Office of Academic Governance
University Course Planning Committee (UCPC)
Please use these guidelines to prepare scoping documentation for UCPC.
Some examples of scoping documents are below:
The University Course Planning Committee is a committee of the Vice-Chancellor. It has responsibility for overseeing and approving the University's course and subject offerings.
The UCPC gives management approval to course and subject offerings. Approval of the academic characteristics of these approved offerings is then the responsibility of the Academic Senate. The UCPC also approves changes to existing course offerings such a changes to location or mode of offering, and the use of partners in course delivery.
Enquiries can be sent to the Secretary of the UCPC, Dr Nick Drengenberg at ndrengenberg@csu.edu.au
Membership
- Vice-Chancellor (Presiding Officer)
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Graduate Training)
- Presiding Officer, Academic Senate
- Deans
- Executive Director, Library Services
- Executive Director, Information Technology
- Executive Director, Facilities Management
- Executive Director, Student Administration
- Executive Director, Student Services
- Executive Director, Human Resources
- Director, CELT
- Director, Planning and Audit
- Director, Marketing
Suspended Intakes & Phase Outs
Courses may have suspended intakes, for a variety of reasons, via the authority of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and UCPC. Courses may also be phased out, or removed from the overall course profile CSU course profile. The UCPC must approve all phase outs.
For a listing of current course suspensions and phase outs please contact the Office of Academic Governance: oag@csu.edu.au
Course Profile Reviews
The UCPC periodically reviews the entire course profile of the University, using a variety of indicators of performance and alignment with strategic objectives.
Monitoring and Reporting
UCPC monitors the University's performance on a range of different course indicators. For example it analyses attrition, retention and progress of all students, including international students, and CSU's performance in a range of surveys such as AUSSE, CEQ, SEQ and GDS. It also receives reports from Faculties on third party arrangements.