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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-NTMED v.1 Non-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 business/commerce undergraduate degree.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Trimester 1
MGMT5022 v.1   Organisational Behaviour for Managers 3.0 25.0
ECON6008 v.1   Natural Resources Economics 32.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 2
ECON6015 v.1   Mineral Finance and Project Evaluation 4.0 25.0
ECOM6000 v.1   Econometrics and Forecasting 4.0 25.0
ECON6021 v.1   Resource Cost and Capital 4.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 1 Trimester 3
ECON6022 v.1   Regional and Socioeconomic Impact 4.0 25.0
  OR  
ECON6020 v.1   Commodity Derivatives and Risk Management 36.0 25.0
MKTG5009 v.1   Marketing for Managers 3.0 25.0
ECON6009 v.1   Mineral Market Analysis 32.0 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
ACCT5026 v.1   Finance for Managers 3.0 25.0
MGMT6039 v.1   Human Resource Strategies 3.0 25.0
ECON5014 v.1   Economics for Managers 3.0 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 1 Trimester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
GEOL6001 v.1   Mineral Exploration 8.5 12.5
PRRE6001 v.1   Introduction to Extractive Metallurgy 12.5
MINE6020 v.1   Mining 16.0 12.5




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