Version

8

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Minimum English language proficiency equirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Special admission requirements

Nil

Additional course rules

Students can complete the Master of Economics by one of two options.

Option 1

All coursework with a major

Option 2

Coursework and minor thesis

Students wishing to select Option 2 must complete the core subjects below and achieve a course GPA of at least 5.5. Admission to Option 2 is subject to the approval of the College Dean on the recommendation of the Head of Academic Group following successful completion of the core subjects.

NB: Students pursuing Option 2 cannot complete a major.

NB: Students interested in seeking admission to Option 2 should complete the core subjects before commencing any of the subjects in the major. Subjects in the major should be completed in Year 2.

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Master of Economics, JCU graduates will be able to:

• Critically analyse economic theory from both historical and recent perspectives

• Evaluate contexts within which different economic methodologies should be applied

• Evaluate sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems from different perspectives within a discipline and between disciplines

• Critically analyse contemporary economic policy issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations based on an intra- and interdisciplinary synthesis of theory and evidence

• Apply creative thinking effectively to economic analysis and model building

• Present complex economic analyses and information appropriately to differing audiences using effective oral presentation skills

• Present complex economic analyses and information appropriately to differing audiences using clear and fluent written communication

• Work effectively towards completing an independent, substantial research-based project, demonstrating personal autonomy in conducting research

• Exercise independent ethical judgment and initiative in solving different economic policy problems

• Explain characteristics specific to the tropics which are relevant to economic decision making.

Credit points in major

12 credit points

Townsville

Maximum time to complete

8 years

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Maximum allowed

24 credit points, unless part of approved articulation process

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 12 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Approved abbreviation

MEc

Exit with lesser award

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed 24 credit points of study including the appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive the award of Graduate Diploma of Economics.