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Economics

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 10 January 2024.
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Master of Economics

Students complete 96 credit points from this table, including:
(a) 24 credit points of foundation units of study;
(b) 24 credit points of core units of study;
(c) a maximum of 42 credit points of elective units of study; of which a maximum of 6 credit points may be taken from elsewhere in the University of Sydney, with prior permission of the relevant delegate;
(d) at least one specialisation:
(i) Economics specialisation: 12 credit points of compulsory units and at least 6 credit points of elective units
(ii) Econometrics specialisation: 6 credit points of compulsory units and at least 12 credit points of elective units
(iii) Financial Economics specialisation: 6 credit points of prerequisite units, 12 credit points of compulsory units, and at least 6 credit points of elective units
(e) 6 credit points of capstone units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Economics

Students complete 48 credit points from this table, including:
(a) 24 credit points of foundation units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of core units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Economics

Students complete 24 credit points from this table, including:
(a) 24 credit points of foundation units of study.

 

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

Foundation units of study

ECMT5001
Principles of Econometrics
6  
ECON5001
Microeconomic Theory
6 N ECON5040
ECON5002
Macroeconomic Theory
6 N ECON5003
ECON5005
Quantitative Tools for Economics
6  

Core units of study

ECMT6002
Econometric Applications
6 P ECMT5001
N ECMT6702
ECON5004
Communication in Economics
6 N BUSS5020
ECON6001
Microeconomic Analysis 1
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040
N ECON6701
ECON6002
Macroeconomic Analysis 1
6 P ECON5002
N ECON6702

Elective units of study

ECMT6003
Applied Business Forecasting
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
ECMT6006
Applied Financial Econometrics
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
ECMT6007
Analysis of Panel Data
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
ECON5006
Economics of Law and Public Policy
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040
ECON5007
The Economics of Financial Markets
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701
ECON5008
Behavioural Economics
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001)
ECON5026
Strategic Business Relationships
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040
ECON6003
Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis
6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
N ECON6703
ECON6006
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour
6 P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701
ECON6008
International Money and Finance
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON5002 or ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 or ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
ECON6009
Economics of the Labour Market
6 P ECON6001 or ECON6701 or ECON6002 or ECON6702
ECON6010
Public Economics
6 P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
ECON6016
Trade and Development
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 or ECON6701 or ECON6702
ECON6018
Environmental Economics
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701
ECON6021
Financial Economics
6 P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
ECON6023
International Trade
6 P ECON6001 or ECON6701
ECON6024
Private Equity
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON5002 or ECON6701 or ECON6702
ECON6025
Strategic Decision Making
6 P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701
ECON6029
Health Economics and Policy Evaluation
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001)
ECON6031
International Finance and Globalisation

6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
ECON6034
Global Economic History
6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
ECON6101
Special Topic in Economics 1
6 P (ECON5001 and ECON5002) or (ECON6701 and ECON6702)
ECON6102
Special Topic in Economics 2
6 P (ECON5001 and ECON5002) or (ECON6701 and ECON6702)
FINC5001
Foundation in Finance
6  
FINC6000
Quantitative Finance and Derivatives

6 A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrices, statistics and probability
P FINC5001
N FINC5002

FINC6001
Finance: Theory to Applications
6 P FINC5001
Master of Commerce / Master of Commerce (Extension) students must complete this unit before the Capstone subject for this specialisation.
FINC6005
Advanced Asset Pricing

6 P FINC5001 or FINC6000

FINC6009
Portfolio Theory and its Applications

6 P FINC5001 or FINC6000

FINC6010
Derivative Securities
6 P FINC5001
FINC6013
International Business Finance
6 P FINC5001
FINC6014
Fixed Income Securities
6 P FINC5001
FINC6015
Trading in Modern Financial Markets
6 P FINC5001
FINC6017
Mergers and Acquisitions
6 A Calculation of free cash flows, trading multiples, discounted cash flow valuation methodology, valuation sensitivities, regression analysis.
P FINC5001
N ACCT6011
FINC6021
Corporate Valuation
6 P FINC5001
FINC6023
Financial Risk Management
6 P FINC5001
FINC6025
Entrepreneurial Finance
6 P FINC5001

