Science

Stars, planets, black holes and galaxies contain the secrets of the cosmos. At Macquarie you’ll explore our understanding of these celestial objects, with significant emphasis on the techniques and technology that have been developed to gather astronomical data.

The origin and complexities of life are constantly unfolding through discoveries of new species and their interactions, fossils and through advances in technologies such as genomics.

Biomolecular sciences focus on the molecular basis of life such as RNA, DNA, proteins and other molecules. At Macquarie you’ll conduct interdisciplinary study in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, computational biology and bioinformatics to understand how the body works.

Biotechnology is the science of the future, using insights from biochemistry and cell biology to modify living systems to develop new medicines, foods and organic substances.

Chemistry plays a major role in our economy, environment, lifestyle and health, as well as in processes going on in the world around us.

Earth sciences combine study of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.

The power of mathematics lies in its unique capacity to use the physical world as inspiration for abstract ideas that can be developed and studied through pure thought and deductive reasoning, providing astonishing insight into all aspects of our environment.

Through palaeobiology, we get a ‘deep-time’ perspective on the evolution of life.

Without photonics we wouldn’t have products such as DVDs, digital cameras, flat-panel displays, laser scanners or many biomedical instruments. Photonics is also intrinsic to many technologies for medicine, environmental monitoring, advanced computers, machine vision and manufacturing.

Physics is fundamental to all natural sciences and plays a central role in the development of new technologies. At Macquarie you’ll explore basic questions about intrinsic laws of the universe and learn how physics is applied to interdisciplinary fields.

Statistics has been described as the science of making conclusions in the presence of uncertainty. There is a current shortage of well-trained statisticians, both in Australia and worldwide, meaning you’ll graduate with a wealth of career opportunities.