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Macquarie University 2010

Sydney Australia

7cbhYbhg Welcome to Macquarie University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Australia’s leading pathway provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome to Sydney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Macquarie University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Macquarie community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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The SIBT pathway to Macquarie University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Certificate IV in University Foundation Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Higher Education Diploma Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Advanced Diploma Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Associate Degree in Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 A day in the life of a SIBT student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Same Class. New Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SIBT Intercampus Timetable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Macquarie University Graduate Certificate Courses . . . . . . . . 24 Study in the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 English language preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 English requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Academic requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Learning environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Student support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Accommodation at Macquarie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Your investment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Navitas bursary and scholarships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Student visas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 How to apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SIBT success stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Application form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Navitas – Your World, Faster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Welcome to Macquarie University University Welcome Macquarie University has been working in partnership with the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT) since 1996. The association is designed to offer eligible students an alternative and supportive pathway to university studies. Already, over 12,000 SIBT graduates have entered second year Macquarie Bachelor degrees.

Steven Schwartz Vice-Chancellor Macquarie University

Throughout its history Macquarie’s undergraduate education has been characterised by academic integrity, excellence in teaching and research as well as internationalisation and flexibility. Macquarie graduates are expected to

display imagination, intellectual discipline and adaptability. These aims are consistent with those of SIBT. SIBT is located at