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Master of Commerce (Economics) (MC-COMECO) // Course structure
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Coordinator
K Shields
Course structure
Students can only commence this program in Semester 1 of any year.
This course requires the completion of 137.5 points of compulsory subjects and 62.5 points of electives.
Assessment
Students must pass all subjects with an average of at least 75% (H2A) in Year 1 to proceed into Year 2.* and,
Students who discontinue from the Master of Commerce (Economics) after year 1 but have successfully completed the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Economics) will be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Economics) as an exit award.
*Note that, normally, an average of at least 80% (H1) in year 2, including recommendation for progression by a Board of Examiners, will be required to enrol in the PhD degree.
Subject options
Year 1
The first year of the Master of Commerce (Economics) consists of two core economics subjects and an econometrics subject in each semester. The first semester also includes a core maths subject and the second semester includes a core economic history subject. The subjects are as follows:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON90002 | Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90003 | Macroeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOM90005 | Advanced Econometric Techniques | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90012 | Microeconomics II | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90014 | Macroeconomics II | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOM90014 | Advanced Econometric Techniques 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90053 | Mathematics for Economists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ECON90056 | World Economic History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Year 2
Students must complete the following core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON90055 | Computational Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90073 | Economics Thesis Workshop Part 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90074 | Economics Thesis Workshop Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students must complete five elective subjects (two electives in semester 1 and three electives in semester 2) from the following list:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON90064 | Advanced Studies in Economics 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90065 | Advanced Studies in Economics 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOM90018 | Advanced Studies in Econometrics 1 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ECOM90019 | Advanced Studies in Econometrics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90067 | Special Topics in Economics 2 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ECON90052 | Special Reading Topics in Economics | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ECON90054 | Special Reading Topics in Economics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOM90015 | Special Topics in Adv. Econometrics 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90004 | Topics in Advanced Economic Analysis | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ECOM90006 | Special Topics in Advanced Econometrics | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020