Unrestricted units 2027
Study Abroad and Exchange program participants can enrol in these units without restrictions.
Study Abroad and Exchange program participants are eligible to enrol in a wide array of units offered at Macquarie University. A selection of unrestricted units from the Course Handbook have been compiled below for ease of reference.
Open Access Units are generally introductory level, on campus, and count for academic credit. This list is intended to serve as a guide, providing Study Abroad and Exchange students with potential units for study planning and enrolment, but is neither exhaustive nor guaranteed. The schedule of offerings and curricular parameters of units at Macquarie are subject to change.
Students are responsible for their enrolment and must consider their individual enrolment criteria for their specific Study Abroad or Exchange program. These criteria include, but are not limited to, visa conditions of enrolment, home university requirements for credit transferability, and Macquarie’s enrolment regulations and unit availability.
Undergraduate units
| ABST1000 | Indigenous Australia |
| ABST1020 | Dharug Ngurra |
| AHIS1210 | Studying the Past: An Introduction to Ancient History in the 21st Century |
| AHIS1250 | Western Asia and Egypt in Antiquity: An Introduction |
| ANTH1050 | Cultures and Societies: Introduction to Anthropology |
| ANTH1060 | Weird Australia |
| ARCH1101 | Archaeology and Society: Greece and Rome |
| ARCH1102 | Laboratory Methods of Archaeology |
| BHIS1001 | Written Words: The Sources for Ancient History |
| BHIS1002 | Digging up the Past |
| BHIS1003 | History Now! |
| BHIS1004 | History and Heritage |
| CRIM1001 | Introduction to Criminology |
| CRIM1002 | Policing and Crime |
| CROA1010 | I Croatian Studies 1 |
| ECHE1130 | Understanding Play Based Approaches for Learning, Development and Wellbeing |
| ECHE1310 | Exploring The Arts in Children’s Lives |
| EDST1501 | Understanding Inclusion in a Diverse World |
| EDST1505 | Understanding Sustainability |
| EDST1508 | Understanding Child Development: Infants and Young Children |
| EDST1510 | Understanding Science and Mathematics for Primary Teachers |
| ENGL1001 | Literature: Medieval to Modern |
| ENGL1002 | Literature: Modern and Contemporary |
| ENGL1021 | An Introduction to Creative Writing |
| ENGL1050 | Grammar and Writing |
| ENGL1055 | Techniques in Academic Reading and Writing |
| FOAR1000 | Indigenous Cultural Exchange |
| FOAR1001 | Indigenous Research Project |
| FREN1010 | I French Studies 1 |
| GEOP1010 | Introducing Human Geography |
| GEOP1030 | Sydney and the Great Australian Dream |
| GEOP1080 | Cities and Climate Change |
| GRMN1010 | I German Studies 1 |
| INTS1002 | Unlearning Culture: Myths, People, and Change |
| INTS1003 | Understanding Global Systems: Power and Governance |
| INTS1302 | Navigating Digital Worlds |
| ITAL1010 | I Italian Studies 1 |
| JPNS1010 | I Japanese Studies 1 |
| LAWS1010 | Introduction to Law and Social Justice |
| MGRK1010 | I Modern Greek Studies 1 |
| MHIS1101 | Forging the West |
| MHIS1102 | Making the Modern World |
| MMCC1000 | Visual Media and Communications |
| MMCC1001 | Introduction to Video Games Studies |
| MMCC1005 | Introduction to the Cinema |
| MMCC1012 | Music Literacies |
| MMCC1015 | Media Practice and Production |
| MMCC1020 | Passion, Rebellion, & Identity in Music |
| MMCC1025 | Screenwriting |
| MMCC1030 | Music in a Global Context |
| MMCC1032 | Performance Practices |
| MMCC1035 | The Performing Arts and Entertainment Industries |
| MMCC1040 | Introduction to Media and Mass Communications |
| MMCC1045 | The Creative Musician |
| MMCC1050 | Multimodal Storytelling |
| MMCC1110 | Media Technologies |
| PBHS1101 | Screening the Past: History on Film and Television |
| PBHS1102 | Museums and Museology: Curating Culture, Questioning Power |
| PHIL1031 | The Philosophy of Human Nature |
| PHIL1032 | Happiness, Goodness and Justice |
| PHIL1037 | Critical Thinking |
| PICT1010 | Introduction to Security Studies |
| PICT1011 | New Frontlines: Non-Traditional Challenges and Responses |
