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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.

Please Note: From 2011, this subject area will be administered by the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Information for Undergraduate students

Requirements for the major

Note. The following information is for students who commenced study in their degree from 2011. Students who commenced prior to 2011 should refer to the information below listed under "Pre-2011 continuing students".

For the award of a major in Economics, students complete:

(i) four junior prerequisite units of study (24 credit points), as follows:

* This unit is a core unit for the Bachelor of Commerce.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

(iii) a minimum of four elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following, with at least three at 3000-level (18 credit points):

Note: Senior units of study can be used to count towards the requirements of one major only. Senior units cannot be "double counted" towards two majors. For example, ECOS2306 cannot be counted towards both a major in Economics and a major in Management.

Information for Pre-2011 continuing students

The following information is for Pre-2011 continuing students only

Requirements for the Economics major for students who commenced study in their degree before 2011.

Pre-2011 continuing students should follow the requirements for their major that are set out in the following downloadable PDFs. Students should also refer to the handbook of the year they commenced study for the exact details of the requirements for their degree and majors.

Availability of this major

The Economics major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Business School:

Pre-2011 continuing students enrolled in these Business School degrees can also complete a major or electives in Economics: FH029 Bachelor of Economics, FH035 Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; and Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.

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 and Social Sciences also have the option of completing a major and/or electives in Economics:

Students in the following degree administered by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have the option of completing a major 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.

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