Economics

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1013 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Professor Nilss Olekalns, Department of Economics
Email: nilss@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

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Overview: see course overview
Objectives: see course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects: Economics

The Department of Economics in the Faculty of Business and Economics offer a 112.5-point major and 75-point minor in the BA. Students intending to major in Economics should note that Mathematical Methods is a prerequisite for this program. Introductory Microeconomics must be completed before entering Introductory Macroeconomics, Level Two Intermediate Macroeconomics and Intermediate Microeconomics.

75 points of this major, and all 75 points of the minor are taken as part of the breadth component of the BA. Students intending to complete a major in Economics should refer to the sample course plans on the Bachelor of Arts web pages.

Major

Level 1

  • Introductory Microeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Introductory Macroeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Quantitative Methods 1

Level 2

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics (breadth studies)

and one of:

  • Introductory Econometrics
  • Quantitative Methods 2

Level 3

  • Macroeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Microeconomics (breadth studies)

and one of:

  • Basic Econometrics
  • Econometrics
Total 112.5 points


Minor
Level 1

  • Introductory Microeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Introductory Macroeconomics (breadth studies)
Level 2
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics (breadth studies)
Level 3
  • Macroeconomics (breadth studies)
  • Microeconomics (breadth studies)
Total 75 points
Subject Options:

Economics: Level 1 Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Economics: Level 2 Core Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Summer Term, Semester 1
12.50

Economics: Level 2 Elective Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Economics: Level 3 Core Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50

Economics: Level 3 Elective Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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