Academic Programmes Committee

Terms of reference

  • To review and make recommendations to Senate on all proposals for new academic programmes, new academic qualifications and major changes to existing programmes and qualifications
  • To monitor the manner in which faculties exercise their delegated authority over minor changes to academic programmes and courses and the introduction of new courses
  • To oversee and monitor the review and evaluation of new academic programmes and qualifications

Membership

  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Education or nominee – Chair
  • Three professorial members elected by the professoriate
  • Three sub-professorial members elected by the sub-professorial staff
  • A representative with responsibility for academic programmes of each faculty
  • Dean of Graduate Studies (or nominee)
  • Director, Academic Services
  • One student representative

Academic Programmes Committee reports to Senate.

Committee members and term of office

Pro Vice-Chancellor Education or nominee Holds office until
Professor B Kool (Chair) Ex-officio
Three professorial members elected by the professoriate
Holds office until
Professor P Cao
31.01.2027
TBA  
TBA
 
Three sub-professorial members elected by the sub-professorial staff
Holds office until
Associate Professor V Sarojini
Science
31 January 2025
Associate Professor S Sturm
Education and Social Work
31 January 2027
Associate Professor M Biglari-Abhari
Engineering
31 January 2027
A representative with responsibility for academic programmes of each faculty    
Holds office until
Associate Professor J Brown
Arts
Ex-officio
Ms S Laurenson (Deputy Chair)
Business and Economics
Ex-officio
Associate Professor J Brown
Creative Arts and Industries
Ex-officio
Dr B Staniforth
Education and Social Work
Ex-officio
Associate Professor A Mason
Engineering
Ex-officio
Associate Professor C Noonan
Law
Ex-officio
Dr L Wilkinson-Meyers
Medical and Health Sciences
Ex-officio
Associate Professor P Denny
Science
Ex-officio
Dean of Graduate Studies (or nominee)
Holds office until
Professor C Daley
Ex-officio
Director, Academic Services
Holds office until
Ms J Browne
Ex-officio
One student representative
Holds office until
Ms L Zubair, AUSA
30.11.2024
Co-opted member
Holds office until
Dr D Hayward
Academic Quality Office
Ex-officio
In attendance
 
Ms M Le Heron-Denney
Manager, Academic Programmes Office
 

Schedule of meetings

For information about deadlines, go to Regulation Amendment Process (staff intranet).

Date
Time
10 January 2024 9am
8 February 2024 9am
6 March 2024 9am
10 April 2024 9am
8 May 2024 9am
5 June 2024 9am
3 July 2024 9am
7 August 2024 9am
18 September 2024 9am
23 October 2024 9am
4 December 2024 12pm

Committee secretary

N Bargallo Riazantseva
Email: nadine.bargallo.riazantseva@auckland.ac.nz