About JCU Divisions and Colleges
Divisions and Colleges
- Future Students
- JCU Global Experience
- International Students
- Student life
- Open Day
- How to apply
- Pathways to university
- Living on Campus
- Courses
- Publications
- Mature students
- Scholarships
- JCU Families
- JCU Heroes Programs
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Marine Science
- Elite Athletes
- Defence
- AI@JCU
- AALL
- Current Students
- Student Ambassador Program
- Updates to JCU Email Security
- New students
- JCU Orientation
- LearnJCU
- Placements
- EDQS
- Unicare Centre and Unicampus Kids
- Graduation
- Off-Campus Students
- JCU Job Ready
- Safety and Wellbeing
- JCU Prizes
- Professional Experience Placement
- Employability Edge
- Art of Academic Writing
- Art of Academic Editing
- Careers and Employability
- Student Equity and Wellbeing
- Career Ready Plan
- Careers at JCU
- Partners and Community
- Alumni
- About JCU
- Reputation and Experience
- Chancellery
- Governance
- Celebrating 50 Years
- Academy
- Indigenous Engagement
- Education Division
- Graduate Research School
- Research and Teaching
- Research Division
- Research and Innovation Services
- CASE
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- College of Healthcare Sciences
- College of Medicine and Dentistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- CPHMVS
- Anthropological Laboratory for Tropical Audiovisual Research (ALTAR)
- Anton Breinl Research Centre
- Agriculture Technology and Adoption Centre (AgTAC)
- Advanced Analytical Centre
- AMHHEC
- Aquaculture Solutions
- AMHRA
- JCU Digital Wellbeing Group
- ARCSTA
- Lions Marine Research Trust
- Australian Tropical Herbarium
- Australian Quantum & Classical Transport Physics Group
- Boating and Diving
- Clinical Psychedelic Research Lab
- Centre for Tropical Biosecurity
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- CITBA
- CMT
- Centre for Disaster Solutions
- CSTFA
- Cyclone Testing Station
- The Centre for Disaster Studies
- Daintree Rainforest Observatory
- Fletcherview
- JCU Eduquarium
- JCU Turtle Health Research
- MARF
- Orpheus
- TESS
- JCU Ideas Lab
- CNL
- TARL
- eResearch
- Indigenous Education and Research Centre
- Past Course and Subject Handbooks
- Estate
- Work Health and Safety
- Staff
- Discover Nature at JCU
- Cyber Security Hub
- Association of Australian University Secretaries
- Services and Resources Division
- Environmental Research Complex [ERC]
- Foundation for Australian Literary Studies
- Gender Equity at JCU
- Give to JCU
- Indigenous Legal Needs Project
- Inherent Requirements
- IsoTropics Geochemistry Lab
- IT Services
- JCU Webinars
- JCU Events
- JCU Motorsports
- JCU Sport
- Library
- Mabo Decision: 30 years on
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
- Outstanding Alumni
- Policy
- PAHL
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- RDIM
- Researcher Development Portal
- Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing
- Contextual Science for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- State of the Tropics
- Strategic Procurement
- Student profiles
- SWIRLnet
- TREAD
- TropEco for Staff and Students
- TUDLab
- VAVS Home
- WHOCC for Vector-borne & NTDs
- Media
- Copyright and Terms of Use
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
- JCU Respect
- Pay review
JCU has an academic division which oversees five Colleges, and service divisions for research, education, services and functions of the Chancellery.
Download the JCU Organisational Structure (PDF, 166 KB).
Academy
The Academy is responsible for overall strategy in relation to JCU’s academic program and directs JCU’s Colleges to deliver the education and research programs of the University.
Colleges
The College is responsible for providing coursework for students to develop knowledge and skills in humanities, 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 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, finance, and advancement. It also includes offices of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President and Chief of Staff.
The Research 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 Services Division is responsible for overall strategy in relation to planning and performance, strategic procurement, international student engagement, marketing, human resources, IT services, infrastructure planning, delivery and maintenance, health and safety, campus maintenance, security, and student accommodation.
The Education 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.
James Cook University partners with Russo Higher Education Pty Ltd to deliver the programs available at our Brisbane campus.