History
Originally founded in Rockhampton in 1967, as the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) Capricornia, it was granted full University status in 1992 and was named the University of Central Queensland.
Education
Get the flexibility, support and access you need to succeed when you study online with CQUniversity. Chose from over 200 online courses - from TAFE certificates and diplomas to undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees.
With 40 plus years of experience delivering distance education, we’re one of Australia’s leading online study providers. Join our community of over 18 000 online students and benefit from teaching practices, learning platforms and support systems that are designed to make online study easier. Plus, with the biggest campus footprint across the country, when you need access, we’ve got more locations to help you connect.
CRICOS Provider Code: 00219CResearch
- Supported by an established Research department, CQUniversity offers an all inclusive platform which supports a range of disciplines and interest areas for researchers passionate about the a topic they looking to explore further with a research project.
Career
- Our Careers team supports prospective, current and graduate students with career development and achieving their professional aspirations through career education, guidance and information.
- We also offer employers the opportunity to recruit our students and graduates by promoting vacancies and connecting through our employer and industry engagement events.
Distance Learning Courses
- Bachelor Accounting
- Bachelor Accounting - Business
- Postgraduate Certificate Asset and Maintenance Management
- Certificate Building Your Changemaker Profile
- Bachelor Business
- Graduate Certificate Business Administration
- Postgraduate Diploma Business Administration
- Certificate Business Communication Skills
- Master Business Management
- Certificate Conducting and Analysing a Feasibility Study
- Certificate Contracts and Sales of Goods
- Certificate Creating Work Culture as a Leader
- Certificate Critical Thinking
- Bachelor Digital Media
- Certificate Digital Strategies for Business
- Certificate Disruption, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Certificate Domestic Homicide Risk Assessment
- Postgraduate Certificate Emergency and Disaster Management
- Certificate Entrepreneurship for Leaders
- Certificate Equity and Diversity in the Workplace
- Postgraduate Certificate Fatigue Risk Management
- Certificate Growth Strategies in Business Management
- Certificate Human Services Quality Standards
- Certificate Iactivate - Design and Grow Business for Good
- Certificate Introduction to Project Management
- Certificate Introduction to Social Media for Small Business
- Certificate Key Principles and Concepts in Accounting
- Certificate Leadership and Disruption
- Certificate Leadership and Stages of Business Development
- Postgraduate Certificate Management
- Certificate Management and Negotiation in a Business Setting
- Master Management for Engineers
- Certificate Managing Risk in Project Management
- Certificate Mistakes Leaders Make
- Certificate Online Marketing Strategies in Business
- Certificate Product Development and Innovation
- Postgraduate Diploma Professional Accounting
- Master Professional Accounting
- Postgraduate Certificate Professional Accounting
- Certificate Professionalism and Workplace Etiquette
- Graduate Certificate Project Management
- Master Project Management
- Certificate Project Management Methodologies
- Certificate Resilience and Change
- Certificate Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health
- Certificate Strategic Marketing for Business
- Certificate The Marketing Mix as a Strategy in Business
- Certificate Work Ready Skills
- Master Applied Positive Psychology
- Certificate Aseptic Technique
- Certificate Assisting Clients with Self-medication
- Certificate Asthma - An Introduction To Management
- Certificate Australian Health Care System
- Certificate Basic ECG Recognition for Health Care Providers
- Certificate Chest X-Ray - Basic Review
- Certificate Communicating With Influence in Health Care
- Certificate Disability and Health
- Certificate Drug Calculation Refresher
- Certificate Enteral Nutrition - Assisting With Peg Feeding
- Certificate Equity in Health Care
- Bachelor Exercise and Sport Sciences
- Certificate Falls Prevention in the Community
- Certificate Health Care Work in the Community
- Certificate Healthy Ageing
- Certificate High Risk Medications
- Master Laboratory Medicine
- Bachelor Medical Laboratory Science (Honours)
- Bachelor Medical Science
- Master Medical Ultrasound
- Master Mental Health Nursing
- Certificate Mental Health Nursing
- Graduate Certificate Mental Health Nursing
- Certificate Mental State Examination
- Certificate National Disability Scheme (NDIS)
- Bachelor Nursing
- Postgraduate Diploma Occupational Health and Safety
- Bachelor Occupational Health and Safety
- Certificate Overview of the Australian Dietary Guidelines
- Postgraduate Certificate Positive Psychology
- Bachelor Psychological Science
- Graduate Diploma Public Health
- Master Public Health
- Certificate Recovery Orientated Care Planning
- Certificate Reflective Practice
- Certificate Renal Nursing
- Certificate Reporting Elder Abuse in the Community Setting
- B.Sc. Science (Psychology)
- Certificate Stoma Management - Basic Stoma Care
- Certificate Story-care and the Older Person
- Certificate The First 1000 Days - Stronger Foundations
- Certificate Triage - An Introduction
- Certificate Understanding Epilepsy
- Certificate Understanding the Australian Health Care System
- Certificate Working Legally and Ethically in Health Care
- Certificate Wound Management - History, Myths and Traditions
- Bachelor Accounting - Business
- Certificate Adolescent-to-parent Violence
- Certificate Applied Positive Psychology
- Master Applied Positive Psychology
- Certificate Building Networks and Relationships
