This statement contains guidance for:

• new taught courses of study leading to an award of the University of Bath
  
• new research degrees with a taught element (for example professional doctorates, integrated PhDs)
• new exit awards and variants to an existing academic course (for example, the addition to an existing course of a new placement or study year abroad)
  

For preparing a course specification for a new course, see also the information and template available in QA44 Course Handbooks and Course Specifications.