As a Study Abroad or Exchange student, you can tailor your study programs and receive full academic credit at your home university. 

Study Abroad and Exchange students can choose from most units offered at Macquarie. Find units of interest through the Macquarie University Handbook. 

An Australian context

Whilst studying at Macquarie, you have the opportunity to study units that are uniquely designed and presented within the Australian context. These units give you a chance to learn about Australian history, culture and Indigenous heritage. Check the handbook for more information and unit availability.

Undergraduate units

• ABST100 - Introducing Indigenous Australia
• ANTH305 - Culture, Care and Country in Aboriginal Australia
• BIOL318 - Birds of Australia
• BUSL201 - Law in Australian Society
• CUL221 - Australian Film and Television
• DEM255 - Australia's Population: Past, Present and Future
• ECH126 - Early Childhood in Australia: The Social Context
• ENGL200 - Australian Perspectives: Representing Place, Nation and Identity
• ENGL205 - Australian Literature
• ENGL308 - Pre-War Australia from Stage to Webpage
• ENGL310 - Contemporary Australian Children's Literature
• ENV267 - Australian Environmental Futures
• ENVG262 - The Ecological Humanities: Australians and their Environment
• GEOS272 - Geology of Australia - Global Perspectives
• LAW463 - History of Law in Australia
• LING333 - Australian English
• MAS104 - Australian Media
• MHIS109 - The Making of Australia
• MHIS114 - The World Since 1945: An Australian Perspective
• MHIS202 - Australian Environmental History
• MHIS245 - Currency Lasses and Chesty Bonds: Gender in Australian History
• MHIS302 - Australian History since 1901
• POL101 - Australian Politics in Global Context
• POL201 - Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics: Race, Nation, Class and Gender
• POL207 - Australian Governments and Public Policy
• POL308 - Australian Foreign Policy
• SOC175 - Australia and Global Societies: An Introduction to Sociology

Postgraduate units

• IRPG844 - The Asian-Pacific Region and Australia
• LIT815 - Australian Women's Writing
• LIT855 - Australian Children's Literature
• MAR801 - Topics in Australian Marine Science
• MHPG849 - Australian Historiography
• MHPG915 - Bulletin to Big Brother: The Media in Australia Since 1880
• MHPG916 - Australian Popular Culture from the Fifties to Now
• MHPG918 - Subjects, Citizens, Slaves: Historicising Australian Citizenship

Restricted units

Study Abroad and Exchange Students are unable to study:

• ABEP and ABEC - All Aboriginal Education Practice courses
• ACCG611, 614, 615, 903-909, 921-927, BUS870 and BUS880 - Units from the Master of Accounting degrees
• BCM - Bachelor of Community Management
• ACCG898, ACCG899 Research Project B
  BUS890, BUS891, BUSL864, BUSL865, BUSL866, BUSL867, BUSL876, BUSL877 - Postgraduate Research Projects with the Faculty of Business and Economics
• CHIR - All Chiropractic Studies courses
• CMGT - All Community Management courses
• ECFS - Master of Applied Finance
• ECST - All Early Childhood Studies courses
• HLTH - HLTH 300
• MGSM - All Macquarie Graduate School of Management courses
• ITEC - Most Information and Financial Studies courses
• ITEC100 and ITEC102
• TEP - All Teacher Education courses
• BBA360: Business Project
• BUS301: Business Policy
• BUS303: International Business Project
• HRM201: Workplace Relations
• IRPG838: International Internship Program
• IRPG846: International Relations Special Project
• IRPG850: International Relations Special Project A
• IRPG851: International Relations Special Project B
• LAW488:Access to Justice Placement Program
• MAS312: Advanced Screen Production 1
• MAS313: Advanced Screen Production 2
• MAS337: Advanced Radio Production and Broadcasting
• MAS341: Advanced Digital Production
• MAS316: Media Futures
• MAS350: Media Internship