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Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Economics is offered as an on-campus program. Students are required to complete 4 courses (24 Units of Credit) comprised of one course each from 3 core areas and one elective course. All courses are 6 Units of Credit.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Knowledge. On completion, students will demonstrate knowledge of advanced theories and modern tools used in economics; quantitative and econometric tools used in economics.
2.
Critical thinking. On completion, students will demonstrate the following: the cognitive skills and capacity to analyse economic problems using advanced economic tools; the ability to synthesize mathematical economic analysis and provide economic intuition for the results; the capacity to use econometric estimation techniques to analyse empirical problems.
3.
Communication. On completion, students will demonstrate the following: communication skills in delivering knowledge and ideas.

Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
24 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 24 UOC as a standalone program.

Core Courses

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses, including one microeconomics core course, one quantitative core course, and one econometrics core course:

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

ECON5106
6 UOC
Economics of Finance
ECON5114
6 UOC
Superannuation and Retirement Benefits
ECON5136
6 UOC
Retirement Saving and Spending over the Lifecycle
ECON5304
6 UOC
International Macroeconomics
ECON5306
6 UOC
Politics and Economics
ECON5309
6 UOC
Economic Growth, Technology and Structural Change
ECON5310
6 UOC
Development Economics
ECON5316
6 UOC
International Trade Theory and Policy
ECON5319
6 UOC
Political Economy of Capitalism
ECON5324
6 UOC
Behavioural Economics
ECON5325
6 UOC
Economics of Human Capital
ECON5330
6 UOC
Real Estate Economics and Public Policy

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Additional Information

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.

Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

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Program Fees

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Additional Expenses

Nil

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