Macquarie University Faculty of Science

Faculty of Science
Type Public
Established 2009 - Amalgamation of various departments
Students 4,153[1]
Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Campus Urban
Affiliations Macquarie University
Website science.mq.edu.au

The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of Macquarie University. The Faculty offers undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research degree programs and is home to a number of internationally recognised research centres and also distinguished research staff. The Science Faculty is based on the Eastern half of the Academic Core at Macquarie University and is located near to the Macquarie University Research Park and the Macquarie University Hospital, thus allowing practical links with industry and research. The Faculty is renowned for its research in such areas as chiropractic science, proteomic analysis,[2] climate risk research, environmental science and ecological studies.[3] According to The Good Universities Guide of Australian Universities, graduates within the Faculty of Science receive starting salaries higher than those who graduate in science disciplines at other Australian universities.[4]

Undergraduate Study

The Faculty offers bachelor degrees and undergraduate diplomas as part of their undergraduate programs. The Bachelor of Science offered by the faculty is a flexible program that students can tailor to suit their needs; with 25 majors available for study.[5] The Bachelor of Science degree also allows for the following options of study:

Many units within the Faculty also allow students to participate in industry visits, work experience and fieldwork studies as part of their course.

The faculty also offers structured degree options for specific areas of study where content is studied based on requirements of professional associations. These degrees are designed to prepare students for future employment in their profession. These degrees include:

Postgraduate Study

The Faculty offers postgraduate awards in the form of master's degrees, as coursework and research degrees, doctoral studies and postgraduate diplomas or certificates. Research degrees offered to students are designed to assist students to investigate and contribute to knowledge in their chosen discipline and to develop proficiency in conducting research.[6] Specialisations within the master's coursework degrees, some which are also available as postgraduate diplomas or certificates, from the Faculty include:

Faculty Departments and Centres

The Faculty of Science is divided into separate Departments which focus on specific fields of science for research and education purposes. The Excellence in Research for Australia initiative, as part of the Australian Research Council, has recognised several departments in the Faculty for "outstanding performance well above world standard" in the fields of Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Psychology and Cognitive Sciences.[7] Centres, also referred as Research Centres, under the Faculty of Science are at the forefront of research in the university and focus on significant and emerging fields in science.

The Faculty encompasses ten departments and twenty-one centres:[8]

Departments

Centres

References

  1. ↑ "Macquarie at a Glance". Macquarie University. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "System for identifying proteins to drive new direction in medical research". Macquarie University. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Top institutions in Australia and New Zealand for research in environmental sciences and ecology". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Undergraduate Sciences at Macquarie". The Good Universities Guide. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Undergraduate Courses". Macquarie University. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "PhD & Research Degrees". Macquarie University. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Top Marks for Science". Macquarie University. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Schools, Departments, Centres". Macquarie University. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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