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Contents Contents Introduction 3 University of Sydney (Doctor of Philosophy 111 (PhD)) Rule 2004 Organisational Chart 7 University of Sydney (Intellectual Property) 115 General information about the University of 9 Rule 2002 Sydney University of Sydney (Library) Rule 2003 121 Principal officers 11 Senate 12 University of Sydney (Senate) Rule 2002 125 Professors 13 University of Sydney (Student Appeals against 127 Deans, Pro-Deans, Faculty Managers 24 Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 Heads of Schools 26 Central Senior Administrative Staff 27 University of Sydney (Student Proctorial Panel) 131 University Library 29 Rule 2003 (as amended) Museums and Collections 29 Academic dress 133 Centres, Research Centres and Institutes 30 Appointment 141 Foundations 32 143 Awards and honours 45 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Honorary awards 47 Governance: University Governance 149 Distinguished International Fellows 50 Governance: Senate committees 153 Awards for Excellence in Teaching 1989±1999 51 Governance: Election of Principal Officers of the 158 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Outstanding 52 Senate and of Committees of the Senate and of Teaching the Fellow referred to in Section 9(1)(c) of the Act Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in 53 Governance: Faculties, Colleges, College Boards, 160 Research Higher Degree Supervision Boards of Studies, Departments, Schools and Vice-Chancellor's Awards for the Support of the 53 Committees Student Experience Honorary awards 167 Statutes, regulations and resolutions 55 Restriction upon re-enrolment 168 57 Charter of the University of Sydney Sports unions, SRC and faculty societies, 169 University of Sydney Act 1989 (as amended) 59 SUPRA, union, Cumberland Student Guild and SASCA University of Sydney By-law 1999 (as amended) 71 Student appeals against academic decisions 171 University of Sydney (Academic Governance) 85 175 Rule 2003 (as amended) Faculties, graduate schools, colleges and boards of studies University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 93 177 1999 (as amended) Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources University of Sydney (Appointment of 101 183 Delegated Officers) Rule 2004 Faculty of Architecture , Design and Planning 187 University of Sydney (Appointment of 103 Faculty of Arts Delegated Officers) Rule 2006 Faculty of Dentistry 207 105 University of Sydney (Authority Within Faculty of Economics and Business 211 Academic Units) Rule 2003 (as amended) Faculty of Education and Social Work 219 University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 107 (as amended) Faculty of Engineering and Information 229 Technologies Faculty of Health Sciences 243 i Contents Faculty of Law 251 Faculty of Medicine 257 Faculty of Nursing and Midwif ery 269 Faculty of Pharmac y 273 Faculty of Science 279 Faculty of Veterinar y Science 299 Sydne y College of the Ar ts 307 Sydne y Conservatorium of Music 311 Boar d of Studies in Indigenous Studies 319 Abbreviations for institutions 321 Index 335 ii Introduction Introduction 3 Introduction 4 Introduction Introduction by-laws governing discipline, curriculum, and other matters, subject to the approval of the Governor. The functions of the Academic Board, the University's principal academic decision-making body subject to the Senate, include maintaining the highest standards in teaching, scholarship and The University of Sydney was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature research and, in that process, safeguarding the academic freedom of of New South Wales on 1 October 1850, and was the first university the University. The Academic Board advises the Senate and the to be established in Australasia.The Act of incorporation was amended Vice-Chancellor on all academic matters relating to and affecting the by subsequent Acts enlarging the scope of the University and the University's teaching and research activities and its educational whole were consolidated in the University and University Colleges programs, including general advice on the academic priorities and Act 1900, (as amended). This was then replaced by the University of policies of the University. The faculties and board of studies are Sydney Act 1989, (as amended). responsible for the supervision of teaching and the conduct of examinations. By a Royal Charter issued 27 February 1858, the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Doctor of Laws, Bachelor The faculties/academic colleges/graduate schools in order of of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine granted by the University of establishment in the University are as follows: Arts, Law, Medicine, Sydney are entitled to rank, precedence and consideration as if the Science, Engineering (renamed Engineering and Information degrees had been granted by any university of the United Kingdom. Technologies in December 2006), Dentistry, Veterinary Science, At the time of its inauguration on 11 October 1852 in the Sydney Agriculture (renamed Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources in College Building ± now the Sydney Grammar School near Hyde Park January 2002), Economics (renamed Economics and Business in ± the University had a staff of three professors and a total enrolment September 1999), Architecture (renamed Architecture, Design and of 24 students.Women were admitted to membership of the University Planning in December 2006), Education (renamed Education and in 1881, the degree of Bachelor of Arts being conferred on the first Social Work from January 2003), Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney two women graduates in 1885. Conservatorium of Music, Nursing (renamed Nursing and Midwifery in 2005), Health Sciences, Pharmacy, the Australian Graduate School By the University of Sydney Act 1989, (as amended), the University of Management (at the University of Sydney and the University of is a body corporate consisting of a Senate constituted of official, New South Wales) (dissolved as a joint venture in 2005), Rural appointed and elected members. The official members comprise the Management (transferred to Charles Sturt University in 2006) and the Chancellor (if the Chancellor is not otherwise a member of the Senate), Graduate School of Government. There is also a Board of Studies in the Vice-Chancellor and the presiding member of the Academic Board. Indigenous Studies that supervises the award of degrees. The appointed members comprise six external persons appointed by the Minister of whom one is to be appointed on the nomination of the In 2006 the former College structure was replaced by a new Senate (and with Senate having the option of nominating up to two arrangement of academic entities, as follows: Members of Parliament as part of the six appointed members), and one external person appointed by the Senate. The elected members · Faculties of Engineering and Architecture, comprising the comprise four persons elected by and from the members of the Faculties of Engineering and Information Technologies; and academic staff of the University, one person elected by and from the Architecture, Design and Planning · Faculties of Health, comprising the Faculties of Medicine; non-academic staff of the University, one person elected by and from Pharmacy; Nursing and Midwifery; and Dentistry the undergraduate students of the University (who is not a member · Faculties of Science, comprising the Faculties of Science; of the academic or non-academic staff of the University), one person Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; and Veterinary Science elected by and from the postgraduate students of the University (who · Faculties of Arts, comprising the Faculty of Arts and the Sydney is not a member of the academic or non-academic staff of the College of the Arts University), and five persons elected by and from the graduates of · Faculty of Economics and Business, including the Graduate the University (who are not members of the academic or non-academic School of Government staff or undergraduate