Graduate Diploma in Economics

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Program of study:

• Listed units - ECON520 added, ECON551 recoded to MM553
• Agricultural and Resource Economics major - ANPR450 deleted

Note listed unit changes

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Admission to candidature

Business has been removed from the relevant disciplines

Current students will not be impacted.

Program of Study - Rule (b) 

Advanced Standing: Candidates admitted under Rule (b) may be granted a maximum of 18 credit points of Specified Advanced Standing based on their admission to candidature. This advanced standing shall be for units that are deemed to be equivalent to ECON101, ECON102 and QM461.

Listed Units:

Complete 30 credit points with at least 24 credit points at 400-level or above and not more than 18 credit points at 500-level from the following units:

Changes to the Advanced Standing and Listed Units rules apply to students from 2019. Students prior to 2019 are governed by their existing Advanced Standing and Listed Units rules.

Program of Study - Rule (a)

Agricultural and Resource Economics Major - Rule (a)

Listed Units:

• ECON201 has been withdrawn and replaced with ECON301
• BUS301, ECON271, ECON326, ECON331, ECON320, ECON376, ECON377, ECON390 and QM265 have been withdrawn
• BUS599 has been added
• ECON221 title changed to Food Security and Environmental Scarcity
• OSSE500 and WORK500 have been added
• Students may complete a maximum of 12 cps from BUS599, OSSE500 or WORK500

General Program - Rule (a)

Listed Units: credit points changed from 30 cps with at least 24 cps at 400-level or above to 30 cps with at least 24 cps at 400-level and not more than 18 cps at 500-level.

• BUS501, BUS599, OSSE500 and WORK500 have been added
• ECON201 has been withdrawn and replaced with ECON301
• ECON271, ECON326, ECON331, ECON376, ECON377, ECON390 and QM265 have been withdrawn
• Students may complete a maximum of 12 cps from BUS599, OSSE500 or WORK500

Program of Study - Rule (b) 

Advanced Standing: Candidates admitted under Rule (b) may be granted a maximum of 18 credit points of Specified Advanced Standing based on their admission to candidature. This advanced standing shall be for units that are deemed to be equivalent to ECON101, ECON102 and QM461. A further 6 credit points may be granted based on units that were not part of the degree on which admission was based. No advanced standing will be granted for OSSE500 or WORK500.

Agricultural and Resource Economics Major - Rule (b)

Listed Units: credit points changed from 48 cps with at least 30 cps at 400-level to: complete 30 cps with at least 24 cps at 400-level and not more than 18 cps at 500-level

• BUS599, ECON420, OSSE500 and WORK500 have been added
• Students may complete a maximum of 12 cps from BUS599, OSSE500 or WORK500
• ECON201 has been withdrawn and replaced with ECON301
• ECON221 title changed to Food Security and Environmental Scarcity
• ECON271, ECON326, ECON331, ECON376, ECON377, ECON390 and QM265 have been withdrawn

General Program - Rule b)

Listed Units: credit points changed from 30 cps with at least 24 cps at 400-level or above to 30 cps with at least 24 cps at 400-level and not more than 18 cps at 500-level.

• ECON201 has been withdrawn and replaced with ECON301
• ECON221 title changed to Food Security and Environmental Scarcity
• ECON271, ECON326, ECON331, ECON376, ECON377, ECON390 and QM265 have been withdrawn
• BUS501, BUS599, OSSE500 and WORK500 have been added
• Students may complete a maximum of 12 cps from BUS599, OSSE500 or WORK500

Note unit and title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course.

Current students may undertake the new units where course rules permit.

• Course credit points changed from 72cps to 48cps
• Period of candidature has been amended
• Students admitted under Rule (b) are no longer granted Block Advanced Standing and are referred to the University Policy on Advanced Standing.

Course Structure – Rule (a)

Core Units - changed from 24cps to 18cps

Listed Units have been removed

Elective Units have been removed

Major or General Program has been added;

• Students complete ONE Major or General Program – 30cps

Program of Study – Rule (a)

Core Units:

• QM161, ECON121, ECON143 and ECON144 have been withdrawn
• QM461 has been added

Major or General Program:

Agriculture and Resource Economics Major

Listed Units – complete 30 credit points with at least 24 credit points at 400-level or above from the following units:

• ANPR450, BUS301, BUS501, ECON201, ECON202, ECON221,   ECON223, ECON271, ECON371, ECON417, ECON326, ECON526, ECON408, ECON428,   ECON429, ECON331, ECON531, ECON434, ECON435, ECON376, ECON576, ECON377,   ECON577, ECON390, ECON590, MM200, MM403, QM262, QM265, QM365, QM367.

