QAA launches second suite of revised Subject Benchmark Statements
| Date: | March 8 - 2023 |
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QAA has published 10 new and revised Subject Benchmark Statements, the second suite of Statements from our current review cycle. Each of the Statements has been developed by an expert subject advisory group, supported by extensive consultation with disciplinary communities in 2022 and 2023.
Subject Benchmark Statements, which have been drafted and published by QAA for over two decades, describe the nature of study and the academic standards expected of graduates in specific subject areas. They show what graduates might reasonably be expected to know, do and understand at the end of their studies.
This suite of Subject Benchmark Statements is the second to incorporate consideration of how practice within disciplines addresses wider social goals, comprising:
- equality, diversity, and inclusion
- accessibility and the needs of disabled students
- education for sustainable development
- employability, entrepreneurship and enterprise education.
This process has been supported by engagement with a number of higher education consultants and stakeholder groups, including the Disabled Students’ Commission.
Dr Ailsa Crum, QAA’s Director of Membership, Quality Enhancement and Standards said: ‘We are pleased to publish the second suite of revised Subject Benchmark Statements from our current review cycle. These Statements offer significant value for their respective subject communities and for the wider higher education sector in informing course design and review. I’d like to express my thanks to our Subject Advisory Group Chairs, Deputy Chairs and their members for the considerable contributions they made to this work.’
The new and revised Subject Benchmark Statements published are:
- Biomedical Science and Biomedical Sciences
- Biosciences
- Business and Management (including Master's)
- Economics
- Engineering
- Languages, Cultures and Societies
- Law
- Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research
- Politics and International Relations
These Statements were launched at QAA’s half-day ENQUIRE event on Wednesday 8 March and are available on the QAA website in the Subject Benchmark Statements section.