PoliciesAcademic policies & procedures

This page provides a list of the Academic Policies, Procedures and Guidance. The policies, procedures and guidance are organised by the topics listed below. Further information can be obtained by emailing educationenhancement-quality@strath.ac.uk.

UK Quality Code for Higher Education

All of the University’s academic policies, procedures and guidance must align with the Quality Assurance Agency’s UK Quality Code for Higher Education which is used to assure the standards and quality of higher education in the UK.

Cycle of reviews

The University aims to review its academic policies, procedures and guidance every three years to ensure they remain compliant with the UK Quality Code for Higher Education or other external drivers and that they remain consistent with the strategic direction of the University. The academic policies, procedures and guidance should also be reviewed in light of any organisational changes that will impact the terms referenced throughout the documents for example changes to function names or staff job titles.

Policies

This section provides the various procedures and guidelines required to deal with Personal Circumstances and Academic Appeals.

Academic Year and Teaching Calendar

The Admissions Policy is intended to provide clear guidance to staff and prospective students on the University’s procedures for recruiting, selecting and admitting undergraduate, postgraduate and visiting students, to all campus-based and/or blended learning and online programmes.

This policy includes admissions-related information regarding Student Immigration policy and requirements. The policy also outlines the University’s approach to contextual admissions, criminal convictions, feedback and applicant appeals.

This section contains the Assessment and Feedback Policy which comprises the four assessment and feedback principles. This section also contains the Assessment and Feedback Procedures which are underpinned by a suite of additional policies and guidelines which are all listed here. Guidance for External Examiners of Taught Courses can also be found in this section as well as the Policy and Procedure for Awarding Aegrotat and Posthumous Degrees.

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Collaborative Provision and Flexible Learning

Programme Development

This section provides procedures and guidance in relation to student discipline.

The University’s Disability Policy can be found here. Reference should also be made to the University's Dignity and Respect Policy.

Disability Policy

This section provides outlines the suite of activities to review academic provision and practices, including the Internal Review Framework.

This section provides Guidance on Charging for Course Materials, guidance on the content for departmental/ School handbooks, the Students' Representation Policy and Guidance for students and staff on student maternity, maternity/ paternity support and adoption. The Procedure for the Creation and Amendment of Prizes can also be found here.

This section provides a range of policies and guidelines relating to students conducting research within the University. Reference should also be made to the University's Research and Knowledge Exchange Services and the University Ethics Committee.

 

Students needing to interrupt their studies may apply to go into voluntary suspension. Find more information about applying for voluntary suspension.