University of Lincoln Programme Specification - Master of Arts (MA) Science and Environmental Journalism

Programme Specification Title:

Science and Environmental Journalism Final Award: Master of Arts (MA) With Exit Awards at: Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Master of Arts (MA)

To be delivered from: Level

Date

Masters or Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert)

2014-15

Masters or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip)

2014-15

Masters or Master of Arts (MA)

2014-15

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Table Of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3 2. Basic Programme Data ............................................................................................................. 4 3. Programme Description ........................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................................ 5 3.3 Variations to Standard Regulations and Guidance ...................................................................... 8 4. Programme Outcomes ............................................................................................................. 9 4.1 Knowledge and Understanding ................................................................................................. 9 4.2 Subject Specific Intellectual Skills .............................................................................................. 9 4.3 Subject Specific Practical Skills ................................................................................................. 9 4.4 Transferable Skills and Attributes ............................................................................................. 10 5. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies ................................................................... 11 5.1. Learning and Teaching Strategy ............................................................................................... 11 5.2. Assessment Strategy .............................................................................................................. 12 6. Programme Structure ............................................................................................................... 13 Appendix I - Curriculum Map ....................................................................................................... 14 Appendix II - Assessment Map .................................................................................................... 16 Appendix III - Benchmark Analysis ............................................................................................. 19 Appendix IV - Benchmark Statements(s) .................................................................................... 21

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1. Introduction This document describes one of the University of Lincoln's programmes using the protocols required by the UK National Qualifications Framework as defined in the publication QAA guidelines for preparing programme specifications. This programme operates under the policy and regulatory frameworks of the University of Lincoln.

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2. Basic Programme Data Final Award:

Master of Arts (MA)

Programme Title:

Science and Environmental Journalism

Exit Awards and Titles

Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Master of Arts (MA)

Subject(s)

Journalism

Mode(s) of delivery

Full Time Part Time

Is there a Placement or Exchange?

No

UCAS code Awarding Body

University of Lincoln

Campus(es)

Lincoln Campus

School(s)

School of English & Journalism

Programme Leader

Gary Stevens (gstevens)

Relevant Subject Benchmark Statements Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body Accreditation Programme Start Date

2014-15

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3. Programme Description 3.1 Overview

3.2 Aims and Objectives The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism aims to equip students with the full range of skills – practical and intellectual – necessary to work in this growing area of employment. Teaching places a high priority on accurate and clear communication. The course provides students with cross-platform hands-on experience in print media, online, radio and TV, with the opportunity to specialise. The course has been designed in recognition of the fact that the broad context within which journalism operates is one of continual change: in the technology for journalistic production and distribution; in the structures, ownership and control of media organisations; in the audiences for journalistic content; and in the professional identity of journalists. We aim to equip students to succeed in the digital age of convergence where journalists must be multi-skilled; but we also value essential values that are common to all branches of the industry. In Semester B students have the opportunity of specialising in a technical platform (print or broadcast) and in subject areas. All students learn online journalism and about the work of correspondents and specialist journalism, with the opportunity to develop their own fields of interest and content themes. The work outlined above is done in conjunction with students on the two other journalism masters programmes - MA in Journalism and MA in Sports Journalism - offering the opportunity for creative team work and intellectual cross fertilisation. Work experience (‘internships’) are an integral, taught feature of the course; students are provided with individual careers guidance before and after the placements of their choice. The University of Lincoln is unique in the UK in its ability to provide students who so desire, placements on our own community radio station, Siren FM. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to apply for jobs as journalists and specialist science or environment correspondents across a range of print based, online and broadcast media. Alternative employment opportunities lie in the related areas of science and technical writing, public relations, business-to-business and corporate communications. In addition, students will have developed analytical and research skills appropriate to work in the fields of science policy or academic research. For those students who choose to take up reporting work of a more ‘generalist’ nature, they will be able to offer a subject specialty and knowledge that is increasingly in demand within a range of work areas. Although there are no QAA benchmarks for masters in journalism, we are conscious of the professional benchmarks of accrediting bodies. National standards in UK print journalism are benchmarked by two bodies – the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and the Periodical Training Council (PTC). Standards in broadcast journalism are benchmarked by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC). We favour the last two organisations, as our converged approach is better suited to their requirements, as outlined below. The PTC: The PTC requires that courses include a work placement and should cover: • the production of magazines • publishing of magazines from an editorial and commercial perspective • background to the industry • basic web design Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 5/22

