Academic support

Faculty of Graduate Studies

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(1) Full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty/librarians represents Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) probationary and tenured faculty and Associate Deans (both filled and unfilled positions). LTA/ILTA represents BUFA limited-term and instructional limited-term faculty appointments. Faculty on sabbatical are represented as one FTE.

(2) FTE – staff represents evaluated salaried staff positions and ongoing CUPE

Brock embraces integrative graduate education as a pathway to independence and a breadth of career options built on a foundation of collegial mentorship, collaboration, transparency and merit. Accordingly, our 52 graduate programs embrace contemporary issues, highlighting and pushing the boundaries of current thought, ongoing progress, and future developments across and between disciplines. The Faculty of Graduate Studies (the Faculty) has a critical role in meeting the Institutional Strategic Plan’s goal to build research capacity across the University, thereby positioning Brock as a key comprehensive university for the 21st century.

The Faculty is the centralized administrative and academic entity for the University’s graduate programs and therefore operates across all Faculties and is intimately involved in integrative recruitment and retention efforts for both undergraduate and graduate levels. The Faculty aligns with the Institutional Strategic Plan by ensuring these initiatives encourage inclusivity, accessibility, reconciliation and decolonization.

The Faculty oversees all graduate applications, admissions and registration, ongoing enrolment and records, funding, internal and external graduate scholarships and awards, and graduate student essential skills and professional development programming.

In collaboration with Brock’s Graduate Council and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, the Faculty ensures the development and enforcement of all relevant rules, regulations and policies concerning graduate studies. In collaboration with the Graduate Students’ Association, the Faculty also advocates for graduate student needs and issues on campus. In alignment with the Institutional Strategic Plan, the Faculty hopes to offer a transformational and accessible academic and university experience to our graduate students, and enhance the life and vitality of our local region and beyond. For more information, visit brocku.ca/graduate-studies

Note: Revenue includes $0.39 million ($0.42 million in 2022-23) from the Ontario University Application Centre.

(1) Full-time equivalent (FTE) faculty/librarians represents Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) probationary and tenured faculty and Associate Deans (both filled and unfilled positions). LTA/ILTA represents BUFA limitedterm and instructional limited-term faculty appointments. Faculty on sabbatical are represented as one FTE.

(2) FTE – staff represents evaluated salaried staff positions and ongoing CUPE 1295 positions (both filled and unfilled).

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James A. Gibson Library; the Map, Data and GIS Library; the Archives and Special Collections; and the Makerspace in the Rankin Family Pavilion. The Library comprises six departments and a staff of 50, of whom 20 are professional librarians. The Brock Library's strategic plan has four strategic pillars highlighting student success; the research lifecycle; community engagement; and strengthening capacity. For more information, visit brocku.ca/library