2013POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK INTERNATIONAL ...

ECONOMICS ELECTIVES
“ Economic activity can change local
communities and empower people with hope and
ambition. This Masters degree equipped me with
skills and knowledge to make this impact.
James Stevens, Master of International Trade and Development
”
ECONOMICS ELECTIVES A:
Development Economics
International Economic History IIID*
International Finance
International Trade
Macroeconomics
Money, Banking and Financial Markets
Public Economics*
Public Finance*
Resource and Environmental Economics
Game Theory
The Economics of Climate Change
Managerial Economics
Advanced Mathematical Economics
Master of Applied Economics (International)
may also enrol in International Trade:
Negotiations and Agreements or International
Trade: Strategies and Opportunities
MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
Duration: 36 units studied over 1 year
Campus: North Terrace
Indicative Annual Tuition Fee:
A$30,500 (for 24 units)
Intakes: January
Prerequisites:
Undergraduate degree with a credit average
Faculty: Professions
School: Institute of International Trade
Email: iit@adelaide.edu.au
Website: www.iit.adelaide.edu.au
Program overview: This program aims to
provide students with a practical understanding
of current international trade and investment
issues, the political dynamics of the negotiating
environment and the opportunities and challenges
presented to businesses by the globalised
economy. It is designed to give graduates an
extra competitive edge in the workforce by
providing them with an interactive case-study based
background in how business and government
interact in trade negotiations, leveraging
commercial opportunities arising out of ‘third
wave’ trade agreements, and practical legal and
commercial aspects of export marketing.
This unique program is staffed by Australian and
overseas experts in global commercial matters.
Students will leave the program equipped to
put their newly gained knowledge into practice
ECONOMICS ELECTIVES B:
Advanced Time Series Econometrics
Economic Development
Econometrics*
International Finance
International Trade
Macroeconomics
Microeconomic Theory
Public Economics*
Behavioural Game Theory and Experiments
MASTER OF ECONOMICS
(COURSEWORK) ELECTIVES:
Advanced Mathematical Economics
Advanced Time Series Econometrics
Econometrics
Econometrics
Economic Development
in their workplace with a practically-orientated
understanding of global, regional and national
trade, investment and development issues.
Students undertake 36 units of Trade, Economics
and Law courses taught intensively over Summer
Semester, Semester 1, Winter Semester and
Semester 2.
Assessment: A range of assessment methods
will be adopted, including individual and group
assignments, individual and group presentations,
investigative projects, and final exams.
Likely careers: Careers in International Trade
and Development increasingly require knowledge
and skills that transcend traditional academic
disciplines. Government officials, business
representatives, international aid agency employees
and others working in today’s global environment
need a broad background in economics, international
law, trade policy and business to effectively meet
the challenges they face. Specific careers include:
Government: foreign affairs, international development
official (such as AusAID), export market
development official (such as Austrade), national
development planner, trade agreements negotiator,
parliamentary adviser, parliamentarian, policy adviser
Non-government: corporate export manager,
international marketing manager, development
assistance officer, consultant on international
trade and investment, business consultant,
export/import trade, corporate policy adviser,
humanitarian/aid worker, information analyst
International Finance
International Trade
Macroeconomics*
Microeconomic Theory**
Public Economics
Readings Topic A**
Reading Topic B**
Behavioural Game Theory and Experiments
ALSO AVAILABLE
Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics
Graduate Diploma in International Economics
Graduate Certificate in Economics
Graduate Certificate in International Economics
* These courses are not available to Master of
Applied Economics (Public Policy Students).
** These courses are only available to students
enrolled in the Master of Economics (Coursework)
program by special permission of the school.
CORE COURSES
International Trade: Negotiations and Agreements
Research Methods in International Trade
Principles of International Trade and Development
Agriculture and Food in International Trade
Research Project in International Trade (A)
International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities
Economic Principles (M)
Development Economics
International Trade Law
ELECTIVE COURSES
MNCs, Trade and Sustainable Development
International Aid and Trade
Services, Trade and Developing World Labour Markets
Research Project in International Trade (B)
International Trade and Investment Policy
International Trade Transactions and the Law
The Economics of Climate Change
ALSO AVAILABLE (as exit strategies only)
Graduate Diploma of International Trade
and Development (24 units)
Graduate Certificate of International Trade
and Development (12 units)
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