What's New

Academic Board 7 December 2011

Course Proposals
The Academic Board approved proposals to introduce or amend the following courses:

• Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning: the amendment of the Master of Architecture;
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: the amendment of the Flexible Entry criteria for the Bachelor of Economics; and
• University of Sydney Business School: the amendment of the Graduate Diploma in Commerce and Graduate Certificate in Commerce and the introduction of the Master of Business Administration and Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.

Plain English Resolutions
The Academic Board approved the introduction of plain English resolutions for the Master of Philosophy in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning.

Policies
The Academic Board:

• approved amendments to the Admission to Undergraduate Courses policy;
• approved some of the proposed amendments to the Academic Promotions Policy; and
• recommended that Senate approve amendments to the University of Sydney (Academic Governance) Rule 2003 (as amended).

Other Matters
The Academic Board also:

• noted a presentation on the proposed Sydney PhD;
• approved the revised terms of reference for the standing committees of the Academic Board;
• approved the current membership of the Academic Standards and Policy Committee, Admissions Sub-Committee, Graduate Studies Committee and Undergraduate Studies Committee being maintained for the first cycle of committee meetings in 2012;
• note the approval by circulation of academic staff and student members nominated by their deans to fill casual vacancies on the Academic Board and approved a group of further nominations;
• approved the Chair’s recommendation to appoint or co-opt additional members;
• noted the report on the election of the Chair of the Academic Board;
• appointed Professor Alan Fekete as Chair of the Academic Standards and Policy Committee, Associate Professor Peter McCallum as Chair of the Admissions Committee, Associate Professor Tony Masters as Deputy Chair of the Academic Board and Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee and Associate Professor Jane Hanrahan as Chair of the Undergraduate Studies Committee, for a term expiring on 31 December 2013;
• noted the report on the 2011 Academic Board elections;
• noted the report on the AQF review of graduate certificates and graduate diplomas;
• noted the report on the review of parallel teaching;
• authorised the Chair to act on its behalf in respect of any urgent matters that may arise between the Board meeting on 7 December 2011 and the first Academic Board meeting in 2012 and appointed the Deputy Chair to be acting Chair for any periods of leave taken by the Chair during this time;
• approved amendments to the Flexible Entry Scheme;
• noted the report of the Vice-Chancellor on the 2012 budget;
• endorsed the Group of Eight Joint PhD documents; and
• noted the report on the Endeavour Awards and Australian Development Scholarships.