Macquarie has always considered our students to be co-creators in their learning. One of the most exciting developments in our new curriculum is around your ability to study two degrees at once.

In this double degree, you will be able to combine:

• Master of International Relations: Through engagement with innovative approaches and thinking, this course will empower you to comprehend and evaluate contemporary regional and global developments, and will equip you for an international career in diplomacy, journalism,the NGO sector, international business or academia.
• Master of Public and Social Policy: With its dual focus on policy analysis and applied social research, this unique degree will give you a deep understanding of the forces that shape policy and the processes involved in making it.

Key Features

• Double degrees fast-track your study – you usually complete double degrees one or even two years faster than you would undertaking both degrees on their own. This not only saves you time but money as well. 
• Macquarie is ranked in the top five in Australia for arts and humanities (Best Global Universities, US News & World Report, 2018) and in the top 100 in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2018). 
• You'll learn from experts in the fields of Asian, European, American, African, Australian and Middle Eastern studies. 
• You’ll develop the skills and confidence to utilise and interpret complex research and administrative data to independently develop and evaluate public and social policy. 
• You’ll learn skills in both quantitative and qualitative social research, including how to engage with statistical data in an applied manner, conduct surveys and analyse survey data, run focus groups, undertake interviews and apply qualitative data in a range of policy tools. 
• You may be eligible to undertake an internship in an approved institution. You'll undertake a research component under specialised individual supervision.

• AQF level 8 bachelor honours or graduate diploma qualification in a related field or recognised equivalent, or
• Meet two of the following three criteria:
  • AQF level 7 bachelor's qualification in a related field or recognised equivalent
  • Relevant approved work experience, professional certification or other recognised prior learning
  • AQF level 7 bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent with a WAM of 65

• Where specified for entry to this course, the following are considered related disciplines of prior study, relevant areas of work experience, professional certification, or other recognised prior learning:

• Retated disciplines for prior qualifications: Social Science, Humanities, Human Society, Law, Economics, Society and Culture, Communication and Media Studies, History, Security Studies
• Relevant prior work experience, professional certification, or other recognised learning: no