Internationalising the curriculum is a strategy for the internationalisation of higher education. This paper describes a case study of an Australian university that explored the views of some academic staff regarding the relevance of internationalisation to their curricula. A wide range of views was found. The relationship between an academic’s acceptance or rejection of an international curriculum, and their perception of learning and teaching within the discipline, is explored. The influence of international students within the learning environment and differing disciplinary approaches is discussed. A ‘Spectrum of Acceptance of Internationalising Curriculum’ is proposed as a framework for classifying academics’ beliefs about teaching and their reasons for accepting or rejecting this innovation.

Key words: International curriculum; higher education; academic.