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Economics Major (Undergraduate)

Description

Economics provides a valuable understanding of the overall context of business and government, and the technical skills to analyse economic and social data and events. It equips students to work on economic and social policy. It also provides key capabilities for students who wish to work in business fields such as financial markets, marketing, transport and logistics, international trade and consulting or the media. Economics at Sydney is a significant and influential grouping within the discipline in Australia. It is an important centre of policy analysis and review and one of the most important training grounds for economists within the region.

Requirements for the major

Students intending to complete a major in Economics must complete the following four prerequisite junior units of study (24 credit points):

For a major in Economics, students shall complete a minimum of 36 credit points in senior units of study, comprising:

  1. Two compulsory units of study (12 credit points):
  2. At least four elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following:

OR

Please Note:

  • The units listed above are those units which are being offered for the current year only. For details of units of study that available as electives in this major, please refer to the Faculty handbook.
  • ECOS3901, ECOS3902, ECOS3903 and all 'ECOP' units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.
  • # In 2008, the Department of Political Economy became part of the Faculty of Arts. All 'ECOP' units are therefore considered as Arts units of study for students commencing from 2008 onwards. Students who choose to complete 'ECOP' units in this major should note that they will be count as other faculty units for their degree. Students may choose to include these units as part of their major, however they will be restricted by the number of other faculty units they are able to complete as part of their degree. Each degree limits students in the number of credit points they can take from outside of the Faculty of Economics and Business. Students should refer to the course rules for their particular degree for details. For example, students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws or the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws from 2008 cannot complete any 'ECOP' units as part of their major because they are restricted to completing only units from the Faculties of Economics and Business and Law for their degree.

    • Requirements for the extended major

    To obtain an extended major in Economics, students must complete the following units of study (including 48 credit points in senior units of study):

    1. All the compulsory units listing under the Economics major (see above)
    2. At least six senior units of study (36 credit points) selected from the elective units of study listing under the Economics major (those listed under point (ii) above).

    Pre-2006 students

    Students who commenced their degree prior to 2006 may complete the following to qualify for a major in Economics:

    1. Four compulsory junior units of study: ECMT1010, ECMT1020, ECON1001, and ECON1002
    2. A minimum of 32 credit points of senior (2000 or 3000 level) units of study in Economics (including ECON2001/ECOS2001 and ECON2002/ECOS2002).

    Availability of this major

    The Economics major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business:

    Students in the following degrees administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies also have the option of completing a major in Economics:

    Students in the following degree administered by the Faculty of Arts also have the option of completing a major and/or electives in Economics:

    An Economics major or electives may also be available to students enrolled in other degrees in the University. Students should check the other faculty's course information for further details.