Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws

5 years full time
6 years full time with Honours

Please Note: the following information applies only to students who commenced their degree in 2011. Students who commenced prior to 2011 should refer to the University of Sydney Business School website.

For the first three years of the combined degree program, in place of elective units, students substitute compulsory Law units of study. Students should note that the units of study in Law cannot be counted as a major in the Economics award course. At the end of their third year, full-time students should have completed the requirements for the Economics degree. An additional two years of study is required at the Law School, where the remaining units for the Bachelor of Laws are completed (see the Sydney Law School Handbook for further details).

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Requirements

To qualify for the combined program candidates must complete 240 credit points in total, comprising of:

• a minimum of 60 credit points from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, including a major in Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics; and
• a maximum of 36 credit points of elective units of study from The University of Sydney Business School; and
• 144 credit points of Law units of study, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3 and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Economics and the Bachelor of Laws degrees.

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economics candidates must complete 144 credit points in total, comprising of:

• 48 credit points of the Combined Law compulsory units of study for Years 1, 2 and 3; and
• a minimum of 60 credit points from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, including a major in Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics; and
• a maximum of 36 credit points of elective units of study from The University of Sydney Business School
• a maximum of 48 junior credit points (not including the LAWS units)

Economics Core units of study

Junior units of study (24 credit points)
ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
ECMT1020 Business and Economics Statistics B

Senior units of study (12 credit points)
ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics; OR ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics; OR ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours

Law Core units of study

Majors and Electives

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics must complete a core major in Economics, Econometrics, or Financial Economics. For information on the requirements of each major please refer to the School of Economics.

In addition to the core major, students also choose elective units of study from the following subject areas:

• Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics
• the University of Sydney Business School (see list below)
• the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Table A or from another faculty (subject to approval from the School of Economics and the faculty of intended study)

The following list displays the subject areas from The University of Sydney Business School available for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics:

• Accounting
• Business Information Systems
• Commercial Law
• Finance
• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Quantitative Business Analysis

Pathways

There are many ways to structure the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws degree. Below are a number of examples.

Pathway 1: Major in Economics

						Credit Points
First Year	S1	ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics	ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A	Junior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1006 Foundations of Law	24
					LAWS1013 Legal Research 1
	S2	ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics	ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B	Junior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1012 Torts	24
Second Year	S1	ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure	LAWS1015 Contracts	24
	S2	ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1016 Criminal Law	24
Third Year	S1	Economics Senior (major)	Economics Senior (major)	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1023 Public International Law	24
	S2	Economics Senior (major)	Economics Senior (major)	LAWS1017 Torts & Contracts II	LAWS1021 Public Law	24
					LAWS1019 Legal Research 2
					Total=	144
Fourth Year	Full-time Law Studies					48
Fifth Year	Full-time Law Studies					48
					Total=	240

SoE – School of Economics
BS – Business School


Pathway 2: Major in Econometrics

						Credit Points
First Year	S1	ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics	ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A	Junior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1006 Foundations of Law	24
					LAWS1013 Legal Research 1
	S2	ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics	ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B	Junior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1012 Torts	24
Second Year	S1	ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics	ECMT2110 Regression Modelling	LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure	LAWS1015 Contracts	24
	S2	ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics	Econometrics Senior (major)	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1016 Criminal Law	24
Third Year	S1	ECMT3110 Econometrics Models and Methods	Economics Senior (major)	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1023 Public International Law	24
	S2	Economics Senior (major)	Economics Senior (major)	LAWS1017 Torts & Contracts II	LAWS1021 Public Law	24
					LAWS1019 Legal Research 2
					Total=	144
Fourth Year	Full-time Law Studies					48
Fifth Year	Full-time Law Studies					48
					Total=	240

SoE – School of Economics
BS – Business School


Pathway 3: Major in Financial Economics

						Credit Points
First Year	S1	ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics	ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A	Junior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1006 Foundations of Law	24
					LAWS1013 Legal Research 1
	S2	ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics	ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B	Junior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1012 Torts	24
Second Year	S1	ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics	ECMT2110 Regression Modelling	LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure	LAWS1015 Contracts	24
	S2	ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics	ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1016 Criminal Law	24
Third Year	S1	ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets	Financial Economics Senior (major)	Senior Elective SoE OR BS	LAWS1023 Public International Law	24
	S2	Financial Economics Senior (major)	Financial Economics Senior (major)	LAWS1017 Torts & Contracts II	LAWS1021 Public Law	24
					LAWS1019 Legal Research 2
					Total=	144
Fourth Year	Full-time Law Studies					48
Fifth Year	Full-time Law Studies					48
					Total=	240

SoE – School of Economics
BS – Business School