Office of the Macquarie University Provost
Review of Academic Programs
Background
Undergraduate education represents the core educational mission for a public research university. Ensuring the best possible quality of academic experience for our students is the highest single priority, yet while we have regular programme reviews it appears that there has not been a comprehensive university wide examination of the curriculum.
The curriculum has evolved since 1964 largely by adding and only occasionally by subtracting courses and programs. In all we have 142 undergraduate degrees and their associated units of study. Although Macquarie can still claim to be more flexible than many other universities, a degree of rigidity has crept in.
Project Documentation
- New Curriculum 2010: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Honours Programs at Macquarie: APC Discussions Paper, 4 Nov 2008 (DOC 98k)
- Review of Academic Programs, White Paper, 17 October 2008 (DOC 643k)
- Case for the Retention and Renewal of a Unit of Study - Part A (DOC 48k)
- Case for the Retention and Renewal of a Unit of Study - Part B (DOC 52k)
- Faculty Standards and Quality Committee (FSQC) Terms of Reference and Membership, Sept 2008
- 2010 Academic Program Timetable (DOC 36k)
- Undergraduate Units to be deleted from 2010 - Word | PDF
- Student Workload Worksheet, version 2, 27 Aug 2008 (XLS 28k)
- Review of Academic Programs, High Level Implementation Plan, August 2008 (DOC 80k)
- Implementation of White Paper - FAQs
- Criteria and Processes for the Revalidation, Deletion and Proposal of Academic Programs, Majors and Units (DOC 56k):
- Review of Academic Programs, White Paper, 12 Aug 2008 (DOC 564k)
- People and Planet Definitions as at 11 July 2008 (DOC 28k)
- Participation Definition as at 14 July 2008 (DOC 36k)
- Induction and Capstone Definitions as at 11 July 2008 (DOC 52k)
- Majors at Macquarie: discussion paper, May 2008 (DOC 40k)
- Green Paper Version 4: Review of Academic Programs, as at 13th May 2008 (DOC 332k)
- Review of Academic Programs - presentation to Academic Senate, 6th May 2008 (PPT 264k)
- Green Paper Version 3: Review of Academic Programs, as at 5th May 2008 (DOC 332k)
- Green Paper Version 2: Review of Academic Programs, as at 28th April 2008 (PDF 204k)
If you are having problems accessing this document please contact the Office of the Provost. - Green Paper: Review of Academic Programs, as at 25th March 2008 (PDF 148k)
If you are having problems accessing this document please contact the Office of the Provost. - Review of Academic Programs - Rationale: Why is a Review of Academic Programs necessary?
- Questionnaire for staff, students and alumni
Working Group
- Prof Judyth Sachs (Chair) - DVC Provost
- Dr Julian de Meyrick - Dean of Students
- A/Prof Julie Fitness - Dean, Division Linguistics and Psychology
- Prof John Hooper - Dean, Higher Degree Research
- Prof Michael Johnson - Vice President, Academic Senate
- A/Prof Glenn Jones - Deputy Dean EFS
- Ms Barb McLean - Executive Officer Office of DVC Provost
- A/Prof Nick Mansfield - Head of Dept Critical & Cultural Studies
- Prof Peter Nelson - Head of Dept GSE
- A/Prof Mehmet Orgun - Assoc Prof Depart of Computing
- Dr Ian Solomonides - Learning and Teaching Centre
- A/Prof Cynthia Webster - Dept of Business
- Dr Lisa Wynn - Assoc Lecturer Dept of Anthropology