Committee for Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Engineering

The Postgraduate Studies Committee of the Faculty of Engineering is first listed in the 1972 Calendar. Established by Faculty Resolution as per By-Laws Chap. VIII 6. (2) (a) Each Faculty may appoint one or more boards of postgraduate studies which shall be responsible for all matters relating to candidature for postgraduate degrees or diplomas. … (3) Notwithstanding any reference elsewhere in the By-laws to the powers of a Faculty with regard to candidature for postgraduate degrees or diplomas, a board of postgraduate studies appointed by a Faculty in accordance with subsection (2) of this section shall exercise the powers of the Faculty in this regard.The 1976 Calendar lists amended By-Laws. By Faculty Resolution the Board of Post-Graduate Studies was established pursuant to section 13 of Chapter VIII of the By-Laws (1) Each Faculty may appoint one or more boards of postgraduate studies which shall exercise, in respect of each candidate for a postgraduate degree or diploma, the powers and functions of the Faculty:  'the Faculty appoints the following Board of Postgraduate Studies: (a) The Professors, Readers, Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, Senior Tutors, Senior Demonstrators, Senior Tutor Demonstrators and Assistant Lecturers in the Faculty of Engineering Departments, being full-time permanent or full-time temporary members of the teaching staff. (b) The Heads of the Schools of Physics, Chemistry and Undergraduate Studies in Architecture. (c) The Heads of the Departments of Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Town and Country Planning. (d) One-full-time member of the academic staff of each of the Schools and Departments mentioned in the foregoing sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), nominated by the respective Head from time to time. (e) Such Fellows of the Senate as are graduates in Engineering. (f) Not more than three persons distinguished in the field of Engineering appointed by the Senate on the nomination of the Dean with the approval of the Faculty. (g) Such other persons, if any, being full-time members of the senior administrative or senior research staff in the Faculty as may be appointed from time to time by the Senate on the nomination of the Faculty.'From 1985 onward the Board of Postgraduate Studies was called Committee for Postgraduate Studies.On 12 December 2016 Senate adopted the University of Sydney (Governance of Faculties and University Schools) Rule 2016, effective from 1 January 2017. Under 3.8 Responsibilities and functions of the faculty board point the rule noted “(8) The faculty board of each faculty will establish a Postgraduate Research Education Committee. (9) The Postgraduate Research Education Committee will exercise the responsibilities of the faculty board in respect of each student admitted to candidature in a higher degree by research award course.”