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Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics

Unit of study table (Table S)

Major

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
Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study may be taken from the 2000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major.
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit

Minor

A minor in Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study may be taken from the 2000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major.
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000 level units of study

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)
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)

2000 level units of study

AREC2005
Concepts in Enviro and Agricultural Economics
6 P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 or AGEC1006) and (ECON1002 or ECON1003 or ECON1005 or ECON1006 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or GEOS1001 or AGEN1001 or ENVX1002)
N AREC2003 or RSEC2031
Students choose between ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 as appropriate.
ECOS2001
Intermediate Microeconomics
6 P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040
N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901
Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator.
or
ECOS2901
Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
6 A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970
P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) and minimum of 70% in ECON1002
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 AREC2003 or RSEC2031 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
6 P ((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.

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.
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