
| Periodic Programme Reviews |
S, QAS, ADQAE |
|
November
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 4 |
| Business QALT |
S |
Tuesday 5 |
| Medicine QILT |
S |
Wednesday 6 |
| Health Sciences L&TQAS |
S |
Wednesday 6 |
| Deadline for programme amendments for January 2025 start programmes |
S |
Monday 11 |
| Deadline for new modules and module amendments for Trimester 2 modules |
S |
Monday 11 |
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision for December QAEC |
S |
Monday 11 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Law SQASC |
S |
Tuesday 12 |
| Art and Design SQASC |
S |
Wednesday 13 |
| Final Postgraduate External Examiner Reports due |
EE |
Monday 18 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Monday 25 |
| Periodic Programme Reviews |
S, QAS, ADQAE |
|
| Development of Learning and Teaching Enhancement Report |
S |
|
| School Planning meetings |
ADQAS, S |
|
December
| QAEC |
|
Monday 2 |
| Dentistry QILT |
S |
Wednesday 11 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Monday 16 |
| Development of Learning and Teaching Enhancement Report |
S |
|
| Student Partnership Agreement sign-off |
DQAS |
|
| Final programme approval for following academic year |
QAEC |
|
January
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 6 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Law SQASC |
S |
Tuesday 14 |
| Medicine QILT |
S |
Wednesday 15 |
| Business QALT |
S |
Wednesday 15 |
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision for February QAEC |
S |
Thursday 16 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 23 |
| Deadline for Schools to respond to External Examiner reports (UG and PGT) |
S |
Friday 24 |
| Periodic Programme Reviews |
S, QAS |
|
| Learning and Teaching Enhancement Report due |
S |
|
| Annual Module Review for Trimester 1 begins |
S |
|
February
| QAEC |
|
Thursday 6 |
| Art and Design SQASC |
S |
Wednesday 12 |
| Dentistry QILT |
S |
Wednesday 12 |
| Health Sciences L&TQAS |
S |
Wednesday 19 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Saturday 22 |
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 24 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Law SQASC |
S |
Tuesday 25 |
| Business QALT |
S |
Tuesday 25 |
| Medicine QILT |
S |
Wednesday 26 |
| Periodic Programme Reviews |
S, QAS |
|
| Annual Module Review for Trimester 1 begins |
ADQAE |
|
| Learning and Teaching Enhancement meetings |
DQAS, VPE |
|
March
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision |
S |
Monday 3 |
| Deadline for programme amendments for September 2025 start |
S |
Monday 3 |
| Final deadline for new modules and module amendments for Trimester 1 2025/26 |
S |
Monday 3 |
| External Examiner Annual Review to QAEC |
DQAS |
Monday 24 |
| QAEC |
|
Monday 24 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Friday 28 |
| Periodic Programme Reviews (PGR/PGT) |
S, QAS |
|
| Annual Module Review continues |
S |
|
April
| Art and Design SQASC |
S |
Wednesday 9 |
| Health Sciences L&TQAS |
S |
Wednesday 9 |
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 14 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Law SQASC |
S |
Tuesday 15 |
| Medicine QILT |
S |
Wednesday 16 |
| Business QALT |
S |
Wednesday 16 |
| Dentistry |
S |
Wednesday 16 |
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision for May QAEC |
S |
Monday 21 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 24 |
| Periodic Programme Reviews |
S, QAS |
|
| Annual Module Review for Trimester 2 begins |
S |
|
May
| Learning and Teaching Enhancement outputs to QAEC |
DQAS, VPE |
Monday 12 |
| QAEC |
|
Monday 12 |
| Annual QAS Report to GNC due |
DQAS |
Tuesday 20 |
| SFC Report to GNC due |
DQAS |
Tuesday 20 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 22 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Law SQASC |
S |
Thursday 22 |
| Health Sciences L&TQAS |
S |
Tuesday 27 |
| QAA Annual Discussion |
DQAS, VPE et al |
|
| Annual Module Review continues |
S |
|
| Periodic Programme Reviews |
S, QAS |
|
June
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 2 |
| Medicine QILT |
S |
Wednesday 4 |
| Request for Programme Handbooks issued |
|
Monday 9 |
| Request for Programme Regulations issued |
|
Monday 9 |
| Business QALT |
S |
Monday 9 |
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision for July QAEC |
|
Thursday 12 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 19 |
| Annual Module Review continues |
S |
|
July
August
| UG External Examiner Reports due |
EE |
Monday 11 |
| Programme Regulations due |
S |
Monday 11 |
| Programme Handbooks due |
S |
Monday 11 |
| Life Sciences SQASC |
S |
Monday 11 |
| Deadline for Changes to Taught Provision proformas for September QAEC |
S |
Monday 18 |
| Programme Approvals Group |
|
Thursday 21 |
| Update to Postgraduate Researchers Essential Guidance |
|
|
| School Research Degree Programme Review begin |
R, S, DA |
|
| UG/PGT Annual Programme Review continues |
ADQAE |
|
| Update to Research Degrees Quality Code |
|
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For dates of Periodic Programme Reviews please view the 6 year schedule which is available here.
*Submit 10 working days prior to the meeting date via email to: PAG@dundee.ac.uk
More information about the Programme Approvals Group