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Academic Senate - Faculty Courses Committees - Membership and Terms of Reference

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Section 1 - Membership

(1) Membership of the Faculty Courses Committee shall be as determined by the Executive Dean (refer to associated document: Faculty Courses Committees Membership), with the exception that the Curriculum, Learning and Teaching Committee will appoint one person, from a different Faculty, who shall have a right of audience and debate on the committee, and that the requirements of clause 3 below in relation to Smart Learning are met. Where members are to be elected, these elections shall follow the timelines and procedures for elections to committees of the Academic Senate.

(2) Secretary to the Committee shall be the Governance Officer, Office of Academic Governance.

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Section 2 - Terms of Reference

(3) The Faculty Courses Committee shall have delegated authority from the Academic Senate with respect to all courses except Master Research Programs and Research Doctoral Programs, to:

  1. approve or otherwise proposals for new or revised courses, specialisations, majors and minors (and the subjects that comprise them) for addition in appropriate cases to the University Register of Awards and Courses. This includes courses and subjects developed in the Smart Learning process.
  2. ensure that documentation for new or revised courses, specialisations, majors and minors (and the subjects that comprise them) include all certifications or attestations required to demonstrate conformity with Academic Senate and Faculty policies and procedures designed to ensure the quality of such courses, specialisations, majors and minors including their relevance to the professions and industries they serve;
  3. ensure that details of courses and subjects approved in documentation before it are consistent with the official, advertised content of these courses and subjects published in the University Handbooks, CASIMS and other official publications and systems;
  4. provide advice to members of the Faculty on course planning matters; and
  5. provide advice to staff of the University involved in the administration of courses approved by the Faculty, including clarification where required of approved course documentation.