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UNSW Business School
Postgraduate Guide 2018
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G R A D U AT E
C E R T I F I C AT E I N
E C O N O M I C S ( 7 41 2 )
Obtain the required knowledge and training for advanced studies in economics. The
Graduate Certificate in Economics is an excellent pathway that prepares you for our
academically rigorous Master of Economics.
February or July Kensington Campus
0.5 year (full-time) Face-to-face
Full-time or part-time Day and evening classes
WHAT YOU STUDY
Microeconomics courses
• Advanced Microeconomic Analysis
• Markets & Frictions
• Managerial Economics
• Organisational Economics
Quantitative courses
• Mathematical Economics
• Statistics for Econometrics
Econometrics courses
• Financial Econometrics
• Econometric Theory & Methods
• Applied Econometric Methods
• Microeconometric Modelling
Elective courses (sample list)
• Economics of Finance
• Superannuation & Retirement Benefits
• Development Economics
• Real Estate Economics & Public Policy
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Four courses (24 UOC) consisting of:
•
1 microeconomics course
•
1 quantitative course
•
1 econometric course
•
1 elective course
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent) majoring
in Economics with a credit average grade (65% or
higher), as determined by UNSW Business School.
OR
A recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a
credit average grade (65% or higher) plus completion of
intermediate level microeconomics, macroeconomics,
econometrics and mathematical and statistical methods
within the Bachelor degree, as determined by UNSW
Business School.
A R T I C U L AT I O N PAT H W AY
To articulate into the Master of Economics, you need to
have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate
in Economics, and achieved a minimum overall grade
of 70%. Courses completed are not transferable to the
Master of Economics.