Economics Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1018 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012

Coordinator

Coordinator

Commerce Student Centre
Contact

Upper Ground Floor
ICT Building
111 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne

Tel: 13 MELB (13 63 52)
Fax: +61 3 9347 3986
Email: commerce-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au

Faculty Mailing Address
Commerce Student Centre
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:

This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.

Economics has been taught at the University of Melbourne since 1885 when one of the University's first four professors, W E Hearn, was appointed to teach political economy as a component of the Bachelor of Arts degree. A separate Faculty of Commerce was established in 1924. In 1944 it was renamed the Faculty of Business and Economics.

To complete an economics major in the BA, a student must meet the mathematics prerequisite of a score of at least 25 in VC Mathematical Methods, or equivalent.

Objectives:

see the course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

See the handbook of the year you commenced your BA for the requirements of the major - https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.

Subject Options:

First year subjects

Introductory Microeconomics must be taken prior to Introductory Macroeconomics.

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

Second year

Students are advised to note the prerequisites for third-year subjects before making a decision on their second-year subjects.

In addition to satisfying the individual subject prerequisites, students must have completed or gained credit for at least 75 level-1 points before they will be permitted to enrol in any of the level-2 (second year) subjects listed below.

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

Third year

In addition to satisfying the individual subject prerequisites, students must have completed or gained credit for at least 175 level-1 and level-2 points before they will be permitted to enrol in any of the level-3 (third year) subjects listed below.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts

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