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; and
(vi) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units

Minor

A minor 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; and
(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
6N AGEC1006 or ECON1001 or BUSS1040
Selective
ECON1003
Quantitative Methods in Economics
6A algebra and coordinate geometry
ECON1005
The Australian Economy
6 
ECON1006
The Economics of Everything
6 

2000-level units of study

Core
ECOS2020
Economic Data Analysis
6P ECON1040
N ECMT1010 or ECMT1011 or ECMT1012 or ECMT1013 or MATH1015 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 or ENVX1001
Selective
Students choose either ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 as appropriate.
ECOS2001
Intermediate Microeconomics
6P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040
N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901
ECOS2901
Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
6A 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 ECON2002 or ECOS2902 as appropriate.
ECOS2002
Intermediate Macroeconomics
6P ECON1002 or ECON1040
N ECON2002 or ECON2902 or ECOS2902
ECOS2902
Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours
6P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1002 or ECON1040)
N ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECON2902
ECOS2030
Applications of Economic Policy
6

P ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040

3000-level units of study

Selective
AREC3007
Benefit-Cost Analysis
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or AREC2005 or AREC2003
N (AREC2004 or RSEC4131)
ECOS3002
Development Economics
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902
ECOS3005
Industrial Organisation
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
N ECOS2201
ECOS3006
International Trade
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3007
International Macroeconomics
6P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040
ECOS3008
Labour Economics
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3010
Monetary Economics
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040
N ECON3010
ECOS3011
Public Finance
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3013
Environmental Economics
6P AREC2005 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3015
Law and Economics
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3016
Experimental and Behavioural Economics
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3017
Health Economics
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
ECOS3020
Special Topic in Economics 1
6P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130)
ECOS3024
Economic History
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902
ECOS3025
The Economics of Regulation
6P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040
ECOS3028
Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy
6P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040

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.
FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6P Completion of at least 90 credit points
FASS3333
Industry and Community Project
672 credit points
C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major