Bachelor of Economics; Bachelor of Economics combined degrees
Unit of study table (Table A)
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| Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Economics combined degree candidates are required to complete a program in Economics or Advanced Economics from this table. |
Economics program |
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| A program in Economics requires 72 credit points from this table, including: |
| (i) 24 credit points of 1000-level core units; |
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level core units; and |
| (iii) an embedded major in one of: Econometrics; Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics; or Financial Economics |
Advanced Economics program |
| A program in Advanced Economics 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. |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
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Economics program | ||
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 |
Selective | ||
| The following selective units are not prerequisites for any program or major in the Bachelor of Economics. | ||
| ECON1003 Quantitative Methods in Economics | 6 | A algebra and coordinate geometry |
| ECON1005 The Australian Economy | 6 | |
| ECON1006 The Economics of Everything | 6 | |
2000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| Students choose either ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 as appropriate. | ||
| ECMT2150 Intermediate Econometrics | 6 | P (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECMT1020 or QBUS1040 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 or MATH1014 or DATA1002 or DATA1902) 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 |
| Students choose either ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 as appropriate. | ||
| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | 6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901 |
| or | ||
| 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. |
| Students choose either ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 as appropriate. | ||
| ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 6 | P ECON1002 or ECON1040 N ECON2002 or ECON2902 or ECOS2902 |
| or | ||
| ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours | 6 | P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1002 or ECON1040) N ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECON2902 |
Selective | ||
| ECOS2004 Money and Banking | 6 | P (ECON1001 and ECON1002) or (ECON1040 and ECON1002) or BUSS1040 |
| ECOS2005 Indigenous Economics and Public Policy | 6 | P ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040 |
| ECOS2025 East Asian Economies | 6 | P ECON1001 or ECON1002 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N FASS2300 |
| ECOS2201 Economics of Competition and Strategy | 6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2201 or ECOS3005 |
| ECOS2307 The European Economy | 6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level |
| ECOS2903 Mathematical Economics | 6 | P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 or ECON1002) N ECON2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 |
Advanced Economics program | ||
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 (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECMT1020 or QBUS1040 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 or MATH1014 or DATA1002 or DATA1902) 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 | A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970) |
| ECOS3902 Advanced Macroeconomics Honours | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% 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 (75% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) |
| ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconometrics | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% 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)) |
Embedded majors
| A major in Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics requires 48 credit points from this table, including: |
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units*; |
| (ii) 12 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; and |
| (v) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units |
| *Some units of study may be covered within the Economics program core units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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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. |
2000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| AREC2005 Concepts in Enviro and Agricultural Economics | 6 | P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 or AGEC1006 or AGRI1001) |
| Students choose either ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 as appropriate. | ||
| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | 6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901 |
| Or | ||
| 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. |
3000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| AREC3006 Agricultural Production Economics | 6 | P AREC2005 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or AREC2003 N AREC2001 or AREC3001 |
| ECOS3013 Environmental Economics | 6 | P AREC2005 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Selective | ||
| AREC3002 Agricultural Markets | 6 | P AREC2005 or AREC2001 or AGEC2103 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| AREC3003 Econ of Minerals and Energy Industries | 6 | P AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| AREC3004 Economics of Water and Bioresources | 6 | P AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| AREC3005 Agricultural Finance and Risk | 6 | P AREC2005 or AREC2001 or AREC2002 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
| AREC3007 Benefit-Cost Analysis | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or AREC2005 or AREC2003 N (AREC2004 or RSEC4131) |
| ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics 1 | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
Interdisciplinary project units 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. | ||
| ECOS3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Economics | 6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level from one of the following subject areas: Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project | 6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
| A major in Econometrics requires 48 credit points from this table, including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units*; | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units*; | ||
| (iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units; and | ||
| (iv) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units | ||
| *Some units of study may be covered within the Economics program core units of study. |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
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1000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| 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 | ||
| Students choose either ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 as appropriate. | ||
| ECMT2150 Intermediate Econometrics | 6 | P (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECMT1020 or QBUS1040 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 or MATH1014 or DATA1002 or DATA1902) 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 |
| ECMT2160 Econometric Analysis | 6 | P ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2110 |
3000-level units of study | ||
Selective | ||
| ECMT3110 Econometric Models and Methods | 6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3010 |
| ECMT3120 Applied Econometrics | 6 | P ECMT3010 or ((ECMT2150 or ECMT2950) and ECMT2160) |
| ECMT3130 Forecasting for Economics and Business | 6 | P ECMT2010 or ECMT2110 or ECMT2030 or ECMT2130 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3030 |
| ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets | 6 | P ECMT2010 or ECMT2110 or ECMT2030 or ECMT2130 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3050 |
| ECMT3160 Statistical Modelling | 6 | P ((ECMT2150 or ECMT2950) and ECMT2160) or ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 N ECMT3620 or ECMT3720 or ECMT3210 |
| ECMT3170 Computational Econometrics | 6 | P ECMT2160 or ECMT2110 |
| ECMT3185 Econometrics of Machine Learning | 6 | P (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950) and ECMT2160 N QBUS3820 |
| ECOS3903 Applied Microeconometrics | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) |
| ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconometrics | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% in ECOS2002)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2130 or ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) |
Interdisciplinary project units 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. | ||
| ECOS3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Economics | 6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level from one of the following subject areas: Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| ECMT3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Econometrics | 6 | P ((ECMT2150 or ECMT2950) and ECMT2160) or (ECOS2901 and (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950)) |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project | 6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |
| A major in Economics requires 48 credit points from this table, including: |
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units*; |
