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Contacting your faculty or school

Some questions are best handled by your school or faculty.

For most students, your school can help with courses and your faculty can help with your program – but there are some exceptions and there is a bit of overlap.

To better understand who you should contact and when, the information below can guide you.

What's my faculty or school?

Your faculty is listed as the 'Program owner' in mySI-net under 'Enrolments and Timetables' then 'Program summary'.

Schools are listed on each electronic course profile as the 'Coordinating Unit'.

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Contact your faculty

Business, Economics and Law Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Health and Behavioural Sciences Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Medicine Science

Faculty vs school

For most students, your school will help with courses and your faculty will help with your program – but there's a bit of overlap and there are some exceptions.

  • Postgraduate coursework students should contact their school with any questions about their program or courses.
  • Doctor of Medicine students should contact their faculty with any questions about their program or courses. 
  • The Graduate School is the equivalent of a faculty for Higher Degree by Research students.

It's worth noting that some courses aren't taught by schools: they're taught by faculties, centres or institutes.

In these circumstances you should still contact the 'Coordinating Unit' listed on the ECP with any relevant questions about the course.

If you're ever unsure about who to ask, contact a Student Centre – if they can't help, they'll point you in the right direction.

What do faculties and schools do?

Faculties and schools are major administrative centres within the University. They are responsible for a range of areas including:

  • academic integrity
  • academic progression
  • assessment re-marks
  • enrolment
  • graduation checks
  • marketing
  • in-semester exams
  • occupational health and safety
  • placements
  • research
  • teaching and learning.

Schools are nested within faculties. Each faculty and its schools divide areas of responsibility slightly differently, depending on the faculty's size, the number of programs, and so on.

Course coordinators

Most course coordinators work in schools. If you need to contact your course coordinator, remember that they're responsible for designing, planning and teaching a course.

They aren't responsible for administrative areas such as enrolment, timetabling, dropping a course, or academic progression.

Talk to the Student Centre or to administrative staff in your school office or faculty office about these areas.

Contact your school

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

UQ Business School School of Economics T.C. Beirne School of Law

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

School of Architecture, Design and PlanningSchool of Chemical Engineering School of Civil Engineering School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

School of Dentistry School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work School of Pharmacy School of Psychology

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School of Communication and Arts School of Education School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry School of Languages and Cultures School of Music School of Political Science and International Studies School of Social Science

Faculty of Medicine

School of Biomedical Sciences Medical SchoolSchool of Public Health

Faculty of Science

School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences School of the Environment School of Mathematics and Physics School of Veterinary Science