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New Students

This section of the ICS Student Services Website includes useful information for new students, such as enrolment, fees, where to find help as well as useful links for new students.

If you are looking for information for prospective or current students check out those sections in our website. This section is separated into three parts to help you find the information you need easily.

Undergraduate

The Division of Information and Communication Sciences (ICS) offers undergraduate degrees in Information and Communication Technologies. An undergraduate degree involves 3 to 4 years of study, leading to a qualification of Bachelor. Assessment is usually based on completed assignments, presentations and exams. We teach the disciplines of computing, electronics, mathematics and physics. As a student at Macquarie University, you can choose to do a degree program specialising in these disciplines, or to incorporate subjects from these disciplines into a broader degree program such as a Bachelor of Arts or Science. Students with a strong academic record may choose to take a year of honours study at the end of their Bachelors degree. An honours program gives you the freedom to explore a research topic outside of the constraints of a normal unit of study.

Postgraduate Coursework

The Division of Information and Communication Sciences (ICS) offers postgraduate coursework degrees in Information and Communication Technologies. Postgraduate coursework involves structured programs of study in discrete units, leading to a qualification of Certificate, Diploma or Masters. Assessment is usually based on completed assignments, presentations and exams.ICS offers specialist programs to candidates with an undergraduate degree in information technology, engineering management, telecommunications engineering and consulting. Candidates without a background in information technology can apply for our Graduate Diploma program.

Postgraduate Research

The Division of Information and Communication Sciences (ICS) offers full time and part time research programs, which lead to a qualification of Doctor of Philosophy, Honours Degree of Master, or the Degree of Master by Research.All research degree programs involve the preparation of a thesis, which embodies the results of a student's research work. The thesis is assessed by a panel of external experts.ICS is one of Macquarie University's strongest research Divisions and excels in all research indicators including publications, internal and external competitive research grants, research contracts, Australian Research Council (ARC) Fellowships. With numerous exciting research opportunities offered, the Division aims to double the number of postgraduate research students in the next two years.


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