General Program

Listed Units – complete 30 credit points with at least 24 credit points at 400-level or above from the following units:

• ECON201, ECON202, ECON405, ECON221, ECON223, ECON243,   ECON244, ECON271, ECON371, ECON417, ECON420, ECON326, ECON526, ECON428,   ECON429, ECON331, ECON531, ECON434, ECON435, ECON345, ECON351, ECON474,   ECON376, ECON576, ECON377, ECON577, ECON390, ECON590, ECON408, ECON409, QM262, QM265, QM365, QM367.
• ECON417 title changed to International Trade and Finance
• ECON434 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness
• ECON435 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre   Markets
• QM367 title changed to Analytics for Business Research

Course Structure – Rule (b)

Block Advanced Standing has been removed

Elective Units have been removed

Major or General Program has been added;

• Students complete ONE Major or General Program – 48cps

Program of Study – Rule (b)

Agricultural and Resource Economics Major

Listed Units – complete 48 credit points with at least 30 credit points at 400-level or above from the following units:

• ANPR450, BUS301, BUS501, ECON201, ECON202, ECON221,   ECON223, ECON271, ECON371, ECON417, ECON326, ECON526, ECON408, ECON428,   ECON429, ECON331, ECON531, ECON434, ECON435, ECON376, ECON576, ECON377,   ECON577, ECON390, ECON590, MM200, MM403, QM262, QM265, QM365, QM367.

General Program

Listed Units  – complete 48 credit points with at least 30 credit points at 400-level or above from the following units:

• ECON201, ECON202, ECON405, ECON221, ECON223, ECON243,   ECON244, ECON271, ECON371, ECON417, ECON420, ECON326, ECON526, ECON428,   ECON429, ECON331, ECON531, ECON434, ECON435, ECON345, ECON351, ECON474,   ECON376, ECON576, ECON377, ECON577, ECON390, ECON590, ECON408, ECON409, QM262, QM265, QM365, QM367
• ECON417 title changed to International Trade and Finance
• ECON434 title changed to Risk Management in Agribusiness
• ECON435 title changed to Price Analysis in Food and Fibre   Markets
• QM367 title changed to Analytics for Business Research

Exit Pathways

Graduate Certificate in Applied Economics is an Exit Pathway. Students are referred to the Course Rules & Plans - https://my.une.edu.au/courses/2017/courses/GDEC

Note course credit point changes

Note changes to Course Requirements

Note changes to Advanced Standing

Note changes to Period of Candidature

Note to changes to Course Structure

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Note unit, and title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course

For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

Core Units:

• QM161 title changed to Business Statistics

Listed Units:

• ECON320/420 title changed to International Political Economy
• ECON331/431 has been replaced with ECON331/531
• ECON350 and ECON456/556 have been withdrawn
• QM262 title changed to Introduction to Business Analytics

For candidates admitted under Rule (b)

Listed Units:

• ECON320/420 title changed to International Political Economy
• ECON331/431 - ECON431 recoded to 500-level - now combined ECON331/531
• ECON350 and ECON546/556 have been withdrawn
• QM262 title changed to Introduction to Business Analytics

Note unit, unit code and/or title changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Subject to meeting admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2016

There have been major changes to the Graduate Diploma in Economics for 2015.

• Course credit points changed from 48 cps to 72 cps
• There are now two levels of admission within the Program of Study:
  Candidates admitted under Rule (a): 72 cps to complete
  Candidates admitted under Rule (b): 24 cps Block Advanced Standing and 48 cps to complete

For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

New - Core Units:

• Complete the following units:
• ECON101, ECON102 have been added
• QM161 moved from Listed Units to Core Units
• And complete 6 cps from the following units:
• ECON121 moved from Listed Units to Core Units
• ECON143 moved from Listed Units to Core Units
• ECON144 moved from Listed Units to Core Units

Listed Units:

• Changed from complete 36-48 cps with not more than 24 cps at 100-level and at least 12 cps at 300-level to
  Complete 36-48 cps with at least 30 cps at 400-level and not more than 18 cps at 500-level
• ECON301, ECON311 have been withdrawn
• ECON314/414 code changed to ECON390/590
• ECON526 has been added – now combined ECON326/526
• ECON431 code changed to ECON531 – now combined ECON331/531
• ECON351 title changed to Employment Relations
• ECON476 code changed to ECON576 – now combined ECON376/576
• ECON377 code changed to ECON477; ECON477 code changed to ECON577 – now combined ECON477/577
• ECON556 has been added – now combined ECON456/556
• QM162 has been withdrawn – QM262 remains

Elective Units:

• Changed from complete 0-12 cps to
  Complete 0-12 at 200-level or above

New - For candidates admitted under Rule (b)

Block Advanced Standing : 24 cps

Listed Units:

• Complete 36-48 cps with at least 30 cps at 400-level and not more than 18 cps at 500-level from the following units:
• BUS491A, ECON221, ECON243, ECON244, ECON201/301, ECON202, ECON203/303/405, ECON223, ECON271/371, ECON311, ECON317/417, ECON320/420, ECON326/526, ECON328/428, ECON329/429, ECON331/531, ECON334/434, ECON335/435, ECON345, ECON350, ECON351, ECON374/474, ECON376/576, ECON377/577, ECON408, ECON409, ECON456/556, QM262, QM264, QM265/365, QM367ECON390/590,

Elective Units:

• Complete 0-12 cps at 200-level or above from units selected from the UNE Business School

Note unit code and/or title changes

Note course credit point changes

Note Course Requirements changes

Note changes Program of Study

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Subject to meeting new admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2015