Teaching and Learning

Macquarie University actively supports innovative teaching practices within the University, with annual awards provided for teaching and learning initiatives and cutting-edge facilities.

• In 2011, six members of Macquarie’s teaching staff received prestigious citation awards from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Read more.


• iLecture enables students to download digitally recorded lectures from the internet.


• In 2009, The Good Universities Guide gave Macquarie University a five-star rating for staff qualifications


• The Bachelor of Chiropractic Science and Master of Chiropractic are Australia’s first professional chiropractic degrees.


• The Department of Linguistics offers Australia’s most comprehensive range of degrees in its fields of expertise.


• Spearheaded by the Australian Centre of Egyptology, Macquarie University was the first Australian university to conduct its own excavations in Egypt. It presently has five sites there, and the Centre has published some 18 volumes of excavation reports in the past decade.


• Macquarie is committed to offering flexible study programs. There are opportunities to study a Macquarie degree from overseas or online.

Learning and Teaching Facility Highlights

Macquarie University Hospital The new Macquarie University Hospital opened in June 2010 and is the first private campus-based university hospital in Australia. Combining excellence in clinical care, medical education and research, the Hospital incorporates academic medicine into group practice, with a focus on quality care for the patient.
New science laboratories Our science teaching laboratories create a highly interactive learning and teaching environment. Through the application of digital technology, aids such as microscopes can now be used in a totally new way, by projecting images onto computer screens and projector boards. This simple step enables teachers to highlight features to the whole class, with the option to capture the images analyse them using image analysis software and store copies on USB drives for student reports.
Library Scheduled to open in 2011, our new library will offer a central library space combined with learning, research and social spaces. It will offer access to a wide range of specialized research collections, general study materials, and online journals and newspaper articles. Built over five levels, key features of the library will include a 24-hour learning lounge, quiet study areas, meeting rooms and Australia’s first automated document storage and retrieval system (which incorporates the use of robots).