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Bachelor of Economics; Bachelor of Economics combined degrees

Advanced Economics program

Advanced unit of study table (Table A)

Advanced Economics program

The Advanced Economics program requires 72 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 24 credit points of 1000-level core units;
(ii) 24 credit points of 2000-level core units;
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units;
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units for the major in Economics; and
(v) an embedded major in Economics.

1000-level units of study

Core
ECON1001
Introductory Microeconomics
6 A Minimum result of Band 4 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (or equivalent); or Band E3 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 (or equivalent). Students who do not possess the assumed knowledge are strongly advised to enrol in ECON1003 prior to or concurrently with this unit
N BUSS1040 or ECON1040
ECON1002
Introductory Macroeconomics
6 A Minimum result of Band 4 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (or equivalent); or Band E3 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 (or equivalent). Students who do not possess the assumed knowledge are strongly advised to enrol in ECON1003 prior to or concurrently with this unit.
ECMT1010
Introduction to Economic Statistics
6 A Minimum result of Band 4 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (or equivalent); or Band E3 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 (or equivalent). Students who do not possess the assumed knowledge are strongly advised to enrol in ECON1003 prior to or concurrently with this unit
N ECMT1011 or ECMT1012 or ECMT1013 or MATH1005 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or DATA1901
ECMT1020
Introduction to Econometrics
6 P ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or (MATH1005 and MATH1115) or (MATH1905 and MATH1115) or ENVX1002
N ECMT1001 or ECMT1002 or ECMT1003 or ECMT1021 or ECMT1022 or ECMT1023

2000-level units of study

Core
ECOS2901
Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
6 A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970
P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040)
N ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECON2901
Students are strongly advised to undertake one of ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 either concurrently with or prior to ECOS2901.
ECOS2902
Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours
6 P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1002 or ECON1040)
N ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECON2902
ECOS2903
Mathematical Economics
6 P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 or ECON1002)
N ECON2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970
Students choose either ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 as appropriate
ECMT2150
Intermediate Econometrics
6 P ECMT1020
N ECMT2110 or ECMT2950
or
ECMT2950
Intermediate Econometrics - Advanced
6 P (A minimum of 65% in (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002)) and (a minimum of 65% in (ECMT1020 or QBUS1040 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 or MATH1014 or DATA1002 or DATA1902))
N ECMT2110 or ECMT2150

3000-level units of study

Core
ECOS3901
Advanced Microeconomics Honours
6 P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (85% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970)
ECOS3902
Advanced Macroeconomics Honours
6 P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (85% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (85% in ECOS2002)) and minimum of 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970)
Students choose 6 credit points of selective units towards their major from ECOS3903 or ECOS3904.
ECOS3903
Applied Microeconometrics
6 P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (85% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160)
ECOS3904
Applied Macroeconometrics
6 P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (85% in ECOS2002)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2130 or ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160)

Interdisciplinary project unit of study

Students in the Advanced Economics program should complete ECMT3997 as their Interdisciplinary Project unit.
ECMT3997
Interdisciplinary Impact in Econometrics
6 P ((ECMT2150 or ECMT2950) and ECMT2160) or (ECOS2901 and (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950))