Program Requirements
The Master of Economic Policy requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
48 units from completion of the following initial component:
48 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ECON7073 Microeconomic Analysis
ECON7074 Macroeconomic Analysis
EMET7001 Mathematical Techniques for Economic Analysis
STAT7055 Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance
ECON8025 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis
ECON8026 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis
ECON8013 Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics
EMET8005 Econometric Methods and Modelling
48 units from completion of the following concluding component:
12 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ECON8003 Economic Policy Issues
EMET8002 Case Studies in Applied Economic Analysis and Econometrics
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
ECON8010 The Economics of Taxation and Redistribution
ECON8034 Public Sector Economics
ECON8091 The Economy, Politics and the State
ECON8070 Political Economy of Macroeconomic Policy
30 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8901 Advanced Topics in Poverty, Public Policy and Development
ECHI8011 Classic Works of Economic Theory
ECON8001 Topics in Macroeconomics
ECON8002 Applied Welfare Economics
ECON8003 Economic Policy Issues
ECON8006 International Trade Theory
ECON8008 Japanese Economy and Economic Policy
ECON8009 International Monetary Economics
ECON8014 Computational Methods in Economics
ECON8015 International Economics
ECON8018 Cost-Benefit Analysis
ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory
ECON8034 Public Sector Economics
ECON8037 Financial Economics
ECON8038 Industrial Organisation
ECON8039 Health Economics
ECON8040 Resource & Environmental Economics
ECON8041 Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
ECON8047 Law and Economics
ECON8050 Economic Growth
ECON8053 Game Theory
ECON8091 The Economy, Politics and the State
ECON8180 Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy
EMET8001 Applied micro-econometrics
EMET8008 Advanced Econometrics II
EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
EMET8012 Business and Economic Forecasting
EMET8014 Advanced Econometrics I
CBEA6070 ANU College of Business and Economics Internship Project (PG)
Study Options
Year 1 48 units | 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 |
ECON8025 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis 6 units | ECON8026 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis 6 units | ECON8013 Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics 6 units | EMET8005 Econometric Methods and Modelling 6 units | |
Year 2 48 units | ECON8034 Public Sector Economics 6 units | Elective from the restricted list | Elective from the restricted list | Elective from the restricted list |
ECON8003 Economic Policy Issues 6 units | EMET8002 Case Studies in Applied Economic Analysis and Econometrics 6 units | ECON8091, if ECON8034 is not completed. Otherwise elective from the restricted list | Elective from the restricted list |
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.
Applicants must present a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4.5/7.0
Cognate Disciplines
Economics
In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.
Academic achievement & English language proficiency
The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4.5/7.0.
However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes.
If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of:
• a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or
• demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.
Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.
Diversity factors
As Australia’s national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe.
Assessment of qualifications
Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met.
Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au
ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications
Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.
Applications for course credit
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor degree with Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 48 units (one year) of credit.
Cognate Disciplines
Economics
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $36,288.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $47,880.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Master of Economic Policy’s rigorous training in policy economics will attracts outstanding students to the University. In particular influential economic policymakers in prominent organs of national executive government (especially PM&C and Treasury) have found the MEc Pol’s focus on national policy issues very rewarding. The degrees accommodation of a focus on regional economic policy (through coursework choices and research) is worth stressing.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Learning Outcomes
- apply economics to policy formation and evaluation;
- understand the issues involved in the coordination of economic policies at national and international levels;
- access the academic literature on economic policy;
- undertake independent research in economic theory at the graduate level and provide economic intuition for the results;
- analyse the economic effects of policy changes and to communicate them as a professional economist in business or government;
Inherent Requirements
Information on inherent requirements is currently not available for this program
Further Information
This program will be available for S1 and S2 intake.
Students will greatly benefit from taking the Maths summer course offered (for free) by the Research School of Economics as early as possible in their program. Further information about this course is available here: https://www.rse.anu.edu.au/students/students/maths-summer-course/
Enrolment Status
It is possible to enrol in less than 24 units per semester but it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be enrolled full-time in 24 units each semester.
You are encouraged to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester. You will be able to change your enrolment in courses up until Monday of week 2 of each semester without penalty.
Study Options
Master of Economic Policy
The following is a typical full-time study plan for those who have no exemptions/credit.Study Options
Year 1 48 units | 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 |
ECON8025 Advanced Microeconomic Analysis 6 units | ECON8026 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis 6 units | EMET8005 Econometric Methods and Modelling 6 units | ECON8013 Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics 6 units |
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