Overview
About this course
Learn how individuals, businesses, and governments make trade-offs when resources are limited. The critical-thinking skills you will gain in this degree will help you analyse and understand the actions and behaviour of individual consumers and businesses, as well as governments and public policy.
Who is it for?
Economics is comprised of three main parts: microeconomics (studying consumers, businesses, and markets); macroeconomics (the performance of a country’s economy); and econometrics (analysing economic data). Each part provides valuable problem-solving tools, critical in business and public policy.
Structure
What you’ll study
You will complete a program in economics which covers foundational studies in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics and includes your choice of one of the following embedded majors:
- Econometrics
- Economics
- Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Financial Economics
You will also complete a major or minor from a broad range of subject areas, including business, STEM, social sciences, and humanities. Additionally, you will complete units of study from the Open Learning Environment and any elective units needed to make up the required credit points for the course.
Costs
Funding
Admissions
Secondary or tertiary qualification
A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing