The past decade or two have seen a renewed emphasis on curriculum design and the advent of a new set of approaches to help ensure the development of a programme structure which supports student progression. In this workshop, members of the Curriculum Development special interest group (SIG) worked with colleagues from a wide range of institutions to consider how to approach the design of a holistic and integrated curricula. We introduced common curriculum models and gave an example of a curriculum design methodology to help attendees consider how they might apply a holistic curriculum design process in their own institutional context.