Australian Catholic University

Australian Catholic University

Type	Public
Established	1 January 1991 (1991-01-01)
Chancellor	John Fahey, AC
Vice-Chancellor	Greg Craven
Students	32 000
Location	Australia
Campus	Urban, suburban, rural
Affiliations	Universities Australia, ACCU, IFCU, ICUSTA, OUA
Website	acu.edu.au

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

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, mathematics, 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

Signadou Campus in Watson, ACT

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 (St Francis of Assisi)

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]

References

↑ "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.

External links

Official website

Universities in Australia

Tertiary education in Australia

Australian Capital Territory	Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW accredited degrees) Australian National University University of Canberra

New South Wales	Charles Sturt University Macquarie University Southern Cross University University of Newcastle University of New England University of New South Wales University of Sydney University of Technology Sydney University of Wollongong Western Sydney University

Northern Territory	Charles Darwin University

Queensland	Bond University Central Queensland University Griffith University James Cook University University of Queensland Queensland University of Technology University of Southern Queensland University of the Sunshine Coast

South Australia	University of Adelaide Carnegie Mellon University, Australia Flinders University University of South Australia Torrens University Australia UCL Australia

Tasmania	Australian Maritime College (UTAS accredited degrees) University of Tasmania

Victoria	Deakin University University of Divinity Federation University Australia La Trobe University University of Melbourne Monash University RMIT University Swinburne University of Technology Victoria University

Western Australia	Curtin University Edith Cowan University Murdoch University University of Notre Dame Australia University of Western Australia

National	Australian Catholic University

Education in Australia

Open Universities Australia

Partner Universities	Curtin University Griffith University Macquarie University Monash University RMIT University Swinburne University of Technology University of South Australia

Secondary Providers	University of Adelaide Australian Catholic University Charles Darwin University La Trobe University Learning Network of Queensland Murdoch University TAFESA University of New England TAFEWA

International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Africa	Universidade Católica de Angola Ethiopian Catholic University of St. Thomas Aquinas Universidade São Tomás de Moçambique Catholic University of Nigeria

Americas	Universidad Católica Argentina Universidad Fraternidad de Agrupaciones Santo Tomás de Aquino Ohio Dominican University Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra Universidad Santo Tomás (Bogotá) Universidad Santo Tomás (Chile) Universidad Santo Tomás (Honduras) Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino Saint Thomas University Thomas Aquinas College University of Saint Thomas (Texas) University of Saint Thomas (Minnesota)

Asia-Pacific	Aquinas University of Legazpi Australian Catholic University Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomás Sei Katarina Daigaku Sei Tomasu Daigaku Universitas Katolik St. Thomas Sumatera Utara

Europe	Institut catholique d’études supérieures Facultà di Teología di Lugano Mary Immaculate College Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas CEU San Pablo University CEU Abat Oliba University CEU Cardinal Herrera University

Coordinates: 27°22′41″S 153°05′20″E / 27.378°S 153.089°E / -27.378; 153.089

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Australian Catholic University

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