At Natural Sciences, our efforts to offer our students high-quality, coherent degree programmes are inspired by AU’s overall quality assurance policy. More specifically, this means that we focus on the knowledge base, organisation and framework for the development of our degree programmes, with input from ongoing teaching evaluations. Read more about this on the sub-policy subpages.
At AU, degree programmes must be solidly anchored in the university’s active research and knowledge environments. Degree programmes must be developed, planned and offered in close collaboration with active researchers and lecturers with insight into the latest research. As role models, lecturers must contribute to the students’ acquisition of the latest knowledge and methodology within their respective disciplines.
The structure of the individual degree programmes must serve to motivate students and create clear connections and academic progression between the different subject areas and elements of the degree programme. There must be a visible and an understandable connection between the assignment of ECTS credits to individual courses and the actual workload. The aim is to ensure an even workload throughout and across degree programmes.
Teaching activities must support learning through varied, activating learning processes that enable students to master the subject knowledge, skills and competencies of the course. The types of examination selected must ensure that mastery of the material is assessed and student performance is evaluated fairly.