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• wide ranging writing skills in news and features • ability to cover live assignments. The publishing of magazines and the background to the industry is covered in the module Specialist Reporting and Production. Magazine production and Web Design are also covered in this module. Writing skills and the ability to cover live assignments is handled by a variety of modules including Core Writing and Core Broadcast in Semester A. 2-3 week placements are organised between Semester A and B and during the Easter vacation. The PTC will also scrutinise the ratio of staff to students and expect to see some evidence of individual tuition for students. It will expect to see evidence of employment outcomes for graduates. BJTC: The BJTC accredits courses using guidelines on: • Facilities and Equipment • Staffing • Key Skills and Voices • Work Placements • Assessment • Professional Skills In addition, the BJTC details what it describes as “Fundamentals of Journalism” which it regards as essential to all types of course. These are: • How to communicate clearly, succinctly and accurately in the spoken word. • Understanding of the role of the reporter and his/her responsibilities, professional conduct and the place of personal values. • Understanding of how a newsroom works, its hierarchy, duties, administration and organization, including the impact of different manning and budgetary levels and technical resources. • Understanding of the importance of team-working, and an ability to work within a team. • A thorough grounding in and critical understanding of what news is, news values and the editorial requirements of different organizations, target audiences, and audience research, outlets, programme schedules, formats and deadlines. • Understanding the structure and function of public administration in the UK, Europe and internationally. • Understanding, and keeping up to date with, legal, ethical and regulatory restrictions on how a reporter works. • How to originate, develop and initiate ideas, in content and treatment, for news stories, into different newsroom systems, including the importance of the newsroom diary and forward planning. • How to identify, assess and utilise news sources, including documentary sources and contacts and monitoring daily news and current affairs. • How to research stories, the use of the internet, the vital importance of accuracy and checking information, techniques of newsgathering and investigative journalism. • Understanding different kinds of stories, how to cover them and how to identify and use supporting material, realistic assessment of stories and "pitching" them to colleagues. • Writing and subbing copy for different broadcast news organizations, different media, different outcomes and different formats, accurately, fairly, succinctly and informatively. • Developing interviewing skills, face-to-face, on the telephone, in studio and on location, live and recorded, 2-ways, including being interviewed. • A thorough understanding of how Health and Safety legislation affects the way a reporter works and risk assessment including responsibilities towards the production team and the public. Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 6/22

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All these fundamentals are addressed in the core modules of semester A. It is the intention of the course team to seek BJTC accreditation for the Broadcast elements of the course once the first cohort of students has completed their studies. Internal contexts: The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism will join an existing post-graduate taught programme offered in the Faculty of Media, Humanities and Technology, balancing the work of the Faculty and facilitating the delivery of its mission to offer nationally and internationally recognised innovative teaching, research and professional programmes. It also addresses the need of the Faculty to provide high quality post-graduate opportunities to its burgeoning undergraduate population and a number of Lincoln graduates who have progressed onto the masters course. It is planned that the MA in Science & Environmental Journalism will form part of a portfolio of masters courses within LSJ the two others being a MA in Sports Journalism and an established MA in Journalism. This will facilitate shared classes for core (generic) elements and considerable synergy between students with a range of interests and backgrounds. The Faculty and, within it, the School of Journalism, have particular strengths and interests, both scholarly and academic, in the study of journalism. In particular: • the history and practice of popular journalism (Prof. John Tulloch, Nick Nuttall), and its comparative historical study with French mass circulation newspapers (Dr. Jane Chapman); other aspects of journalism history (Dr. Jane Chapman, Prof. John Tulloch, Nick Nuttall) • journalism regulation, conduct and ethics (Prof. Richard Keeble, Richard Orange, Prof. John Tulloch) • impact of technology on journalism (Prof. Brian Winston) • television documentary (Prof. Brian Winston, Dr. Jane Chapman) Professor Keeble is editor of Ethical Space, the journal of the Institute of Communication Ethics, and Dr. Jane Chapman is on the editorial board of The International Journal of Communication, an Indian journal. She has also worked on television science programmes, including How! – ITV’s longest running children’s series and has produced science and environmental documentaries for Exxon and for the food and drink industry. Programme leader Gary Stevens has worked on technology and science programming for the BBC World Service (radio). Professor Keeble and Dr. Chapman have also both published in the past, and continue to write, a range of journalism textbooks in areas covered by MAJ teaching – print and broadcast practice, ethics, documentary practice, comparative media history, inter alia. The LSJ has developed links with professional journalism in India via the successful completion of the Chevening programme in 2007, funded by the Foreign Office. Dr. Chapman has secured funding for 08-09 from the British Academy for a journalism history research project. The LSJ has 4 members of staff who were returned in RAE 08: Prof. Keeble, Prof. Tulloch, Dr. Chapman and Dr. Ola Ogunyemi. The course team has joint membership of the Association of Journalism Education (AJE), represented by Jane Chapman and previously by Ola Ogunyemi, and has hosted conferences for the AJE and for the Radio Studies Network. A majority of members of the course team are practitioners who maintain industry links. Barry Turner writes for New Scientist , Richard Orange runs a local media consultancy, Bernie Russell works as a freelance editor and web designer for the NUJ, Deborah Wilson and John Cafferkey are both freelance broadcast journalists with BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Gary Stevens is on the casual staff of the BBC, and maintains links with BBC World Service. The course also uses the services of about ten fractional lecturers working for a range of media organisations in Lincolnshire and at national level. For the last 5 years, the Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 7/22

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department/School has run a successful programme of industry speakers, providing weekly input during term time from working journalists, editors and broadcasters at national and local level. Famous visitors have included: Phillip Knightley (former Sunday Times Insight journalist, and writer on security services); Bob Satchwell (Society of Newspaper Editors); Libby Purves (broadcaster and novelist); Tessa Mayes (Panorama journalist, investigative reporter and expert on privacy issues); Roy Greenslade (former Fleet Street Editor and Professor of Journalism, City University); John Pilger, investigative journalist; visiting professors Dorothy Byrne (head of current affairs, Channel 4) and John Bird (founder, the Big Issue). This programme will include science and environmental journalism in the future. The course team is in the process of setting up an advisory group from the world of science journalism to provide guidance on industry needs and developments. External Contexts: The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism is positioned within an educational area of significant continued growth. The numbers of students studying full-time on media and related bachelor-level courses indicate a still increasing pool of potential applicants for higher-level study; concomitant growth in numbers (full-time) on taught masters degrees confirms this assumption. In addition, the phenomenal increase in the amount of media coverage of environmental and science coverage indicates the need for working journalists with specialist knowledge of these areas. Too often journalists with no subject knowledge or background are allocated to highly technical stories, and flounder. The result is poor reporting and an often unintentional lack of accuracy and sensationalism. Existing recruitment for the MA in Journalism has proved that there is a demand from students who live in the region, and want to stay at home for their masters year, usually because of financial considerations. This could well prove to be the case for the MA in Science & Environmental Journalism as well.

3.3 Variations to Standard Regulations and Guidance None

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4. Programme Outcomes Programme-level learning outcomes are identified below. Refer to Appendix I – Curriculum Map for details of how outcomes are deployed across the programme.

4.1 Knowledge and Understanding On successful completion of this programme a student will have knowledge and understanding of: 1

The discipline of journalism and the range of journalistic genre, in particular science and environmental journalism, with a view to developing professional practice and/or further research in the field.

2

Modes of reporting in print, online and broadcast journalism, in particular science and environmental journalism, and relevant techniques for processing and disseminating journalistic products in their chosen medium to target audiences.

3

Processes of editorial decision-making within journalistic organisations.

4

The practicalities of journalism production in their chosen medium, particularly in relation to their chosen speciality of science and environmental journalism.

