Course overview

Description

The course covers the core elements of advanced agricultural economics, agribusiness, and development, with the overall course emphasis on the application of theory to real world circumstances. The core themes of the course are - applied economic analysis, policy analysis, agribusiness management and analysis, and development. Specialisations are available in each of the core areas of Agribusiness, Economics, or Development. Globally, and especially within the region, there is strong demand for agricultural economists, agribusiness specialists, and development experts that understand the role of agriculture in poverty reduction. Employers are seeking technically competent graduates, and this can be achieved either through coursework study or a combination of coursework and dissertation study.

The academic staff teaching the course have extensive real world experience in agribusiness, agricultural economics, and development, and UWA is a key partner organisation for the commonwealth government. Depending on specialisation graduates are well suited to employment in government, industry, and NGO organisations.

Course title
Master of Agricultural Economics (coursework or coursework and dissertation)
Award abbreviation
MAgEc
Course code
73530
Course type
Master's degree by coursework or by coursework and dissertation
Status
Current / 2024
Administered by
Agriculture and Environment
CRICOS code
089266E

Course details

Intake periods
Beginning of year and mid-year
Attendance type
Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
Articulation
The Master of Agricultural Economics has the following exit awards: 73330 Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics (48 points of course core and elective units at Level 4 and above points) (48 points of course core and elective units at Level 4 and above points), 73230 Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Economics (24 points of course core units at Level 4 and above points) (24 points of course core units at Level 4 and above points)
Credit points required
96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester.
Standard course duration
1.5 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising 72 points of taught units and 24 points of admission credit, as recognised and granted by the School
Maximum course duration
2 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising up to 96 points of taught study (see Rule 5 for further information)
Time limit
5 years
Delivery mode
Multi-mode
Locations offered
UWA (Perth)
Domestic fee type
Commonwealth supported and/or HECS-HELP
Available to international students
Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
Course Coordinator(s)
Dr Amin Mugera
Fees
Visit the fees calculator.

Enquiries and course advice

6488 4735
[email protected]

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Specialisations

SP-AGBUS Agribusiness
SP-DEVEL Development
SP-ECONO Economics

Course structure

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
N/A
not available in 2024 – may be available in 2025 or 2026

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Take all units (18 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1ECON5004Microeconometric Models for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) SCIE4401 Data Use in Science
or Unit(s) SCIE4402 Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences
Lectures are delivered on-line. Students also attend 2 hours of practical component each week.
S1ECON5514Economic Research and Evaluation Methods
Incompatibility
ECON2271 Introductory Econometrics
seminars: 3 hours per week
S1, S2SCIE4402Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-CONBI Conservation Biology
or HON-ZOOLY Zoology
or HON-BOTNY Botany
or HON-AGSCI Agricultural Science
or HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or HON-MARSC Marine Science
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 72540 Master of Hydrogeology
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 70550 Master of Bioinformatics
or 74230 Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
and Successful completion of
any one STAT1400 Statistics for Science
or STAX1400 Statistics for Science
or STAT1520 Economic and Business Statistics
or STAX1520 Economic and Business Statistics
or SCIE1104 Science, Society and Data Analysis
or SCIE4401 Data Use in Science
or ENVT4422 Research Methods in Environmental Science
5 days (1 day per fortnight). The total workload for the unit is 150 hours.

Students in the course by Coursework and Dissertation, take 24 points (4 units) from this group:

Coursework and Dissertation

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1, S2SCIE5571Dissertation Part 1
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-AGSCI Agricultural Science
or HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 71580 Master of Biotechnology
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 70550 Master of Bioinformatics and satisfy eligibility criteria for research project
or dissertation
as required by supervisor
S1, S2SCIE5572Dissertation Part 2
Co-requisites
Successful completion of
Or Enrolment in
Unit(s) SCIE5571 Dissertation Part 1
as required by supervisor
S1, S2SCIE5573Dissertation Part 3
Co-requisites
Successful completion of
Or Enrolment in
Unit(s) SCIE5572 Dissertation Part 2
as required by supervisor
S1, S2SCIE5574Dissertation Part 4
Co-requisites
Successful completion of
Or Enrolment in
Unit(s) SCIE5573 Dissertation Part 3
as required by supervisor

Students in the course by Coursework only take 12 points (2 units) from this group:

Coursework Only

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1, S2SCIE5004Professional Skills in Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 51580 Master of Science Communication
or 70550 Master of Bioinformatics
or 71580 Master of Biotechnology
or 72520 Master of Biological Science 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
and Successful completion of
48 points in your chosen degree
S1, S2SCIE5005Science in Practice
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) SCIE5004 Professional Skills in Science
1x 2hr session per week contact by consultation as required

Agribusiness specialisation

Students who have not completed tertiary units that are deemed equivalent to the conversion units for the course must complete relevant conversion units up to the value of 24 points from this group, as advised by the School(s):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1, S2ACCT5432Introductory Financial Accounting
Incompatibility
ACCT1101 Financial Accounting, ACCT5602 Accounting
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2AGRI4409Fundamentals of Agricultural Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
practical classes: 1 hour per week; lectures: 6 x 15 minute online lectures per week
S1, S2ECON5541Economics for Business: Applications and Policy
Incompatibility
ECON5503 Economic Management and Strategy.
ECON1000 ECON1101 or equivalent.
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2SCIE4401Data Use in Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 72550 Master of Geoscience
or 72540 Master of Hydrogeology
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or 71580 Master of Biotechnology
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 73550 Master of Business Psychology
or 70550 Master of Bioinformatics
or 71590 Master of Oceanography
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
Incompatibility
STAT1400 Statistics for Science
or STAX1400 Statistics for Science
and
STAT1520 Economic and Business Statistics
or STAX1520 Economic and Business Statistics
and SCIE1104 Science, Society and Data Analysis
24 hours. The total workload for this unit is 150 hours.

Take all units (24 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2AGRI5402Agribusiness
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-AGSCI Agricultural Science
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: 10 half days
S2AGRI5403Advanced Commodity Marketing
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
two Unit(s) ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting
and Unit(s) ECON5541 Economics for Business: Applications and Policy
or Unit(s) ECON3300 Agricultural Economics and Marketing
lectures: 6 x 15 minute online lecture modules per week for 12 weeks; practical classes: 1 hour per week for 12 weeks.
S1ECON5002Agriculture and Economic Development
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
lectures: 4 hours per fortnight; tutorials: 2 hours per fortnight for 10 weeks
S1, S2MGMT5511Introduction to Global Business
Prerequisites
BUSN5100 Applied Professional Business Communications.
or WACE/TEE English or equivalent
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

For students enrolled by coursework, take 3 units (18 points), for students enrolled by coursework and dissertation, take 1 unit (6 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2ECON4408Advanced Development Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
12 points level 4
or level 5 Unit(s)
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/AECON4450Advanced International Trade
Prerequisites
enrolment in
one of the following: Master of Public Policy (42580).
Master of Economics (42620).
honours in the Economics specialisation (BH002)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005)
Enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BH002)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005)
or enrolment in
the Master of Public Policy (42580)
or Master of Economics (42620)
or Master of Agriculture Economics (73530).
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
lectures/tutorials/labs: 4 hours per week (for 10 weeks)
S2ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON4002 Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5002 Agriculture and Economic Development
The total workload contact hours for the unit is 36 hours
N/AECON5509Advanced Microeceonomic Theory
Prerequisites
ECON4402 Microeconomic Theory (ID 674)
lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week
N/AECON5510Consumer Behaviour and Demand Analysis
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks
S2ECON5511Climate, Energy and Water Economics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 73540 Master of Petroleum Geoscience
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
and Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON1120 Environmental Economics 1
or Unit(s) ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
or Unit(s) ECOX0101 Introduction to Economics
or Unit(s) ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
or Unit(s) ECOX1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
or Unit(s) ECON2224 Environmental Economics 2
lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks
N/AECON5513Applied Advanced Econometrics
Prerequisites
ECON2271 Business Econometrics or equivalent
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1ENVT4402Analysis for Environmental Management
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-CONBI Conservation Biology
or HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 42330 Graduate Diploma in Economics
or 42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
10 half days. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours.
S1ENVT5600Topics in Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
Incompatibility
Unit(s) ECON5006 Topics in Agricultural Economics
1 hour contact per week for 10 weeks. The total work requirement for the unit is 150 hours.
S1, S2SCIE5304Science Practicum
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
51580 Master of Science Communication
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 71530 Master of Biological Arts
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or 73550 Master of Business Psychology
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 52510 Master of Exercise Science
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
or 71590 Master of Oceanography and approval of the unit coordinator
100 hours of work placement paired with learning content and assessment. Contact hours in Practicum placement (the majority of student time in the unit) as arranged with the unit coordinator and host/supervisor. Additional, minor, contact hours for initial and post-placement discussions with coordinator, and final presentation and review.

Development specialisation

Students who have not completed tertiary units that are deemed equivalent to the conversion units for the course must complete relevant conversion units up to the value of 24 points from this group, as advised by the School(s):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1, S2ECON1120Environmental Economics 1Nonelectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week
S1ECON4002Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
24 hours. The total workload for this unit is 150 hours.
S1, S2SCIE4401Data Use in Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 72550 Master of Geoscience
or 72540 Master of Hydrogeology
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or 71580 Master of Biotechnology
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 73550 Master of Business Psychology
or 70550 Master of Bioinformatics
or 71590 Master of Oceanography
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
Incompatibility
STAT1400 Statistics for Science
or STAX1400 Statistics for Science
and
STAT1520 Economic and Business Statistics
or STAX1520 Economic and Business Statistics
and SCIE1104 Science, Society and Data Analysis
24 hours. The total workload for this unit is 150 hours.
S1, S2SCIE4403Ethical Conduct and Communication of Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
73660 Master of Medical Physics
Incompatibility
SCOM1101 Communicating Science (ID 1553)
or SCOX1101 Communicating Science
and SCOM2208 Science Writing (ID 1559)
Weekly face-to-face OR online workshops. This unit runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2, and can be taken in either semester.

Take all units (24 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2AGRI5402Agribusiness
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-AGSCI Agricultural Science
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
total workload: 150 hours; contact hours: 10 half days
S2ECON4408Advanced Development Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
12 points level 4
or level 5 Unit(s)
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
lectures/tutorials/labs: 4 hours per week (for 10 weeks)
S1ECON5002Agriculture and Economic Development
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
lectures: 4 hours per fortnight; tutorials: 2 hours per fortnight for 10 weeks

For students enrolled by coursework, take 3 units (18 points), for students enrolled by coursework and dissertation, take 1 unit (6 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2ECON4408Advanced Development Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
12 points level 4
or level 5 Unit(s)
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/AECON4450Advanced International Trade
Prerequisites
enrolment in
one of the following: Master of Public Policy (42580).
Master of Economics (42620).
honours in the Economics specialisation (BH002)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005)
Enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BH002)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005)
or enrolment in
the Master of Public Policy (42580)
or Master of Economics (42620)
or Master of Agriculture Economics (73530).
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
lectures/tutorials/labs: 4 hours per week (for 10 weeks)
S2ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON4002 Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5002 Agriculture and Economic Development
The total workload contact hours for the unit is 36 hours
S1, S2ECON5006Topics in Agricultural Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
1 hours per week for 10 weeks. The total work requirement for the unit is 150 hours.
N/AECON5509Advanced Microeceonomic Theory
Prerequisites
ECON4402 Microeconomic Theory (ID 674)
lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week
N/AECON5510Consumer Behaviour and Demand Analysis
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks
S2ECON5511Climate, Energy and Water Economics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 73540 Master of Petroleum Geoscience
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
and Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON1120 Environmental Economics 1
or Unit(s) ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
or Unit(s) ECOX0101 Introduction to Economics
or Unit(s) ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
or Unit(s) ECOX1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
or Unit(s) ECON2224 Environmental Economics 2
lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks
N/AECON5513Applied Advanced Econometrics
Prerequisites
ECON2271 Business Econometrics or equivalent
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1ENVT4402Analysis for Environmental Management
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-CONBI Conservation Biology
or HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 42330 Graduate Diploma in Economics
or 42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
10 half days. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours.
S1ENVT5518The Sustainable Development Goals
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72530 Master of Environmental Science
and Successful completion of
ENVT4421 Fundamentals of Environmental Management
or Enrolment in
25530 Master of Urban Design
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 72560 Master of Urban and Regional Planning
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 13550 Master of Environmental Planning
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
Lectures: 2 hours per week for nine weeks; workshop/practical classes: 2 hours a week for nine weeks
S2GEOG4001Migration and DevelopmentNoneworkshops: 5 hours per week for 8 weeks (block taught with a 2-hour teaching block, followed by a break of at least 1 hour, then a 3-hour teaching blockā€”all on the same day)
S1, S2SCIE5304Science Practicum
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
51580 Master of Science Communication
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 71530 Master of Biological Arts
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or 73550 Master of Business Psychology
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 52510 Master of Exercise Science
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
or 71590 Master of Oceanography and approval of the unit coordinator
100 hours of work placement paired with learning content and assessment. Contact hours in Practicum placement (the majority of student time in the unit) as arranged with the unit coordinator and host/supervisor. Additional, minor, contact hours for initial and post-placement discussions with coordinator, and final presentation and review.

