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Economic Analysis

Semester 2, 2020 unit of study availability

Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.

A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
 

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, inlcuding:
(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 1
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
ECON6913
Topics in Economic History

This unit of study is not available in 2020

6    P ECON6001 and ECON6002 and ECON6003 and ECMT6002
Semester 1
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)
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      Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON5006
Economics of Law and Public Policy
6      Semester 2
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      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 in the following sessions:Semester 2

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