5

The ethical context in which science and environmental journalism and other forms of journalism are practised, and current debates about right conduct and professional identity.

6

Media law and regulation as it applies to science and environmental journalism and other forms of journalism in the UK and some other jurisdictions.

7

The structures of the science and environmental journalism profession in the UK and in an international context.

8

The role of the journalist, in particular the science and environmental journalist, in relation to corporate, social and political institutions.

9

Originating, planning and developing an independent research project in a particular subject area.

10

Journalistic research methodologies, through the preparation of an extended piece of investigative journalism or a series of extended features or a radio documentary.

11

Academic research methodologies, through the preparation of a research dissertation.

4.2 Subject Specific Intellectual Skills On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to: 12

Explain central, parliamentary, European and local government proceedings to a certain readership and also the workings of non-governmental and governmental institutions of relevance to science and the environment.

13

Develop competence in their chosen specialist area of science and environmental journalism.

4.3 Subject Specific Practical Skills

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On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to: 14

Integrate the research, reporting, writing and presentation skills involved in a range of mediums, to produce news to a high professional standard, in particular relating to science and the environment.

15

Implement their understanding of relevant press law to avoid legal pitfalls and produce safe copy and broadcast material.

16

Research and produce science and environmental features OR factual programmes to a high professional standard.

17

Research and independently prepare extended features OR a radio documentary to a high professional standard, backed by a reflective and self-critical essay.

18

Plan and undertake independent academic research, utilising a variety of methodologies, thus demonstrating appropriate research skills for the completion of an in-depth and original dissertation.

4.4 Transferable Skills and Attributes On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to: 19

Identify personal strengths and weaknesses and appreciate the importance of continued reflection on experience, development and education.

20

Demonstrate a critical stance towards opinion and evidence.

21

Demonstrate professional writing and design skills.

22

Work, learn and pursue objectives in a way which is both self-motivated and responsive to appropriate supervision.

23

Function effectively in a team, taking on responsibilities, including leadership roles, and anticipating problems and difficulties.

24

Plan, research and undertake ambitious, independent research projects.

For details of each module contributing to the programme, please consult the module specification document.

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5. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies 5.1. Learning and Teaching Strategy The teaching and learning strategy adopted within the MA in Science & Environmental Journalism programme derives from the University’s plan as it applies to the education of media professionals, while at the same time ensuring the development of a variety of transferable skills. A wide range of approaches to teaching and learning are used which reflect the protean nature of the subject of journalism, spanning a diversity of genres, media and audiences. Journalism modules employ flexible and varied means of teaching, learning and assessment. Teaching and learning is undertaken through lectures, workshops, group and personal tutorials, seminars, presentations, study visits and group production assignments within a newsroom setting. Students develop their skills to work as individuals and in groups, to produce solo and group presentations, reports, essays, projects, literature reviews, long form features and/or a dissertation. As well as the traditional skills of research, essay writing, speaking and debating, they will acquire a range of writing and production skills associated with work in a range of mediums, to provide a foundation for confident and independent reporting as well as participation within a production team. Lectures with follow-up seminars are the norm in theoretical modules. The lecture is seen as an efficient way of communicating key principles, structures and debates in the subject. The seminar is the core teaching and learning activity, as it is seen as the most effective way of encouraging active debate rather than the passive acquisition of information. Seminar groups are limited to a maximum of 18 students, to ensure that all members get an opportunity to participate. Individual tutorials are employed to give feedback on assignments and to support planning for independent study, for example in the specialist journalism module and the final journalism project/dissertation. In addition to lectures, seminars and tutorials, students participate in workshops in well-equipped newsrooms with appropriate print and broadcasting technologies. Workshop groups are limited to 18-20, to provide an adequate level of tutor attention to individual students: • Copy clinics. Journalism tutors provide detailed one-to-one and small group feedback on student news and feature work through the medium of copy clinics, sometimes organised informally during regular classes. (See for example, the modules Core writing and Specialist Reporting and Production.) • News days. These are days devoted to newsgathering and news production. Students are required to work in structured editorial groups, and undertake a range of different roles, and produce various outputs: print and online productions; radio and television news programmes. It is envisaged that students on the Dip/MA in Science & Environmental Journalism will undertake up to 15 news days across the year on their chosen pathway • Staff/ Student publications. To complement the journalistic activities in taught modules, students will be encouraged to seek publication of their work through a range of public communications/ systems such as The Linc and Siren FM. Students also participate in a number of blogs on journalism issues, sometimes emanating from issues raised by guest speakers to LSJ. • Visits by small, self selected groups of students to media organisations, companies and public institutions are encouraged throughout the course. In the past MAJ students have visited the House of Commons where they have been briefed by an MP, attended and reported on debates; visited The Guardian newspaper where an editor has talked to them; and attended special reporting emergency simulations held by regional and local authorities. The MA in Science & Environmental Journalism is also providing support for APEL (see 5.2 below) and part time students, in order to widen access and provide alternative learning routes. Research Skills: Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 11/22

