Noerh Ryde. Uni adopts new degree

Macquarie University has announced it will adopt a new postgraduate degree structure from 2013, making it the first Australian university to fully align with European, North Americans and Asian qualifications. The Academic Senate voted in favour of a new research training masters degree consistent with the well-known ‘Bologna model’. Deputy vice-chancellor (research), Professor Jim Piper, said that the new model demonstrates a commitment to research excellence, with the university offering a two-year masters degree as the standard pathway to PhD study, providing a more intensive research experience for students before beginning doctoral study.

North Ryde. Uni could scrap degrees

Macquarie University could scrap undergraduate honours degrees and replace them with two-year research master’s degrees as a pathway into a PhD, as it looks to boost its international standing and that of its graduates. The move would align its degree structure with those in Europe, North America and China, according to The Australian Financial Review.