Taught Programmes Board

Taught Programmes Board takes an overview of the academic standards of programmes and modules operating at Queen Mary and its associated Collaborative Partners. The Board has a specific remit for the consideration of new programmes of study and associated modules; collaborative programmes/modules (including articulation agreements); programmes/modules involving work-based learning; and programmes/modules involving distance learning.

Members of Taught Programmes Board have been drawn from across Queen Mary, and include specialist expertise from a range of Professional Departments and Academic Schools/Institutes, as well as membership of the Students’ Union.

Paper deadlines 

Papers for Taught Programmes Board must be submitted to the Academic Secretariat at least twenty working days prior to meetings by the following dates:

• 14th August 2024 (for the 11th September 2024 meeting)
• 25th September 2024 (for the 23rd October 2024 meeting)
• 30th October 2024 (for the 27th November 2024 and 15th January 2025 meetings)
• 22nd January 2025 (for the 19th February 2025 meeting)
• 26th February 2025 (for the 26th March 2025 meeting)
• 31st March 2025 (for the 30th April 2025 meeting)
• 30th April 2025 (for the 28th May 2025 meeting)
• 28th May 2025 (for the 25th June 2025 meeting)
• 2nd July 2025 (for the 30th July 2025 meeting)

Meeting Dates 2023/24

 

Meeting date  (Paper deadline)
Wednesday 13 September 2023  (16 August 2023)
Wednesday 18 October 2023 (20 September 2023)
Wednesday 29 November 2023 - Cancelled (1 November 2023)
Wednesday 17 January 2024 (1 December 2023)
Wednesday 14 February 2024 (1 December 2023)
Wednesday 20 March 2024 (28 February 2024)
Wednesday 24 April 2024  (27 March 2024)
Wednesday 29 May 2024  (1 May 2024)
Wednesday 17 July 2024  (19 June 2024)

Meetings will be held as hybrid meetings in Dept W 3.05 and via MS Teams unless otherwise notified.

Meeting dates 2022/23

During 2022/23, Taught Programmes Board met on the following dates:

Wednesday 14th September 2022 (2-4pm)	Agenda [PDF 46KB]	Papers [PDF 3,715KB]	Minutes [PDF 99KB]
Wednesday 19th October 2022 (2-4pm)	Agenda [PDF 47KB]	Papers [PDF 19,612KB]	Minutes [PDF 115KB]
Wednesday 30th November 2022 (2-4pm)	Agenda [PDF 57KB]	Papers [PDF 18,283KB]	Minutes [PDF 200KB]
Wednesday 18th January 2023 (2-4pm)	Agenda [PDF 156KB]	Papers [PDF 18,019KB]	Minutes [PDF 223KB]
Wednesday 15th February 2023 (2:15-5pm)	Agenda [PDF 140KB]	Papers [PDF 41,546KB]	Minutes
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 (2-4pm)	Agenda	Papers	Minutes
Wednesday 26th April 2023 (2-4pm)	Agenda [PDF 136KB]	Papers [PDF 36,158KB]	Minutes
Wednesday 31st May 2023 (2-4pm)	Cancelled
Wednesday 12th July 2023 (2-4pm)	Agenda [PDF 90KB]	Papers [PDF 22,043KB]	Minutes
Wednesday 9th August 2023 (2-4pm)	Cancelled

 

Associated documents

• Terms of Reference 2022-23 [PDF 67KB]
• Summary of Module Approval Process [PDF 356KB]
• Summary of Module Amendment Process [PDF 357KB] 

Guidance and contacts

The Directorate of Governance and Legal Services (DGLS) supports Schools / Institutes in the development of programmes and modules and coordinates the work of Taught Programmes Board. For advice on taught programme development, including preparing and submitting proposals to TPB, then please contact qualityandstandards@qmul.ac.uk

• Dr Tuija Knowles (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry UG programmes and Faculty of Hummanities and Social Sciences)
• Laura Bonsall (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
• Alice de Havillan (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry PGT programmes)

Archive

Agendas, papers and minutes prior to 2022/23 can be found in the archive.