Find out more about major curriculum initiatives taking place across the University, explore the principles that underpin our approach to curriculum development, or find helpful resources to support your activity.
Curriculum principles
Curriculum development at Bath is underpinned by a set of key principles. They guide the ongoing development of our UG and PGT courses, encompassing a wide range of teaching and learning themes that are relevant across our provision, whilst also allowing departments to adopt a particular focus to curriculum innovation.
Read more about our fundamental principles for curriculum design and development below.

Articulate a course-wide approach to learning
We approach the design of course content, delivery, and assessment from a coherent set of course intended learning outcomes.
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Embrace assessment for learning
Assessment for Learning should enable students to succeed in Assessment of Learning and to use assessment as a vital learning tool.
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Support the needs of all learners
We support the design of inclusive curricula in which all students can develop a sense of belonging, purpose, and identity.
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Embed citizenship and sustainability
Our aim is to embed citizenship and sustainability in curricula across the University, encouraging students to develop a lifelong sense of social responsibility, citizenship and sustainable activity which they can draw upon throughout their time in Bath and beyond.
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Find out more about major curriculum initiatives.

Curriculum Transformation
Curriculum Transformation is a major initiative to redesign all UG and PGT courses at Bath, embedding key curriculum principles across all of our provision.
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Writing Intended Learning Outcomes
Find all you need to know about Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) on this page. You'll also find resources to help you write your course and unit level ILOs.
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Patterns Beyond Labels workshop
This workshop will enable participants to develop their inclusive learning and teaching practice in a way that is meaningful, practical, and sustainable.
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Sustainability in your curriculum
This workshop challenges students to reconsider their understanding of sustainability and contribute to curriculum design discussions.
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Understand, Engage, Act
A Teaching Development Fund project aimed at aligning student and staff approaches to assessment feedback literacy to support successful learning outcomes.
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Vertically Integrated Projects
The Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) concept is an innovative student education programme which is currently being explored at Bath.
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Meet the team
We work collaboratively with colleagues campus-wide, research, prepare and disseminate a variety of resources, and offer specialist advice aligned with best practice in pedagogy.
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Email the Curriculum Development Team to discuss this area of practice and for guidance on putting this into practice within your session, unit, year, and course.
Updated on: 14 May 2021