direct-entry undergraduate paramedic course available in Scotland. The school is composed of the following eight departments:
Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Nursing and Community Health
Department of Occupational Therapy & Human Nutrition & Dietetics
Department of Physiotherapy and Paramedicine
Department of Podiatry and Radiography
Department of Psychology
Department of Social Work
Department of Vision Sciences
=== Administration ===
By statute, the university maintains two internal institutions: the University Court and the University Senate. The University Court is the supreme governing body of the university and is composed of a number of 'governors', statutory mandated with overseeing its overall strategic direction and appointing both the chancellor and the principal (and vice-chancellor) of the university. The university's principal and vice-chancellor and the president of the Students' Association are ex officio governors of the Court. The University Senate, on the other hand, is statutory tasked with the overall planning, co-ordination, development and supervision of the university's academic affairs. University degrees and fellowship as well as academic honours and distinctions are awarded by and in the name of the Court, with the advice of the Senate. The current chair of the Court is Rob Woodward and the Senate is presided over by the university's principal and vice-chancellor, currently Stephen Decent.
== Academic profile ==
GCU offers academic programmes in all of the Scottish Funding Council funding groups but medicine, dentistry and teacher education. The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise gave the university an 'internationally recognised' research profile in a multitude of disciplines. Over 70% of the university's research submissions were judged as being internationally recognised and 30% were deemed world-leading or of international excellence. In 2015, the QAA awarded the university its highest judgement for academic standards, whilst praising the university's …
