For international students, Macquarie uses a selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels.
The required standard of English for this program is:
All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.
You may also satisfy the English language requirements if you have completed:
To apply for an undergraduate program, international students will need to have completed one or more of the following academic qualifications:
A recognised senior secondary school qualification or university entrance examination, such as the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (NSW HSC) or other equivalent Australian or overseas high school qualification
A recognised university Foundation course
A recognised 2 or 3-year Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree
At least one year of a university degree from a recognised institution
Palaeobiology applies frontier imaging and analytical techniques to the fossil record to decipher the evolution, ancestry and ecology of organisms throughout the history of life. Palaeobiology places modern biodiversity into the context of geological time, and provides a means for monitoring and predicting future trajectories of the biosphere.
This specialisation will provide you with a ‘deep time’ perspective on the evolution of life. By studying the fossil record, you’ll explore the early evolution and phylogeny of microbes, animals and plants; the timing and correlation of important events in deep time; and fundamental questions about fluctuating ecological and environmental parameters through time. You’ll identify morphological and anatomical features; study evolutionary processes; use frontier scientific methods and techniques to reconstruct past environments, climates and behaviours; and use fossils as tools to solve important biological, ecological, environmental, geological and zooarchaeological problems.
Archaeological field director
Archaeological field technician
Archaeological lab technician
Archaeological surveyor
Collections manager
Computer specialist in archaeology
Cultural heritage consultant
Cultural resource specialist
Mining company consultant
Palaeontologist
Scientific researcher
Conservation agencies
Construction companies
Consultancies
Cultural heritage management companies
Educational organisations
Government agencies
International organisations, eg, UNESCO
Museums and art galleries
Scientific research organisations, eg, CSIRO
Tourism operators.
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
