Master of Business (MBus) in Economics

The Master of Business in Economics will be awarded on successful completion of 180 points from one of the three options (Dissertation, Project or Coursework) outlined in the schedule below.

2026

Option	Papers	Points
Dissertation	Compulsory papers:
	BSNS 411 Business Principles for the 21st Century	10
	BSNS 412 Research Skills and Methods 1	10
	BSNS 590 Dissertation	60
	ECON 410 Advanced Microeconomic Theory	20
	ECON 411 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory	20
	and one of   ECON 412 Macroeconometrics or ECON 413 Microeconometrics	20
	Plus papers to the equivalent of 40 points from:	40
	ECON 412, ECON 413, ECON 502, ECON 503, ECON 505, ECON 506, ECON 507
	Total	180
Project	Compulsory papers:
	BSNS 411 Business Principles for the 21st Century	10
	BSNS 412 Research Skills and Methods 1	10
	BSNS 580 Applied Project	40
	ECON 410 Advanced Microeconomic Theory	20
	ECON 411 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory	20
	and one of   ECON 412 Macroeconometrics or ECON 413 Microeconometrics	20
	Plus papers to the equivalent of 60 points from:	60
	ECON 412, ECON 413, ECON 502, ECON 503, ECON 505, ECON 506, ECON 507
	Total	180
Coursework	Compulsory papers:
	BSNS 411 Business Principles for the 21st Century	10
	BSNS 412 Research Skills and Methods 1	10
	ECON 410 Advanced Microeconomic Theory	20
	ECON 411 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory	20
	and one of   ECON 412 Macroeconometrics or ECON 413 Microeconometrics	20
	Plus papers to the equivalent of 100 points from:	100
	ECON 412, ECON 413, ECON 502, ECON 503, ECON 505, ECON 506, ECON 507
	Total	180

From 2027

Option	Papers	Points
Dissertation	Compulsory papers:
	BSNS 411 Business Principles for the 21st Century	10
	BSNS 412 Research Skills and Methods 1	10
	ECON 416 Economic Policy and Policy Evaluation	20
	BSNS 590 Dissertation	60
	one of  ECON 412 Macroeconometrics or ECON 413 Microeconometrics	20
	two of ECON 505 The Economics of Natural Resources and Public Choice or ECON 507 Topics in Advanced Economics or ECON 508 Current Issues in Economics or ECON 509 Economic Policy in the Pacific	40
	Plus papers to the equivalent of 20 points from:	20
	400 and 500-level papers in ECON (excluding 480, 485, 492), ACCT, ACFI , ENTR, FINC, MANT, MART and TOUR
	Total	180
Project	Compulsory papers:
	BSNS 411 Business Principles for the 21st Century	10
	BSNS 412 Research Skills and Methods 1	10
	ECON 416 Economic Policy and Policy Evaluation	40
	BSNS 580 Applied Project	40
	one of  ECON 412 Macroeconometrics or ECON 413 Microeconometrics	20
	two of ECON 505 The Economics of Natural Resources and Public Choice or ECON 507 Topics in Advanced Economics or ECON 508 Current Issues in Economics or ECON 509 Economic Policy in the Pacific	20
	Plus papers to the equivalent of 40 points from:	40
	400 and 500-level papers in ECON (excluding 480, 485, 492), ACCT, ACFI , ENTR, FINC, MANT, MART and TOUR
	Total	180
Coursework	Compulsory papers:
	BSNS 411 Business Principles for the 21st Century	10
	BSNS 412 Research Skills and Methods 1	10
	ECON 416 Economic Policy and Policy Evaluation	40
	one of BSNS 413 Research Skills and Methods 2 or ECON 412 Macroeconometrics or ECON 413 Microeconometrics	20
	two of ECON 505 The Economics of Natural Resources and Public Choice or ECON 507 Topics in Advanced Economics or ECON 508 Current Issues in Economics or ECON 509 Economic Policy in the Pacific	20
	Plus papers to the equivalent of 80 points from:	80
	400 and 500-level papers in ECON (excluding 480, 485, 492) , ACCT, ACFI , ENTR, FINC, MANT, MART and TOUR (a minimum of 20 points must be ECON)
	Total	180

NOTE: Admission to ACCT, ACFI, ECON and FINC papers requires subject specific background which will be assessed upon paper selection.