Melbourne Graduate School of Management Future Students

PhD with Coursework (Economics)

Overview

The PhD program will equip you with the necessary skills for a professional career in economics at academic institutions, government and international agencies, or in industry. The program emphasises independent, original work in economics or econometrics, and encourages collaboration with our leading scholars.

Research in the Department of Economics spans most branches of economics, econometrics and actuarial studies. Particular strengths of the Department include microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, industrial economics, econometrics, labour economics, Asian economics, monetary and financial economics, international economics and actuarial studies.

The emphasis of the program is on the theoretical core of the discipline. To supplement this core, advanced programs, seminars, and research opportunities are offered in all of the usual specialised fields.

Program structure

The PhD with Coursework (Economics) consists of three years of full-time or six years of part-time study.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for entry to the PhD with Coursework (Economics) you must:

In addition, you must:

Preparing your application

Assessment

Students are required to attain an average mark of at least 75% in their coursework in the first year and satisfy the requirements of a confirmation seminar. The award of the PhD is based solely on the result of the thesis.For more information on the confirmation and assessment process please refer to the PhD Handbook.

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