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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

ECONOMICS PROGRAMS

Graduate Diploma in Economics – Melbourne (Bundoora) (LGE)

This program is designed for graduates who wish to obtain an understanding of core economic theory and its application to government macro and microeconomic policy and business enterprises. One of the following areas of specialisation can be chosen: financial management, international trade, and finance, or public policy.

Admission requirements

An Australian Bachelor degree in any discipline is required. Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered.

Course structure

The course consists of eight subjects (120 credit points), including at least three subjects at third or fourth year levels. Students who hold a degree with a major in economics must undertake microeconomics or macroeconomics at fourth year level, while all other candidates are required to complete successfully microeconomic theory and macroeconomic theory at second year level. The following specialisations are available:

Financial Management
Teaching period Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Corporate Finance FIN3CFI
TE-SEM-1 Financial Management FIN4FMA
TE-SEM-1 International Financial Management FIN3IFM
TE-SEM-1 Financial Institutions Management FIN3FIM
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 Finance FIN2FIN
TE-SEM-2 Computational Finance FIN3CLF
TE-SEM-2 Financial Instruments FIN2FII
TE-SEM-2 Investment and Portfolio Management FIN3IPM
International Trade and Finance
Teaching period Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Asia in the World Economy ECO3AWE
TE-SEM-1 Global Trading Issues ECO2GTI
TE-SEM-1 International Business Environment ECO2IBE
TE-SEM-1 International Financial Management FIN3IFM
TE-SEM-1 International Trade ECO3ITR
TE-SEM-2 International Monetary Economics ECO3IME
TE-SEM-2 Modern World Economy ECO2MWE
Public Policy
Teaching period Subject name Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Global Environmental Issues ECO2GEI
TE-SEM-1 Industrial Relations ECO3IRE
TE-SEM-1 Microeconomic Analysis ECO3MIA
TE-SEM-2 Public Policy ECO4PPO
TE-SEM-2 Macroeconomic Analysis ECO3MAA
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 Plus three approved electives