- Statutory Bodies & Committees

Academic Programmes Committee

The Academic Programmes Committee is responsible to Senate for development of the University's portfolio of programmes and collaborative provision in accordance with the University's Corporate Plan.

Secretary to the Committee: If you would like further information about the Academic Programmes Committee, please contact Mark Pender (ext 5398, email m.p.pender@bath.ac.uk).

Membership 2011/12
Terms of office expire on 31st July in the year stated.

Professor B Morley Pro-Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) (Chair)
ex-officio
Mr H White Chair of the Programmes and Partnerships Approval Committee
ex-officio
Professor G Hawley Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design
ex-officio
Professor R Eatwell Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
ex-officio
Professor D Bird Dean, Faculty of Science
ex-officio
Professor R Elliott Dean and Head of School of Management
ex-officio
Ms A Price Academic Registrar
ex-officio
Mrs D Aderyn Director of Finance
ex-officio
Dr N Kemp Director of Policy and Planning
ex-officio
Ms G Van Der Velden Director of Learning and Teaching Enhancement
ex-officio
Mr H Nicholson Librarian
ex-officio
Mr A Lee Director of BUCS
ex-officio
Dr F Laughton Member of Senate elected by Senate
2013
Dr S Wharton Member of Senate elected by Senate
2013


The following Officers routinely attend meetings of the Committee:

Mr J Macdonald Head, Student Learning Experience and Quality, (LTEO)  
Dr K Lloyd Clark Head of Recruitment and Admissions  

Terms of Reference
Approved by Senate 9th June 2010, Revised by Senate 8th June 2011.

  1. To identify and promote opportunities for further development of the University's portfolio of programmes and collaborative provision:
    • encouraging innovation, flexible learning provision, interdisciplinarity and cross-Faculty/School/Division collaboration;
    • ensuring an integrated approach to portfolio development so that the capacity of the University and its partners to deliver a consistently high quality student learning experience is maintained. 
  2. To consider and determine, on behalf of Senate, proposals for:

      1. initial approval of a new programme (including a programme which constitutes an expansion of the University's discipline base/extension of the existing discipline base into new levels of study or requires the allocation of additional Home/EU student numbers); 
      2. initial approval for an existing programme to be delivered by an existing or prospective collaborative partner;
      3. withdrawal of programmes and collaborative provision arrangements.

  3. To consider and recommend to Senate proposals for new institutional partners.

  4. To support or reject a proposal to proceed with a new or the renewal of a student exchange arrangement.

Dates of Meetings

2011/12:

2010/11:

Please note that the summaries and minutes of meetings of the Academic Programmes Committee published above exclude information which the University has declared will not be routinely published under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  Further information about the Act (including the reasons why such information is exempt from publication) is available at http://www.bath.ac.uk/foi/faqs-staff-general.htm.  If you have any queries about business conducted by the Committee and cannot find reference to it in the summaries/minutes published here, please contact Mark Pender (ext 5398, email m.p.pender@bath.ac.uk).

Procedural Rules

Membership: The term of office for nominated members of the Committee is three years (renewable).  In the event that a nominated member ceases to be a member of Senate, the Vice-Chancellor will nominate a replacement to serve for the remainder of their term of office (renewable).
Co-option: At the discretion of the Committee in accordance with Senate Standing Order 16.
Alternates: Permitted in accordance with Senate Standing Order 17.
Quorum: One third of the membership of the Committee (Senate Standing Order 16).
Rules for Voting: None
Minutes: Submitted to Senate and the Programmes and Partnerships Approval Committee

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