1. Curriculum Policies Universities should have a policy that enables the creation of new courses and the modification of existing courses in a way that ensures quality assurance It is common in American and European Universities for curriculum to evolve with changes in the discipline and in the interests of faculty members within the department American and European Universities commonly use faculty committees and formal guidelines to evaluate proposed new courses or modifications to existing courses

2. Curriculum Development Typically, curriculum committees will exist at the department, and college (faculty) levels New or modified courses will be evaluated to determine: –Where does this course fit within the existing curriculum –What student population will be served by this course –What are the learning objectives of this course –How is this course different from existing courses

3. Curriculum Development The handout from Temple University (a public university in the U.S.) shows what questions will be asked of a faculty member submitting a proposal for a new or modified course The form is typical of what faculty at American and European universities would be asked to provide when submitting a new or modified course