Membership
Terms of Reference
Reporting Structure
Secretariat
Meetings

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Membership 2024/25

Co-Chairs Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Policy) (ex-officio) Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Quality and Standards) (ex-officio)	Professor Andy Clark Professor Will Curtis
Decisions made by the Curriculum Approval Panel Chair are informed by the recommendations made by the following Curriculum Approval Panel sub-groups which hold either disciplinary, pedagogical, or specific professional expertise. The sub-groups are:
Curriculum Approval Panel Deputy Chairs and Advisory Panel
Academic Director (Postgraduate Taught) (ex-officio) – Deputy Chair	Lee Griffin
Academic Director (Doctoral College) (ex-officio) – Deputy Chair	Professor Dan Branch
Academic Director (Partnerships) (ex-officio) Quality Assurance Advisor for Education – Advisory Panel Member	TBC
Quality Assurance Manager or nominee (ex-officio) – Advisory Panel Member	Karoline Schneider
Academic Scrutiny Panel (refreshed annually to maintain disciplinary and pedagogical currency, with a maximum term of normally three consecutive years per colleague)
One to two academic colleagues from every academic department within the University Jo Kukuczka Academic Development Centre Dr John Kirkman Academic Development Centre Dr Nikola Chmel Chemistry Dr Dan Murdock Chemistry Dr Sanjay Sharma Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies Professor Victoria Rimell Classics Dr Claire Rocks Computer Science Dr Khalil Challita Computer Science Dr Elizabeth Chant Cross-Faculty Studies Alexander Karalis Isaac Economics Dr Mahnaz Nazneen Economics Dr Christos Mias Engineering Dr Neil Evans Engineering Dr Matthew Franks English Dr Colin Storer History Professor Paul Prescott IATL Professor Andrew Williams Law Dr Robert Huckstepp Life Sciences Dr Erin Dilger Life Sciences Dr Richard Lissaman Maths Dr Tobias Grafke Maths Dr Philippe Blanchard Politics and International Studies Dr Julia Welland Politics and International Studies Dr Nadine Elzein Philosophy Dr Thomas Crowther Philosophy Dr Gavin Bell Physics Professor Rudo Roemer Physics Dr Adrian von Muhlenen Psychology Dr Peter Trimmer Psychology Dr Jamie Larkin School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures Professor Ruth Hewston SELCS - Centre for Lifelong Learning Dr Deborah Roberts SELCS - Centre for Teacher Education Dr Chris Strelluf SELCS - Applied Linguistics Dr Rebecca Morris SELCS - Education Studies Dr Douglas Morrey School of Modern Languages and Cultures Dr Lynne Pettinger Sociology Dr Teresa Brunsdon Statistics Professor Alexander Stremme Warwick Business School Professor Ross Ritchie Warwick Business School Chris Jones Warwick Foundation Studies Alexa Kirkaldy Warwick Manufacturing Group Dr Emma Rushforth Warwick Manufacturing Group Dr Nicholas Hopcroft Warwick Medical School Dr Hollie White Warwick Medical School
Financial Scrutiny Panel
Academic Registrar (Chair) (ex-officio)	Adam Child
Deputy Finance Director or nominee (ex-officio)	Samuel McClenaghan
Vice Provost and Chair of Faculty for the requesting academic department (ex-officio)	Professor Rachel Moseley (Arts) Professor Mike Ward (SEM) Professor James Hayton (Social Sciences)
Professional Service Group
Compliance Manager (Student Immigration)	Rosul Gazi
Market Research Manager (Prospective Students)	Matthew Webster
Student Finance Manager	Tracey Grant
Assistant Director (Head of Admissions Services)	Dr Elizabeth Hough
Business Operations Manager (Student Records)	Emma Ford

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Terms of Reference

1. With delegated authority from Senate, to make decisions about the approval of all new courses and modifications to existing approved courses of the University. This excludes non-credit bearing courses, short courses and CPD courses, which are managed at departmental level.
2. To ensure the consideration of all course proposals is in accordance with agreed institutional expectations, timescales, and level of scrutiny.
3. With delegated authority from Senate, to make decisions about the discontinuation of provision.
4. To make recommendations to the Quality and Standards Subcommittee on amending relevant regulation and/or policy, such as the Credit and Module Framework, and where required the introduction of new regulation, policy, or guidance to maintain the University’s quality oversight for example as required by the introduction of novel qualifications or delivery models.
5. To ensure a definitive list of approved and discontinued courses, to include those being taught out, is maintained.
6. To ensure members of the Curriculum Approval Panel sub-groups receive annual training in the relevant role(s) and are informed of changes to processes, policies, and guidance when necessary.

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Reporting Structure

The Curriculum Approval Panel reports approval and discontinuation decisions to the Senate and the Quality and Standards Subcommittee on an annual basis. The Faculty Education Committees are informed of decisions on an annual basis. The Partnerships Committee is informed of approval and discontinuation decisions for collaborative provision at the next available Committee meeting.

The Educational Partnerships Oversight Panel recommends approval decisions to the Curriculum Approval Panel for collaborative provision. The Chair of the Curriculum Approval Panel will consider the recommendation when making an approvals decision.

Colleagues in the following teams and areas are notified of approval decisions on an individual basis immediately after the decision has been communicated to the proposing academic department(s): Academic Resourcing Committee; Modules, Marks and Assessment; Faculty Directors of Administration; Immigration and Compliance; Marketing Communications and Insight; Student Recruitment Outreach and Admissions Service; Student Finance; Student Opportunity; Strategic Planning and Analytics, including Central Timetabling; Student Records.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Robert Stevens, Policy Advisor (Curriculum and Partnerships), EPQ

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Meetings

The Curriculum Approval Panel meet to consider course proposals as required. To ensure the review of course proposals in a timely manner, this is typically coordinated via correspondence unless an in-person approval event is required.

The Curriculum Approval Panel meet as appropriate to consider and/or develop policy relating to curriculum design and approval.

Recommendations to amend existing regulation or policy or introduce new policy as required and where appropriate, is submitted to the Quality and Standards Subcommittee for consideration.

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