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units*; |
| (iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units; and |
| (iv) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units |
| *Some units of study may be covered within the Economics program core units of study. |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
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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. |
2000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| Students choose either ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 as appropriate. | ||
| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | 6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901 |
| Or | ||
| 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. |
| Students choose either ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 as appropriate. | ||
| ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 6 | P ECON1002 or ECON1040 N ECON2002 or ECON2902 or ECOS2902 |
| Or | ||
| ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours | 6 | P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1002 or ECON1040) N ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECON2902 |
Selective | ||
| These units of study may be taken if the 1000 or 2000-level core units have counted towards another major or program. | ||
| ECMT2150 Intermediate Econometrics | 6 | P (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECMT1020 or QBUS1040 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 or MATH1014 or DATA1002 or DATA1902) N ECMT2110 or ECMT2950 |
| ECOS2004 Money and Banking | 6 | P (ECON1001 and ECON1002) or (ECON1040 and ECON1002) or BUSS1040 |
| ECOS2005 Indigenous Economics and Public Policy | 6 | P ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040 |
| ECOS2025 East Asian Economies | 6 | P ECON1001 or ECON1002 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N FASS2300 |
| ECOS2030 Applications of Economic Policy | 6 | P ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040 |
| ECOS2201 Economics of Competition and Strategy | 6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2201 or ECOS3005 |
| ECOS2307 The European Economy | 6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level |
| ECOS2903 Mathematical Economics | 6 | P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 or ECON1002) N ECON2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 |
3000-level units of study | ||
Selective | ||
| ECOS3002 Development Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
| ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives and Firm Structure | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECON3003 or ECOS2306 |
| ECOS3004 History of Economic Thought | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOP2011 or ECOP2001 or ECOP2012 or ECOP2002 |
| ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECOS2201 |
| ECOS3006 International Trade | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics | 6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3008 Labour Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 N ECON3010 |
| ECOS3011 Public Finance | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECOS3901 |
| ECOS3013 Environmental Economics | 6 | P AREC2005 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3015 Law and Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3016 Experimental and Behavioural Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3017 Health Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3018 Economics of Growth | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) |
| ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics 1 | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets | 6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets | 6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3023 Personnel Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3024 Economic History | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
| ECOS3025 The Economics of Regulation | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3026 Economics of Crime | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3027 Economics of the Family | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
| ECOS3028 Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy | 6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3031 Heterodox Perspectives on Macroeconomics | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) |
| ECOS3032 Globalisation and Finance | 6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3035 Economics of Political Institutions | 6 | P [(ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)] |
| ECOS3040 Special Topic in Economics 2 | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3901 Advanced Microeconomics Honours | 6 | A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970) |
| ECOS3902 Advanced Macroeconomics Honours | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% in ECOS2002)) and minimum of 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970) |
| ECOS3903 Applied Microeconometrics | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) |
| ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconometrics | 6 | P Minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% in ECOS2002)) and minimum of 65% in (ECMT2130 or ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) |
Interdisciplinary project units 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. | ||
| ECOS3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Economics | 6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level from one of the following subject areas: Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| ECMT3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Econometrics | 6 | P ((ECMT2150 or ECMT2950) and ECMT2160) or (ECOS2901 and (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950)) |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project | 6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |
| A major in Financial Economics requires 48 credit points from this table, including: |
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units*; |
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units**; |
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units; |
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units; and |
| (v) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units |
| *Some units of study may be covered within the Economics program core units of study. |
| **ECOS2040 should only be taken when a student: |
| (a) is not enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Economics combined degree; |
| (b) is not enrolled in any of the following second majors: Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics; or Economic Policy; or |
| (c) has not completed any one of the units of study: ECOS2001, ECOS2901, ECOS2002, ECOS2902. |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
|
|---|---|---|
1000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
2000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics | 6 | P (ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040) N ECMT2030 |
| Students choose ECOS2001, ECOS2901 or ECOS2040* as appropriate. | ||
| *Students in the Bachelor of Economics and students who have completed ECOS2001/ECOS2901 and/or ECOS2002/ECOS2902 are prohibited from ECOS2040. | ||
| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics | 6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901 |
| Or | ||
| 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. |
| Or | ||
| ECOS2040 Intermediate Financial Economics | 6 | P (ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040) and (ECMT1010 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020) N ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
3000-level units of study | ||
Core | ||
| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets | 6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
Selective | ||
| AREC3005 Agricultural Finance and Risk | 6 | P AREC2005 or AREC2001 or AREC2002 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
| ECMT3130 Forecasting for Economics and Business | 6 | P ECMT2010 or ECMT2110 or ECMT2030 or ECMT2130 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3030 |
| ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets | 6 | P ECMT2010 or ECMT2110 or ECMT2030 or ECMT2130 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3050 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics | 6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 N ECON3010 |
| ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics 1 | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets | 6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3025 The Economics of Regulation | 6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3028 Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy | 6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3029 International Financial Economics | 6 | P (ECOS2040 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECMT2130 or ECMT2160) |
| ECOS3032 Globalisation and Finance | 6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3040 Special Topic in Economics 2 | 6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
Interdisciplinary project units 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. | ||
| ECOS3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Economics | 6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level from one of the following subject areas: Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project | 6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |