Report from the Academic Standing Committee meeting of 28 May 2024 The Academic Standing Committee met with Professor Colm Harmon, Vice-Principal Students, on Tuesday 28th May to hear about and to discuss progress with the Curriculum Transformation Project. The central ambition and purpose of Curriculum Transformation is to maximise the positive impact of an Edinburgh University education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, building on what is already very good and making sure that students are prepared for an increasingly dynamic and changing world beyond graduation. There is a high-level aim to develop programmes with an emphasis on employability and the ethical and societal elements of living and working in an increasingly digital environment. Following extensive groundwork this major change project is taking much clearer shape. Discussions have involved students and staff from across the many different academic areas of the University. A significant feature of the project is the development of “Challenge Courses” to be offered to broad cohorts of first- and second-year students from across the university. A new Curriculum Framework for Taught Postgraduate Programmes has been approved by Senate and will begin to be introduced in the next academic year. It is designed to be broad, adaptable and market responsive and supports a range of programme model structures. A more coherent Curriculum Framework for Undergraduate Programmes, simplifying and clarifying the subject links in joint degrees, for example, has been designed on similar principles to the Postgraduate Framework. The Convener thanked Professor Harmon for presenting this positive update on progress and for the open discussion around several points. Professor Graeme Reid Academic Standing Committee General Council Business Committee The University of Edinburgh This article was published on 2024-07-08
