Macquarie University Courses

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1. School of Engineering

All Postgraduate degrees are of a full- time 2-year duration. The admission requirement for a postgraduate Masters is an equivalent to an AQF level 7 bachelor's engineering – which is a four-year Engineering degree from India.

The required standard of English for this program is:

  • list items Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each band or equivalent.
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2. Electronics Engineering

This programme will help you to learn how to design future electronic technologies at the cutting edge and develop embedded systems in the electronics industry.

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a Specialisation in Electronics Engineering
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Post-graduate Degrees

Master of Engineering Management 

  • list items Engineering management conflates the technological problem-solving ability of engineering with the organisational, administrative and planning abilities of management to manage the operational performance of complex engineering-focused businesses. This course has been designed for engineers who are looking to formalise their project management credentials
  • list items This degree will bridge the gap between the field of engineering and the field of business management. It will tap your technical and general management potential and will allow you to take the next step towards business leadership
  • list items You’ll acquire the necessary skills which are required for applying innovative business management practices to technical engineering knowledge so that you can identify opportunities to grow your business through strategic approaches to project management, supply chain management, business leadership and human resources management
  • list items You'll be able to study specialised management units delivered by the AASCB-accredited Macquarie Business School, as well as by the globally prestigious Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

Master of Engineering in Electronics Engineering 

  • list items This degree will consolidate, build on, and enhance the theoretical and practical grounding you gained in your undergraduate studies, and prepare you for a career as an electronics engineer. It will refine your technical and practical skills and give you in-depth knowledge in both analogue and digital electronics.
  • list items You’ll gain an understanding of systems engineering, the process of designing a system or components of a system, to meet desired needs within realistic constraints.
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3. Electrical Engineering

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a Specialisation in Electrical Engineering
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)  
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Post Graduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Engineering Management - The contents and objectives are the same as those mentioned for the course above.
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4. Mechanical Engineering

This course enables you to design mechanical systems and gain practical experience to underpin a career in industry.

Undergraduate Degrees 

  • list items Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a Specialisation in Mechanical Engineering;
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Engineering Management
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5. Mechatronic Engineering

Mechatronics at Macquarie combines mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science, imparting you with the skills to design and build robots and their computer systems.

Undergraduate Degrees 

  • list items Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a Specialisation in Mechatronic Engineering
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Postgraduate Degree

  • list items Master of Engineering Management
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6. Software Engineering

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a Specialisation in Software Engineering
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Engineering Management
  • list items Master of Engineering in Networking and Telecommunications Engineering

This degree covers rapidly developing information :

  • list items Communication technology networks
  • list items Software-defined networking for multi-layered, multi-band, multi-radio access technology
  • list items 4G and 5G mobile networks
  • list items Software-defined networking for 5G networks, data centres and cloud networks
  • list items Cognitive radios
  • list items Network functions virtualisation
  • list items IoT network security and standards
  • list items Autonomous cars
  • list items Smart cities where software-defined networking, 5G
  • list items The cloud are shaping the future.
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7. Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a Specialisation in Civil Engineering
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Engineering Management
  • list items Master of Engineering in Environmental and Safety Engineering

This Masters Degree will train you to put technical knowledge related to environmental and safety engineering to practical application to formulate strategies that protect human health, the environment and engineering assets. This program will enable you to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of human factors and ergonomic principles and develop expert judgement in the engineering approaches to safety management.

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8. Computer science

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology with a Major in Web and Mobile App Development
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Computing
  • list items Bachelor of Media and Communications and Bachelor of Cyber Security
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Master of Data Science
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Master of Information Systems Management. 

Postgraduate Degrees

Master of Data Science 

  • list items This interdisciplinary degree will provide you with the technical skills you will require to work in data science across a range of industries. It emphasises concepts, insights and skills that will enable you to use current technologies and adapt to and create new technologies.
  • list items This program will teach you to process and analyse data sets including big data; use mathematical and statistical modelling techniques, machine learning and data mining to solve challenging problems; and communicate your findings to different audiences.
  • list items This degree is interdisciplinary across computer science, mathematics and statistics, ensuring you develop the skills to apply data science to real-world issues.

Master of Information Systems Management

  • list items This course will strengthen your understanding of IT principles by allowing you to apply them to practical, industry-relevant issues. This program is designed to provide you with an overview of global business strategy and equip you with the analytic, communication and project management skills to cater to the IT- business interface. 

Master of Information Technology in Cyber Security 

  • list items This technical degree provides the latest knowledge and practical training for a successful career in the rising field of cybersecurity. Completing this degree will equip you with technical skills in cryptography, networks, artificial intelligence and mobile data communications.

Master of Information Technology in Networking 

  • list items In this degree, you’ll develop in-depth knowledge and foundation in advanced concepts in network and internetwork technologies and learn how to apply them to solve practical problems in networked IT systems and related topics such as network design and security. If you have undergraduate qualifications in IT, computing or engineering (with suitable units in computer programming), this degree will enable you to move on to the internetworking field.

Master of Business Analytics and Master of Information Systems Management 

  • list items You’ll develop a solid understanding of computer programming, databases, applied statistics and machine learning techniques applied to big data. You’ll become an expert in recognising the importance of ethical reasoning in the solution of analytics-related problems. And you’ll learn how to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse teams to achieve different objectives in different contexts.
  • list items The combined degree course is designed to provide you with an overview of global business strategy and equip you with the analytic, communication and project management skills to cater to the IT-business interface.

