Programs Sub-Committee
Programs Sub-Committee (PSC) considers and endorses amendments to program requirements resulting from changes to current programs and program requirements for proposed new programs. It is the role of PSC to ensure that program requirements are drafted to clearly express the intent of the program concerned, and that they comply with the relevant University policies.
PSC reports to the Committee for Academic Programs Policy (CAPP).
2023 meeting dates
| Meeting | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| PSC 2023/01 | Thursday, 2 March 2023, 10.00 |
| PSC 2023/02 | Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 10.00 |
| PSC 2023/03 | Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 10.00 |
| PSC 2023/04 | Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 10.00 |
General Information
- Committee Name: Programs Sub-Committee
- Reporting to: Committee for Academic Programs Policy
- Contact: app@uq.edu.au
- Version (Effective Date): 3 January 2023
- Sub-Committees: nil
- Quorum: 4 members, including at least one from each of the following groups:
- Deputy President and President, Academic Board
- Associate deans (academic) (or academic nominee)
- Faculty senior administration managers
- Notes: abbreviated as PSC; the Academic Programs Review Committee was disbanded and reformed as the Programs Sub-Committee in 2007.
Terms of Reference
The role of the Programs Sub-Committee (PSC) is to:
- Consider and advise on the creation of, and changes to, program requirements where they affect the structural components/composition of the program. Program requirements include the courses to be taken to complete the program and any other specific conditions of the program including enrolment and progression requirements. Program requirements also include all requirements set out in the former ‘program rules’
- Ensure program requirements:
- clearly express the intent of the program concerned;
- are well drafted; and
- comply with relevant University policies and procedures.
Composition
- Ex-Officio:
- Deputy President of the Academic Board (Chair)
- President of the Academic Board
- Associate Director, Student Conduct and Integrity, Policy and Programs (or nominee)
- Nominated:
- three associate deans (academic) (or academic nominee) nominated by the President of the Academic Board
- three faculty senior administration managers nominated by the Academic Registrar
The six nominated positions must include a representative from each faculty.
Administrative Arrangements
The Academic Services Division provides secretarial services.
Membership category | Role | Name | Unit/affiliation |
| Ex-officio | Deputy President of the Board (Chairperson) | Professor Lydia Kavanagh | |
| Ex-officio | President of the Board | Professor Craig Franklin | |
| Ex-officio | Associate Director, Student Conduct and Integrity, Policy and Programs (or nominee) | Ms Rowena Bower | Academic Services Division |
| Nominated | Associate dean (academic) (or academic nominee) nominated by the President of the Academic Board | Associate Professor Greg Birkett | Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) - Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology |
| Nominated | Associate dean (academic) (or academic nominee) nominated by the President of the Academic Board | Associate Professor Sally Butler | Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Nominated | Associate dean (academic) (or academic nominee) nominated by the President of the Academic Board | Professor Nick Shaw | Associate Dean (Academic) - Faculty of Medicine |
| Nominated | Faculty senior administration manager nominated by the Academic Registrar | Ms Deanne Strachan | Senior Manager, Academic Services - Faculty of Business, Economics and Law |
| Nominated | Faculty senior administration manager nominated by the Academic Registrar | Ms Julie Waldron | Manager, Student and Academic Administration - Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences |
| Nominated | Faculty senior administration manager nominated by the Academic Registrar | Ms Julie Baglot | Manager, Student and Academic Administration - Faculty of Science |
| Secretariat | Secretary | Ms Michelle Coorey | Senior Administrative Officer, Academic Policy and Programs - Academic Services Division |
* As at 4 July 2023
Agendas and minutes are available to PSC members and UQ staff via the Secreteriat.
Contacts:
- Secretary: Caleb Wong