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Overview

The flexible two-year Master of Applied Economics has been developed to prepare professional economists. Prior learning and/or work experience may be recognised to reduce duration of the program to one year. Graduates will gain broad and advanced knowledge and practical skills in Economics, while developing research and communication skills through … For more content click the Read More button below. Flexibility in program delivery and learning style is catered for in this program.

Learning Outcomes

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Leadership development: Graduates will develop the capacity to take initiative, encourage forward thinking and bring about innovation, while effectively influencing others to achieve desired results.
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  • Leaders
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Business communication: Graduates will be able to harness, manage and communicate business information effectively using multiple forms of communication across different channels.
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Business and economic knowledge: Graduates will be able to make informed and effective selection and application of knowledge in a discipline or profession, in the contexts of local and global business.
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Problem solving: Graduates will be able to define and address business and economic problems, and propose effective evidence-based solutions, through the application of rigorous analysis and critical thinking.
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Teamwork: Graduates will be able to interact and collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose or fulfill a common business project, and reflect critically on the process and the outcomes.
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Responsible business practice: Graduates will develop and be committed to responsible business and economic thinking and approaches, which are underpinned by ethical professional practice and sustainability considerations.
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Global and cultural competence: Students will be aware of business systems in the wider world and actively committed to recognise and respect the cultural norms, beliefs and values of others, and will apply this knowledge to interact, communicate and work effectively in diverse environments.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure

Students must complete 96 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

As part of the program students are required to complete 12 UOC of Practicum. This is comprised of ECON5210 plus 6 UOC selected from the Practicum Elective Course list below. For a full list of the Business School Career Accelerator Practicum courses, please visit the Business School Career Accelerator website. If you wish to enrol in a practicum course listed on the Business School Career Accelerator website and it is not listed in the above list, please submit a course substitution request via UNSW Student webforms for your request to be assessed.

Core Courses30 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives54 Units of Credit:
Economics Practicum12 Units of Credit:

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Postgraduate Pathway

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1540 - Economics

Nested Postgraduate Program

Graduate Certificate in Economics - GCertEc7412 - Economics

Professional Outcomes

Career Opportunities

Economist, Policy Advisor, Banker, Financial Analyst, Strategy Consultant, Operations Consultant, Government official

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
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The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

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