Postgraduate - Area of study Economics

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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Managing faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Campus(es)	Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Economics provides training in logical thought and analysis which can be applied widely in every-day decision making, not just to matters which are usually labelled 'economic'. The underlying philosophy of the faculty's teaching and research program is that a rapidly changing world requires adaptable analytical skills. Accordingly, its aim is to prepare students with a wide range of career options that are readily adapted to the issues of the day. These may be positions in industry, government, or in non-government and international organisations.

Units

Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies

To complete the economics major in the Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies, students must complete:

(a.) the following unit (6 points):

ETX9000 Business and economic statistics

(b.) three 3000 or 9000 level-units (18 points) from the Department of Economics

(c.) a further two units (12 points) subject to the following conditions:

both units must be selected from units taught by the Department of Economics, or the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
a maximum of one unit (6 points) at second-year level.

Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce

To complete the economics major in the Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce, students must complete:

(a.) Three compulsory units (24 points):

ECC4650 Microeconomics
ECC4660 Macroeconomics
ECC4860 Research paper (12 points)

(b.) four units (24 points) from the following list:

ECC4670 Development economics
ECC4690 International trade
ECC4700 Competition, regulation and policy
ECC4710 Post-Keynesian economics
ECC4720 Law and economics
ECC4790 Project evaluation
ECC4810 Public economics
ECC4830 Welfare economics
ECC4840 Economics of industry, institution and organisation
ECC4870 Health economics
ECC4990 Economic evaluation of health services
ETC4430 Quantitative economic policy

Students can vary this list subject to the following conditions:

a maximum of two honours units from the departments of Accounting and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, or Econometrics and Business Statistics
a maximum of one honours unit from another faculty where it is complementary to the honours program offered by the Department of Economics.

Students must have their enrolment approved by the head, or nominee of the Department of Economics.

Other relevant courses

For the units required for any other course in this area of study, refer to the list of relevant courses below.

Related areas of study

Students may be interested in the following disciplines which have some relationship to economics:

Contact details

Graduate Student Office

Telephone: +61 3 9903 1400

Fax: + 61 3 9903 1357

Email: buseco-postgrad@monash.edu

Relevant courses

1822 Executive Certificate in Business
1679 Graduate Certificate in Business
3848 Graduate Diploma in Business
0172 Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies
3845 Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Commerce
0171 Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce
3842 Master of Business Economics