Terms and
conditions
• The change operates for the benefit
of the students on the course;
• The change is required due to
circumstances outside the control
of the University and
• It is necessary to ensure that the
programmes continue to align with the
University’s aims, strategy and mission.
If you intend to apply for a place at QMU, you
must read the following Terms and Conditions
and ensure that you understand them. These
Terms and Conditions form the basis of the
contract you will enter into with QMU should
you be offered and accept a place with us.
1. Every effort has been made to ensure that
the information contained in this prospectus
is accurate at the time of publication
(September 2018). The University will use all
reasonable endeavours to provide
programmes of study listed in the
prospectus and to deliver them in
accordance with the descriptions of
programmes set out. However, as the
University is committed to ensuring that
programmes remain up to date and relevant,
it reserves the right to discontinue, merge or
combine programmes and to make
variations to the content or method of
delivery of programmes, if such action is
reasonably considered to be necessary by
the University. This, combined with the need
to publish the prospectus well in advance,
means that changes to the information
presented in the prospectus may have
occurred. Intending applicants are advised
to visit the University website www.qmu.ac.
uk/study-here/courses-a-z or contact
[email protected] before applying.
The content curriculum of a course may
change for a number of reasons, including
that:
• The change is required to ensure that the
course continues to deliver its key learning
outcomes and the content of
the course is responsive to changes
and developments in the areas covered by
the course;
• For courses leading to professional
qualifications, accreditation or registration,
the changes are required to continue to
satisfy pre-requisites of a particular
professional or regulatory body
responsible for awarding such
qualification, accreditation or registration;
• The change is not a material change
to the content or curriculum;
Remedies for students impacted by any
such change may include, but are not
limited to, provision of alternative course
modules or courses, or the option to
transfer to another course at the University.
It may be desirable or necessary to
withdraw certain programmes from the
University’s portfolio of provision as a result
of a number of factors including changes in
patterns of demand from prospective
students, changes in staffing, a strategic
realignment of the University’s portfolio or a
major organisational change. The University
will use its best endeavours to consult
meaningfully with students who would be
affected by any such change in order to
assess any impact on students and mitigate
any disruption arising from the change and
to identify appropriate alternative
arrangements. Arrangements to support the
academic interests of existing students
impacted by any programme withdrawal will
be put in place. In all cases, the University
will make every effort to advise students at
the earliest possible opportunity of any
changes to the course content or curriculum
that may impact upon them.
2. In the event of external factors, such as
industrial action, the University undertakes
to minimise any disruption that may
subsequently arise, as far as is practicable.
3. An offer of a place at the University is made
on the understanding that, in