How are the CEQ Field of Study Categories assigned to Faculties?
The data returned to the University by the GCA is based on field of study, rather than faculty. This is because students indicate their field of study on the CEQ form and provide feedback based on this field of study not their course or faculty. Different ‘fields of study’ fall within different faculties at the various Australian universities. As such the ‘Field of Study’ data reported on the GCA website does not always translate directly to the University of Sydney faculties. In order to allow faculties to make sense of the University’s CEQ data, the ITL analyses and reports the University’s CEQ data using the Field of Study to Faculty Mapping provided by the University’s Planning Support Office. The mapping of a graduate’s field of study to a University of Sydney faculty may be different to that suggested by their enrolment. For example, if someone was enrolled in Arts, but indicated their field of study on the CEQ form as Psychology, then they are included in the Science faculty, ba
