Domestic postgraduate coursework

You may be eligible for a HELP loan to defer your unit fees to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) if you are:

• an Australian citizen
• an approved New Zealand Special Category Visa holder (NZSCV) who meets long-term residency requirements *
• a current and former* Permanent Resident (PR) Humanitarian Visa holder.

Permanent Resident (PR) non-humanitarian visa holders and non-eligible NZ citizens must still pay fees fully upfront to the University.

* NZSCV and former PR Humanitarian visa holders must provide evidence of meeting the residency requirements through the Residency Verification form before they can be assessed as being eligible for a HELP loan. See more information about eligibility.

Youth Allowance and Austudy assistance is available to eligible students undertaking Masters by coursework study, but only in specific approved courses.

The Macquarie University courses approved for full-time domestic students are:

• Doctor of Medicine
• Doctor of Physiotherapy
• Juris Doctor
• Master of Actuarial Practice
• Master of Biotechnology
• Master of Biotechnology and Business
• Master of Chiropractic
• Master of Clinical Audiology
• Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
• Master of Clinical Psychology
• Master of Inclusive and Special Education
• Master of Organisational Psychology
• Master of Planning
• Master of Professional Accounting
• Master of Professional Accounting and Leadership
• Master of Professional Psychology
• Master of Public Health
• Master of Radiopharmaceutical Science
• Master of Speech and Language Pathology
• Master of Teaching (Birth to Five Years)
• Master of Teaching (Primary)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary)

The Department of Social Services conducts an annual application round to review/approve courses. To be eligible, a Masters by coursework course must be:

• the minimum requirement for registration with a professional body and for entry to a profession; or
• the fastest pathway to professional entry offered by the higher education provider; or
• the only pathway to professional entry offered by the higher education provider.

For information about their eligibility, Masters by coursework students should contact Services Australia (Centrelink) or learn about institutions and courses approved for student payments by the Australian Government.

Macquarie does not have any postgraduate diploma or certificate level courses approved for benefits.

If you would like to discuss this further, raise an enquiry through AskMQ.