Master of Economic and Regional Development
For candidates admitted under Rule (b)
| Program of Study - Overview | Course cps | ||
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| Core Units Complete the following units: |
30 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| ECON371 | Introductory Econometrics | 6 | |
| ECON414 | Economics of Development | 6 | |
| ECON417 | International Trade and Payments | 6 | |
| ECON429 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 6 | |
| GSB728 | Economics for Management | 6 | |
| Approved Majors Candidates may complete ONE Major to the value of 24 credit points: |
0-24 cps | ||
| Major | cps | ||
| Asian Studies | 24 | ||
| Health Management | 24 | ||
| Indigenous Futures | 24 | ||
| Peace Studies | 24 | ||
| Rural Development | 24 | ||
| Urban and Regional Development | 24 | ||
| Listed Units Complete 18-42 credit points from the following units: |
18-42 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| AGEX510 | Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension | 6 | |
| ECON324 | Welfare Economics for Policy | 6 | |
| ECON326 | Benefit-Cost Analysis | 6 | |
| ECON345 | Economy and Business in Modern Asia | 6 | |
| ECON350 | Southeast Asia: Economic and Social Change since 1850 | 6 | |
| ECON428 | Microeconomic Policy Evaluation | 6 | |
| ECON431 | Introduction to Bioeconomics | 6 | |
| ECON434 | Rural Finance and Risk Management | 6 | |
| ECON435 | Commodity Markets | 6 | |
| ECON456 | Industrialisation and Development in Asia | 6 | |
| ECON477 | Efficiency and Productivity Analysis | 6 | |
| GEPL314 | The Road to Riches? Development and Change in Asia | 6 | |
| GEPL501 | Economic Change and Urban Development | 6 | |
| GEPL516 | Urban Living | 6 | |
| GEPL521 | Population, Health and Environment | 6 | |
| GEPL545 | Regional Development: Processes and Policies | 6 | |
| GEPL552 | Changing Communities: Development Planning | 6 | |
| GEPL580 | Understanding Rural Communities | 6 | |
| HSHM406 | Key Concepts in Public Health | 6 | |
| HSHM431 | Epidemiology and Measuring Health Outcomes | 6 | |
| HSHM441 | Management of Health Services | 6 | |
| HSHM447 | Contemporary Issues in International Health | 6 | |
| IDIG500 | Analysing Indigenous Australian Policy Issues | 6 | |
| IDIG501 | Analysing Change in Indigenous Societies | 6 | |
| IDIG503 | Principles of Aboriginal Community Development | 6 | |
| IDIG504 | First Peoples Organisation and Business | 6 | |
| IDIG506 | Aboriginal Health | 6 | |
| IDIG511 | Indigenous Peoples and Colonisation: Land and Nature | 6 | |
| PAIS515 | Contemporary Challenges to Global Security | 6 | |
| PAIS516 | Paradise Lost? Governance in the Pacific | 6 | |
| PAIS518 | Australia's Relations with Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS552 | International Human Rights | 6 | |
| PAIS561 | Sex, Crime and Corruption in Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS563 | Women, Family and the State in Asia | 6 | |
| PAIS565 | Politics and the Environment: Intersecting Crises | 6 | |
| PEAC388 | Constructing Aliens: Refugees in Contemporary Australia | 6 | |
| PEAC503 | Active Resistance: Contemporary Nonviolence | 6 | |
| PEAC504 | Environmental Security and Peaceful Futures | 6 | |
| PEAC528 | Peacemaking | 6 | |
| PEAC552 | Building Peace in Post Conflict Situations | 6 | |
| PEAC554 | Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation Processes | 6 | |
| PEAC573 | Globalisation: As If People and Ecosystems Matter | 6 | |
| SOCY519 | Globalisation, Development and Social Change | 6 | |
| WORK500 | Professional Skills Development | 6 | |
| Total | 72 cps | ||
Suggested Full-Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full Time = 48 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | ECON371 |
ECON414 |
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Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
ECON417 |
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Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
ECON429 |
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Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
GSB728 |
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| 2 | Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
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Listed Unit |
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Listed Unit |
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Listed Unit |
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Suggested Part-Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part Time = 24 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
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| 1 | ECON371 |
GSB728 |
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Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
ECON414 |
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| 2 | Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
ECON417 |
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Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
ECON429 |
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| 3 | Unit from Major or Listed Unit |
Listed Unit |
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Listed Unit |
Listed Unit |
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| Note: Students should note that some Listed Units are only available Online or Off Campus. |
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