- Certificate Building Self-awareness
- Certificate Communicating With Influence in Health Care
- Certificate Communication at the End of Life
- Certificate Communication in Health Care
- Certificate Dementia Explained
- Certificate Emotional Intelligence and Motivation
- Certificate Foundations of Positive Psychology
- Master Mental Health Nursing
- Certificate Mental Health Nursing
- Postgraduate Certificate Positive Psychology
- Master Professional Accounting
- Postgraduate Certificate Professional Accounting
- Postgraduate Diploma Professional Accounting
- Bachelor Psychological Science
- Certificate Public Speaking - Skills and Techniques
- B.Sc. Science (Psychology)
- Certificate Sexual Health in Australia - Sex for Seniors
- Certificate The Social Brain
- Certificate Understanding Vicarious Trauma
- Certificate Build a Health and Fitness Business Network
- Certificate Clinical Teachers Supporting Distressed Students
- Certificate Converting on Campus to Online - The Basics
- Doctorate Education
- Bachelor Education (Early Childhood)
- Bachelor Education (Primary)
- Bachelor Education (Secondary)
- Master Educational Leadership
- Master Educational Neuroscience
- Postgraduate Certificate Educational Neuroscience
- Certificate Foot and Nail Care
- Ph.D. PHD (Offshore)
- Bachelor Psychological Science
- Postgraduate Certificate Research
- Certificate The First 1000 Days - Stronger Foundations
- Certificate Transforming Clinical Teaching
- Certificate Biology - Genetics and Dna
- Certificate Biology - Organ Systems
- Certificate Biology - Taxonomy
- Certificate Biology - Understanding Cells
- Certificate Chemical Hazard Awareness
- Certificate Introduction to Chemistry
- Master Laboratory Medicine
- Bachelor Medical Laboratory Science (Honours)
- Certificate Quadratic Equations
- Certificate Statistics
- Bachelor Aviation
- Certificate Chemical Hazard Awareness
- Certificate Dealing With Aggressive Behaviours
- Certificate Domestic and Family Violence Work Practices
- Postgraduate Certificate Emergency and Disaster Management
- Postgraduate Certificate Fatigue Risk Management
- Certificate Triage - An Introduction
- Certificate Build a Health and Fitness Business Network
- Certificate Build an Outdoor Fitness Training Business
- Certificate Client Orientation and Fitness Testing
- Certificate Developing Fitness Programs for Older Adults
- Bachelor Exercise and Sport Sciences
- Bachelor Hospitality Management
- B.A. Arts
- Associate Degree Digital Media
- Certificate Human Centred Design
- Certificate Iactivate - Design and Grow Business for Good
- Bachelor Music
- Diploma Music
- Bachelor Theatre
- Associate Degree Digital Media
- Certificate Email Etiquette
- Graduate Certificate Information Systems
- Master Information Systems
- Bachelor Information Technology
- Postgraduate Diploma Information Technology
- Master Information Technology
- Bachelor Information Technology (Co-op)
- M.Eng. Engineering
- B.Eng. Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor Engineering Technology
- Bachelor Information Technology
- Postgraduate Diploma Information Technology
- Bachelor Information Technology (Co-op)
- Master Management for Engineers
- B.A. Arts
- Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy
- Certificate Reflective Writing
- Bachelor Theatre
- Certificate Writing Progress Notes
- Certificate Coronial System in Queensland
- Certificate Understanding Domestic and Family Violence
- Certificate Understanding the Dynamics of Coercive Control
- Certificate Working Legally and Ethically in Health Care
- B.A. Arts
- Bachelor Digital Media
- Certificate Introduction to Social Media for Small Business
- Bachelor Agriculture
Housing services
Enjoy affordable, safe accommodation right on campus in Mackay or Rockhampton at our student residences.
Secure the room that suits your needs, whether for a term, a residential school or the full duration of your studies.
Options include:
- budget
- newly renovated
- ensuite
- shared Bathroom
- self-catered
- fully catered.
All accommodation is a short walk from campus facilities for study or coffee and offers the dedicated support of our Residential Life Team.
Library services
Discover the full range of the University's library services or search for book, journal articles or more online.
Medical services
CQUniversity’s Health Clinics deliver a range of health services to staff and students, as well as the general public. With state-of-the art health facilities, CQUniversity’s Health Clinics provide practical learning environments for students under clinical supervision by registered health professionals.
Campus life
- With the largest footprint of any university in Australia, we offer you extensive choice when it comes to on-campus study locations and course options. Our approach to on-campus study means you’ll have more flexibility, with integrated digital technology and activities all part of your learning experience. Plus, you’ll enjoy our friendly and supportive campus community – each with its own unique extra-curricular activities, services and facilities.
Sports facilities
At CQU Gym, community means everything!
- That is why we are a fully-staffed facility which is open to the public, staff and students. Check out our exceptional facility and services to find the perfect match to your personal training style. Whether you wish to make life-long friends at our group fitness classes, or maximize your training with personal training sessions, becoming a member of our gym community will prove to be the best decision you and your family make towards an active, healthy lifestyle. Comprised of qualified fitness instructors, personal trainers, exercise scientists and nutritionists, our staff are here to help support you on this journey!
Student clubs
- Student clubs and societies are a vital part of university life. Whether you want to keep fit, get to know like-minded people, expand your social networks or join a study group, there’s a group waiting for your membership at CQUni.