We will work better together if we understand each other. Having some agreed definitions is one way to improve our communication, both within the team and with other stakeholders. This page is somewhere that we can build up a list of terms and give them meaning.
Course
- Sometimes (previously or elsewhere) referred to as paper;
The smallest unit unit of learning or study in which a student can enrol;
Builds towards a programme or qualification, based on following some rules
Course: " A unit of such a curriculum
Identified by a four-letter subject code and a three-digit number. The four letters can represent subject, major, specialisation, qualification or one of the University's schools.
The first digit represents the level of the course. The 000-level range is used for pre-degree level courses; 100-level courses are first-year or introductory courses; 200-level and 300-level courses represent advanced-level undergraduate courses; honours and masters courses are 400- and 500-level; PhD courses are 600-level; and the 800-level range is used for diploma courses.
Programme
- Sometimes referred to as qualification.
- The set of courses undertaken by a student towards a degree or diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate; and the requirements that a student must comply with to gain that qualification(s).
Is a programme the process or the end result?
Qualification: "an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam"
Subject
- The domains or areas in which “related” courses are grouped, with a unique profile on our web site..
- Also serve as major/minor areas within programmes.