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Master of Economics (Social Sciences) (Continuing Students Only)
Course CodeFC036
Course TypePostgraduate

Credit Points Required 72
CRICOS code005804A
Description

MEc(Social Sciences)

This is a specialist program, including a research degree in Political Economy. Candidates should possess a good undergraduate degree with a Credit average in Political Economy or equivalent (candidates with a good undergraduate degree in Economics or Social Science areas may be admitted to a semester of preliminary studies). Students enrol in two research-oriented core units of study plus other postgraduate units of study of their choice, before proceeding to a research essay (Pass degree) or a dissertation (Honours degree). Exceptional performance in the research program facilitates the possibility of enrolment in a PhD program.

Please Note

From 2008 for commencing studies, the Economics (Social Sciences) programs will be administered by the Faculty of Arts. For details of the Master of Economics (Social Sciences), please refer to the Faculty of Arts website.

For continuing students who commenced their degree prior to 2008, please refer to the handbook of the year they commenced their degree (See handbooks archives for details).

For details of the units of study which will be available under this course in 2008, please refer to the Faculty of Arts website.

Course requirements for continuing students

Please Note. The following course rules are for students who are continuing students enrolled in FC036 (who enrolled in this course before 2008). All students who commenced this degree from 2008 (enrolled in DC062) should refer to the course rules outlined in the the Faculty of Arts handbook.

To be awarded the Master of Economics (Social Sciences) Pass degree, students must successfully complete a total of 10 units of study (72 credit points), comprising:

  • two core units of study (12 credit points)
  • A 10,000 word research essay (two units of study worth 12 credit points each – a total of 24 credit points)
  • six elective units of study (36 credit points) including a minimum of two units from the Table A list and a maximum of two units from the Table B list.

Core and research units of study

Elective units of study

Table A

Table B

Other Table B elective units of study may be taken from the following subject areas:

To be awarded the Master of Economics (Social Sciences) degree with Honours, students must successfully complete a total of nine units of study (72 credit points), comprising:

  • two core units of study (12 credit points)
  • A 25,000 to 30,000 word dissertation (three units of study worth 12 credit points each – a total of 36 credit points)
  • four elective units of study (24 credit points) including a minimum of two units from the Table A list and a maximum of two units from the Table B list.

Core and dissertation units of study

Elective units of study

Table A

Table B

Other Table B elective units of study may be taken from the following subject areas:

For details of the availability and any other requirements of any of the units listed above, please refer to the relevant faculty handbook or the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook.

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