Master of Economics

Recommended Study Plan – MC-ECO
16 subject - 200 point

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All commencing Master of Economics students are required to seek study planning advice from the program director BEFORE enrolling into subjects.

Program Director: Dr Jun Xiao Emailjun.xiao@unimelb.edu.au

First semester of study
Discipline Core
ECON40001Advanced Microeconomics
Discipline Core
ECON40002Advanced Macroeconomics
Discipline Core - one of
ECOM30002Econometrics 2
ECOM40006 Econometrics 3
Elective
Elective subjects are to be selected from third year (level-3), fourth year (level-4), and advanced offerings (level-9) of the Faculty as approved by the Program Director. Full list of subjects are listed in the course handbook entry. An elective subject may not be taken if a candidate has previously completed a subject of similar content.
Second semester of study
Elective
Refer to handbook entry for list of electives
Elective
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Elective
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Elective
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Third semester of study
Elective
ECON90002Microeconomics
ECON90068 Case Studies in Microeconomic Policy
ECON90013 Labour Economics
ECON90022 Game Theory
ECON90023 Development Economics
ECON90028 Economic Design

Students to choose one economics subject from the above list.
Elective
ECON90021Macroeconomic Techniques
ECON90003 Macroeconomics
ECOM90012 Modelling the Australian Macroeconomy
ECON90011 Monetary Economics

Students to choose one economics subject from the above list.
Elective
ECOM90005Advanced Econometric Techniques
ECOM90007 Macroeconometrics
ECOM90008 Microeconometrics
ECOM90010 Bayesian Econometrics
ECOM90011 Financial Econometrics
ECOM90013 Econometrics 3

Students to choose one econometrics subject from the above list.
Capstone
ECON90071Economics Research Report Part 1

Students must enrol in both Parts 1 and 2 of the Research Report in consecutive semesters
Fourth semester of study
Elective
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Elective
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Elective
Refer to handbook entry for list of electives
Capstone
ECON90072Economics Research Report Part 2

Students must enrol in both Parts 1 and 2 of the Research Report in consecutive semesters