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Don't worry! Just take your time and go through our degree offerings to find the course that matches your interests and skills.

Starting uni or thinking about returning as a postgraduate student to further your career prospects is a big step. We know it's not so easy planning your future. Choosing a uni course and career are major decisions. There are so many options: single degrees, double degrees, international study exchanges, internships, global leadership programs. 

Which Degree?

Choose from 30 single and double degrees in Accounting, Actuarial Studies, Applied Finance, Business Administration, Business Law, Demography, Economics, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing and  Statistics

From 2009 the Division of Economic and Financial Studies will be renamed the FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.

UAI Guide

These are the UAIs that were required for entry in 2008. They are a good guide for 2009 entry.

TIP: Check out the latest edition of CONNECT, Macquarie’s newsletter for Careers Advisers, Issue 2, 2008. Read about Commerce student Grant Brits, winner of a bronze medal for relay swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; and a profile of recent graduate Hemang Mehta, who is a first-year analyst at Deutsche Bank.

NEW Macquarie HSC Bonus Points: Academic Advantage 

Academic Advantage is Macquarie University's brand new HSC Bonus Points Scheme. It will give bonus UAI points to school leavers applying to selected Macquarie degree programs in 2009. The purpose is to recognise achievement in HSC subjects that specifically relate to Macquarie University degrees. Evidence suggests that students who do well in particular HSC subjects also do well in related university degree.

Who is eligible?

Academic Advantage is available to all prospective students who have completed either the HSC or the International Baccalaureate in the year prior to enrolment.

If you're a 2008 Australian high school applicant you may be eligible for Academic Advantage. Students who excel in these HSC subjects will automatically be awarded up to five bonus UAI points if they have chosen Macquarie University amongst their UAC preferences.
 

How will it work?

The scheme has identified the HSC subjects that relate specifically to certain Macquarie degrees. Based on a student’s performance in these subjects he / she may receive up to three bonus points for each one, with a total maximum of five points available.

Once you choose Macquarie University amongst your preferences, your bonus points will be automatically calculated when you submit your university preferences to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

What degree programs are included?

Academic Advantage applies to all Macquarie University degree programs EXCEPT:

• All combined Law programs
• All Actuarial Studies programs (including combined degree programs)
• Bachelor of Ancient History (Honours)
• Bachelor of International Studies

Summary

1. The maximum number of UAI Bonus Points you can receive for each Macquarie University degree preference is 5;
   
   
2. Students could receive a maximum of nine bonus UAI points if Academic Advantage is combined with other access schemes such as uniTEST or the Lighthouse Scheme. (One exception is Psychology, for which a maximum of six points will apply);
   
   
3. Students must have a minimum UAI of 70 for the bonus scheme to apply;
   
   
4. You don’t apply for UAI Bonus Points, they are automatically calculated.

ACADEMIC ADVANTAGE: New HSC bonus point scheme

New Degrees

From 2008 either telecommunications or software engineering specialisations of engineering may be studied as a double degree with commerce (with an economics major) – two degrees in 5 years.

From 2009 these engineering degrees may also be studied as a double degree with business – two degrees in 5 years. 

More information: www.engineering.mq.edu.au or phone (02) 9850 9500 or email physicsandengineering@mq.edu.au

Macquarie University Merit Scholar Program / Merit Scholarships

All domestic students with a UAI of 98.5 or above will be designated as Macquarie Merit Scholars. As Macquarie Merit Scholars you will be given priority access to a range of opportunities, such as advanced programs, internships and international studies, specific to each program subject to your academic performance

You may also apply for a Macquarie University Merit Scholarship. These highly competitive non-deferrable scholarships offer recipients an award of $12,000 p.a.

Other Scholarships
Go to  Macquarie's Scholarship page  for full details.

More Information

Communications and External Relations Manager
Division of Economic and Financial Studies
Macquarie University
NSW, 2109
T: 02-9850-4774
F: 02-9850-9363
W:www.efs.mq.edu.au
Location: Building E4A, level 7, room 718
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