Students may undertake an MPhil degree in Economics which involves completing 4 courses and writing a thesis.

All MPhil in Economics students shall complete 4 postgraduate courses offered by the School of Economics and approved by the Head of School, unless exempted from course/s due to advanced standing. Advanced standing may be granted by the Head of School for equivalent postgraduate courses successfully completed prior to admission to the program but not used for another award, up to a maximum of four courses.

Other postgraduate courses offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics, or by other UNSW Faculties, may be substituted for courses offered by the School of Economics with the permission of the Head of School.

In addition to completing four courses, students shall enrol into one of the following:

and submit a thesis on an approved topic. Normally the thesis should not exceed 40,000 words.

Applicants who have not completed standard fourth year undergraduate courses in Economics (or equivalent) in their studies prior to entry to the program may be required to complete a prescribed set of postgraduate courses in the MPhil.

All other MPhil program information for this plan is contained in the program record. Please use the back button on your browser or, alternatively, search via program code (the last four digits of this plan number) using QuickFind on the left-hand side of this page.

If you are considering applying for a MPhil at UNSW you will need to make contact with the relevant School or Faculty. This is necessary in order to establish that your research interests and those of the School and Faculty are aligned, and that there is a suitable supervisor for your particular area of research. Prospective students are strongly advised to make contact with potential supervisors before applying for research study at the University. Please refer to the following Faculty link for contact details of Schools and Departments: Future_Research

Please refer to the following web-page for further information on how to apply, scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters: www.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/research