Graduate Certificate in Regional Economic Development- GradCertRegEcDev

• General
• Course objectives
• Admission requirements
• Fees
• Duration
• Mode of offering
• Credit for work done previously
• Course structure

General

Course code: 2032
Course director: Dr Gennadi Kazakevitch
The Graduate Certificate in Regional Economic Development is designed specifically for people in business and state or local governmental institutions who currently hold a university degree and wish to upgrade their skills and knowledge in the theoretical principles and policies of regional economic development.

Course objectives

On completion of this course, students should have:

• a rigorous, theoretical and practical grounding in macroeconomic and microeconomic principles and their applications to the issues of regional economic development and policy from both an Australian and international perspective;
• a balanced, analytical understanding of the impact of national economic policies on regional economic development and environment;
• the ability to critically evaluate regional policy debates and to judge the usefulness and limitations of existing regional economic development theory;
• an appreciation of the regional context of natural resources policy and management;
• obtained specialist professional and academic qualifications and skills applicable to changing regional economic development patterns;
• the knowledge base to advance to higher level studies.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. A key selection criterion will be an assessment of whether the applicant possesses the experience and ability to successfully complete the course.
Applicants without a first degree who have a minimum of six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the School of Business and Electronic Commerce as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Certificate in Regional Economic Development is normally completed in two semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

This course is offered by distance education from the School of Business and Electronic Commerce.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of two credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Please refer to the course director for further details.

Course structure

The course consists of the following four core subjects:

• ECG9102 Introduction to macroeconomic theory and policy
• ECG9120 Introduction to microeconomic theory and policy
• ECG9146 Regional economic development and policy
• ECG9150 Natural resources and environment

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