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Master of Applied Econometrics (Enhanced) (MC-AECOENH) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Master of Applied Econometrics program consists of 16 subjects, comprising six core subjects, eight elective subjects and two capstone subjects.

Semester 1, Year 1 

Students complete three core subjects (37.5 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90520 Data Wrangling and Visualisation
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90001 Basic Econometrics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90024 Forecasting in Economics and Business
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5


Students complete 1 Elective Subject (12.5 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90016 Environmental Economics and Strategy Not available in 2024 12.5
ECON90034 Economics of Finance
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON90047 Macroeconomics 2 Not available in 2024 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90075 Economic Analysis and Policy
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30001 International Trade Policy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30005 Money and Banking
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30010 Microeconomics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30020 Mathematical Economics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30024 Economics of Financial Markets
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Or any other elective subject approved by the Program Director


Semester 2, Year 1

Students complete two core subjects (25 points):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90002 Econometrics 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90025 Advanced Data Analysis
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

And one core subject (12.5 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90003 Applied Microeconometric Modelling
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90004 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90033 Quantitative Analysis of Finance I
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5


Students complete 1 Elective Subject (12.5 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90015 Managerial Economics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90034 Economics of Finance
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90045 Microeconomics 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30002 Economic Development
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30003 Industrial Economics Not available in 2024 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON30019 Behavioural Economics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30022 Experimental Economics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30029 International Macroeconomics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECON30030 Topics in Asian Economic History Not available in 2024 12.5
ECON90080 Macroeconomics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Or any other elective subject approved by the Program Director


Semester 1, Year 2

Students complete 1 Capstone Subject (12.5 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90026 Econometrics Research Report Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ECOM90013 Econometrics 3
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Note: ECOM90013 Econometrics 3 is a concurrent prerequisite for ECOM90026 Econometrics Research Report Part 1.


Students complete 1 elective subject (12.5 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90007 Macroeconometrics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90023 Treatment Effects and Program Evaluation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90010 Quantitative Analysis of Finance II
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5


Students complete 2 elective subjects (25 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90007 Macroeconometrics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90013 Econometrics 3
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90023 Treatment Effects and Program Evaluation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90521 Supply Chain Analytics Not available in 2024 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BISY90017 Quant. Decision Making & Optimisation
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON90010 Quantitative Analysis of Finance II
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90473 Business Practicum
Summer Term (Off Campus)
July (Off Campus)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90485 Global Business Practicum
January (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
November (Off Campus)
 12.5
 
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
ECOM90020 Computational Economics and Business
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Or any elective approved by the Program Director


Semester 2, Year 2

Students complete 1 Capstone Subject (12.5 points):

Students who have completed ECOM90026 Econometrics Research Report Part 1 select:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90027 Econometrics Research Report Part 2
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5


Students who have not completed Econometrics Research Report Part 1 select one 1 subject from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90008 Microeconometrics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90011 Financial Econometrics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90012 Modelling the Australian Macroeconomy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5


Students complete 3 elective subjects (37.5 points) selected from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90003 Applied Microeconometric Modelling
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90004 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90008 Microeconometrics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90011 Financial Econometrics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90012 Modelling the Australian Macroeconomy
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECOM90017 Econometrics of Markets and Competition
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90473 Business Practicum
Summer Term (Off Campus)
July (Off Campus)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90485 Global Business Practicum
January (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
November (Off Campus)
 12.5
 
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

Or any elective approved by the Program Director


Last updated: 21 February 2025