Major in 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
Introductory Macroeconomics
Introductory Microeconomics
Quantitative Methods 1
Second year subjects
Organisational Behaviour
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Introductory Econometrics or Quantitative Methods 2
Third year subjects
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Basic Econometrics or 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 and Leading 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 II |
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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 III |
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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 |