The Faculty of Science and Engineering is a constituent body of

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. 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

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and the

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, thus allowing practical links with industry and research. The Faculty is renowned for its research in such areas as chiropractic science, proteomic analysis,

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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

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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

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s, as coursework and research degrees,

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and

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s 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

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, 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:

Departments

*Department of Biological Sciences *Department of Molecular Sciences *Department of Chiropractic *Department of Computing *Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences *School of Engineering *Department of Mathematics and Statistics *Department of Physics and Astronomy *AAO Macquarie

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

References

External links

Macquarie University Faculty of Science Website
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