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Would you like to prepare Course structure yourself for high-level analysis The consists and decision making roles in of 16 units. These comprise 12 the public or private sectors? coursework units and a dissertation (which is equivalent to four units). Career From international trade to public opportunities policy and advanced , The coursework component expose yourself to the latest thinking consists of four core units and eight with a postgraduate degree from option units, as listed below. As an economist, you could assess the the UWA Business School. implications of global economic trends Core units on the Australian economy, regional The Master of Economics is designed ÌÌ Advanced Macroeconomic Theory economies or individual industries. for students who plan to pursue careers ÌÌ Advanced Microeconomic Theory as economic researchers and decision ÌÌ Applied Advanced Econometrics If you are interested in policy, you makers in the public or private sectors. ÌÌ International Finance and Markets could contribute to the design of The course attracts people employed by economic policy for institutions such the public service and private enterprise, Option units (choose eight) as the World Bank, International as well as teachers already holding a ÌÌ Advanced Monetary Fund and United Nations. who seek to ÌÌ Advanced Economic Analysis improve their professional qualifications ÌÌ Advanced International Trade In the area of , through postgraduate studies. ÌÌ Advanced Quantitative Economics you might conduct research and ÌÌ Analysis for Natural Resource analysis of global and local events for Management federal agencies such as the Treasury, ÌÌ Applied Demand and Production Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Did you know? Analysis Competition and Consumer Commission ÌÌ In the Economics field, ÌÌ Climate, Energy and Water (ACCC), Australian Securities and postgraduates earn an average Economics Investments Commission (ASIC) salary of $92,397, which is ÌÌ Environmental and Resource and Productivity Commission. $37,483 more than the average Economics undergraduate salary of $54,914 ÌÌ History of Economic Thought Graduates can expect to find ÌÌ Introduction to Finance work in government agencies, (The Good Universities Guide to Postgraduate Courses 2014) ÌÌ Public Economics as well as opportunities in the private sector, including in banks, consultancy companies, international agencies, insurance companies and the finance industry. “Situated in Perth and at the forefront of a constantly changing environment through its close proximity to Asia, UWA will provide me with excellent contemporary economic knowledge and the analytical tools to tackle current real world economic issues.

Furthermore, with excellent facilities and its strong focus on research, guidance and interaction, UWA will prove invaluable in my pursuit of a career in economics.”

Sebastian Roth Postgraduate Economics student

International excellence Delivery Course enquiries UWA’s Economics discipline hosts a The Master of Economics can be Student Centre large number of international visiting completed in two years of full-time study, UWA Business School experts and guest lecturers. For more or the equivalent in part-time study. Tel: +61 8 6488 2780 than two decades, the discipline has The course is delivered on UWA’s Online: ask.uwa.edu.au been a partner in the innovative PhD Crawley campus, and has intake periods business.uwa.edu.au Conference in Economics and Business, in February and July. This publication should be treated as a which has welcomed 600 students from general guide only. For further information, major universities around the world. Admission requirements contact the UWA Business School. To be eligible for admission into the The discipline’s international connections Master of Economics, you must meet the are further enhanced by a significant following requirements: flow of economists from other institutions ÌÌ Have a recognised bachelor’s degree who visit the Business School to present with a major in Economics with an research results and to work with our average mark in the credit range, as staff and students. Recent visitors determined by the UWA Business include Sir David Hendry, from the School; University of Oxford, and the late Arnold or Zellner, from the University of Chicago. ÌÌ Have a UWA Graduate Diploma in Economics with a weighted average Further, the annual Shann Memorial mark of 60 per cent, or equivalent Lecture invites a prominent economist degree from another tertiary to deliver a presentation in the area institution. of economics and finance. Recent presenters have included Dr Martin You must also be able to demonstrate Parkinson PSM, Secretary to the an acceptable level of academic English Treasury and Glenn Stevens, Governor, language competence. Reserve Bank of Australia. How to apply Applications can be made online at uwa.edu.au/applynow

Simply complete your details, include all the relevant supporting documentation, and submit your application online.

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