| PICT1012 | Geopolitics and Security in the Indo-Pacific |
| PICT1014 | War, Peace, and World Order since 1914 |
| POIR1010 | Australian Politics in Global Context |
| POIR1080 | Introduction to Global Politics |
| RUSS1010 | I Russian Studies 1 |
| SLAS1010 | I Spanish Studies 1 |
| SOCI1000 | Introduction to Sociology: Understanding contemporary society |
| SOCI1010 | Introduction to Sociology: Understanding everyday life |
| SSCI1001 | Introduction to Social Sciences |
| SSCI1040 | Health, Wellbeing and Society |
Postgraduate units
EDST8203 | Teaching Mathematics in the Primary School 1 |
EDST8209 | Teaching The Arts |
EDST8217 | Teaching Primary English 1: Foundations of Reading and Writing Instruction |
EDST8537 | Conceptualising Curriculum and Pedagogy |
EDST8600 | Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Post Grad) (First Teaching Area) |
EDST8602 | Teaching Secondary HSIE in Years 7-10 (Post Grad) (Second Teaching Area) |
EDST8609 | Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Post Grad) (First Teaching Area) |
EDST8612 | Teaching Secondary STEM in Years 7-10 (Post Grad) (Second Teaching Area) |
EDST8619 | Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Post Grad) (First Teaching Area A) |
EDST8622 | Teaching Secondary Arts in Years 7-10 (Post Grad) (Second Teaching Area) |
Undergraduate units
| ESPS2005 | Exercise prescription and delivery |
| ESPS2006 | Digital Health Technologies in Exercise Science |
| ESPS2007 | Human Physiology for Exercise and Sports Science |
| ESPS3004 | Human Growth, Development and Ageing |
| LING1109 | Language, Culture and Communication |
| LING1111 | Foundations of Linguistics |
| LING1120 | Exploring English |
| LING1121 | Language Myths and Realities |
| MHHS1002 | Human Structure and Function |
| MHHS1003 | Evidence-Based Practice in Health |
| MHHS1004 | Health Systems |
| MHHS1005 | Lifestyle Factors for Health and Wellbeing |
| MHHS1006 | Health, Society and Culture |
| MHHS1007 | Psychology in Context: Health, Development & Well-Being |
| MHHS1008 | Misconceptions in the Modern World |
| PSYU1101 | Psychology in Context: From Foundations to Applications |
| PSYU1102 | Psychology in Context: Health, Development & Well-Being |
Postgraduate units
| MHHS8000 | Research Foundations |
| MHHS8001 | Research Frontiers |
| MHHS8002 | Research Communications |
| MHHS8004 | Research Methodology and Analysis |
| MHHS8005 | Research Project Management |
Undergraduate units
| BIOL1110 | Genes to Organisms |
| BIOL1210 | Human Biology |
| BIOL1310 | Organisms to Ecosystems |
| BIOL1320 | Biological Basis of Behaviour |
| BIOL1620 | Foundations in Medical Sciences |
| BMOL1001 | Biomolecules |
| CHEM1001 | Foundations of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences 1 |
| COMP1000 | Introduction to Computer Programming |
| COMP1020 | Software Development Practices​ |
| COMP1151 | Introduction to Game Development |
| COMP1170 | 3D Modelling and Animation |
| COMP1300 | Introduction to Cyber Security |
| COMP1350 | Introduction to Database Design and Management |
| COMP1750 | Introduction to Business Information Systems |
| COMP2320 | Offensive Security |
| EESC1150 | Planet Earth |
| EESC1160 | Blue Planet |
| ENGG1000 | Introduction to Engineering |
| ENGG1100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| ENGG1140 | Fundamentals of Digital Computing |
| ENVS1017 | The Living Environment |
| ENVS1018 | Environmental Management for a Changing World |
| ENVS1505 | Indigenous Science |
| FOSE1025 | Scientific Computing |
| FOSE1030 | Introduction to Python Programming |
| MATH1000 | Introduction to Mathematical Modelling |
| MATH1007 | Discrete Mathematics I |
| STAT1170 | Introductory Statistics |
| STAT1250 | Business Statistics and Insights |
Postgraduate Units
| BIOL6410 | Ecology |
| BIOL6610 | Biological Data Analysis |
| BIOL8610 | Conservation and Management of Wild Populations |
| CIVL6100 | Water and Wastewater Engineering |
| CIVL6104 | Hydraulics and Hydrology |
| CIVL6202 | Transport Engineering |
| CIVL6203 | Construction Management |
| CIVL8201 | Health and Safety in Construction |
| CIVL8202 | Integrated Structural Design and Construction |
| CIVL8203 | Geotechnical and Transportation Project |
| COMP6010 | Foundations of Computer Programming |
| COMP6013 | Introduction to Cyber Security |
| COMP6100 | Systems Programming |
| COMP6105 | Distributed Systems |
| COMP6150 | Introduction to Database Design and Management |
| COMP6170 | Networking and Cloud Computing |
| COMP6179 | Statistical Technologies for Data Science |
| COMP6180 | System Analysis and Design |
| COMP6200 | Data Science |
| COMP6250 | Data Communications |
| COMP6300 | Applied Cryptography |
| COMP6350 | Database Systems |
| COMP6400 | Intelligent Machines, Ethics and Law |
| COMP6430 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence |
| COMP6750 | Applications Modelling and Development |
| COMP6760 | Enterprise Systems Integration |
| COMP6770 | Management of IT Systems and Projects |
| COMP8292 | Sensor Networks, Cloud and Edge Computing in IoT |
| ELEC6201 | Electrical Machines and Drives |
| ELEC6202 | Power Electronics |
| ELEC6203 | Control Systems and Industrial Automation |
| ELEC8202 | Smart Power Grids and Renewable Energy |
| ELEC8844 | Signal Processing for Software Defined Radio |
| ELEC8860 | Hardware Security |
| ENGG8000 | Professional Practice |
| ENGG8103 | Engineering Management and Communication |
| ENGG8105 | Operations and Quality Management |
| ENGG8107 | Business Process Engineering |
| ENGG8114 | Contracts and Procurement |
| ENGG8201 | Internet of Things Systems Design |
| ENGG8401 | Safety and Risk Engineering |
| ENGG8405 | Industrial Processes and Pollution Prevention |
| ENVS6115 | Climate Change, Energy and our Future |
| ENVS6202 | The Living Environment |
| ENVS6364 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing |
| ENVS6405 | Australian Environmental Futures |
| ENVS8104 | Climate Change and Adaptation |
| MATH6904 | Mathematical Modelling |
| MECH6001 | Industrial Applications of Thermodynamics |
| MECH6002 | Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer Applications |
| MECH6004 | Numerical Modelling and Simulation Techniques |
| MECH6005 | Advanced Manufacturing Engineering |
| MOLS8903 | Biotechnology Research Experience |
| MOLS8904 | Biotechnology Management: Quality, Strategy and Innovation |
| MTRN6026 | Mechatronic Systems |
| MTRN6060 | Robotics and Automation |
| STAT6170 | Introductory Statistics |
| STAT6180 | Statistical Data Analytics |
| STAT6183 | Introduction to Probability |
| STAT6190 | Statistical Methods for Data Science |
Undergraduate Units
| ACCG1000 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| ACST1001 | Finance Fundamentals |
| AFIN1001 | Finance Fundamentals |
| BUSA1000 | Introduction to Data, Analytics and People |
| ECON1021 | Economics and the Global Economy |
| ECON1031 | Quantitative Methods in Economics, Business and Finance |
| MGMT1005 | Introduction to Global Business |
| MGMT1007 | Introduction to Human Resource Management |
| MGMT1011 | Organisational Behaviour |
| MGMT1020 | Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management |
| MKTG1003 | Consumer Behaviour |
| MQBS1000 | Applied Artificial Intelligence for Innovation and Impact |
| MQBS1010 | Leadership for Business |
| MQBS1020 | Business Communication |
| MQBS1030 | Decision Making for Business |
| MQBS1040 | Financial Management for Business |
| PROF1000 | Introduction to Professional Practice |
Postgraduate Units
| ACCG6003 | Managing Finance |
| ACCG6011 | Principles of Accounting |
| ACCG6014 | Business and Company Law |
| ACCG8022 | Applied Business Information Systems |
| ACCG8047 | Fundamentals of Forensic Accounting |
| ACCG8076 | Forensic and Data Analytics |
| ACST6003 | Principles of Finance |
| BUSA6004 | Introduction to Inference, Modelling and Forecasting |
| BUSA6430 | Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence |
| BUSA8430 | Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence |
| ECON6034 | Econometrics and Business Statistics |
| ECON6049 | Economics for Professionals |
| MKTG6013 | Marketing Intelligence |
| MKTG6096 | Introduction to Marketing Management |