Financial Economics
Unit of study table (Table S)
| This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 25 January 2024. View details of the changes below. |
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Major |
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| A major in Financial Economics requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units* | ||
| Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study may be taken from the 2000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major. | ||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | ||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | ||
| (v) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units | ||
| *ECOS2040 should only be taken when a student: | ||
| (i) is not enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Economics combined degree; | ||
| (ii) is not enrolled in any of the following second majors: Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics; or Economic Policy; or | ||
| (iii) has not completed any one of these units of study: ECOS2001, ECOS2901, ECOS2002, ECOS2902. | ||
Minor |
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| A minor in Financial Economics requires 36 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | ||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units* | ||
| Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study may be taken from the 2000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major. | ||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | ||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units | ||
| *ECOS2040 should only be taken when a student: | ||
| (i) is not enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Economics combined degree; | ||
| (ii) is not enrolled in any of the following second majors: Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics; or Economic Policy; or | ||
| (iii) has not completed any one of these units of study: ECOS2001, ECOS2901, ECOS2002, ECOS2902. | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| ECMT1010 Introduction to Economic Statistics |
6 | A Minimum result of Band 4 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (or equivalent); or Band E3 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 (or equivalent) |
| ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics |
6 | A Minimum result of Band 4 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (or equivalent); or Band E3 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 (or equivalent) N BUSS1040 or ECON1040 |
2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics |
6 | P (ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040) N ECMT2030 |
| Students choose between ECOS2001, ECOS2901 or ECOS2040* as appropriate. | ||
| *Students in the Bachelor of Economics and/or students who have completed ECOS2001/ECOS2901 and/or ECOS2002/ECOS2902 are prohibited from undertaking ECOS2040. | ||
| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
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| ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours |
6 | A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) and minimum of 70% in ECON1002 N ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECON2901 Students are strongly advised to undertake one of ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 either concurrently with or prior to ECOS2901. |
| Or | ||
| ECOS2040 Intermediate Financial Economics |
6 | P (ECON1001 or ECON1040 or BUSS1040) and (ECMT1010 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1905) and MATH1115) or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020) N ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
3000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
Selective |
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| AREC3005 Agricultural Finance and Risk |
6 | P AREC2005 or AREC2001 or AREC2002 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
| ECMT3130 Forecasting for Economics and Business |
6 | P ECMT2010 or ECMT2110 or ECMT2030 or ECMT2130 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3030 |
| ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ECMT2010 or ECMT2110 or ECMT2030 or ECMT2130 or ECMT2160 N ECMT3050 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 N ECON3010 |
| ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics |
6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets |
6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
| ECOS3025 The Economics of Regulation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
| ECOS3029 International Financial Economics |
6 | P (ECOS2040 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECMT2130 or ECMT2160) |
| ECOS3032 Globalisation and Finance |
6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or ECOS2040 |
Interdisciplinary project units of study |
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| 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. | ||
| ECOS3997 Interdisciplinary Impact in Economics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level from one of the following subject areas: Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |
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