Economics specialisation

Students may be required to take conversion units, up to a value of 24 points, based on an assessment of prior learning by the Faculty.

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1, S2AGRI4409Fundamentals of Agricultural Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
practical classes: 1 hour per week; lectures: 6 x 15 minute online lectures per week
S1, S2BUSN5100Applied Professional Business Communications
Incompatibility
WACE/TEE English or equivalent
or BUSN4003 Applied Business Communication
or MGMT5610 Applied Professional Business Communications
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1ECON4002Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
24 hours. The total workload for this unit is 150 hours.
S1, S2SCIE4401Data Use in Science
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 72550 Master of Geoscience
or 72540 Master of Hydrogeology
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or 71580 Master of Biotechnology
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 73550 Master of Business Psychology
or 70550 Master of Bioinformatics
or 71590 Master of Oceanography
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
Incompatibility
STAT1400 Statistics for Science
or STAX1400 Statistics for Science
and
STAT1520 Economic and Business Statistics
or STAX1520 Economic and Business Statistics
and SCIE1104 Science, Society and Data Analysis
24 hours. The total workload for this unit is 150 hours.

Take all units (24 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1ECON4410Environmental and Resource Economics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-ECONS Economics
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or HON-ECNPF Professional Economics
or 61550 Master of Professional Engineering
or 42330 Graduate Diploma in Economics
or 42620 Master of Economics
or 42580 Master of Public Policy
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 62550 Master of Professional Engineering
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
lectures: 2 hours; tutorials: 1 hour; labs: 1 hour (4 hours/week for 12 weeks)
S1ECON5002Agriculture and Economic Development
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
lectures: 4 hours per fortnight; tutorials: 2 hours per fortnight for 10 weeks
S2ECON5003Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) AGRI5402 Agribusiness
or Unit(s) ECON4002 Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
or Unit(s) ECON3302 Applied Microeconomics
Weekly - two hour workshop
S2ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON4002 Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5002 Agriculture and Economic Development
The total workload contact hours for the unit is 36 hours

