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Master of Economics
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Master of Economics degree. The Master of Economics is designed for students who plan to pursue careers as economic researchers and decision makers in the public or private sectors. The course attracts people employed by the public service and private enterprise, as well as teachers already holding a Bachelor of Economics who seek to improve their professional qualifications through postgraduate studies. Topics covered include microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, financial economics, resource economics, public economics, quantitative economics, economic history and economic development.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Core - Group A: ECON4402 Microeconomic Theory
- ECON4413Applied Advanced Econometrics
- ECON4418Macroeconomic Theory Applied Economics specialisation: BUSN5003 Data Storytelling
- ECON4408Advanced Development Economics
- ECON4503Advanced Economic Analysis
- ECON5519Public Economics
- ECON5520Text-to-Data Applications and Novel Data Sources
- ECON5521Economic Policy and Communication
- ECON5580Running Randomised Experiments
- PARL5599WA Parliamentary Research Program
- SVLG5001McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship
- WILG5001Work Integrated Learning Internship Program Environmental Economics specialisation: ECON4410 Environmental and Resource Economics
- ECON5410Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources
- ECON5511Climate
- Energy and Water Economics
- SCIE4040Data Analysis with R for Agricultural and Environmental Science
- SCIE4510Applied Cost Benefit Analysis Financial Economics specialisation: ECON5506 The Economics of Financial Markets
- ECON5517Public Finance
- FINA5521Quantitative Methods in Finance
- FINA5533Finance Essentials
- FINA5557Sustainable Finance and Sustainability Reporting
- FINA5632Investments Health Economics specialisation: ECON5518 Economics of Global Health and Policy
- ECON5570Health Analytics
- PUBH5752Health Systems and Economics
- PUBH5749Foundations of Public Health
- PUBH5801Economic Evaluation of Health Care
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have- (a) Bachelor degree with a major in economics or an equivalent qualification and a UWA weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65 per cent in Level 3 economics units plus evidence of having completed an intermediate (level 2) econometric / statistics unit and an intermediate mathematics for economists unit; or (b) be enrolled in the Combined Bachelor Master (CBM) degree (Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics degree)
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