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Centre for Professional Development
Induction
Macquarie University: A Brief Profile
Macquarie University is committed to being a higher education institution with outstanding researchers, a strong teaching-research nexus and increasing links with the wider community. The learning environment that you experience will be influenced by these foci.
Student Profile
The profile of students also has a significant bearing on your learning and teaching experience here at Macquarie. The number of students enrolled at the University in 2006 was 31 660, of which 12 758 were commencing students. Of the total student enrolments, 56% were female, and only a half (58%) were enrolled as full-time students. 34% of Macquarie students have overseas residential addresses, while 55% of our students were born overseas, and 45% live in homes where English is not the main language spoken.
The student diversity profile at Macquarie reflects the diversity that underpins Australian society, and though this can present teaching staff with a challenge in providing support, it also brings a wealth of experience and cultural richness.
For more details on student profiles, see the Statistics section in the 2006 Macquarie Annual Reports.
Staff Profile
Staff at Macquarie are employed at many and varied levels and classifications of appointments. Academic classifications include: Sessional/Casual, Level A to E, Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellor. Non-academic classification includes sessional/casual, and HEW Level 1 up to and above HEW Level 10. In 2006, there were 1139 academic staff and 1209 non-academic staff (or full-time equivalents).
For more details on student profiles, see the Statistics section in the 2006 Macquarie Annual Reports.
University Structure
A simple overview of the organisational structure of Macquarie University is shown in Figure 1. As you will note, all decision making bodies/persons are responsible either directly or indirectly, to the University Council.
The academic structure of University has 9 Divisions, representing the 9 main areas of studies, namely:
- Australian Centre for Educational Studies (ACES)
- Economics and Financial Studies (EFS)
- Environmental and Life Sciences (ELS)
- Graduate School of Management (GSM)
- Humanities
- Information and Communication Sciences (ICS)
- Law
- Linguistics and Psychology
- Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy (SCMP)
If you are an academic staff, you will be employed by a Department within a Division and may be required or encouraged to attend meetings at either level (this includes sessional staff).
It should be noted also that in designing their program of study, students are able to take units from across Divisions if they desire.
The university website contains a full list of Departments and Divisions.