Macquarie uni double degree- cost and workload

[whitepredatorg]

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Hi, I'm in yr12 this year and I'm hoping to do a double degree next year at Macquarie university doing bachelor of arts( modern history) and bachelor of commerce (economics).

I was wondering how much textbooks cost for each of these majors?, how much money would i need to set aside each year for books?

Also what is the workload for a double degree? How much time is spent in lectures, tutorials, studying, doing assignments, etc?

Any info would be much appreciated :P

[whatashotbyseve]

Commerce books will probably be around $100/book. Arts courses have unit readers for some in lieu of book, so they will cost less. Workload will be exactly the same - just that you are there for five years and not three. Look to spend around 12-15 hrs at campus on lectures/tutes - studying and assignments is really up to you.

[Tabris]

Textbooks - usually 400-500 a semester
Stduey - they expect 9 hours per subject per week (including lecture and tutorials)

I cant say much about the Arts side of things,

[-may-cat-]

The price of arts textbooks really does depend on what unit you're talking about, i study ancient history and for some i have spent $150 for books + readers for others i've spent as little as $70 for books + readers. I've found theres usually a standard book/set of books that cost around $100 then various other recommended books ranging between $20-$60 (that you don't have to have but are helpful) then a $20-$30 reader.

[salehhbk121415]

You will get alot of assessments, just depends which subjects you pick for each semester. My first semester I chose 4 subjects which gave me 60+ assessments for the semester.... as in tutorial hw, assignments, group assignments and online quizzes. BIG workload so yeah, you will get used to it though.

[InBetweenDreams]

i didnt think they offered a arts/cpmmerce degree at maq? is it new? because thats what i wanted to do but they didnt offer it last year

[Atlas]

You can always buy second hand books or later exchange your books as well as photocopy to minimise your costs

[whitepredatorg]

Hey InBetweenDreams, yeah the double degree is new for 2010, what are you doing this year?

[williamc]

for your economics major you wont really get many assessments.

Most ECON units i have done have had an outline something like this

Online quizzes 10%
Mid sem test 30%
Final exam 60%

[Atlas]

Doing a double degree doesn't necessarily mean you do more units per semester than if you were doing a single degree - standard full time students would be doing 4 units a semester (double or single). As for the number of contact hours, assessments, etc depends on the type of degree and the faculty.