QAA express themselves in somewhat different terms from those which
you have used, Dick. To quote: "Awards will only be termed postgraduate if
all - or (in certain cases) a defined and substantial majority - of the
assessed outcomes of study have been demonstrated to be at a more advanced
level than that of the honours degree. All postgraduate awards will reflect
and be reviewed against postgraduate level descriptors."
I don't believe that it follows from this statement that the award
of a Masters could only take place on those programmes where a
degree in a cognate subject was an entry requirement.
The challenge will be to show that the outcomes of our 'conversion'
Master's degrees are consistent with postgraduate level descriptors. Not
impossible, I believe. We might want to review our use of the term 'first
qualification programme', however.
Best wishes
Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: R J Hartley [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 18 November 1999 10:52
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: "Conversion" courses
>
>
>
> a recent email following my notes on the la epms meeting makes it
> clear that it is possible to interpret my phrase "conversion course"
> in more than one way.
>
> I am not referring to those programmes where a pg diploma can be
> coverted to a Masters. Rather I ought to have referred to first
> qualification masters programmes. Unless I completely
> misunderstand the situation, it is QAA's proposal that it should not
> be possible to award a Masters degree to someone on a first
> qualification programme. If the proposals are accepted, the award
> of a Masters could only take place on those programmes where a
> degree in a cognate subject was an entry requirement. This I think
> affects us all. there are very clear implications for marketing our
> programmes overseas and for marketability of our graduates
> overseas.
>
> hope this clarifies
>
> dick hartley
>
>
>
>
> Dick Hartley,
> Head, Department of Information and Communications,
> Manchester Metropolitan University,
> Rosamund Street West,
> Manchester
> M15 6LL
> phone: +44 161 247 6139
> fax: +44 161 247 6351
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