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Master of Applied Econometrics (MC-APPECON) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Master of Applied Econometrics program consists of 16 semester-length subjects comprising nine core subjects, five electives and two capstone subjects.

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Master of Applied Econometrics

Semester 1, Year 1

Students must take all of the following core subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90024 Forecasting in Economics and Business
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30020 Mathematical Economics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90001 Basic Econometrics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Students must take one of the following core subjects (depending upon their prior economics background):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON30010 Microeconomics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON90063 Advanced Microeconomics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON90047 Macroeconomics 2 Not available in 2023 12.5

Semester 2, Year 1

Students must take all of the following core subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90002 Econometrics 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90003 Applied Microeconometric Modelling
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90004 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Students must take one of the following subjects (depending upon their prior economics background):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON30009 Macroeconomics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON90045 Microeconomics 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

If either of these subjects have been taken previously, then students must take one of:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON30002 Economic Development
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30005 Money and Banking
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30011 Environmental Economics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30019 Behavioural Economics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30022 Experimental Economics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Semester 1, Year 2

Students must take the following subject:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90013 Econometrics 3
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Students must take the following capstone subject:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90022 Research Methods
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Students must choose two elective subjects from the following list:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90007 Macroeconometrics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90020 Computational Economics and Business
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90023 Treatment Effects and Program Evaluation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON90075 Economic Analysis and Policy
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Semester 2, Year 2

Students must take the following capstone subject:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90021 Research Project
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Students must choose three elective subjects from the following list:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90008 Microeconometrics Not available in 2023 12.5
ECOM90010 Bayesian Econometrics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90011 Financial Econometrics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90012 Modelling the Australian Macroeconomy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90017 Econometrics of Markets and Competition
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Optional elective, subject to Program Director's approval: 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90525 Business and Economics Internship
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
 12.5

Last updated: 21 February 2025