Overview

Engineering at Macquarie is a unique electronic engineering program. The main focus is on practical learning based on the use of modern electronics, telecommunications techniques and software technologies to design, construct, manufacture and manage systems and products.

Study Engineering with Science and gain greater scientific insight in a particular area for your future career.

In this program you'll choose from six engineering majors:

• Computer 
• Electronic 
• Mechatronic 
• Software 
• Telecommunications
• Wireless

You'll complement your engineering studies with your choice of science major.  There are over 20 majors available to choose from in the Bachelor of Science.

Macquarie University is the only Australian university to offer undergraduate students a full major in palaeobiology. The aim is to give students a ‘deep time’ perspective on the evolution of life.

By studying the fossil record you will explore:

• the early evolution and phylogeny of animals and plants
• the timing and correlation of important events in deep time
• fundamental questions about fluctuating ecological and environmental parameters through time.

Discover the new discipline of ‘evo-devo’, which melds palaeobiology with evolutionary biology, genetics and developmental biology. It seeks to determine the ancestral relationship between organisms, and understand how developmental processes evolved.

You can complete all units online, on campus or by distance education (external study), on an annual or biannual basis. You would need to attend some weekend on-campus sessions or fieldwork.

Degrees offering Palaeobiology

Key features

• Teaching techniques include problem-based learning, group-based work, seminars and poster presentations, debates/colloquia.
• Most units have fieldwork, from weekend excursions to nine-day intensive programs.
• Research-enhanced learning, with case studies, workshops and field programs.

Location

North Ryde

Suitable for

Students interested in: undergraduate or postgraduate degrees in biology, environmental studies, resource management and/or biodiversity; primary or secondary school science teaching.

HECS Course fee

AUD $4,520 p.a.

Student amenities fee

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