Postgraduate Diploma in Economics - PostgradDipEc
Course code: 0171
The Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce or Postgraduate Diploma in Economics
provide a fourth year of study for those wishing to extend their knowledge of
the areas of accounting and finance, econometrics, economics, or management.
On completion of the course students should:
- be familiar with current developments in one of the areas of accounting
and finance, econometrics, economics or management at an advanced level;
- have the knowledge to undertake graduate study in one of the areas of
accounting and finance, econometrics, economics or management;
- have developed their analytical and technical skills which will assist in
problem solving;
- have sufficient knowledge to undertake further research in one of the
areas of accounting and finance, econometrics, economics or management;
- have had the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and motivation
necessary for further graduate level studies.
An applicant for admission to candidature to either the Postgraduate
Diploma in Commerce or the Postgraduate Diploma in Economics requires a pass
degree in the proposed discipline area of study (namely economics, economic
history, econometrics, accounting and finance, management) with an average
grade of 70 per cent or above from a recognised tertiary institution.
Applicants lacking some of the necessary background may be considered for
admission subject to successful completion of preliminary undergraduate
subjects in the area of deficiency.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce and the Postgraduate Diploma in
Economics are HECS-based courses.
No credit for work done previously is available in these postgraduate
diplomas.
This course is offered on-campus at the Clayton campus.
Normally two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time
study.
The course entails the satisfactory completion of six level-four
subjects and a policy seminar.
1 Three subjects selected from:
2 Three subjects chosen from:
- other level-four subjects offered by the Department of Accounting and
Finance;
- other level-four subjects offered by the departments of Economics or
Econometrics and Business Statistics (Clayton) subject to the approval of the
head of the departments from which the subjects are taken.
In special
circumstances, the head of the Department of Accounting and Finance may approve
as one of the three core subjects a special subject which is based on a
level-three undergraduate subject taught by the Department of Accounting and
Finance. Students may be allowed to take up to two subjects from another
faculty where they are complementary to the Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce
program. Enrolment in such courses must be approved by the head of the
Department of Accounting and Finance.
3 Issues seminar:
- AFC4860 Economics and commerce issues seminar
1 At least three core subjects with at least one being selected from
those marked with a dagger:
2 Three optional subjects
selected from the above subjects or from any of the subjects available to a
Bachelor of Economics honours student in econometrics.
3 Issues seminar
- ETC4860 Economics and commerce issues seminar.
1 Two core economics subjects:
2 One quantitative subject chosen from:
The subject selected will depend on
previous training in quantitative methods. Students who have previously
completed a subject or subjects equivalent to these quantitative subjects will
be required to substitute another subject from the list of optional subjects.
3 Optional subjects as follows:
- not more than one third-year level subject taught by the Departments of
Economics or Econometrics and Business Statistics (Clayton) and available in
the Bachelor of Economics degree;
- fourth-year level subjects from the honours program in the Departments of
Economics or Econometrics (Clayton), including graduate subjects available to
honours students.
4 Issues seminar
- ECC4860 Economics and commerce issues seminar.
1 Two core economic history subjects:
and one other subject taken from the
following:
- ECC4510 Economic history of contemporary Europe
- ECC4540 History of economy and environment
- ECC4550 Population and development
2 Two economics subjects
chosen from:
The subjects selected will depend on previous
training in economics. Students who have previously completed a subject or
subjects equivalent to these economics subjects will be required to substitute
another from the list of optional subjects.
3 Two optional subjects at least one of which must be an economic
history subject:
- not more than one third-year level subject taught by the departments of
Econometrics and Business Statistics (Clayton) or Economics, available in the
Bachelor of Economics degree;
- third year level economic history or other economics subjects;
- fourth-year level subjects from the honours program in the Departments of
Economics or Econometrics and Business Statistics (Clayton), including those
graduate subjects available to economic history honours students.
4
Issues seminar
- ECC4860 Economics and commerce issues seminar
1 The following four subjects:
- MGC4000 Research design, measurement techniques and data collection
strategies
- MGC4100 Data analysis for organisational and management research
- MGC4220 Perspectives and paradigms in management theory
- MGC4210 Theories of complex organisation
2 The honours thesis:
- MGC4220 Honours thesis in management
3 Issues seminar:
- MGC4860 Economics and commerce issues seminar
Students who successfully complete either the Postgraduate Diploma in
Commerce or the Postgraduate Diploma in Economics with an average grade of 70
per cent or above may apply for admission to either the Master of Commerce or
Master of Economics degrees.