Economics
Economics provides skills in problem-solving for business and government. It teaches ways to understand what happens in markets and how to understand the performance of national economies, and approaches for analysing and interpreting data. Within the discipline of economics there are several main areas of study, including microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics / quantitative methods. Find out more about the Department of Economics , ranked No. 1 in Australia and New Zealand.
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Major in Economics
The minimal subject requirements for a major in economics are listed below.
Click on a subject to view the subject listing in the Undergraduate Handbook, including information about prerequisite studies and assessment. These subjects are included in the sample course plan below.
First year subjects
316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics
316-102 Introductory Microeconomics
316-130 Quantitative Methods 1
Second year subjects
325-201 Organisational Behaviour
316-201 Intermediate Macroeconomics
316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics
316-205 Introductory Econometrics or 316-206 Quantitative Methods 2
Third year subjects
316-312 Macroeconomics
316-313 Microeconomics
316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics
Sample course plan
Click on the subjects below to see a subject description in the Undergraduate Handbook.
Year 1 Sem 1 |
Introductory Microeconomics (compulsory) |
Core program elective e.g. Managing People and Organisations |
Core program elective e.g. Accounting Reports and Analysis |
Breadth e.g. Natural Environments |
Sem 2 |
Introductory Macroeconomics (compulsory) |
Quantitative Methods 1 (compulsory) |
Core program elective e.g. Accounting Transactions and Analysis / Breadth |
Breadth e.g. Introduction to Climate Change |
Year 2 |
Organisational Behaviour (compulsory) |
Quantitative Methods 2 / Introductory Econometrics (compulsory) |
Breadth e.g. Climate Change 2 |
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Sem 2 |
Core program elective e.g. Business Finance |
Breadth subject |
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Year 3 |
Core program elective e.g. Environmental Economics |
Core program elective / Breadth e.g. Climate Change 3 |
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Sem 2 |
Core program elective e.g. Corporate Finance |
Core program elective e.g. Economic Development / Breadth |
Key
| Compulsory subjects | Accounting subjects | Management subjects |
| Breadth component | Finance subjects | Economics subjects |