University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury is a university located in the suburbs of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It offers degrees in Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Forestry, Law, Music, Social Work, Speech and Language Therapy and Science.

Organisation

The Vice-Chancellor is Professor Roy Sharp, who has held this position since 2003. The governing body of the University is the Council. The Council Chair is the Chancellor, who in 2005 is Dr Robin Mann. Also on the council are representatives from the faculties, students and general staff.

Related Topics:
Vice-Chancellor - Professor Roy Sharp - Dr Robin Mann

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The University was restructured in 2004 into four Colleges and a School of Law, administering a number of schools and departments (though a number of departments are involved in cross teaching in numerous academic faculties). The main constituents of the university structure are:

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• College of Arts, administering:
• School of Classics and Linguistics
• School of Culture, Literature and Society, School of Education
• School of Fine Arts
• School of History
• School of Languages and Cultures
• School of Maori and Indigenous Studies
• Centre for Music and Theatre & Film Studies
• School of Philosophy and Religious Studies
• School of Political Science and Communication
• Social Work
• School of Sociology and Anthropology
• College of Business and Economics, administering:
• Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems
• Economics
• Management
• Management Science
• College of Engineering, administering:
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical and Process Engineering
• Computer Science and Software Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mechanical Engineering
• School of Forestry
• College of Science, administering:
• School of Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Communication Disorders (formerly Speech and Language Therapy)
• Geography
• Geological Sciences
• Physics and Astronomy
• Psychology
• School of Law

The above are administrative groups - Each College and the School of Law is headed by a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PVC), who is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for all activities of the Colleges/School. The PVCs are supported by a College Office providing financial, administrative, academic, and human resources advice to the PVC. Each College also has a College Manager, who acts as the day to day manager of the College.

Related Topics:
Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Vice-Chancellor

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In addition to the administrative structure, there are six faculties in the University: Humanities and Social Sciences, Commerce , Engineering and Forestry, Science, Visual and Performing Arts, and Law. Each faculty consists of the teaching staff of the departments and schools which offer courses that may be part of the particular degree from that faculty. There are also student representatives on the various faculties.

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The University is state funded.

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