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The Masters programme culminates in a major piece of independent research – either a dissertation or a final project in Print/ Online or Broadcast Media. The foundation for this project will be laid in Semester A of the programme. A series of seminars will be devoted to research methods, and students will be required to make presentations and write a proposal outlining their choice of topic. After the production of proposals, supervisors are assigned. In semester B, students develop research work plans in collaboration with their supervisor. In semester C (May – August) students complete their project supported by one-to-one tutorials with their supervisors.

5.2. Assessment Strategy Assessment on the MA in Science & Environmental Journalism utilises a variety of methods to achieve the specified learning outcomes. The bulk of assessment is continuous and consists of a range of essays, portfolios of journalism work, reports, presentations and case studies. There are a limited number of tests and examinations, in media law and public administration, designed to assess, within strict time limitations, a professionally necessary ability to accurately recall and analyse, under pressure, key elements of the curriculum – for example, the application of the law on defamation. Students are required to complete a number of workbooks and logs which reflect critically on their practical work. We regard this as a crucial part of the formation of the reflective practitioner appropriate at postgraduate level. Students are also required to complete a range of oral assessments, both individually and in groups. Feedback: Formative oral feedback is a feature of all practical journalism modules and occurs throughout newsroom operations and newsdays. Students are given summative feedback at the beginning and end of semester B.

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6. Programme Structure The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) is 60. The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) is 120. The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Master of Arts (MA) is 180. Masters Title Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15

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Credit Rating 15 15 15 15 30 15 15 60

Core / Optional Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core

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Appendix I - Curriculum Map This table indicates which modules assume responsibility for delivering and ordering particular programme learning outcomes. Key:

Delivered and Assessed

Delivered

Assessed

Masters PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO5

PO6

PO7

PO8

PO9

PO10 PO11 PO12

Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15 PO13 PO14 PO15 PO16 PO17 PO18 PO19 PO20 PO21 PO22 PO23 PO24 Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 14/22

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Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15

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Appendix II - Assessment Map This table indicates the spread of assessment activity across the programme. Percentages indicate assessment weighting.

Masters 01

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04

05

Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15

Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production

06

07

08 40

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2014-15 25 Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15

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37 Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15

26

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40

100

Core Broadcast (Science) 2014-15 Core Writing (Science) 2014-15 Document Generated on 11 September 2014 Page 17/22

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Ethics in Science and Environmental Journalism 2014-15 Law and Institutions (Science) 2014-15 MA Journalism - Final Project or Dissertation 2014-15 Research and Professional Placement 2014-15 Science Communication 2014-15 Specialist Science Reporting and Production 2014-15

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Appendix III - Benchmark Analysis This table maps programme learning outcomes to relevant QAA subject benchmark statements or PSRB guidelines.

Knowledge and Understanding N/A PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11

Subject Specific Intellectual Skills N/A PO12 PO13

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PO16 PO17 PO18

Transferable Skills and Attributes N/A PO19 PO20 PO21 PO22 PO23 PO24

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Appendix IV: Benchmark Benchmark Statement(s)

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N/A - Benchmark Statements Not Applicable

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