The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

The embedded courses in this sequence are:

the Master of Economics

the Graduate Diploma in Economics

Providing candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.

Available places will be offered to qualified applicants ranked on merit in accordance with the following criteria:

a bachelor's degree, graduate diploma, graduate certificate or equivalent qualification at an institution approved by the Faculty and graded at a standard acceptable to the Faculty; and where applicable:

relevant work experience requirements as determined by the Faculty;

satisfaction of the English language requirements; and

any other minimum standards specified by the Faculty.

The units of study that may be taken for the Economics courses are set out in the postgraduate table of units of study for the Economics, Econometrics and Financial economics subject areas.

To qualify for the award of the Master of Economics a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:

42 credit points of core units of study; and

a specialisation; and

a second specialisation or elective units of study.

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Economics a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:

18 credit points of core units of study; and

30 credit points of elective units of study.

Completion of a specialisation is a requirement of the Master's degree. Candidates have the option of completing up to two specialisations. A specialisation requires the completion of 18 credit points of advanced units chosen from the units of study listed in the table for that specialisation. Units of study counted towards one major may not count toward any other major completed. The specialisations available are:

Economics;

Econometrics; and

Financial Economics.

A candidate for the master may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Faculty, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.