This major provides you with high-level professional skills to solve real public policy problems in Australia and the global community. You will be mentored by an interdisciplinary team of experts to execute political analysis, negotiate with stakeholders, and generate professional law reform proposals. Your work will address current and emerging socio-economic challenges in human rights, corporate governance, sustainability, national security, crime, youth justice, public health and biotechnology frontiers. This program prepares you for diverse professional careers in government, industry, community advocacy and international relations.

For students from overseas, Macquarie uses an international selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels. All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.