Australian Catholic University
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| Australian Catholic University | |
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| Latin: Australiana Catholica Universitas | |
| Established | 1 January 1991 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | John Fahey, AC |
| Vice-Chancellor | Greg Craven |
| Students | 25,000 |
| Location | Australia |
| Campus | Urban, suburban, rural |
| Affiliations | Universities Australia, ACCU, IFCU, ICUSTA, OUA |
| Website | acu.edu.au |
The Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a national public teaching and research university. It has seven campuses and offers programs in four faculties throughout Australia.[1] The university was formed on 1 January 1989 following the amalgamation of the Catholic College of Education in Sydney, the Institute of Catholic Education in Melbourne, McAuley College in Brisbane and Signadou College in Canberra.[2] As its name implies, the university has a Catholic identity, history, and mission.[3]
Profile[edit]
ACU has four faculties, each offering a range of courses:[4]
- Education and Arts – including education, arts and humanities, global studies and international development studies, media communications, social science, youth work, and creative arts, visual arts and design
- Health Sciences – including counselling, environmental science, exercise physiology, exercise science, mental health, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, paramedicine, physiotherapy, public health, psychology, social work and speech pathology
- Law and Business – including commerce, business administration, accounting and finance, information technology, human resource management, law, marketing, supply chain management, occupational health and safety, and sustainability
- Theology and Philosophy – these disciplines encourage students to search for wisdom, knowledge and truth
In addition to the above four faculties, the university has a number of research institutes, programs, academies, organisational units, partnerships and associated centres.
Campuses[edit]
Signadou Campus in Watson, ACT
The ACU has seven campuses in six different cities:[5]
- North Sydney Campus (MacKillop)
- Strathfield Campus (Mount St Mary)
- Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)
- Ballarat Campus (Aquinas)
- Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo)
- Canberra Campus (Signadou)
- Adelaide Campus
In addition, The Rome Center, which is a collaboration with The Catholic University of America, is expected to open in September 2015 in Rome.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Our university". Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Our history". Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Directorate of Identity and Mission". Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Faculties, institutes and centres". Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Campuses". Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Rome Center". Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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