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Master of Commerce (Economics) (MC-COMECO) // Course structure
About this course
Contact
Professor Reshad Ahsan
e: buseco-gradresearch@unimelb.edu.au
For currently enrolled students:
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For future students:
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.
Progression from Year 1 to Year 2 of the Master of Commerce (Economics):
- An average of no less than 75% overall in the subjects taken during Year 1.
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.
Progression from Year 2 of the Master of Commerce (Economics) to the Doctor of Philosophy (Business and Economics):
- An average of no less than 80% overall in the subjects taken in Year 2; and
- A Pass grade in ECON90073 Economics Thesis Workshop Part 1 and ECON90074 Economics Thesis Workshop Part 2
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.
Core subjects:
| 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) |
12.5 |
| ECON90056 | World Economic History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Year 2
Students must complete two core subjects and six electives in Year 2.
Core subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON90073 | Economics Thesis Workshop Part 1 | Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90074 | Economics Thesis Workshop Part 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students must complete six elective subjects (three 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 | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ECOM90018 | Advanced Studies in Econometrics 1 | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ECOM90019 | Advanced Studies in Econometrics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90067 | Special Topics in Economics 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90052 | Special Reading Topics in Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90054 | Special Reading Topics in Economics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90055 | Computational Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOM90015 | Special Topics in Adv. Econometrics 2 | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ECON90004 | Topics in Advanced Economic Analysis | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ECOM90006 | Special Topics in Advanced Econometrics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 24 July 2024