Programme reviews
Programme reviews assess and enhance the quality of established degree programmes.
The results can provide an assurance of quality for students, staff, faculties, the wider University community and external stakeholders. They also provide feedback to faculties, schools and departments to assist them in identifying and making programme improvements.
Established programmes with large enrolments and/or strategic importance are reviewed by a panel with internal and external membership within a 10-year cycle. These reviews may be comprehensive or thematic in their scope.
Other established programmes are reviewed internally or as part of external accreditation exercises. New degree programmes are assessed by Graduating Year Review.
Policy and Procedures
External Review of Established Academic Programmes Policy
Theme-based Programme Review Procedures
Comprehensive Programme Review Procedures (to be reviewed before the next cycle commences in 2026)
2021-2025 Review Focus
For those programmes which have already completed at least one comprehensive review, the review plan for the five-year period 2021-2025 is focused on theme-based reviews.
Theme-based reviews are tightly focused on particular programme features or activities which are evaluated across a group of related programmes.
| Year | Review theme | Programmes included |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2021 | Overlapping Year One (OLY1) | BSc(Biomedical Science), BHsc |
| Jun 2022 | Stage I assessment | BA, BSc, BCom |
| Oct 2022 | Foundation studies | TFC, CertHSc |
| May 2023 | Research training and development for postgraduate students in doctoral pathway degrees | BCom(Hons), MCom, BProp(Hons), MProp, BA(Hons), MA, BEdTchg(Hons), MEd, ME, BSc(Hons), MSc |
| Sept 2023 | Blended learning, with a particular emphasis on how we optimise the relationship between on-campus and online learning experiences | One undergraduate programme nominated by each Faculty |
Review reports and implementation
Programme review reports are considered by Education Committee, Senate and Council. An implementation plan is prepared by the Faculty.
A status report on progress of implementation of recommendations is submitted to Education Committee one year after consideration of the initial review report.
Further information
Bridget Fox
Academic Reviews Manager
Email: reviews@auckland.ac.nz