The Faculty of Science and Engineering 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, climate risk research, 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 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.
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.
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. 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 nine departments and twenty-one centres:
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