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International programs & student supports

Macquarie University

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Very limited exchange spaces available at this partner institution for 2025/2026*

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Website: https://www.mq.edu.au/ 
Language of Instruction: English
Registration options: Full Time ONLY
Terms: Session 1 (Late February - Mid/Late June) // Session 2 (Late July - Mid/Late November)

  • Indigenous UVic students may be able to participate in an international co-op opportunity at Macquarie University, through the Indigenous International Exchange Program.
  • For more information, please review the information on the Indigenous co-op website and get in contact with David Busch, the Indigenous Co-op & Career Coordinator.
  • UVic welcomes students from Macquarie for 1-2 terms as incoming exchange students.

Highlights

Maquarie University Central Courtyard Building with lake in foreground
Central Courtyard Building with lake
  • More than 45,000 Students from 114 countries
  • Only 15Km away from the Sydney Central Business District
  • The only university in Australia with its own metro station
  • In the top 1% of universities in the World

Accessibility

  • If you need extra support due to a health condition, you can access our accessibility services to help you with your study life while at Macquarie.
  • You can visit the Accessibility Services page to learn more about options available to you.

Areas of Study

  • Arts
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Fine Arts

Course Catalogue

  • Take a look at Macquarie's course handbook and unit guide for subjects/units they offer.
  • IMPORTANT: You must check the list of restricted units to see which units are not available to exchange students

  • Unit Guide: information about staff contacts, learning outcomes, assessment tasks, delivery and resources.
  • Course Handbook: unit overview, level, offerings, pre-requisites, learning outcomes, assessments, learning and teaching activities.

Credits

 Credits at Macquarie:

  • Full-time only: Students can select to study between 3 to 4 units (30 – 40 credit points) for each exchange session/term to meet a full-time load. Most courses (units), are worth 10 credit points each. This is roughly equal to 7.5 UVic units
  • Meet the admission requirements for each course.

Course Evaluations at UVic: 

  • Once accepted, UVic exchange students will be able to submit Macquarie courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each Macquarie course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
  • Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their Macquarie courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units. 
  • This evaluation process opens in late September for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 4-6 weeks for results to be made available. 
  • Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a final evaluation is conducted by UVic Records using your Macquarie transcript, and the results are applied to your UVic transcript. 

Housing

  •  There are university-operated accommodation and off- campus accommodation options available. Students are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation.
  • Visit MQ Accommodation page to learn more about these options. 

How to apply

Application Instructions