Academic Quality and Standards Handbook
2020/21
The Academic Quality and Standards Handbook (AQSH) consists of 15 sections, including an introduction, which detail the University's principles and procedures for approving, monitoring and reviewing its courses, programmes and partnerships.
It is anticipated that the AQSH will be of most benefit to those members of staff with day-to-day involvement in the University's quality assurance and enhancement procedures.
View the Academic Quality and Standards Handbook for 2020/21.
2019/20
Please note that this is a previous version of the AQSH which has now been archived. For the latest version of the handbook, please use the Academic Quality and Standards Handbook for 2020/21.
- Changes to the Academic Quality and Standards Handbook 2019/20 - (PDF)
- AQSH – abbreviations and glossary 2019/20 (PDF)
| Section | Title |
|---|---|
| Introduction |
|
| Section A |
Academic planning |
| Section B | Managing higher education provision with others |
| Section C | Validation of new fields |
| Section D | Internal subject review |
| Section E | Internal quality audit (PDF) |
| Section F | Annual monitoring and enhancement |
| Section G | Changes to fields |
| Section H | Accreditation processes |
| Section I | External examiners |
| Section J | Professional, statutory and regulatory body accreditation or recognition (PSRB) |
| Section K | External requirements (PDF) |
| Section L | Student engagement and feedback |
| Section M | Research degrees (covers Masters by Research, MPhil and PhD) |
| Section N | Student mobility |
Mini-guides
A series of mini-guides is now available which may be more helpful for members of staff who need to understand a specific area of process but do not require an in-depth knowledge of the information provided in the AQSH. These are:
- Mini-guide to setting up collaborative partnerships (PDF)
- Mini-guide to the internal subject review process (ISR) for collaborative partners (PDF)
- Mini-guide to the internal subject review process (ISR) for in-house members of staff (PDF)
- Mini-guide to the internal subject review process (ISR) for review team members (PDF)
- Mini-guide to validation (PDF)
- Mini guide to nominating external examiners (PDF)
- Mini guide to providing draft assessments and sample student work to EEs (PDF)
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Tel: +44 (0)20 8417 9000