Master of Business Analytics and Master of Information Technology in Cyber Security 

  • list items This technical degree provides up-to-date knowledge and practical training for a successful career in the rising field of cybersecurity. Completing this degree will equip you with technical skills in cryptography, networks, artificial intelligence and mobile data communications.

Master of Business Analytics and Master of Information Technology in Networking

  • list items This comprehensive, flexible degree lays emphasis on the real-world application of business analytics tools and techniques. You’ll develop your knowledge and understanding of computer programming, databases, applied statistics and machine learning techniques applied to big data.
  • list items In this degree, you’ll develop an in-depth integrated knowledge of advanced concepts in network and internetwork technologies, and learn how to apply them to solve practical problems in networked IT systems, as well as related topics such as network design and security.

Faculty of Science

Entry into most postgraduate degrees requires you to have successfully completed a bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised institution. You may also need to have achieved a specific Weighted Average Mark (WAM) or undertaken work experience.

1. Astronomy and Astrophysics

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science with a Specialisation in Advanced Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Information Technology
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws.

2. Biological sciences

This department works across a wide range of disciplines including :

  • list items Animal behaviour
  • list items Climate change
  • list items Conservation
  • list items Ecology
  • list items Evolution
  • list items Genetics and genomics
  • list items Paleobiology and physiology.

Undergraduate Degrees 

  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Environment with a Major in Environmental Biology
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Biology
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Human Biology
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Palaeobiology
  • list items Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation and Master of Conservation Biology
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Master of Environment
  • list items Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Marine Science and Management
  • list items Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Master of Biotechnology.

Postgraduate Degrees - Master of Conservation Biology.

3. Molecular sciences

Molecular science is key to achieving sustainability, understanding health and disease, developing materials and advancing technology.

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science with a Specialisation in Advanced Biomolecular Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Information Technology
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Master of Laboratory Analysis, Quality and Management.

Postgraduate Degrees - Master of Radiopharmaceutical Science. 

4. Biotechnology

Biotechnologists combine molecular biology, protein chemistry and applied microbiology to modify living systems and develop medicine, food and beyond.

Undergraduate Degrees :

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Medical Sciences

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Biotechnology
  • list items Master of Biotechnology and Business

5. Chemistry

Undergraduate Degrees

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science with a Specialisation in Advanced Chemistry
  • list items Bachelor of Medical Sciences with a Major in Analytical Biosciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Information Technology
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Master of Laboratory Analysis, Quality and Management.

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Laboratory Analysis, Quality and Management
  • list items Master of Radiopharmaceutical Science
  • list items Master of Science Innovation in Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences.

6. Earth and Environmental Sciences

Undergraduate Degrees 

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation
  • list items Bachelor of Environment
  • list items Bachelor of Marine Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Environment with a Major in Environmental Biology
  • list items Bachelor of Environment with a Major in Environmental Geoscience
  • list items Bachelor of Environment with a Major in Environmental Management
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Information Technology
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation and Master of Conservation Biology
  • list items Bachelor of Environment and Master of Environment
  • list items Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Marine Science and Management.

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Environment
  • list items Master of Science Innovation in Environmental Sciences
  • list items Master of Science Innovation in Geology and Geophysics.

7. Mathematics and Statistics

Undergraduate Degrees 

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Information Technology and Master of Data Science
  • list items Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences and Master of Applied Statistics.

Postgraduate Degrees

  • list items Master of Applied Statistics
  • list items Master of Biostatistics
  • list items Master of Data Science
  • list items Master of Science Innovation in Statistics

8. Physics

Undergraduate Degrees 

  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science with a Specialisation in Advanced Physics
  • list items Bachelor of Science with a Specialisation in Physics
  • list items Bachelor of Advanced Science and Bachelor of Laws
  • list items Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Information Technology
  • list items Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws.
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Macquarie Business School

The business school offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Macquarie Applied Finance (MAFC)- Master of Applied Finance program. 

1. Faculty of Arts

This faculty offers a diverse range of subjects one can major in.

You could choose between :

  • list items Ancient History
  • list items Anthropology
  • list items English
  • list items Geography and Planning
  • list items Indigenous Studies
  • list items Law School, Media
  • list items Music
  • list items Communication and Cultural Studies
  • list items Modern History,
  • list items Politics and International Relations
  • list items Philosophy
  • list items Security Studies and Criminology
  • list items Sociology and Big History Institute. 

2. Faculty of Human Sciences

This faculty comprises the Departments of :

  • list items Cognitive Science
  • list items Linguistics
  • list items Psychology
  • list items Educational Studies 

3. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

This department offers the Undergraduate:

  • list items Bachelor of Clinical Science
  • list items PostGraduate - Doctor of Physiotherapy and Master of Public Health. 

4. Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Engineering

This department comprises of the :

  • list items Department of Biomedical Sciences
  • list items Department of Clinical Medicine
  • list items Department of Health Professions
  • list items Department of Health Systems and Populations
How much is the tuition fee in Macquarie University?
 
Tuition Fees for Undergraduate Programs are approx. ₹2,191,424 / Year and for Post Graduate Program it is approx. ₹2,214,016 / Year.
What happens if you fail a subject at uni Macquarie?
 
Without suffering academic or financial consequences, the student will be dismissed from the unit. 
What is Macquarie University famous for?
 
Macquarie University is renowned for its knowledge in the sciences, humanities, engineering, health, business, and medicine, and we provide a wide range of great undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher degree research degrees that are based on its cutting-edge research findings.
Is it hard to get into Macquarie University?
 
According to student reviews, applying for admission to Macquarie University is not particularly tough. You have a strong chance of being chosen if you meet all the academic and non-academic standards and submit your application before the deadline.
 
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