How to apply
Domestic students
Please complete the application form and send it to the address detailed below.
International students
Information for International students
In addition to the attachments required in the application form applicants who are not graduates of this University, must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
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About our Scholarships
Key information
- 96 credit points
- 2 years full time, up to 6 years part time
- Course Code: 42620
Fees
Important dates 2010
Commencement
Semester 1: 22 February
Semester 2: 26 July
Application
Semester 1:22 January
Semester 2:25 June
Orientation
Semester 1:13 February
Semester 2:17 July
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:
ECON7402 Microeconomic Theory
ECON7491 Microeconomic Theory and Applications
and
One unit from:
ECON7418 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON7492 Macroeconomic Theory and Applications
and
Nine units from the following:
FINA7482 Advanced Corporate Finance
ECON7408 Advanced Economic Development
ECON7450 Advanced International Trade
FINA7481 Advanced Investment
ECON8320 Analysis for Natural Resource Economics
FINA7463 Current Developments in Derivatives
ECON8323 Economics of Business and Environment
ECON8322 Economics of Water Management
ECON7415 International Finance
FINA8432 Introduction to Finance
ECON7405 Public Economics
ECON8501 Resource Economics
ECON7507 Topics in the History of Economic Ideas
ECON8513 Topics in Applied Econometrics
ECON7503 Topics in Economic Analysis
ECON7504 Topics in Quantitative Analysis
Admission requirements
Domestic Students
An undergraduate degree with a major in Economics and an average weighted mark of 60 per cent
or
a Graduate Diploma in Economics and a weighted average mark of 60 per cent.
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
International students
Information about admission requirements
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
Course enquiries
Postgraduate Programs
UWA Business School
The University of Western Australia (M404)
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, Perth
Western Australia 6009
| Phone | (+61 8) 6488 3980 |
| Fax | (+61 8) 6488 1072 |
| postgrads-business@uwa.edu.au |
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