Student administration/Course administration, Glasgow School of Art

Glasgow School of Art formerly Glasgow Government School of Design

Student administration

Course administration

Committee of Management 1845-1892

Board of Governors 1892 to date

Headmaster 1845-1909

Director 1909 to date

Teachers

Secretary and Treasurer 1873-1943

Registrar 1943 to date

Staff Council c1908-1925

Board of Studies 1925-1973

Academic Council 1973 to date

Responsibility for course administration originally fell to the Headmaster (renamed Director in 1909) and the teachers, subject to the approval of the Committee of Management (renamed Board of Governors in 1892). From around 1908, course administration came within the remit of the Staff Council, a body which comprised the Director, heads of departments and principal teachers and discussed all matters relating to students, including such matters as the revision of the timetable and the calendar and keeping attendance records. In 1925, responsibility for these matters fell to the Board of Studies and in 1973 to its successor, the Academic Council. The Academic Council appointed a General Purposes Committee whose remit included class administration, the school calendar and the school prospectus.

From 1873, administrative support for course administration was provided by the newly created post of Secretary and Treasurer, whose duties included timetabling, keeping class lists and records of students' attendance and progress and providing references for students. Each year, he published a calendar or prospectus for prospective students, which contained class timetables for the coming session. In 1943, the newly created post of Registrar took over the provision of this administrative support.

Papers of Headmaster and Director 1846 to date Ref: GB 1694 GSAA DIR
 

Secretary and Treasurer's copy out letters 1853-1944 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA SEC 2
 

Minutes of Committee of Management and Board of Governors 1854 to date Ref: GB 1694 GSAA GOV 2
 

Registers and class lists of Article 55 classes relating to training of art teachers 1901-1952 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA REG 10
 

Secretary and Treasurer's in letters 1904-1944 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA SEC 1
 

Secretary and Treasurer's subject files 1904-1944 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA SEC 7
 

Minutes of Staff Council 1909-1927 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA STA 1
 

Minutes of Board of Studies 1932-1950 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA BOS 1
 

Secretary and Treasurer's subject files 1933-1994 Ref: GB 1694 GSAA SEC 6
 

Minutes of Academic Council 1973 to date Ref: GB 1694 GSAA AC 1
 

Class lists compiled by Registrar  Not yet listed. Ask the archivist for further information.

Prospectuses 1893 to date (incomplete) Ref: GB 1694 GSAA REG 1
The prospectuses include class timetables.

Annual reports 1847 to date (incomplete) Ref: GB 1694 GSAA GOV 1
The annual reports include tables of numbers of students attending each class and class timetables.

Title of function/activity taken from Elizabeth Parker's Function Activity Model (report compiled for JISC). Function and activity description compiled according to GASHE's Standard for Creating Function and Activity Descriptions.