Menu ACADEMIC BOARD Academic Board is responsible for the academic leadership of research, scholarship, teaching and courses at the University. Terms of reference The Academic Board will be responsible for: The academic strategy of the University in accordance with the character and mission determined by the Board of Governors Authorising the award of degrees (including honorary degrees), diplomas, certificates and other academic awards made in the University’s name The regulations and frameworks that govern the University’s academic awards The policies and procedures relating to the student lifecycle from admission to graduation, including the Quality Management Framework The approval and review of the University’s academic awards The standards of awards made in the University’s name and the quality and enhancement of the student experience Ensuring compliance with any statutory or regulatory responsibilities that relate to the scholarly activities of the University, providing advice to the Board of Governors accordingly Advising on any other matters referred by the Vice-Chancellor or the Board of Governors. Context The Academic Board works within the context established by: The Education Acts in force The Articles of Government and the associated Rules and Bylaws The power, conferred on the University by the Privy Council, to award degrees and other qualifications up to the level of taught masters under its own name The Academic Regulations agreed by the Academic Board The requirements of relevant external bodies (eg. HEFCE, QAA or TTA) Some of the practices described here are determined by bodies external to the Academic Board, for example the Vice-Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor's representatives acting through the structure of line management, and in some cases funding or other bodies to whom the University is accountable. The definition of academic quality adopted by the University is "fitness for [the] purpose" expressed in its Mission. The quality assurance processes to achieve this end operate within the principles below. Academic Board membership 2020/21 members Academic Board subcommittees Academic Board fulfils many of its responsibilities through an infrastructure of executive sub-committees, listed below. The Vice-Chancellor is an ex-officio member of all sub-committees of the Academic Board. Curriculum committee Education committee Research and ethics committee School quality management committee Honorary degrees and titles committee Assesment boards: subject boards and final award boards You might also be interested in POLICIES BOARD OF GOVERNORS GOVERNANCE ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE AND POLICY Edit section | Website feedback to web@bathspa.ac.uk