Graduate Certificate Of Economics

The Graduate Certificate of Economics is designed to provide a foundation in economics for whose prior economics training is minimal or nonexistent. 

The Graduate Certificate will be attractive to those whose present or intended career calls for them to understand and appreciate economic discussion and analysis.

Career Options:

• ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.
• We have graduated remarkable people from every part of our continent, our region and all walks of life.

Learning Outcomes:

• demonstrate understanding of the economic principles that underpin modern economics;
• implement core technical economic analysis in both microeconomics and macroeconomics;
• effectively communicate analytical reasoning in writing; and
• explain economic intuition for the evaluation of economic policy for a non-specialist audience.

Admission Requirements:

• A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4.0/7.0
• At least 10 years of work experience in an ANZSCO Skill Level 1 role
• The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission.

Program Requirements:

• The Graduate Certificate of Economics requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
• 24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
• ECON7073 - Microeconomic Analysis (6 units)
• ECON7074 - Macroeconomic Analysis (6 units)
• EMET7001 - Mathematical Techniques for Economic Analysis (6 units)
• STAT7055 - Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance (6 units)