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Master of Agricultural Economics
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The fast-track course consists of 12 units, completed over 18 months, and the full program for students from a non-cognate background consists of 16 units completed over 24 months. Entry to the program is available in either semester. The degree is offered by Agricultural and Resource Economics group located within the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment. The UWA Agricultural and Resource Economics group is one of Australia's top ranked research groups in the field of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and teaching is lead by staff with expertise in: agricultural policy analysis, bioeconomic modelling, environmental economics, consumer demand analysis, production efficiency analysis, water economics, development economics, and many other areas of applied economics, including technology adoption, the design of agri-environmental schemes, the use of non-market valuation techniques, agribusiness analysis, international trade.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- AGRI4409Fundamentals of Agricultural Science
- ECON4002Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
- SCIE4401Data Use in Science
- SCIE4403Ethical Conduct and Communication in Science Core: ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
- ECON5004Microeconometric Models for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
- SCIE4402Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences Option - Coursework and Dissertation: SCIE5571 Dissertation Part 1
- SCIE5572Dissertation Part 2
- SCIE5573Dissertation Part 3
- SCIE5574Dissertation Part 4 Option - Coursework Only: SCIE5004 Professional Skills in Science
- SCIE5005Science in Practice Agribusiness specialisation: AGRI5402 Agribusiness
- AGRI5403Advanced Commodity Marketing
- ECON5002Agriculture and Economic Development
- MGMT5511Introduction to Global Business
- ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
- ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
- ECON5006Topics in Agricultural Economics
- ENVT5600Topics in Agriculture
- Environment and Biotechnology
- SCIE4510Applied Cost Benefit Analysis
- SCIE5304Science Practicum Development specialisation: AGRI5402 Agribusiness
- ECON4408Advanced Development Economics
- ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
- ECON5002Agriculture and Economic Development
- AGRI5403Advanced Commodity Marketing
- ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
- ECON5006Topics in Agricultural Economics
- ENVT5600Topics in Agriculture
- Environment and Biotechnology
- SCIE4510Applied Cost Benefit Analysis
- SCIE5304Science Practicum Production and Resource Economics specialisation: ECON4410 Environmental and Resource Economics
- ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
- ECON5511Climate
- Energy and Water Economics
- SCIE4510Applied Cost Benefit Analysis
- AGRI5403Advanced Commodity Marketing
- ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
- ECON5006Topics in Agricultural Economics
- ENVT4402Analysis for Environmental Management
- ENVT5600Topics in Agriculture
- Environment and Biotechnology
- SCIE5304Science Practicum
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have- (a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; and (c) completed prior studies at a tertiary level with significant content in economics, statistics/econometrics or mathematics ; or in a related cognate discipline, as recognised by UWA.
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