应用计量经济学硕士的目的是增强和扩展从本科学习获得重大经济背景的学生的计量经济学领域的知识。寻求加强计量技能并专门从事计量经济学的学生或在职专业人员将提高计量经济学的水平。获得经济学的更高资格，尤其是计量经济学是一项职业投资。先进的定量技能，分析能力，批判性思维和逻辑是极有价值的商品，并且该课程的毕业生将具有在不断变化的竞争环境中成功的能力。这些课程培养了在经济学和金融学各个领域中使用的核心量化技能和计量经济学方法的知识，包括宏观经济学，定量金融，环境和自然资源管理，卫生，公共部门管理，商业和经济建模。
A Master of Applied Econometrics provides a competitive edge in the job market, and UQ is one of only two universities in Australia to offer it. You'll develop advanced knowledge in core quantitative skills and econometric methods used in diverse areas of economics and finance. These include macroeconomics, quantitative finance, environmental and natural resource management, health, public sector management, business and economic modelling. You'll also explore answers to big questions, such as what are the keys to unlocking hidden patterns in big data What are the reasons for quantitative easing of monetary policy around the world Could econometrics modelling reduce the rich-poor divide You'll examine these and other thought-provoking issues in the process of improving your quantitative and analytical abilities, critical thinking and logic, so you have what it takes to succeed in a variety of future job roles.