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Academic governance committees

The Department of Academic Quality (DAQ) is responsible for supporting a number of key university committees relating to academic governance, academic planning, learning and teaching, regulations and quality and standards. 

  1. University academic governance committees

    DAQ are responsible for managing and supporting the following key committees. For queries or further details please email daq@dmu.ac.uk

    • Academic Board
    • Education Committee
    • Academic Portfolio Committee
    • Academic Quality Committee
    • Collaborative Provision Sub-Committee
    • External Examiner and External Roles Appointments Panel

    For information about other university committees, please visit 91Ó°ÊÓ Governance.

    Student representatives are involved with university and faculty level committees as committee members.

  2. Faculty academic quality committees

    Each Faculty has a Faculty Academic Committee (FAC) which is responsible to the Academic Board.

    For more information about Faculty Academic Committees, please contact the faculty Associate Dean (Academic)

  3. Programme Management Boards (PMBs)

    Programme Management Boards (PMB) are faculty committees which report to the Faculty Academic Committee (FAC) on the development, planning, design and implementation of the academic subject; learning, teaching and assessment strategies; and quality assurance/assessment processes. The PMB oversees the relationships with students, external examiners, relevant partner institutions, and Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) at programme level.

    For more information about Programme Management Boards, please email daq@dmu.ac.uk