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The Master of Economics (MEc) course is designed for people who plan a career as economic researchers and decision makers in the public service and private sector.

You can complete a research project under the supervision of a staff member.

The coursework degree is likely to be useful to people employed by the public service and private enterprise, as well as to teachers in schools who already have a Bachelor of Economics degree and who seek to improve their professional qualifications by postgraduate studies.

Course structure

The course consists of 16 units comprising:

Five core units:

MGMT8506 Ethical Dimensions of Organisations, Management and Leadership
ECON8881 Master's Dissertation (Economics) Part 1
ECON8882 Master's Dissertation (Economics) Part 2
ECON8883 Master's Dissertation (Economics) Part 3
ECON8884 Master's Dissertation (Economics) Part 4

and

One unit from:

ECON4402 Microeconomic Theory
ECON7491 Microeconomic Theory and Applications

and

One unit from:

ECON4418 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON7492 Macroeconomic Theory and Applications

and

Nine units from the following:

ECON4405 Public Economics
ECON4408 Advanced Economic Development
ECON8502 International Finance and Markets
ECON4450 Advanced International Trade
ECON4503 Advanced Economic Analysis
ECON4504 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
ECON4507 History of Economic Thought
ECON8320 Analysis for Natural Resource Economics
ECON8323 Business and the Environment
ECON8322 Economics of Water Management
ECON8501 Resource Economics
ECON8513 Advanced Applied Econometrics
FINA4463 Current Developments in Derivatives
FINA4482 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINA4481 Advanced Investment
FINA8432 Introduction to Finance

Admission requirements

An undergraduate degree with a major in Economics with a weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent of this University or equivalent degree from another tertiary institution, as recognised by the Faculty.

or
a Graduate Diploma in Economics and a weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent.

All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence

International students

In addition to the admission requirements international students should consult our international student information.

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