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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

313793 v.1 Technical Background Stream for Energy Economics Major (MScMBA)


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/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Trimester 1
5698 v.5   Organisational Behaviour 550 3.0 25.0
5699 v.6   Financial Management 550 3.0 25.0
310170 v.2   Economics for Managers 551 3.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 2
313408 v.1   Econometrics and Forecasting 601 4.0 25.0
312811 v.1   Mineral Finance and Project Evaluation 601 4.0 25.0
10939 v.6   Natural Resources Economics 601 32.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 3
5282 v.6   Marketing Management 555 3.0 25.0
312812 v.1   Alternative and Secondary Energy Markets 602 36.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 1
313069 v.2   Hydrocarbon Economics and Project Management 602 4.0 25.0
313409 v.1   Mineral and Energy Economics Capstone 603 3.0 50.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 2
312082 v.1   Primary Energy Economics 602 4.0 25.0
313407 v.1   Energy Policy 602 36.0 25.0
6649 v.6   Human Resource Strategies 660 3.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 3
10975 v.5   Corporate Finance 660 3.0 25.0
306052 v.3   Strategy and International Business Competitiveness 660 3.0 50.0
  75.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Trimester 3 Hrs/Wk Credit
10947 v.5   Mineral Market Analysis 601 32.0 25.0
306031 v.3   Resource Sector Finance 602 36.0 25.0
313412 v.1   Resource Cost and Capital 602 4.0 25.0
313492 v.1   Regional and Socioeconomic Impact 601 4.0 25.0
10952 v.5   Individual Case Study in Project Evaluation 602 1.0 25.0
313411 v.1   Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management 602 36.0 25.0
301316 v.2   Contract and Procurement Optimisation 501 3.0 25.0
313410 v.1   International Resource Trade 602 36.0 25.0
312815 v.1   Legal Environment 561 3.0 25.0
311374 v.2   International Oil and Gas Markets 660 3.0 25.0
10950 v.5   Individual Case Study in Mineral Economics 601 6.0 25.0




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