The idea of founding a third university in Sydney was flagged in the early 1960s when the New South Wales Government formed a committee of enquiry into higher education to deal with a perceived emergency in university enrolments in New South Wales. During this enquiry, the Senate of The University of Sydney put in a submission which highlighted ‘the immediate need to establish a third university in the metropolitan area’. After much debate a future campus location was selected in what was then a semi-rural part of North Ryde, and it was decided that the future university be named after Lachlan Macquarie, an important early governor of the colony of New South Wales. Macquarie University was formally established in 1964 with the passage of the Macquarie University Act 1964 by the New South Wales Government.
The main campus is located about 16kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the Sydney CBD; the Macquarie University campus is set on 126 hectares of rolling lawns and natural bush land. Located within the high-technology corridor of Sydney's north-west and within close proximity to Macquarie Park and its surrounding industries, Macquarie's location has been crucial in its development as a relatively research intensive University. The university is straddled between the suburbs of North Ryde and the later developed technology and industry focused Macquarie Park, however the campus has its own postcode, 2109.Satellite campuses
In mid 2007, The University opened the Macquarie City Campus in the Sydney CBD, offering some of Macquarie University’s programs. Macquarie City Campus has been designed to meet demand from students for a CBD campus.
In association with Macquarie University, the International College of Management, Sydney, offers a two-year Diploma programme (only in Hospitality, Event and International tourism), an Associate Degree Programme and a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees specialised in Hospitality, Event, International tourism, Retail, Property, and Sports Management as well as graduate certificates and master programmes. Bachelor and master degrees are awarded by Macquarie University and students have access to The university library for study and research. Macquarie University has two residential colleges on its campus, Dunmore Lang College and Robert Menzies College, both were founded in 1972. In addition to these residential colleges is the Macquarie University Village which contains over 890 rooms inside multiple two storey townhouses and apartment block.
This University is having mainly four faculties and under this it is having different departments in that respective faculty.
Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Human Sciences, Faculty of Science. Different departments in this university are
Sr. no. |
Level |
Name of Program |
1 |
UG |
Bachelor of Economics |
2 |
UG |
Bachelor of Arts |
3 |
UG |
Bachelor of Science |
4 |
UG |
Bachelor of Business |
5 |
UG |
Bachelor of Science |
6 |
UG |
Bachelor of Commerce |
7 |
UG |
Bachelor of Applied Finance |
8 |
UG |
Bachelor of Professional Accounting |
9 |
UG |
Bachelor of Engineering |
10 |
UG |
Bachelor of Information Technology |
11 |
UG |
Bachelor of International studies |
12 |
UG |
Bachelor of Social Science |
13 |
UG |
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies |
14 |
UG |
Bachelor of Health |
15 |
UG |
Bachelor of Advanced Science |
16 |
UG |
Bachelor of Education |
17 |
UG |
Bachelor of Ancient History |
18 |
UG |
Bachelor of Arts |
19 |
UG |
Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation |
20 |
UG |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
21 |
UG |
Bachelor of Business Administration in Event Management |
22 |
UG |
Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management |
23 |
UG |
Bachelor of Business Administration in International Tourism |
24 |
UG |
Bachelor of Chirpractic Science |
25 |
UG |
Bachelor of e-Business |
26 |
UG |
Bachelor of environment |
27 |
UG |
Bachelor of laws |
28 |
UG |
Bachelor of Marine Sciences |
29 |
UG |
Bachelor of Medical Sciences |
30 |
UG |
Bachelor of Planning |
31 |
UG |
Bachelor of psychology |
32 |
UG |
Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences |
33 |
PG |
Masters of Arts in History |
34 |
PG |
Master of Applied Finance |
35 |
PG |
Master of Arts in International Communication |
36 |
PG |
Master of Information Technology in Software Engineering |
37 |
PG |
Master of Information Technology in System and Network Management |
38 |
PG |
Master of Information Technology in System Security |
39 |
PG |
Master of Communication Disorders |
40 |
PG |
Master of Management |
41 |
PG |
Master of Recording Arts |
42 |
PG |
Master of international relations |
43 |
PG |
Master of Translating and Interpreting |
44 |
PG |
Master of Accounting |
45 |
PG |
Master of Arts in Early Christian and Jewish Studies |
46 |
PG |
Master of Clinical Psychology |
47 |
PG |
Master of Communication Disorders |
48 |
PG |
Master of Environmental Education |
49 |
PG |
Master of Information Technology in Management |
50 |
PG |
Master of International Business |
51 |
PG |
Master of Museum Studies |
52 |
PG |
Master of Actuarial Practice |
53 |
PG |
Master of Advanced Medicine in Cardiac Imaging |
54 |
PG |
Master of Advanced Medicine in Interventional Cardiology |
55 |
PG |
Master of Advanced Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery |
56 |
PG |
Master of Advanced Surgery in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery |
57 |
PG |
Master of Advanced Translation |
58 |
PG |
Master of Applied Anthropology |
59 |
PG |
Master of Applied Statistics |
60 |
PG |
Master of Biostatistics |
61 |
PG |
Master of Biotechnology |
62 |
PG |
Master of Business Administration |
63 |
PG |
Master of Commerce |
64 |
PG |
Master of Economics |
65 |
PG |
Master of Education |
66 |
PG |
Master of Geoscience |
67 |
PG |
Master of Information Technology |
68 |
PG DIP |
Post Graduate Diploma in International Business |
69 |
PG DIP |
Post Graduate Diploma in Education Studies |
70 |
PG DIP |
Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology |
71 |
PG DIP |
Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies and Culture Change |
72 |
PG DIP |
Post Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood |