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Master of Applied Economics
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Master of Applied Economics is a flexible, two-year program preparing professional economists, with prior learning or relevant work experience potentially reducing the duration to one year for qualifying students. The program builds broad, advanced economics knowledge and practical skills alongside research and communication capability, developed through coursework and a dedicated Economics practicum that applies theory to real economic problems. Multimodal and online study options are available across many core and elective courses, giving working professionals genuine flexibility in how they complete the degree. It suits economics graduates wanting deeper professional training, as well as graduates from adjacent quantitative disciplines who've decided applied economics is their next career step, particularly those who want practicum-based practical experience alongside academic economic theory.
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Course structure
- ECON5209Economics Practicum
- ECON5210Reflections on Practicum through the Economist's Lens. Core Courses: ECON5102 Macroeconomics
- ECON5101Microeconomics
- ECON5205Econometrics
- COMM5005Quantitative Methods for Business
- ECON5103Business Economics. Prescribed Electives: ECON5321 Industrial Organisation
- ECON5403Econometric Theory and Machine Learning
- ECON5301Markets and Frictions
- ECON6202Empirical Methods for Causal Inference
- ECON5106Economics of Finance
- ECON5306Politics and Economics
- ECON6309Economic Measurement
- ECON6350Special Topics in Economics
- ECON6313Public Economics and Regulation
- ECON5324Behavioural Economics
- ECON5248Business Forecasting
- ECON6312Policy Applications of Behavioural Economics
- ECON5316International Trade Theory and Policy
- ECON5310Development Economics
- ECON5323Organisational Economics
- ECON5111Economics of Strat..
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Admissions
A bachelor degree from an Australian university or equivalent overseas institution with a minimum overall average of 65%, as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Coursework Entry Calculator Students' prior learning will be recognised to reduce the program duration. For students with Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Business degree with economics specialisation or equivalent Honours or Graduate Diploma, the 5 core courses may be waived or credited. For students with prior work experience of at least one year in the private or public sector (for example, clerical or administrative work in a commercial, not-for-profit or public service organisation, supervisory or management, banking, finance or marketing experience or other business-related positions) the prescribed economics practicum may be waived or credited. NOTE: Assumed knowledge - A level of knowledge equivalent to a first-yea...
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