Prohibited units
The following units are prohibited in 2026 for Study Abroad and Exchange program participants.
Study Abroad and Exchange program participants are eligible to enrol in a wide array of units offered at Macquarie University. Many of the units in the Course Handbook are available for unrestricted enrolment (see the Open Access Units list or by way of a special waiver request, however there are some unavailable units. Please ensure your desired unit/course is not listed below before applying to the Study Abroad or Exchange program.
Restrictions across all faculties
- All 0 credit point units
- All 7000 level units
- All Capstone units
- All Full Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units
- All Internship units
- All Open Universities Australia units (if the course on the unit handbook indicates OUA under external provider)
- All Professional experience/practice placement units
- All PACE units
- All Research units - undergraduate and postgraduate
- All Units offered by Macquarie University College
- All 4000 and 5000 level units offered by the Faculty of Arts (except LAWS 5000-level elective units)
- ANTH3024 Doing Ethnography
- ARTS2000 International Exchange Experience
- EDST1500 Understanding Learners and Learning Environments
- EDST2999 LANTITE
- EDST8777 Mathematics for Primary Teachers (Post Grad)
- EDST8999 LANTITE PG
- ENGL8036 Manuscript Project
- GEOP2010 Theory and Methods in Geography and Planning
- GEOP2060 Geography and Planning Field School
- GEOP2080 Planning and Development
- GEOP3080 Urban Strategic Planning
- GEOP6080 Theory and Methods in Geography and Planning
- INTS1030 International Studies Beginners In-Country Cultural Studies
- INTS2090 International Studies Intermediate In-Country Cultural Studies
- INTS3000 International Studies Intercultural Program
- INTS3010 International Studies Project
- INTS3013 International Studies Advanced In-Country Study 2
- INTS3016 International Studies Advanced In-Country Study 1
- INTS3080 International Studies Advanced In-Country Study 3
- INTS3090 International Studies Advanced In-Country Study 4
- MMCC2012 Screen Production - Filmmaking Across Genres
- MMCC3000 Music Production: The Recording Studio
- MMCC3012 Screen Production – Documentary Filmmaking
- MMCC3037 Radio and Podcast - The 'On Air' Career
- MMCC3045 Interactive Storytelling
- MMCC3199 Advanced Issues in Marketing and Media
- PICT8016 Internship
- PICT8047 Supervised Project in Security Studies
- PICT8950 Crisis Simulation
- PICT8960 Scenario Planning and Crisis Simulation
- SPED8906 Auslan Competency
- SPED8907 Braille Competency
- SPED8908 Sensory Communication Competency
- All CHIR units
- All MEDI 8000 and 9000 level units
- All PHTY units
- All PSY 4000 level units
- All Postgraduate PSYO, PSYB, PSYC, PSYP, PSYN, PSYG units
- APPL8220 Linguistics and Language Teaching
- CAUD - Master of Clinical Audiology unit choice (8000-level CAUD) is limited and competitive. Requires prior approval from the Faculty.
- CAUD8104 Clinical Practice in Audiology I
- CAUD8108 Clinical Practice in Audiology II
- CAUD8113 Clinical Practice in Audiology III
- CAUD8117 Clinical Practice in Audiology IV
- MEDI3900 Research Expertise & Training
- PSYU1100 Psychology: Finding Your Foundation and Future
- SPTH8831 Speech Pathology Clinical Practice 1
- SPTH8832 Speech Pathology Clinical Practice 2
- SPTH8833 Speech Pathology Clinical Practice 3
- SPTH8834 Speech Pathology Clinical Practice 4
- SPTH8839 Implementing Knowledge in Speech Pathology Practice
- All 8000 level units offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering
- ENVS3241
- All AFCP units offered for the Master of Applied Finance
- All CA units (ACCG8220, ACCG8221, ACCG8222, ACCG8223, ACCG8224)
- All CPA units (ACCG8303, ACCG8304, ACCG8305, ACCG8307, ACCG8308, ACCG8309, ACCG8313, ACCG8314)
- All MMBA (except for the MBA exchange students), GMBA, and AFCP units
- MGMT8080 Business Internship
- MQBS1100 Business Innovation Challenge
- MQBS3030 International Study Tour
- MQBS8090 Business Internship
- PROF3000 Professional Practice Placement 2
- PROF4000 Advanced Professional Practice and Reflection