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Graduate Diploma in Economics

Course code/s: LGE Melbourne

Course Description

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.

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:

Teaching period	Subject title	Subject code
One of
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Microeconomic Theory	ECO2MIT
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Microeconomic Analysis	ECO3MIA
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Microeconomics	ECO4MIE
One of
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Macroeconomic Theory	ECO2MAT
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Macroeconomic Analysis	ECO3MAA
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Macroeconomics	ECO4MAE
plus
E-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Four 3rd or 4th year electives ECO or FIN
E-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2	Two 2nd, 3rd or 4th year elective subjects

NOTE: At least four electives should have an ECO code.