Honours

The Discipline of Operations Management and Econometrics honours coordinator is Dr Daniel Oron.

The Discipline of Operations Management and Econometrics offers the Econometrics (ECMT) and Management Science Decision Sciences (MDS) Honours programs.

Preparation for Final Honours Year

Prerequisite Units of Study for Eligibility for Final Honours Year

There are no prerequisite honours units for this program but students must qualify for a major in either Econometrics (ECMT) or Management Decision Sciences (MDS). See section on 'Entry Requirements'.

Applications for Final Honours Year

The closing date for applications for Final Honours Year is the last working day in November.

• Final Honours Year Application Form

Entry Requirements

To enrol in the ECMT Honours program, students need to satisfy the following entry requirements:

1. qualify for a major in either ECMT, MDS/Management Science(It is possible to take Honours in ECMT, even with a major in MDS/Management Science);
2. obtain a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65 in all senior units of study in the degree;
3. obtain a distinction average or better in ECMT 3110 and ECMT 3120; and
4. obtain a WAM of at least 70 in the senior units of study in the ECMT or MDS/Management Science major.

To enrol in the MDS Honours program, students need to satisfy the following entry requirements:

1. qualify for a major in either ECMT, MDS/Management Science (It is possible to take Honours in MDS, even with a major in ECMT);
2. obtain a WAM of at least 65 in all senior units of study in the degree;
3. obtain a distinction or better in ECMT 3610; and
4. obtain a WAM of at least 70 in the senior units of study in the ECMT or MDS/Management Science major.

Econometrics and Management Decision Sciences Final Honours Year

Structure

The honours year may be structured as:

• Coursework and thesis: Four one year long modules at the 4000 level, worth 12 credit points each plus thesis.
• Joint honours by thesis: Half the "honours by thesis" coursework requirementof each discipline plus thesis written in one discipline only.

The modules for Econometrics are:

• ECMT 4101: Econometrics Honours A
• ECMT 4102: Econometrics Honours B
• ECMT 4103: Econometrics Honours C
• ECMT 4104: Econometrics Honours D

The modules for Management Decision Sciences are:

• ECMT 4601: Management Science Honours A
• ECMT 4602: Management Science Honours B
• ECMT 4603: Management Science Honours C
• ECMT 4604: Management Science Honours D

Students are asked to note that those undertaking honours by coursework are not eligible for the university medal and only those with an exceptional performance across all subjects are eligible for consideration for first class honours.

All students must attend and participate in research seminars and workshops within the discipline.

Double or Joint Honours

It is possible to complete either double honours or joint honours in Econometrics.Double honours involves completing all the honours requirements in Econometrics and one other subject and thus normally takes an additional year. In joint honours the two subjects are more generally closely related and a special program of study is designed for fourth year. This will usually entail doing approximately half the final honours requirements for Econometrics and half for some other subject.

The Discipline of Operations Management and Econometrics Statistics encourages joint Honours with other Disciplines where feasible. A student must satisfy the requirements for entry to Honours in one of the disciplines and a major in the other discipline.

Theses Submission

Supervisors may supply students with a sample template for the marking of theses.

The final grade of honours will be determined on the following University scale: