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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.

313797 v.1 Non-Technical Background Stream for Mineral 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 business/commerce undergraduate degree.



Major/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Trimester 1
10939 v.6   Natural Resources Economics 601 32.0 25.0
5698 v.5   Organisational Behaviour 550 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 2
312811 v.1   Mineral Finance and Project Evaluation 601 4.0 25.0
313408 v.1   Econometrics and Forecasting 601 4.0 25.0
313412 v.1   Resource Cost and Capital 602 4.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 3
10947 v.5   Mineral Market Analysis 601 32.0 25.0
5282 v.6   Marketing Management 555 3.0 25.0
313411 v.1   Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management 602 36.0 25.0
  OR  
313492 v.1   Regional and Socioeconomic Impact 601 4.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 1
306031 v.3   Resource Sector Finance 602 36.0 25.0
313409 v.1   Mineral and Energy Economics Capstone 603 3.0 50.0
  75.0
Year 2 Trimester 2
310170 v.2   Economics for Managers 551 3.0 25.0
5699 v.6   Financial Management 550 3.0 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 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
11714 v.4   Mining 601 16.0 12.5
11715 v.4   Mineral Processing 601 12.5
11716 v.4   Mineral Exploration 601 8.5 12.5




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