Macquarie University to slash up to 30 courses over lack of students

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Macquarie University courses must soon meet viability scores to survive

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package poised to be voted on by the Senate as early as next week.

"It’s drastically, in many cases, removing flexibility and choice for students," she said. "If students are already midway through a major ... It’s just not going to be the major they thought they might be completing." "Given the magnitude of these changes - the largest we know of in Macquarie's history - and the likely impact on our jobs and on students' ability to get a quality education, we request that there be full transparency."

But Dr Balnave said she was concerned that the units rested in 2021 would never come back, as they would not meet the university's required standards. "The writing is on the wall," she said.

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