Master of Economic Studies
Economics
| Program of Study | Credit Points | ||
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| Listed Units for this Major Complete 36 to 48 credit points with not more than 18 credit points at 300-level and at least 30 credit points at 400/500-level from the following units: |
36-48 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| ECON301 | Intermediate Mocroeconomics | 6 | |
| ECON303/405 | Banking and Finance | 6 | |
| ECON311 | Macroeconomic Issues | 6 | |
| ECON314/414 | Economics of Development | 6 | |
| ECON317/417 | International Trade and Payments | 6 | |
| ECON320/420 | Global Business and Trade | 6 | |
| ECON324 | Welfare Economics for Policy | 6 | |
| ECON326 | Benefit-Cost Analysis | 6 | |
| ECON328/428 | Microeconomic Policy Evaluation | 6 | |
| ECON329/429 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 6 | |
| ECON331/431 | Introduction to Bioeconomics | 6 | |
| ECON334/434 | Rural Finance and Risk Management | 6 | |
| ECON335/435 | Commodity Markets | 6 | |
| ECON345 | Economy and Business in Modern Asia | 6 | |
| ECON346 | The Australian Economy since the 18th Century | 6 | |
| ECON349 | Technology and Economic Growth | 6 | |
| ECON350 | Southeast Asia: Economic and Social Change since 1850 | 6 | |
| ECON351 | Australian Industrial Relations | 6 | |
| ECON371 | Introductory Econometrics | 6 | |
| ECON374/474 | Econometric Analysis of Financial Markets | 6 | |
| ECON376/476 | Applied Econometrics | 6 | |
| ECON377/477 | Efficiency and Productivity Analysis | 6 | |
| ECON408 | Advanced Microeconomics | 6 | |
| ECON409 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 6 | |
| ECON456/556 | Industrialisation and Development in Asia | 6 | |
| QM365 | Business Decision Making | 6 | |
| QM367 | Survey Methods for Business and Economics | 6 | |
| Elective Units Complete 0 to 12 credit points: |
0-12 cps | ||
| Elective Units can be selected from the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy with approval from the course coordinator. | |||
| Total | 48 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 where possible. 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 | 300/400-level Listed Unit for this Major |
300/400-level Listed Unit for this Major |
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300/400-level Listed Unit for this Major |
400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major |
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400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major |
400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major |
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400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major or 400/500-level Elective Unit* |
400-level Listed Unit for this Major or 400/500-level Elective 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 | 300/400-level Listed Unit for this Major |
300/400-level Listed Unit for this Major |
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300/400-level Listed Unit for this Major |
400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major |
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| 2 | 400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major |
400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major |
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400/500-level Listed Unit for this Major or 400/500-level Elective Unit* |
400-level Listed Unit for this Major or 400/500-level Elective Unit* |
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