YOU CAN MULTIPLY YOUR POTENTIAL with us
Macquarie University empowers you to reach your full potential. We offer degrees that are built around key employability skills, so you develop practical know-how and technical skills. We encourage you to pursue study, professional and exchange experiences in Australia and across the globe, so you can broaden your horizons. And we support you to engage with our industry and community partners, so you can build your networks.
YOU CAN KICKSTART YOUR CAREER with us
Our forward-thinking approach to education is designed to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. With flexible degrees that can be tailored to your aspirations, you can explore diverse interests or deepen your expertise in specific areas. And so that your learning is aligned with employer needs, we co-design many of our degrees with industry partners. This ensures you graduate equipped to navigate future career opportunities with confidence.
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Discover Macquarie’s areas of study
Arts and social sciences
Arts graduates are highly sought after by employers because arts courses ensure you develop high-level skills in a range of areas such as problem solving, research, creative thinking and communication – skills essential for success in the 21st century workplace. Study Arts at Macquarie and enjoy our new Arts precinct.
Business
Macquarie equips you with the skills that employers want. Our interdisciplinary approach gives you the chance to combine courses, choose to generalise or specialise in an area that interests you, and get hands-on experience through internships with leading Australian companies.
Education
As a Macquarie teaching graduate, you’ll benefit from our uniquely developed 5Rs framework. Through this framework, you’ll become a teacher who is resilient, reflexive, responsive, ready to learn and research engaged.
Engineering
Our engineering program uniquely combines a solid foundation in theoretical knowledge with modern, practical skills acquisition and industry experience. You can choose to specialise in electrical, electronic, mechanical, mechatronic, software or telecommunications engineering.
IT
Our flexible IT degrees – developed in consultation with industry – give you the opportunity to specialise in cybersecurity, data science, game design and development, information systems and business analysis, software technology solutions, or web and mobile app development.
Languages and Linguistics
Studies in languages and linguistics at Macquarie will prepare you for a range of careers across the globe such as interpreting and translation, teaching, journalism, business or international relations.
Law
As a pioneer of interdisciplinary law study in Australia, Macquarie prepares you to look beyond law as a set of rules and procedures. You’ll be challenged to think around problems and provide more innovative solutions – skills highly valued by employers.
Media, communications and creative arts
At Macquarie you’ll learn from award-winning experts, using professional-standard facilities. Our courses equip you with an understanding of emerging media and industry practices, as well as traditional communications.
Medicine and Health
Macquarie is a world leader in health. We’re home to MQ Health – Australia’s first fully integrated university-led health sciences centre – and the Australian Hearing Hub, both of which combine excellence in clinical care with teaching and research.
Psychology and cognitive sciences
When you study psychology and cognitive science at Macquarie, you’ll expand your thinking and your employment potential. We offer a broad, interdisciplinary approach to learning – an approach that better prepares you for life and your career.
Science
Our in-demand science graduates stand at the forefront of change and innovation. We’re home to researchers and academics who are internationally recognised for their work, so you’ll study with people who use their knowledge to make an impact on the issues of today and tomorrow.
Security, intelligence and criminology
Our highly practical and unique courses in security studies, intelligence and cyber security have produced in-demand graduates who are working with NSW Police, AFP, cyber security consultancies and the defence forces.
