Staff and faculties

The delivery of teaching and research is the responsibility of the University's three faculties and the Foundation Studies and English Language Centre. Faculties are responsible for educational outcomes and outputs, including teaching and research capability.

The Foundation Studies and English Language Division  offers those who don't have a tertiary entrance qualification the opportunity to study at Lincoln University as well as English for Academic Purposes (EAP), designed for students wanting to study English with an academic focus and also meet the University's English Language Requirements.

Teaching and research functions are supported and administered by members of the General staff at Lincoln University.

Agriculture and Life Sciences  provides teaching and research in a number of areas, including: animal science, food and wine science, nutrition and health, soil and physical sciences, applied mathematics, statistics and computational modelling, biochemistry and cell biology, microbiology, toxicology, agronomy and plant science, food science, horticulture, farm management and agribusiness, agro-biotechnology bio-control, bio-diversity, bio-security, conservation, wildlife and invasion biology, entomology, fungal genetics, integrated pest management, invertebrate taxonomy, molecular systematics, plant pathology, seed technologies, soil health, urban, forest and behavioural ecology.

Students qualifying from the Faculty's programmes are both readily employable and well rounded educationally. They are found in all walks of life, all over the globe.

The Commerce Faculty provides quality teaching, research and professional services in the areas of Accounting, Agribusiness, Business Management & Law, Economics, Forestry Economics, Finance, Hotel Management, International Development, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Property.

The Faculty has an active research programme and the proven ability to work closely with industry, government, professional bodies and end users.

The Commerce Faculty's programme in Accounting is accredited by NZICA, the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants; CPA Australia, Certified Practising Accountants; and ACCA, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The Valuation and Property Management programmes are accredited by PINZ, the Property Institute of New Zealand and the VRB, Valuers Registration Board. The Lincoln University BCom Supply Chain Management major is the first and only New Zealand university major accredited by CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

Environment, Society and Design provides teaching and research expertise in environmental management and policy, urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, tourism, natural resources engineering, parks and recreation management and policy, sport management, human geography, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, software and information technology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Māori and indigenous studies, transport management and planning.

An Academic Board is responsible for the oversight of academic programmes, the courses of study of students and academic quality assurance.