Table of undergraduate units of study: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School of Economics subject areas
Students should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website sydney.edu.au/arts or to the University of Sydney's unit of study handbook (ssa.usyd.edu.au/ssa/handbook/uossearch.jsp) for the latest information regarding unit of study descriptions, assessment or other requirements. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website contains the timetabling information for units offered in 2014 (sydney.edu.au/arts/current_students/undergraduate/timetables.shtml).
Economics
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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| For the award of a major in Economics, students complete: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points of junior units of study: BUSS1020* (or ECMT1010), ECMT1020, BUSS1040* (or ECON1001) and ECON1002; | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 AND ECOS2002 or ECOS2902; and | |||
| (iii) 24 credit points in senior elective units of study (with a minimum of 18 credit points at 3000 level). | |||
| * For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees, BUSS1020 and BUSS1040 are core units for the degree. BUSS1020 should always be completed rather than the ECMT and ECON alternatives. | |||
Junior units of study |
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Compulsory units of study for the major |
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| BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis |
6 | N ECMT1010, ECOF1010, MATH1005, MATH1905, MATH1015, STAT1021, ENVX1001 This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce, combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A |
6 | N ECMT1011, ECMT1012, ECMT1013, MATH1015, MATH1005, MATH1905, STAT1021, ECOF1010, BUSS1020, ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B |
6 | P ECMT1010 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015 N ECMT1001, ECMT1002, ECMT1003, ECMT1021, ECMT1022, ECMT1023 Other than in exceptional circumstances, it is strongly recommended that students do not undertake Business and Economic Statistics B before attempting Business and Economic Statistics A. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making |
6 | N ECOF1005 This unit of study is a compulsory part of the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
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| ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
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Elective units of study |
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| ECON1003 Quantitative Methods in Economics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECON1005 The Australian Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 C ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015 N ECON2001, ECOS2901, ECON2901 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040) and ECON1002 with a Credit average or better in the two units of study combined C ECOS2903 or MATH2070 and (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015) N ECON2901, ECOS2001, ECON2001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECON1002 C ECMT1020 N ECON2002, ECOS2902, ECON2902 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040) and ECON1002 with a Credit average or better in the two units of study combined C ECMT1020 N ECON2902, ECOS2002, ECON2002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Elective units for the major |
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| ECOS2201 Economics of Competition and Strategy |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 N ECON2201, ECOS3005 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2903 Mathematical Economics A |
6 | C ECOS2901 N ECON2903 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to the third year economics honours program must take this unit or MATH2070 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3002 Development Economics |
6 | P One of (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) or (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) N ECON3002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives & Firm Structure |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3003, ECOS2306 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3004 History of Economic Thought |
6 | P 1 of (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) or (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) or (ECOP2011 or ECOP2001) or (ECOP2012 or ECOP2002) N ECON3004 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 N ECON3005, ECOS2201 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3006 International Trade |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3006 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 N ECON3007 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| ECOS3008 Labour Economics |
6 | P One of (ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 or ECOP2011 or ECOP2001) and one of (ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 or ECOP2012 or ECOP2002) N ECON3008 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 or ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 N ECON3010 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3011 Public Finance |
6 | P Either (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3011 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 N ECON3012, ECOS3901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3015 Law and Economics |
6 | P Either (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) OR (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3015 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3016 Experimental and Behavioural Economics |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) OR (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3017 Health Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3018 Economics of Growth This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) AND (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) or (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) N ECOS3001 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3019 Capital and Dynamics |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902) N ECOS3001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) and (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) OR (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902) |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3023 Personnel Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3901 Advanced Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) and (ECOS2903 or ECON2903 or MATH2070) with a 70% average or better over the three units combined C ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 N ECON3901, ECOS3012 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must also complete at least one unit of study from (ECOS3001 or ECON3001) to (ECOS3023) inclusive, in either semester of their third year |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3902 Advanced Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECOS2901 or ECON2901), (ECOS2902 or ECON2902), (ECOS2903 or ECON2903 or MATH2070) and (ECOS3901 or ECON3901) C ECOS3903 or (ECMT3110 and (ECMT2120 or ECMT3120 or ECMT3130 or ECMT3160 or ECMT3170)) N ECON3902 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must also complete at least one unit of study from (ECOS3001 or ECON3001) to (ECOS3023) inclusive, in either semester of their third year |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3903 Applied Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2902 or ECON2902), and (ECOS2903 or ECON2903) and (ECMT2110 or ECMT2150) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must take this unit or (ECMT3110 plus one of ECMT2120, ECMT3120, ECMT3130, ECMT3160 or ECMT3170). |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P ECOS2901 and ECOS2902 and ECON2903 and (ECMT2160 or ECMT2110) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Honours units of study |
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| ECON4101 Economics Honours A |
12 | P The prerequisite for entry to Economics Honours is at least 24 credit points at 3000 level Economics, including Advanced Microeconomics Honours: (ECOS3901 or ECON3901), Advanced Macroeconomics Honours: (ECOS3902 or ECON3902) and Applied Microeconomics Honours (ECOS3903) with a 70% or better in ECOS3901, ECOS3902 and ECOS3903; and Regression Modelling (ECMT2110 or ECMT2010) and Mathematical Economics A (ECOS2903 or ECON2903). Note: Department permission required for enrolment Requirements for the Pass degree must be completed before entry to 4000 level honours units of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON4102 Economics Honours B |
12 | C ECON4101 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON4103 Economics Honours C |
12 | C ECON4102 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON4104 Economics Honours D |
12 | C ECON4103 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |