Faculty structure

As mentioned previously in this section of the handbook, the faculty comprises three campuses - Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula.

The inquiry office for Clayton campus is located on the ground floor, building 6. The faculty office at Peninsula campus is located on the third level of building A. The faculty office at Gippsland campus is located on the ground floor, building 2S.

The Faculty of Education has, since its inception, taken pride in the collegiate nature of the relationship between its staff and students. This special relationship has meant that only rarely do academic problems arise that cannot be handled at the source, between the individual student and the academic member of staff. Furthermore, the strong representation of students on most of the main boards and committees which operate within the structural organisation of the faculty also serves to enrich the bonds between staff and students.

While the major business of the faculty is discussed by the faculty board, students can gain representation on a number of faculty and campus level committees. The faculty board consists of the dean as chair; professors of the faculty; academic staff representatives from each campus of the faculty; representatives from the external community, other faculties and the Education Alumni; and a student representative from each campus of the faculty. The board meets on five occasions throughout the year and receives recommendations from faculty level committees for the board's approval and referral to the university's Education Committee, Academic Board and Council.

Faculty level committees on which students are elected to represent the relevant student body include:

• Research Degrees Committee, which considers a range of matters relating to masters by research and doctoral programs offered by the faculty and provides advice and recommendations to the university's PhD and Scholarships Committee;
• Research Committee, which distributes funds for student research projects.

• Undergraduate and Preservice Committee, which advises the board on the undergraduate degrees of the faculty, especially new course and subject proposals, assessment procedures and policy and the selection of undergraduate students;
• Postgraduate Coursework Committee, which advises the board on the graduate programs of the faculty (principally masters and postgraduate diplomas) with particular reference to new graduate courses and subjects, assessment procedures and policy at the graduate level and selection of students.

The principal officers of the faculty are:

• the dean
• the associate dean (research)
• the associate dean (teaching)
• the associate dean (staff)
• the director of international initiatives
• the director of development
• the three campus coordinators
• the faculty registrar.