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Master of Economics
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Master of Economics is a specialist program providing advanced theoretical and applied training across modern economics and econometrics, building in-depth knowledge of current thinking in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometric methods. Unlike the broader Master of Applied Economics, this program leans more theoretically rigorous, suiting students who want deep economic theory training rather than a more practically oriented economics qualification. It suits economics or related quantitative graduates who want genuinely advanced economic theory and econometric technique, positioning graduates for roles in economic research, policy analysis, financial institutions or further doctoral study in economics. The specialist framing distinguishes it from generalist business or commerce postgraduate degrees that touch on economics as one component among several.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- ECON7202Empirical Methods for Causal Inference
- ECON7002Macroeconomic Theory I
- ECON7004Mathematical Economics
- ECON7001Microeconomic Theory I. Prescribed Electives: ECON7205 Microeconometrics
- ECON6312Policy Applications of Behavioural Economics
- ECON7301Industrial Organisation
- ECON6313Public Economics and Regulation
- ECON7307Health Economics
- ECON7309Economic Measurement
- ECON7102Macroeconomic Theory II
- ECON7204Macroeconometrics
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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Admissions
Applicants must have one of the following qualifications: A qualification equivalent to an Australian Honours degree in Economics or a cognate discipline* with a minimum WAM of 70; or A qualification equivalent to an Australian double Bachelor degree where one of the majors/degrees is in Economics and the other is in one of the cognate disciplines* with an overall program WAM of at least 70; or A qualification equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree where either major or degree is in Economics or a cognate discipline* with an overall WAM of at least 70 plus a minimum of two years relevant professional experience. *Cognate disciplines include Econometrics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, and Engineering.
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