Bachelor of Economics

The Bachelor of Economics program includes compulsory courses designed to give you a solid understanding of economics, plus a selection of optional courses.
The compulsory courses make up half of the program and include economic principles, applied economics and econometrics.
The other half of the program consists of optional or elective courses.
You can choose from further economics courses (for example international economics, international trade, environmental economics, industrial organisation, development economics, thinking strategically) or courses from other disciplines including finance, international studies, management, politics, marketing, geography, history, languages, mathematics, or computer science.
Subject to quota restrictions economics students may take courses offered by the Business School, leading to professional accounting qualifications.
Doing the Bachelor of Economics will give you the opportunity to pursue one or more areas of interest outside of economics.
The optional Honours (fourth) year involves the writing of a research report or thesis together with advanced coursework in macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics.
Academic Program Rules The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.
Bachelor of Economics Areas of Specialisation The Bachelor of Economics program gives you the flexibility to specialise in an area of economics, for example focussing on international economics or environmental economics.
  In addition, because only about half of the B.
Ec is made up of compulsory courses, it is possible to enhance that economics specialisation by taking courses with the same focus but from other disciplines (e.
g.
from politics or from environmental studies) or you can focus on something different such as philosophy or accounting.
  The B.
Ec with a focus on accounting is accredited by the two major Australian professional accounting bodies: CPA Australia and the Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA).
Example Study Plan For students commencing Level 1 in 2016 Indicative study plan Year level 1 Core Courses ECON 1012 Principles of Economics IECON 1008 Business and Economic Statistics IECON 1005 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Basic) I or ECON 1010 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Advanced) I or approved Economics Level I mathematics course *ECON 1002 Australia in the Global Economy I or ECON 1009 International Financial Institutions & Markets I Electives Four Level 1 Electives not already taken and chosen from:ECON 1002 Australia in the Global Economy IECON 1009 International Financial Institutions & Markets IECON 1010 Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Advanced)Courses from other disciplines offered within the University Year level 2 Core Courses ECON 2506 Intermediate Microeconomics IIECON 2507 Intermediate Macroeconomics IIECON 2504 Intermediate Econometrics IIECON 2513 Global Economic History II Electives Four Level II Electives not already taken and chosen from: ECON 2500 International Trade and Investment Policy IIECON 2502 East Asian Economies IIECON 2508 Financial Economics IIECON 2511 Thinking Strategically IICourses from other disciplines offered within the University Year level 3 Core Courses ECON 3524 Economic Policy Analysis III Part AECON 3525 Economic Policy Analysis III Part B or PROF 3501 International Internship or PROF 3502 Professions Internship ProgramPlus two Level III course from the Economics courses:ECON 3500 Resource and Environmental EconomicsECON 3501 Development Economics IIIECON 3502 Econometrics IIIECON 3503 Game Theory IIIECON 3506 International Trade IIIECON 3508 Public Economics IIIECON 3510 International Finance IIIECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets IIIECON 3516 Industrial Organisation IIIECON 3519 Advanced Mathematical Economics IIIECON 3520 Sports Economics III Electives Four Level III Electives from the Economics courses or from other disciplines offered within the University.
Notes:This is an indicative study plan and subject to change.
* Students who have not completed Year 12 Maths or equivalent must take Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Basic) I  concurrently with Principles of Economics I in the first semester of first year.
   Students who have completed Year 12 Maths or equivalent must enrol in Introduction to Mathematical Economics (Advanced) I or another approved Economics Level I mathematics course.
Assessment Assessment is based on a range of methods.
Typical examples of those methods include examinations, tests, individual or group assignments, projects, presentations, online quizzes, and tutorial work.