Professional and Statutory Bodies (PSRB) and External Examiners

Law Society

Presently accreditation from PSRBs only directly impact on the appointment of external examiners in the area of law. This impact is manifested by the law PSRB requiring that level 7 and 8 provision is assigned an external examiner. The University academic regulations only require external examiners to be appointed to examine level 9, 10 and 11 provision.

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Creative Industries

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) require the appointment of a second external examiner for the programmes they accredit. This external examiner must be in the building profession/industry.

Faculty of Health, Life and Social Science

The Nursing, Midwifery and Veterninary Nursing PSRBs require evidence as part of their annual reviews that external examiners have engaged with the provision and that the external examiner contracts and renumeration are commensurate with their role.