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Economic Analysis

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Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Economic Analysis

Master of Economic Analysis

Students complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points from core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 24 credit points from selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study
(d) 12 credit points of capstone units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Economic Analysis

Students complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points from core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points from selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Economic Analysis

Students complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study.

Core Units of Study

ECON6001
Microeconomics Analysis 1
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5040
N ECON6701
Semester 1
Semester 2
or
ECON6701
Microeconomics Analysis 1 A
6    N ECON6001
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6002
Macroeconomics Analysis 1
6    P ECON5002
N ECON6702
Semester 1
Semester 2
or
ECON6702
Macroeconomics Analysis 1 A
6    N ECON6002
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6003
Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002
N ECON6703
Semester 1
Semester 2
or
ECON6703
Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis A
6    N ECON6003
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECMT6002
Econometric Applications
6    P ECMT5001
N ECMT6702
Semester 1
Semester 2
or
ECMT6702
Econometric Applications A
6    N ECMT5002 or ECMT6002
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students choose between ECON6001 or ECON6701, ECON6002 or ECON6702, ECON6003 or ECON6703, and ECMT6002 or ECMT6702 as appropriate

Selective units of study

ECON6903
Topics in Bus. Cycles and Monetary Policy
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 1
ECON6904
Topics in Labour Economics
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 1
ECON6905
Topics in Industrial Organisation
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 1
ECON6906
Topics in Economic Development
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 2
ECON6907
Topics in History of Economic Thought
6      Semester 1
ECON6909
Topics in Microeconomic Analysis
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 2
ECON6910
Topics in Macroeconomic Analysis
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 2
ECON6912
Topics in Empirical Macroeconomics
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
C ECON6903
Semester 2
ECON6948
Special Topic in Economic Analysis 1
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6949
Special Topic in Economic Analysis 2
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6998
Special Topic in Econometrics 1
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6999
Special Topic in Econometrics 2
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
Semester 1
Semester 2

Elective units of study

ECMT6003
Applied Business Forecasting
6    P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
Semester 2
ECMT6006
Applied Financial Econometrics
6    P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
Semester 1
ECMT6007
Analysis of Panel Data
6    P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
Semester 1
ECON5004
Communication in Economics
6    N ECON5050 or BUSS5020
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON5006
Economics of Law and Public Policy
6      Semester 1
ECON5007
The Economics of Financial Markets
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5040
Semester 2
ECON5008
Behavioural Economics
6    P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001)
Intensive September
ECON5026
Strategic Business Relationships
6      Semester 2
ECON6006
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour
6    P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701
Semester 2
ECON6008
International Money and Finance
6    P ECON5002
Semester 2
ECON6009
Economics of the Labour Market
6    P ECON6001 or ECON6002
Semester 1
ECON6010
Public Economics
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
Semester 2
ECON6016
Trade and Development
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040
Semester 2
ECON6018
Environmental Economics
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5040
Semester 1
ECON6021
Financial Economics
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
Semester 1
ECON6023
International Trade
6    P ECON6001 or ECON6701
Semester 1
ECON6024
Private Equity
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5040
Semester 1
ECON6025
Strategic Decision Making
6    P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701
Semester 2
ECON6029
Health Economics and Policy Evaluation
6    P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001)
Semester 2
ECON6031
International Finance and Globalisation
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002
Intensive April
ECON6101
Special Topics in Economics 1
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6102
Special Topics in Economics 2
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Capstone units of study

Capstone units available only to Masters students
ECON7010
Economics Research Dissertation A
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
N ECON7030
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON7020
Economics Research Dissertation B
6    P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702) and ECON7010
N ECON7030
Semester 1
Semester 2