James Cook University (JCU)
IAU-009807
Australia
General Information
Street:1 James Cook Drive
City:Townsville
Province:Queensland
Post Code:4811
Also campuses at Mackay, Cairns, Mount Isa, Brisbane, Singapore and Thursday Island
Public
Founded 1961 as University College of Townsville, acquired present status and title 1970. Townsville College of Advanced Education amalgamated with the University 1982.
February to November (February-June; July-November)
Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent, or previous tertiary study. Credit may be granted for studies in another tertiary institution. Students whose language is not English must show proficiency in English (6.0 IELTS, with non-component lower than 5.5 or 550 TOEFL minimum, with a test of written English-minimum score of 19) (iscadmissions@jcu.edu.au)
English
Officers
Head : Simon Biggs
Job title:Vice-Chancellor and President
Years of office:2022-
Senior Administrative Officer : Jacqui Ramagge
Job title:Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academy
Years of office:2026-
Divisions
Centre : Advanced Analytical
Centre : Astronomy
More details:Co-operative Research
Centre : Australian Tropical Freshwater Research
Centre : Biotechnology Applications Research
Centre : Coastal Zone Estuary and Waterway Management
Centre : Comparative Genomics
Centre : Coral Reef Biodiversity
Centre : Disaster Studies
Centre : English Language
Centre : Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
More details:Co-operative Research
Centre : Interactive Multimedia
Centre : Melanesian Studies
Centre : North Queensland Magnetic Resonance
Centre : Remote Sensing
Centre : Rural Education Research and Development
Centre : Study of Teaching and Teacher Development
Centre : Sustainable Development of Tropical Savannas
Centre : Sustainable Sugar Production
Centre : Sustainable Tourism
Centre : Tropical Freshwater Research
Centre : Tropical Health and Medicine
More details:Anton Breinl
Centre : Tropical Marine Studies
More details:Sir George
Centre : Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management
More details:Co-operative Research
Centre : Tropical Urban and Regional Planning
Centre : Women's Studies
Faculty : Arts, Education and Social Sciences
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Education, Social Sciences
Faculty : Law, Business and Creative Arts
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business and Commerce, Economics, Fine Arts, Law
Faculty : Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
Fields of study:Health Sciences, Medicine, Molecular Biology
Faculty : Science and Engineering
Fields of study:Engineering, Natural Sciences
Institute : Gas Research
More details:Coalseam
Institute : Interdisciplinary Studies
Institute : Northern Australia Social Research
Institute : Sports and Exercise Science
Institute : Tropical Medical Laboratory Science
Degrees
Bachelor Degree
Bachelor Honours Degree
Graduate Certificate/Diploma
Master Degree
Doctoral Degree
Updated on 24-03-2014