GraduateEconomics
Master of Applied Econometrics
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Master of Applied Econometrics at Melbourne Business School teaches the software and tools professional econometricians use daily, covering core microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics offerings including time series analysis, financial econometrics and structural econometric modelling. Students complete 16 semester-length subjects across five core subjects, five electives and two capstone subjects, with internship and practicum options available.
Graduates have gone on to roles including analyst, data scientist and modelling and insights leader within a few years of graduating.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 16 parts
Students must complete all of the following core subjects
- Data Wrangling and Visualisation
Subjects
- Basic Econometrics
Subjects
- Forecasting in Economics and Business
Students must complete one elective subject chosen from
- Environmental Economics and Strategy
- Economics of Finance
- Macroeconomics 2
Students must complete one elective subject chosen from
- Economic Analysis and Policy
- International Trade Policy
- Money and Banking
- Microeconomics
- Mathematical Economics
- Economics of Financial Markets
Students must complete the following capstone subject
- Econometrics 2
Students must complete the following core subject
- Advanced Data Analysis
Students must complete one of the following core subjects
- Applied Microeconometric Modelling
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
- Quantitative Analysis of Finance I
Students must complete one elective subject chosen from
- Microeconomics 2
Students must complete one elective subject chosen from
- Macroeconomics
Students complete one capstone subject chosen from
- Macroeconometrics
- Treatment Effects and Program Evaluation
- Quantitative Analysis of Finance II
Students must complete three elective subjects chosen from
- Econometrics 3
Students must complete three elective subjects chosen from
- Quant. Decision Making & Optimisation
- Supply Chain Analytics
Students must complete three elective subjects chosen from
- Computational Economics and Business
Subjects
- Business Practicum
- Global Business Practicum
Subjects
- Business and Economics Internship
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be considered for entry into this course, you must: Have completed a bachelor degree (AQF7) in a cognate (relevant) discipline. And Have completed below prerequisite subject(s): Quantitative Methods 1 (ECON10005), or equivalent. Cognate (relevant) disciplines include: A major in social science, commerce, or STEM with a strong analytical and mathematical component. The University of Melbourne is committed to maintaining a transparent admissions policy by clearly communicating all entry scores to prospective students. Entry requirements to the University of Melbourne are regularly reviewed to ensure they align with the University's Selection and Admissions Policy . The entry requirements published for this course will apply from the start year 2027 intake onwards.
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