Quantitative and Economic Analysis

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Apply mathematical skills to finance-based problems.
  2. Explain and analyse the key concepts, models and theories used in microeconomics as required for applied finance.
  3. Apply the key concepts, models and theories used in microeconomics to solve a range of finance-based problems.
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in using spreadsheet based statistical modelling to solve a range of finance-based problems.
  5. Analyse data using the key concepts, models and theories used in probability and statistics.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• MAQ-FIN-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate of Finance

Others

Pre-requisite: Admission to GradCertFin (OUA)
NCCW AFCP6018 Quantitative and Economic Analysis

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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