Programme reviews

The results can provide an assurance of quality for students, staff, faculties, the wider University community and external stakeholders. They also provide feedback to faculties, schools and departments to assist them in identifying and making programme improvements.

Established programmes with large enrolments and/or strategic importance are reviewed by a panel with internal and external membership within a 10-year cycle. These reviews may be comprehensive or thematic in their scope.

Other established programmes are reviewed internally or as part of external accreditation exercises. New degree programmes are assessed by Graduating Year Review.

External Review of Established Academic Programmes Policy

Theme-based Programme Review Procedures

Comprehensive Programme Review Procedures (to be reviewed before the next cycle commences in 2026)

Annex 1 - Programme Review Categorisation

For those programmes which have already completed at least one comprehensive review, the review plan for the five-year period 2021-2025 is focused on theme-based reviews.

Theme-based reviews are tightly focused on particular programme features or activities which are evaluated across a group of related programmes.

Programme review reports are considered by Education Committee, Senate and Council. An implementation plan is prepared by the Faculty.

A status report on progress of implementation of recommendations is submitted to Education Committee one year after consideration of the initial review report.

Rebecca White
Academic Reviews Manager
Email: reviews@auckland.ac.nz