Master of International and Development Economics

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Master of International and Development Economics requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
 

Completion of pre-sessional component courses from the following list:

• CRWF7900 Graduate Academic and Research Skills for Public Policy

and either:

• IDEC7901 Graduate Preparatory Microeconomics
• IDEC7902 Graduate Preparatory Mathematical Methods

Or:

• IDEC7903 Graduate Preparatory Macroeconomics
• IDEC7904 Graduate Preparatory Econometrics

And:

42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

• CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
• IDEC8002 Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
• IDEC8008 Open Economy Macroeconomics, Finance, and Development
• IDEC8015 Mathematical Methods in Applied Economics
• IDEC8016 Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
• IDEC8017 Econometric Techniques
• IDEC8064 Masters Microeconomics
   

A minimum of 12 units from completion of applied issues courses from the following list:

• IDEC8003 Issues in Development Policy
• IDEC8029 Issues in Applied Microeconomics
• IDEC8030 Issues in Applied Macroeconomics
   

A minimum of 6 units from completion of research skills courses from the following list:

• IDEC8010 Quantitative International Economics
• IDEC8023 Case Studies in Applied Econometrics
• IDEC8026 Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation
   

A minimum of 18 units from completion of economics or econometrics courses from the following list:
 

Economics 

• ECON8006 International Trade Theory
• ECON8015 International Economics
• ECON8034 Public Sector Economics
• ECON8037 Financial Economics
• ECON8039 Health Economics
• ECON8041 Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
• ECON8047 Law and Economics
• ECON8049 Southeast Asian Economic Policy and Development
• ECON8053 Game Theory
• ECON8180 Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy
• IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy
• IDEC8009 Trade, Development and the Asia Pacific Economy
• IDEC8010 Quantitative International Economics
• IDEC8012 Quantitative Methods for Monetary Policy Analysis
• IDEC8014 Quantitative Financial Economics
• IDEC8018 Agricultural and Resource Economics
• IDEC8020 Applied Economic Dynamics
• IDEC8021 The Chinese Economy
• IDEC8022 Economic Development
• IDEC8025 Empirical Public Finance
• IDEC8026 Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation
• IDEC8028 The Microeconomics of Development
• IDEC8031 Development and Environmental Planning in Developing Economies
• IDEC8053 Environmental Economics
• IDEC8081 The Economics of Incentives and Institutions
• IDEC8083 Financial Markets and Instruments
• IDEC8088 Cost-Benefit Analysis: Principles and Practice
• IDEC8089 Energy Economics
• IDEC8127 Modelling the Global Economy: techniques and policy implications
   

Econometrics

• EMET8001 Applied micro-econometrics
• EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
• EMET8012 Business and Economic Forecasting
• EMET8014 Advanced Econometrics I
• IDEC8023 Case Studies in Applied Econometrics
   

A maximum of 12 units from completion of contextual courses from the following list:
 

Environment 

• EMDV8007 Communicating for Environment and Climate Policy
• EMDV8012 Ecological Economics and Policy
• EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
• EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
• EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
• EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
   

Finance 

• FINM7044 Applied Valuation
• FINM7045 Asian Capital Markets
• FINM8007 Topics in International Finance
• FINM8016 Applied Portfolio Construction
   

Policy and Governance

• POGO8004 Poverty Reduction
• POGO8015 Foreign Direct Investment Policy
• POGO8048 Public Finance
• POGO8057 Managing Government Finances
• POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-corruption
• POGO8210 Case Studies in Economic Policy
• POGO8212 Governing the Energy Transition
• POGO8213 The Global Trading System
• POGO8220 Issues in Japanese Policy
   

A maximum of 12 units from completion of research project courses from the following list:

• IDEC8011 Masters Research Essay
• IDEC8033 Research Project
   

A maximum of 6 units of completion of experiential courses from the following list:

• ANIP6503 Australian National Internships Program A
• CRWF7000 Applied Policy Project
• CRWF8019 Public Policy and Professional Internship
   

Specialisations

• Development Policy
• Economies of Asia and the Pacific
• International Trade and Finance
• Macroeconomic Policy
• Microeconomic Policy
   

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.
 

·        Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 5/7; or
 

·        Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or
 

·        Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7; or

·        Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7; or
 

·        48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7; or
 

·        Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or
 

·        Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 150 for Verbal Reasoning, 160 for Quantitative Reasoning and 3.5 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or
 

·        A minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program.
 

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 5.0/7.0.
 

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.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,176.00