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PHDANDMASTER’SSTUDIESINECONOMIC,ACCOUNTINGAND
BUSINESSHISTORY.
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Economic,AccountingandBusinessHistoryNetwork(BEAN)
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VictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealandisaleadingresearchandlearningcentreintheAsia‐
Pacificregionforthestudyofeconomic,accountingandbusinesshistory.
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Atotalof10academicsstaffworkingintheseareasaretobefoundintheSchoolofEconomicsand
Finance(SEF);theSchoolofAccountingandCommercialLaw(SACL);andtheSchoolofHistory,
Philosophy,PoliticalScienceandInternationalRelations(History).
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TheuniversityoffersMaster’sandPhDdegreesineconomics,history,accountingandhistory.Students
canchoosetopicsineconomicsaccountingandbusinesshistoryforthosedegr ees,oropttotakean
interdisciplinaryapproach.Thenetworkmembersarekeentoattractpostgraduatestudentsfrom
aroundtheworld.
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Ourteachingandresearchhasgeneratedanimpressiverecordofresearcharticlesinleadingacademic
andprofessionaljournals,books,reportsandtheses.
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Asthecapitalcity, Wellingtonhasexcell entlibraryandarchivefacilities.Apartfromtheuniversity
library,scholarshaveaccesstotheNationalLibrary(whichhassignificantholdings ofbusinessarchives),
nationalArchives(withlargeamountsofmaterialrelatingtoBritishimperialhistory,aswellasNew
ZealandandMaorihistory),andtheParliamentaryLibrary(whichincludesofficialdocumentsfrom
overseasgovernments).Wealsohavecloselinkstoanumberofgovernmentinstitutions,suchasthe
ReserveBank,Treasuryandotheragencies.
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PHDINECONOMIC,ACCOUNTINGORBUSINESSHISTORY
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1.BYCOURSEWORKANDTHESIS(OptionavailableinEconomics)
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Thisoptionissuitableforstudentswhohavecompletedanundergraduatedegreeineconomics.Most
overseasstudentswilltakethisroutetoamaster’sdegree.Studentswillonlybeadmittedonceayear
inFebruary/March,andwillnormallyfinishinJunethefollowingyear.
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2.BYTHESISONLY
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Thisoptionisonlysuitable forstudentswhohavealreadycompletedanAustralianorNewZealand‐style
“honours”year(400‐Level).Studentsmaybeadmittedatanytimeoftheyear.
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Furtherinformationonthemaster’sprogrammesrunbySEF,SACLandHistorycanbeobtainedby
contactingthenetworkcoordinator:DrLarryLepper.
Email:
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Phone:+64021460585
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THENETWORK’SACADEMICSTAFF
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THENETWORKISASSISTEDBYEXTERNALADVICEFROMANADVISORYBOARD
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AssociateProfessorJayneBisman,CharlesSturtUniversity,Bathurst, Australia 
Email:
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ProfessorMichaelBordo,RutgersUniversity,NewBrunswick,NJ,UnitedStatesofAmerica.
Email:
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ProfessorKrisInwood,UniversityofGuelph,Guelph,Ontario,Canada

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DrCarolynCordery–notforprofitaccountingandaccountability,incorporatinginternationalfinancial
reporting,regulationandgovernance.
Email:
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DrCarolynFowler–Accountingandprofessionaleducation,accountinghistoryespecially19
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NewZealand,anddevelopmentsinmanagementaccountingandtheimpactofinformationtechnology
inaccounting.
Email:
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DrPhilipColquhoun–Accountinghistory,especiallyarchivalresearch,andthehistoryofpublicsector
accounting,focusingparticularlyonNewZealandandtheimportanceofpublicsector/constitutional
conventionsandthesettingofgovernmentaccounting policies.
Email:
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• SchoolofHistory,Philosophy,PoliticalScienceandInternationalRelations(History)
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DrSteveBehrendt–Transatlanticslavetrade,maritimehistory,Atlantichistory,pre‐colonialAfrican
history,Caribbeanhistory,medicalhistory,BritishEmpire,businesshistory,quantitativemethods.
Email:
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AssociateProfessorJimMcAloon–Business,farming,andimmigrationhistory,regionaldevelopment,
andhistoryofeconomicpolicyprincipallybutnotexclusivelywithNewZealandfocus.

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WORKLOAD
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Full‐timestudentscanexpecttheworkloadtobeequivalentto40hoursperweek.
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FORMASTER’SBYCOURSEWORKORTHESIS
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Agoodundergraduatedegreeineconomics,finance,accountingorhistory(atleastaBaverageinthe
finalyearofstudy)isrequired,aswellassatisfactionoftheUniversity’sEnglishlanguagerequirements
forInternationalstudents.
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FORMCAORMABYTHESIS
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Anhonoursdegree(orequivalent)inEconomicHistory,Economics,Finance,AccountingorHistory,with
2
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classdivision1honoursorbetter(2/1).
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Assessmentconsistsofa120pointthesis(usually30,000to40,000words)
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WORKLOAD
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Full‐timestudentscanexpecttheworkloadtobeequivalentof40hoursperweek.
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StudentsshouldchecktheirSchool’sprospectusorwebsiteformoredetailsofspecificprogrammes.
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MA.EconomicHistoryorEconomics(withinSEF)
http://www/Victoria.ac.nz/sef/
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Phone:+6444635376
Fax:+6444635360
Email:fca‐
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Level1,RailwayWestWing
Pipiteacampus
Wellington6011
NewZealand
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VictoriaUniversityofWellington
POBox600
Wellington6140
NewZealand
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INTERNATIONALSTUDENTCONTACT
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VictoriaInternational
Phone:+6444635350
Fax:+6444635056
Email:
Victoria‐
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Website:toria‐international.ac.nz
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