The faculty’s process for the establishment and discontinuation of first and second-cycle courses and study programmes follows Lund University’s rules and decisions. The University’s Vice-Chancellor has delegated decision-making on the establishment and discontinuation of study programmes to the university-wide Education Board once decisions have been drafted by the faculty board responsible. Before a new programme is established, external experts are to conduct an establishment assessment, in which they determine whether the conditions exist to start the programme.

Often, it is the faculty’s departments that take the initiative in establishing and discontinuing study programmes, courses and main fields of study. Drafting is done primarily by the faculty’s Study Programmes Board, where all departments are represented. In the planning of study programmes and courses, the faculty considers, among other things: student demand, the needs of society and the results of new entrant surveys, student barometers and alumni surveys. Representatives of the labour market also contribute meaningful knowledge when courses and programmes are being designed.

The faculty’s programmes and courses have their foundation in a scientific approach, which means that teaching and research are intertwined in our learning environments. This is reflected in our range of courses and programmes and is described in the programme syllabi’s documents on the attainment of learning outcomes.

Programme syllabi and documents on the attainment of learning outcomes

The faculty also has shared procedures for the approval and revision of course syllabi.

Review and approval of syllabi

The faculty’s strategic planning of courses and programmes