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Political Economy

Unit of study table (Table S)

Major

A major in Political Economy requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit

Minor

A minor in Political Economy requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000 level units of study

Core
ECOP1001
Economics as a Social Science
6  
ECOP1003
Global Economy: Production-Trade-Finance
6  

2000 level units of study

Core
ECOP2012
Social Foundations of Capitalism
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP2002
Selective
ECOP2011
Economic Theories of Capitalism
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP2001
ECOP2612
Economic Policy and the State
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy
ECOP2616
Social and Economic Inequalities

6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP3620

3000 level units of study

Selective
ECOP3011
Race, Gender and Class
6 N ECOP2901 or ECOP2911
P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
ECOP3015
Environmental Political Economy
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP3005
ECOP3019
Money and Finance
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP3009
ECOP3021
Development and Environment in India

6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
ECOP3115
History of Australian Capitalism
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP6115
ECOP3601
Economic Cycles and Instability
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP2601
ECOP3619
Global Development
6 N ECOP2619
P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
ECOP3911
Theories in Political Economy
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Political Economy
N ECOP3901
Third year students who have not completed the prerequisites should consult the Department of Political Economy about alternative requirements.

Interdisciplinary Project unit of study

If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major.
If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major.
If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major.
FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6 P Completion of at least 90 credit points
FASS3333
Industry and Community Project
6 C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major
P 72 credit points