这门课程可以为没有该学科背景的毕业生提供经济学领域的正式资格，或者可以为刚刚开始进行初步研究的人们提供经济学的进修课程。对于那些希望将其经济学知识扩展到以前未曾研究过的领域（例如经济发展，经济政策，农业和资源经济学或先进经济理论）的人来说，这也是一门拓宽的课程。最后，这可以是升读高级学位课程的合格步骤，尤其是经济学硕士课程。<br> <br>该研究生文凭可以成为通往经济学硕士课程的途径。
In modern economies, the relationships between global growth, prices, supply and demand are complex and dynamic. Using quantitative modelling and critical thinking, economists analyse how these economic forces interact and explore how to solve current challenges to trade, commerce, policy and living standards in a constantly changing world.With UNE's Graduate Diploma in Economics you will upgrade your analytical skills and build advanced economic knowledge to enhance your career, enabling you to add value in all sectors of business, government and society.If you have a degree in a discipline unrelated to economics, our graduate diploma offers specialised knowledge and skills in economics and provides you with a formal qualification in this field. This course will also suit you if you have an economics degree and wish to refresh your knowledge of economics or extend your expertise into areas of economics that you have not previously studied. UNE has outstanding expertise in agricultural and resource economics, which you can pursue as a major through this course.After completing UNE's Graduate Diploma in Economics, you may consider progressing to higher level studies, particularly the Master of Economics program.