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The Department of Economics ( Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce) offers a selection of subjects and a Major and an Honours program in Economics to Bachelor of Arts students.
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Arts are permitted to enrol in a range of subjects offered by other faculties, but must complete a minimum of 50 points of first-year subjects and 100 points of second/third-year subjects in areas of study approved by the Faculty of Arts. See Arts-approved subject requirement for more information.
BA students wishing to undertake a Major in Economics will need to plan their course carefully to ensure they meet both departmental prerequisites and Faculty requirements.
Combined course students will not usually be eligible to enrol in any subject(s) from this area of study: please consult an Arts Faculty course adviser for more information.
Students intending to Major in Economics should note that Mathematical Methods is a prerequisite for 316-130 Quantitative Methods 1. Introductory Microeconomics and Macroeconomics and one of Business Statistics of Quantitative Methods must be taken before entering second year Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
A Major in Economics in the Bachelor of Arts degree usually consists of ten 12.5 point subjects totalling 125 points. It comprises:
| First year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Both: | Semester | |
| 316-102 Introductory Microeconomics | 1 and 2 | |
| 316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics | 1 and 2 | |
| AND one of: | ||
| 316-129 Business Statistics | 2 | |
| 316-130 Quantitative Methods 1 | 2 | |
| Sub total | 37.5 | |
| Second year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Both: | Semester | |
| 316-201 Intermediate Macroeconomics | 2 | |
| 316-202 Intermediate Microeconomics | Semester 1, repeated Summer | |
| AND one of: | ||
| 316-205 Introductory Econometrics | 1 | |
| 316-206 Quantitative Methods 2 | Semester 1, repeated Summer | |
| Sub total | 37.5 | |
The prerequisites for entry to fourth year Honours in Economics are:
Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;
Completion of a Major in Economics which must include:
the following third-year subjects:
An average grade of H2B or higher over the subjects of the Major.
Permission may be granted to substitute other third year Economics subjects for up to two of the subjects (except 316-313) listed above. The omitted subjects must then be taken as part of the fourth year of the Honours degree in Economics.
The Faculty of Arts will not admit to Honours a candidate who has previously graduated Bachelor of Commerce (Honours or ordinary degree).
For details of Honours enrolment and third year requirements, please refer to the requirements set out in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce entry in this volume of the Handbook ( see Economics).
Honours Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Donald McLaren
Students undertaking pure Honours in Economics must complete:
| Fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 316-475 Economics Research Essay | Research | |
| Sub total | 25 | |
| And: | ||
| 316-468 General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics | 1 | |
| Sub total | 12.5 | |
| Three further subjects chosen from: | ||
| 316-325 Ecological Economics | 2 | |
| 316-449 Financial Econometrics | 2 | |
| 316-450 Game Theory And Information Economics | 2 | |
| 316-451 Modelling the Australian Macroeconomy | 2 | |
| 316-460 Advanced Restrictive Trade Practices | 2 | |
| 316-463 Development Economics | 2 | |
| 316-466 Monetary Economics | 1 | |
| 316-467 Issues In Microeconomic Analysis and Policy | 1 | |
| 316-469 Financial Economics | 2 | |
| 316-470 Econometric Techniques | 1 | |
| 316-476 Special Topics In Economic Analysis | Not Offered | |
| Sub total | 37.5 | |
| And | ||
| Two approved subjects chosen from third and fourth-year subjects. | ||
| Sub total | 25 | |
It is possible to combine Honours in Economics with several areas of study, for example Economics and History, Economics and Philosophy, and Economics and Political Science. Other combinations may be considered. In all cases, candidates are required to obtain approval from the Heads of Department concerned and the Faculty of Arts. Any student interested in undertaking Combined Honours should contact the Faculties of Arts or Economics and Commerce for more information.
The Department of Economics
3rd Floor, Economics and Commerce Building
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel. +61 3 93445289
Fax. +61 3 93446899
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