
About JCU Divisions and colleges
Divisions and colleges
- Courses
- Future Students
- Current Students
- Research and Teaching
- Partners and Community
- About JCU
- Celebrating 50 Years
- ALTAR
- Anton Breinl Research Centre
- Agriculture Technology and Adoption Centre
- Living on Campus
- Advanced Prawn Breeding Research Hub
- Advanced Analytical Centre
- Applying to JCU
- Alumni
- AMHHEC
- AusAsian Mental Health Research Group
- ARCSTA
- Area 61
- Australian/NZ Students
- Australian Lions Stinger Research
- Boating and Diving
- ATSIP
- Australian Tropical Herbarium
- Careers at JCU
- Association of Australian University Secretaries
- Careers and Employability
- Australian Quantum & Classical Transport Physics Group
- CITBA
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- Chancellery
- CMT
- CASE
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- College of Healthcare Sciences
- WHOCC for N&M Education and Research
- College of Medicine and Dentistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- CPHMVS
- COVID-19 Advice
- Centre for Disaster Solutions
- CSTFA
- Cyclone Testing Station
- The Centre for Disaster Studies
- Daintree Rainforest Observatory
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Discover Nature at JCU
- Division of Research and Innovation
- Division of Services and Resources
- Division of Student Life
- Division of Tropical Environments and Societies
- Division of Tropical Health and Medicine
- Economic Geology Research Centre
- eResearch
- ERC
- Estate
- JCU Events
- Financial and Business Services Office
- Fletcherview
- Foundation for Australian Literary Studies
- Gender Equity Action and Research
- GetReady4Uni
- Give to JCU
- Governance
- Information for JCU Cairns Graduates
- Graduate Research School
- Graduation
- JCU Ideas Lab
- Indigenous Education and Research Centre
- Indigenous Legal Needs Project
- IsoTropics Geochemistry Lab
- IT Services
- International Schools
- International Students
- JCU Connect
- JCU Contact Information
- JCU Eduquarium
- JCU Global Experience
- JCU Motorsports
- JCU Prizes
- JCU Sport
- JCU Turtle Health Research
- Language and Culture Research Centre
- LTSE
- LearnJCU
- Library
- Mabo Decision: 30 years on
- MARF
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- New students
- Off-Campus Students
- Office of the Provost
- Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
- Virtual Open Day
- Orpheus
- Outstanding Alumni Awards
- Parents and Partners
- Pathways to university
- Planning and Performance
- Planning for your future
- Placements
- Policy
- PAHL
- Publications
- Professional Experience Placement
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- RDIM
- Researcher Development Portal
- Safety and Wellbeing
- Scholarships
- Contextual Science for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- Staff
- State of the Tropics
- Strategic Procurement
- Student Equity and Wellbeing
- Student profiles
- SWIRLnet
- TARL
- TESS
- TREAD
- TropEco
- TQ Maths Hub
- TUDLab
- Unicare Centre and Unicampus Kids
- UAV
- VAVS Home
- Work Health and Safety
- WHOCC for Vector-borne & NTDs
- Media
- Copyright and Terms of Use
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
JCU has two academic divisions and four service divisions. It also has six colleges, grouped by study areas.
Download the JCU Organisational Structure (PDF, 64 KB).
Academic divisions
The Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to teaching, learning, research and engagement in science, engineering, planning, IT, business, law, governance, education, arts and social sciences.
Find out more about the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies
The Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to teaching, learning, research and engagement in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, healthcare and medical sciences, particularly in rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical communities.
Find out more about the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine
Colleges
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in humanities, creative arts, social sciences, social work, and education.
Find out more about the College of Arts, Society and Education
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in law, business, and conflict management, including international business, political science, economics, governance, and management.
Find out more about the College of Business, Law and Governance
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in nursing and midwifery, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, speech pathology, and sports and exercise science.
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy, with practical experience in rural and regional communities.
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in biomedicine, human physiology, genomics, health systems and policies, immunology, medical entomology, microbiology, public health, and veterinary science.
Find out more about the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in marine biology and aquaculture, zoology and ecology, earth and environmental sciences, planning, IT, physical sciences, and engineering.
Service divisions
The Chancellery is responsible for overall strategy in relation to legal and assurance, media and communications, secretariat and records, international student engagement, marketing and advancement. It also includes offices of the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and President, Academic Board Chair and Chief of Staff.
The Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to research, including managing research policy, building research capability, and working with government, industry, publicly funded research agencies, and other universities.
The Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to planning and performance, strategic procurement, finance, human resources, IT services, infrastructure planning, delivery and maintenance, health and safety, campus maintenance, security, and student accommodation.
The Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to the provision of learning and teaching services and resources, library and information services, and student support services.