Faculty of Business and Law
Sunderland Business School
PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
Date of Validation Event: 2011
Date Approved by QMSC: 2011
CONTENTS
Version History 3
1.0 CORE INFORMATION 4
2.0 PROGRAMME AIMS 6
3.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAMME 6
4.0 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 8
5.0 TEACHING AND LEARNING 12
6.0 ASSESSMENT 15
7.0 STUDENT SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE 16
8.0 ADMISSIONS 18
9.0 PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 19 10.0 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES 20 Appendix 1 – SITS Form (Module List) 24
Appendix 2 – Matrix of modes of teaching, learning and assessment 28
Appendix 3 – Assessment Criteria 36
Version History
Please complete each time a new version is drafted e.g.
Occasion of Change
Change Author Last Modified
0.1 First Draft Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
20.02-06
0.2 Amendments recommended by team Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
16-03-06
0.3 Amendments recommended by Programme Studies Board Abby Cathcart
Chair of PSB Created
21-03-06
0.4 Amendments recommended following Consultation Abby Cathcart
Chair of PSB Created
23-03-06
0.5 Amendments recommended by SQAB Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
05-04-06
1.0 Amendments recommended by Institution Approval Event Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
05-07-06
2.0 Amendments to;
a)MBA Admissions Criteria
b) Removal of PGBM 17 from MBA Final Stage
FQMSC/08-09/6/10/6 Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
05-08-09
3.0 Amendments to;
Provide an additional number of specialist MBA -Routes Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
14-01-10
4.0 Amendments recommended by