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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRP-TBMED v.1 Technical Background Stream for Mineral Economics Major (MSc MinEnEcon/MBA)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This stream is studied as part of the double degree Master of Science (Mineral Economics), Master of Business Administration course and is available for students with a non-business/commerce undergraduate degree.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Trimester 1
ECON5014 v.1   Economics for Managers 3.0 25.0
ACCT5026 v.1   Finance for Managers 3.0 25.0
MGMT5022 v.1   Organisational Behaviour for Managers 3.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 2
ECOM6000 v.1   Econometrics and Forecasting 4.0 25.0
ECON6015 v.1   Mineral Finance and Project Evaluation 4.0 25.0
ECON6008 v.1   Natural Resources Economics 32.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 3
ECON6021 v.1   Resource Cost and Capital 4.0 25.0
ECON6020 v.1   Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management 36.0 25.0
  OR  
ECON6022 v.1   Regional and Socioeconomic Impact 4.0 25.0
MKTG5009 v.1   Marketing for Managers 3.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 1
ECON6013 v.1   Resource Sector Finance 36.0 25.0
ECON6018 v.1   Mineral and Energy Economics Capstone 3.0 50.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 2
ECON6009 v.1   Mineral Market Analysis 32.0 25.0
MGMT6039 v.1   Human Resource Strategies 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 3
MGMT6021 v.1   Corporate Finance for Managers 3.0 25.0
MGMT6031 v.1   Strategy and International Business Competitiveness 3.0 50.0
  75.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 2 Trimester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
ECON6012 v.1   Individual Case Study in Project Evaluation 1.0 25.0
ECON6010 v.1   Individual Case Study in Mineral Economics 6.0 25.0
MGMT5020 v.1   Contract and Procurement Optimisation 3.0 25.0
ECON6016 v.1   Alternative and Secondary Energy Markets 36.0 25.0
ECON6014 v.1   Primary Energy Economics 4.0 25.0
ECON6007 v.1   Hydrocarbon Economics and Project Management 4.0 25.0
ECON6017 v.1   Energy Policy 36.0 25.0
LAWS5001 v.1   Legal Framework for Managers 3.0 25.0
ECON6019 v.1   International Resource Trade 36.0 25.0




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