Economics
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Economics |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Economics must complete 24 credit points of foundation units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Economics must complete 48 credit points, including a minimum of 24 credit points of foundation units of study and a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of Economics must complete 96 credit points, including 24 credit points of foundational units of study, at least another 24 credit points of core units of study, a maximum of 42 credit points of elective units of study, at least one specialisation and a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Foundation Units of Study |
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| ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5040 |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5005 Quantitative Tools for Economics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Core units of study |
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| ECMT6002 Econometric Applications |
6 | P ECMT5001 N ECMT5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON5004 Communication in Economics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective Units of Study |
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| ECMT6003 Applied Business Forecasting |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECMT6006 Applied Financial Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECMT6007 Analysis of Panel Data |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON6003 Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
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 and ECON6002 |
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 and ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6024 Private Equity |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and ECMT5001 |
Semester 2 |
| 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. |
Intensive May Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6102 Special Topics in Economics 2 |
6 | P ECON5001, ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive May Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| 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 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6001 Intermediate Corporate Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6005 Advanced Asset Pricing |
6 | P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000 Only students with strong quantitative/mathematical skills should attempt this course |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6007 Financial Strategy |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6009 Portfolio Theory and its Applications |
6 | P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6010 Derivative Securities |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6014 Fixed Income Securities |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6015 Trading in Securities Markets |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6016 Financial Instruments and Markets |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FINC6017 Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | P FINC5001 N ACCT6011 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6019 Financial Modelling This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P FINC5002 or FINC6000 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6021 Corporate Valuation |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6022 Behavioural Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6023 Financial Risk Management |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6024 Real Estate Finance and Investment |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| In addition, with prior written approval from the program director for the Master of Economics programs, it is possible for Masters students to count a maximum of one unit of study offered elsewhere in the University of Sydney. Students wishing to do so must consult with the program director and gain written approval in advance. | |||
Specialisations |
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| Choice of a specialisation is a requirement for the Masters degree | |||
Economics Specialisation |
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| 12 credit points in compulsory units | |||
| ECON6001 Microeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6002 Macroeconomics Analysis 1 |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| At least 6 credit points of elective units from the following | |||
| ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECON6003 Mathematical Methods of Econ Analysis |
6 | P ECON5001 and ECON5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
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 and ECON6002 |
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 and ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6023 International Trade |
6 | P ECON6001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6024 Private Equity |
6 | P ECON5001 or ECON5040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making |
6 | P ECON6001 or ECOF6080 |
Semester 2 |
| ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation |
6 | P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and ECMT5001 |
Semester 2 |
| 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. |
Intensive May Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON6102 Special Topics in Economics 2 |
6 | P ECON5001, ECON5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive May Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Econometrics Specialisation |
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| 6 credit points in compulsory units | |||
| ECMT6002 Econometric Applications |
6 | P ECMT5001 N ECMT5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| At least 12 credit points of elective units from the following | |||
| ECMT6003 Applied Business Forecasting |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECMT6006 Applied Financial Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECMT6007 Analysis of Panel Data |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 1 |
Financial Economics Specialisation |
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| 6 credit points in prerequisite units | |||
| FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| 12 credit points in compulsory units | |||
| ECMT6006 Applied Financial Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT6002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECON6021 Financial Economics |
6 | P ECON6001 and ECON6002 |
Semester 1 |
| At least 6 credit points in elective units from the following | |||
| ECON6008 International Money and Finance |
6 | P ECON5002 |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6001 Intermediate Corporate Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6005 Advanced Asset Pricing |
6 | P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000 Only students with strong quantitative/mathematical skills should attempt this course |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6007 Financial Strategy |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6009 Portfolio Theory and its Applications |
6 | P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6010 Derivative Securities |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6014 Fixed Income Securities |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6015 Trading in Securities Markets |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6016 Financial Instruments and Markets |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FINC6017 Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | P FINC5001 N ACCT6011 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6019 Financial Modelling This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | P FINC5002 or FINC6000 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC6021 Corporate Valuation |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC6022 Behavioural Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6023 Financial Risk Management |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC6024 Real Estate Finance and Investment |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
Exchange |
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| Units of Study taken on exchange will count as Electives. | |||
| ECON6501 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 1 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6502 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 2 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6503 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 3 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6504 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 4 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6505 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 5 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6506 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 6 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6507 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 7 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON6508 Economics Postgraduate Exchange 8 |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Capstone Units of Study |
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| ECON7030 Economics Research Project |
6 | P 24 credit points from Economics elective units of study N ECON7010 or ECON7020 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |