(1) This procedure specifies the approval of and naming conventions for courses of study that lead to the conferral of awards and associated testamur and is designed to assure: (2) This procedure applies to all awards accredited by the University within a course of study from 2023. (3) This procedure supports the Course and Subject Policy and the Conferral and Graduation Policy. (4) New award nomenclature and postnominals are approved by Academic Senate when: (5) Course nomenclature will accurately describe critical elements of the course. Additional factors that may influence the selection of a course nomenclature are effectiveness in the marketplace and/or the meeting of any professional requirements. (6) Course nomenclature, including major/specialisation sequences, must not exceed the maximum character limit requirements for the approval of and printing to a testamur. (7) The nomenclature of an award is created from components. Not all components are required for naming an award: (8) The following course level descriptors and prepositions will be used: (9) A discipline area is sufficiently broad to be identified as applying to more than one course at the same level, for example, Arts, Education. This component will appear as the discipline area component in the nomenclature of several courses and may, at the same time, be the award name for a broadly structured course, for example: (10) This component (together with the course level descriptor) may comprise the name of the award where all subjects in the course contribute to the essential set, for example, Master of Marketing, or it may be used in conjunction with a discipline area where the course specific component refers to a significant area of study in the course, for example: (11) An undergraduate major is an optional sequence of study in the essential set of an undergraduate course. (See also Curriculum Architecture Principle 11). (12) An elective set major may be available only if an essential major has been completed. (13) All majors are included in a major schedule list. (14) Majors which are incompatible are added to a major exclusion list. (15) A major will be added to award nomenclature as follows: (16) Where a course has professional accreditation, and the award nomenclature is a requirement for the registration of the course, the nomenclature should follow as per postgraduate specialisation at subclauses (18) a-b., for example: (17) A postgraduate specialisation is an optional sequence of study in a postgraduate course. (See also Curriculum Architecture Principle 12). (18) A postgraduate course may contain additional specialisations. A specialisation will be added to award nomenclature as follows: (19) Honours Class and With Distinction designations are included under the award nomenclature on the testamur, or as approved by the University Secretary in accordance with the Conferral and Graduation Policy. (20) Award nomenclature for some types of courses may require the use of separator characters. The following characters are used as stated: (21) The following element(s) do not form part of the nomenclature of an award and are not included on a testamur (see guidelines for transcript usage): (22) Approved nomenclature and postnominals are recorded in the Award Nomenclature Register. (23) All words and postnominals of approved nomenclature are recorded in the Award Term Register: (24) Award nomenclature and postnominals (including major, minor or specialisation) are referenced on a student transcript as follows. A minor is not included on a testamur. (25) Nil.Award Nomenclature Procedure
Section 1 - Purpose
Scope
Section 2 - Policy
Section 3 - Procedure
Award nomenclature approval
Components of the nomenclature
Course level descriptor
Discipline area
Course-specific content
Undergraduate major(s)
Undergraduate specialisation(s) – professional accreditation
Postgraduate specialisation(s)
Designations included on a testamur
Separators
Exclusions
Approved nomenclature and postnominal terms
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Section 4 - Guidelines
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INTERIM – it is expected that all courses in this category on their next professional accreditation process are aligned with new nomenclature.
Bachelor of Arts with minor in History
Bachelor of Business in Accounting
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