Specialisations

Economics specialisation
12 credit points of compulsory units
ECON6001
Microeconomic Analysis 1
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040
N ECON6701
ECON6002
Macroeconomic Analysis 1
6 P ECON5002
N ECON6702
At least 6 credit points of elective units from the following:
ECON5006
Economics of Law and Public Policy
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040
ECON5007
The Economics of Financial Markets
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701
ECON5008
Behavioural Economics
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001)
ECON5026
Strategic Business Relationships
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040
ECON6003
Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis
6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
N ECON6703
ECON6006
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour
6 P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701
ECON6008
International Money and Finance
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON5002 or ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 or ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
ECON6009
Economics of the Labour Market
6 P ECON6001 or ECON6701 or ECON6002 or ECON6702
ECON6010
Public Economics
6 P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
ECON6016
Trade and Development
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040 or ECON6701 or ECON6702
ECON6018
Environmental Economics
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701
ECON6021
Financial Economics
6 P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
ECON6023
International Trade
6 P ECON6001 or ECON6701
ECON6024
Private Equity
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON5002 or ECON6701 or ECON6702
ECON6025
Strategic Decision Making
6 P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 or ECON6701
ECON6029
Health Economics and Policy Evaluation
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6701) and (ECMT5001 or ECMT6702 or QBUS5001)
ECON6031
International Finance and Globalisation

6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
ECON6034
Global Economic History
6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
ECON6101
Special Topic in Economics 1
6 P (ECON5001 and ECON5002) or (ECON6701 and ECON6702)
ECON6102
Special Topic in Economics 2
6 P (ECON5001 and ECON5002) or (ECON6701 and ECON6702)
Econometrics specialisation
6 credit points of compulsory units
ECMT6002
Econometric Applications
6 P ECMT5001
N ECMT6702
At least 12 credit points of elective units from the following:
ECMT6003
Applied Business Forecasting
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
ECMT6006
Applied Financial Econometrics
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
ECMT6007
Analysis of Panel Data
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
Financial Economics specialisation
6 credit points of prerequisite units
FINC5001
Foundation in Finance
6  
12 credit points of compulsory units
ECMT6006
Applied Financial Econometrics
6 P ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
ECON6021
Financial Economics
6 P (ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702)
At least 6 credit points of elective units from the following:
ECON6008
International Money and Finance
6 P (ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON5002 or ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 or ECMT6002 or ECMT6702)
ECON6024
Private Equity
6 P ECON5001 or ECON5040 or ECON5002 or ECON6701 or ECON6702
ECON6031
International Finance and Globalisation

6 P ECON5001 and ECON5002
FINC6000
Quantitative Finance and Derivatives

6 A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrices, statistics and probability
P FINC5001
N FINC5002

FINC6001
Finance: Theory to Applications
6 P FINC5001
Master of Commerce / Master of Commerce (Extension) students must complete this unit before the Capstone subject for this specialisation.
FINC6005
Advanced Asset Pricing

6 P FINC5001 or FINC6000

FINC6009
Portfolio Theory and its Applications

6 P FINC5001 or FINC6000

FINC6010
Derivative Securities
6 P FINC5001
FINC6013
International Business Finance
6 P FINC5001
FINC6014
Fixed Income Securities
6 P FINC5001
FINC6015
Trading in Modern Financial Markets
6 P FINC5001
FINC6017
Mergers and Acquisitions
6 A Calculation of free cash flows, trading multiples, discounted cash flow valuation methodology, valuation sensitivities, regression analysis.
P FINC5001
N ACCT6011
FINC6021
Corporate Valuation
6 P FINC5001
FINC6023
Financial Risk Management
6 P FINC5001
FINC6025
Entrepreneurial Finance
6 P FINC5001

Capstone unit of study

ECON7030
Economics Research Project
6 P 24 credit points from Economics elective units of study
N ECON7010 or ECON7020

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
10/01/2024 Supplementary text for ECON6101 published as:
Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit.
Supplementary text for ECON6101 removed.