Overview

The History program offered by Macquarie University offers a dynamic exploration of the human experience – from ancient civilisations to contemporary global societies. Built around a multidisciplinary core and four comprehensive majors, the degree allows you to tailor your studies to your passions – be it ancient or modern history, archaeology, or public history and heritage. Furthermore, the degree is shaped by insights from cultural heritage professionals, and includes opportunities for internships, museum work, fieldwork and digital projects. Together, these ensure you graduate with practical, job-ready skills. Whether you want to work in policy, media, education, heritage or beyond, you’ll graduate ready to think analytically, work with emerging technologies and question the world around you.

Key Features

Explore diverse interests across time, place and disciplines
Choose from 40+ units to deepen expertise in one area or broaden skills across several, or add a second major for even more diversity.
Engage with major cultural institutions
Enjoy opportunities to go behind the scenes of public displays: former students worked on the Australian Museum’s Ramses exhibition.
Use cutting-edge technology to explore the past
Explore 3D scanning, photogrammetry and remote-sensing techniques, and develop key literacies in using AI to interpret evidence.
Access 18,000 resources in the on-campus Gale History Museum
Explore papyri, coins, ceramics and inscriptions from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, plus Indigenous, migration and wartime artefacts.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Written Words: The Sources for Ancient History
Digging up the Past
History Now
History and Heritage
Indigenous Histories and Knowledges
Oral History and Memory: Voices Across Time

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-06 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-11 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-08 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

240 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS CODE: 118456K

Meet the academic requirements
Meet the minimum English language requirements
The selection rank is based on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). It determines the minimum eligibility requirements for entry to Macquarie. International selection rank: 75
Your home country score is converted into an Australian selection rank. Their qualification converter tool can help you calculate the minimum score you need for your entry.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

41200 AUD / year

≈ 41200 AUD / year
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Citizens or residents

17399 AUD / year

≈ 17399 AUD / year

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Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

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