Economic Policy

Unit of study table

Major

A major in Economic Policy requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(v) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(vi) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units

Minor

A minor in in Economic Policy requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units

 

Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000 level units of study

Core
ECON1040
Principles of Economics
6AGEC1006 or ECON1001 or BUSS1040
Selective
ECON1003
Quantitative Methods in Economics
6 
ECON1005
The Australian Economy
6 
ECON1006
The Economics of Everything
6 

2000 level units of study

Core
ECOS2020
Economic Data Analysis
6ECON1040
ECMT1010 or ECMT1011 or ECMT1012 or ECMT1013 or MATH1015 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 or ENVX1001
Selective
ECOS2001
Intermediate Microeconomics
6ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040
ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901
Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator.
ECOS2002
Intermediate Macroeconomics
6ECON1002 or ECON1040
ECON2002 or ECON2902 or ECOS2902
Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator.
ECOS2901
Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
6ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970
(ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) with a minimum credit grade (65%) and ECON1002 with a minimum credit grade (65%)
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
665% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) and 65% in ECON1002
ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECON2902

3000-level units of study

Selective
AREC3007 Benefit-Cost Analysis6 
ECOS3002
Development Economics
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902
ECOS3005
Industrial Organisation
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS2201
ECOS3006
International Trade
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3007
International Macroeconomics
6ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040
ECOS3008
Labour Economics
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3010
Monetary Economics
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040
ECON3010
ECOS3011
Public Finance
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3013
Environmental Economics
6AREC2005 or AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3015
Law and Economics
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3016 Experimental and Behavioural Economics  
ECOS3017
Health Economics
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3020
Special Topic in Economics
6P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130)
Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit.
ECOS3024
Economic History
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902
ECOS3025
The Economics of Regulation
6ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040
ECOS3028
Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy
6P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040

Interdisciplinary project unit of study

If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major.
If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major.
If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major.
FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6Completion of at least 90 credit points
FASS3333
Industry and Community Project
6C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major
P 72 credit points