For students enrolled by coursework, take 3 units (18 points), for students enrolled by coursework and dissertation, take 1 unit (6 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2ECON4408Advanced Development Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
12 points level 4
or level 5 Unit(s)
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/AECON4450Advanced International Trade
Prerequisites
enrolment in
one of the following: Master of Public Policy (42580).
Master of Economics (42620).
honours in the Economics specialisation (BH002)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005)
Enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BH002)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (BH005)
or enrolment in
the Master of Public Policy (42580)
or Master of Economics (42620)
or Master of Agriculture Economics (73530).
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2ECON5001Economic Development in Theory and Practice
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 71550 Master of International Development
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
lectures/tutorials/labs: 4 hours per week (for 10 weeks)
S2ECON5005Production Economics and Efficiency Analysis
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON4002 Core Concepts in Agricultural and Applied Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
or Unit(s) ECON5002 Agriculture and Economic Development
The total workload contact hours for the unit is 36 hours
S1, S2ECON5006Topics in Agricultural Economics
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON5003 Microeconomic Theory for Agricultural and Environmental Economics
1 hours per week for 10 weeks. The total work requirement for the unit is 150 hours.
N/AECON5509Advanced Microeceonomic Theory
Prerequisites
ECON4402 Microeconomic Theory (ID 674)
lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week
N/AECON5510Consumer Behaviour and Demand Analysis
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
42620 Master of Economics
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks
S2ECON5511Climate, Energy and Water Economics
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 73540 Master of Petroleum Geoscience
or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership
and Successful completion of
one Unit(s) ECON1120 Environmental Economics 1
or Unit(s) ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
or Unit(s) ECOX0101 Introduction to Economics
or Unit(s) ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
or Unit(s) ECOX1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance
or Unit(s) ECON2224 Environmental Economics 2
lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks
N/AECON5513Applied Advanced Econometrics
Prerequisites
ECON2271 Business Econometrics or equivalent
lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1ENVT4402Analysis for Environmental Management
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
HON-CONBI Conservation Biology
or HON-ENVSC Environmental Science
or HON-NRMGT Natural Resource Management
or 42330 Graduate Diploma in Economics
or 42620 Master of Economics
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
10 half days. The total workload for the unit is 150 hours.
S1, S2SCIE5304Science Practicum
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
51580 Master of Science Communication
or 73530 Master of Agricultural Economics
or 72510 Master of Agricultural Science
or 71530 Master of Biological Arts
or 72520 Master of Biological Science
or 71520 Master of Biomedical Science
or 73550 Master of Business Psychology
or 72530 Master of Environmental Science
or 52510 Master of Exercise Science
or 71570 Master of Geographic Information Science
or 74540 Master of Marine Biology
or 71590 Master of Oceanography and approval of the unit coordinator
100 hours of work placement paired with learning content and assessment. Contact hours in Practicum placement (the majority of student time in the unit) as arranged with the unit coordinator and host/supervisor. Additional, minor, contact hours for initial and post-placement discussions with coordinator, and final presentation and review.

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Rules

Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures

1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.

(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules

2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).

(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the CARS module is not required to repeat the module.

(3) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.

English Language competency requirements

3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.

Admission requirements

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;

and

(c) completed prior studies at a tertiary level with significant content in economics, statistics/econometrics or mathematics ; or in a related cognate discipline, as recognised by UWA.

Admission ranking and selection

5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.

Articulations and exit awards

6.(1) This course has the following exit awards:

  • 73330 Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics (48 points of course core and elective units at Level 4 and above points)
  • 73230 Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Economics (24 points of course core units at Level 4 and above points)

(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Agricultural Economics course before completing it, but after completing 48 points, which includes minimum of 30 points course core units and maximum of 18 points chosen from elective units, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Economics.

(3) A student who withdraws from the Master of Agricultural Economics course before completing it, but after completing 24 points excluding conversion units, with at least 12 points of core units, of which a minimum of 6 points must be degree core

, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Economics.

Course structure

7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points (maximum value) which includes conversion units to a value of 24 points, course core units and specialisation units. The course comprises the following specialisations :

  • SP-AGBUS Agribusiness
  • SP-DEVEL Development
  • SP-ECONO Economics

(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.

(3) Students who have completed tertiary units that are deemed equivalent to the conversion units for the course are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 24 points.

Satisfactory progress

8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.

9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.

Progress status

10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.

(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—

(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';

(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';

(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.

11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.

Award with distinction

12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—

(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;

(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;

and

(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).

Additional rules
Research project

14. Students who request approval to undertake a research project must have—

(i) a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent in at least 24 points of Level 3 units, relevant to the master's specialisation, in their UWA undergraduate major; or

(ii) a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent in at least 24 points of Level 4 and 5 units completed within the course (excluding conversion units), or equivalent as recognised by the School.

and

(iv) must have achieved a mark of at least 70% in SCIE4402