Graduate Certificate in Professional Economics (pre 2018)

The University of Newcastle

About

Professionals who can understand and apply economic theory in decision making are in high demand.

A professional masters degree that enhances critical thinking and analytical skills and equips you with comprehensive economic tools will give you an edge in your work and expand your career opportunities.

Graduates of the Master of Professional Economics gain a deeper understanding of how economies respond to external shocks and domestic government policies as it pertains to government spending and debt, distribution of income and social security, provision of public goods, externalities, taxation and government regulation.

This knowledge is highly valued in the economic and financial services industry, multinational corporations, businesses, central banks and government departments and academia.

The Graduate Certificate in Professional Economics degree will provide you with the basic economic principles needed to be progress to an effective and influential policy advisor in a changing global environment.

Structure

Code Title Term / Location Units
GSBS6001 Managing Under Uncertainty Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 1 - 2020 (Sydney CBD) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 2 - 2020 (ONLINE) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Sydney CBD) 10 units
GSBS6002 Foundations of Business Analysis Trimester 1 - 2020 (ONLINE) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (ONLINE) 10 units
GSBS6410 Economics of Competitive Advantage Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 1 - 2020 (ONLINE) Trimester 3 - 2020 (ONLINE) 10 units

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

  • Communicate effectively, (a) orally and/or (b) in writing, complex economics information to a variety of audiences.
  • Work effectively (a) independently or (b) in collaboration, to apply specialised knowledge and expert judgement to economics tasks.
  • Engage in critical thinking and analytical problem solving to justify sound economic solutions.
  • Demonstrate specialised knowledge of theories, models and concepts relevant to professional economics and be proficient in their application.
  • Display professional proficiency in the utilisation of information and technology in economic contexts.

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