Macquarie University Faculty of Science
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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 including Australian scientist Tim Flannery
. 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 proteomic analysis
, climate risk research, chiropractic science, environmental science and ecological studies. 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.
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. 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:
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. Specialisations within the master's coursework degrees, some which are also available as postgraduate diplomas or certificates, from the Faculty include:
, 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. 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 and one school:
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
. 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 including Australian scientist Tim Flannery
Tim Flannery
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist....
. 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
Macquarie University Research Park
Macquarie University Research Park is a 7.3 hectare site occupying the North Eastern corner of Sydney's Macquarie University. The overall site has planning approval for a total of around 80,000m2 of floor space in facilities ranging from four to nine levels on long-term leases or for owner occupation...
and the Macquarie University Hospital
Macquarie University Hospital
The Macquarie University Hospital is a private teaching hospital. Macquarie University Hospital, together with ASAM, Australian School of Advanced Medicine of Macquarie University, will integrate the three essential components of an academic health science centre: clinical care, education and...
, thus allowing practical links with industry and research. The Faculty is renowned for its research in such areas as proteomic analysis
Proteomics
Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, as they are the main components of the physiological metabolic pathways of cells. The term "proteomics" was first coined in 1997 to make an analogy with...
, climate risk research, chiropractic science, environmental science and ecological studies. 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.
Undergraduate Study
The Faculty offers bachelor degrees, with the ability to graduate with honours and undergraduate diplomasGraduate Diploma
A Graduate Diploma is generally a postgraduate qualification, although some graduate diplomas involve the study of undergraduate level courses...
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. The Bachelor of Science degree also allows for the following options of study:
- Advanced Degrees – Involves the study of advanced topics in some majorsAcademic majorIn the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
within the Faculty as part of the Bachelor of Advanced Science. - Double Degrees – Allows for Study of one major in the Faculty of Science and another major from other Macquarie University Faculties.
- Double Majors or Major/minor – Allows for two majors or one major and minorAcademic minorAn academic minor is a college or university student's declared secondary field of study or specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. As with an academic major, the college or university in question lays out a framework of required classes or class types a student must complete to...
to be studied as part of the Bachelor of Science.
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:
- Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation
- Bachelor of Chiropractic Science
- Bachelor of e-Business
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Bachelor of Environment
- Bachelor of Health
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Information Technology – Games Design and Development
- Bachelor of Marine Science
- Bachelor of Medical Sciences
- Bachelor of Planning
Postgraduate Study
The Faculty offers postgraduate awards in the form of master's degrees, as coursework and research degrees, doctoral studies and postgraduate diplomasPostgraduate diploma
A postgraduate diploma is a postgraduate qualification awarded typically after a bachelor's degree. It can be contrasted with a graduate diploma...
or certificates
Postgraduate certificate
A postgraduate certificate generally is the credential awarded to an individual upon completion of a higher education postgraduate program designed to provide students with specialized knowledge that is less extensive than a postgraduate diploma or Master's degree...
. 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. Specialisations within the master's coursework degrees, some which are also available as postgraduate diplomas or certificates, from the Faculty include:
- Applied Statistics
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Biostatistics
- Biotechnology
- Chiropractic Science
- Environmental Science
- Geoscience
- Human Geography
- Information Technology
- Laboratory Quality Analysis and Management
- Marine Science and Management
- Museum Studies
- Radiopharmaceutical Science
- Sustainable Development
- Wildlife Management
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 initiativeExcellence in Research for Australia
Excellence in Research for Australia is a research management initiative of the Australian Rudd Government being developed by the Australian Research Council .It replaces the Research Quality Framework that was developed by the Howard Government....
, as part of the Australian Research Council
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
, 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. 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 and one school:
Departments
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Brain Behaviour & Evolution
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular SciencesMacquarie University Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular SciencesThe Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences is a constituent body of the Faculty of Science at Macquarie University. The department was established in 2005 when the existing Department of Chemistry teamed up with sections of the Department of Biological Sciences who specialised in...
- Department of Chiropractic
- Department of Computing
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Department of Environment and Geography
- Human Geography
- Environmental Science
- Graduate School of the Environment
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Department of Statistics
Centres
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems
- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS)
- ARC National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC)
- Australian Research Institute for Education in Sustainability (ARIES)
- Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography
- Environmental Biotechnology CRC
- Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour (CISAB)
- Centre for Language Technology
- Research Centre in Quantum Science and Technology (QSciTech)
- Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)
- Centre of Australian Category Theory
- CORE - Climate Risk
- Macquarie University Centre for Analytical Biotechnology
- MQ Research Centre in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics
- Macquarie University Genes to Geosciences Centre
- Macquarie University Photonics Research Centre incorporating Centre for Lasers & Applications
- Macquarie University BioFocus Research Centre
- Numeracy Centre
- Risk Frontiers (formerly the Natural Hazards Research Centre)
- Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre