Economics

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1013 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus:	2012

Coordinator

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

Contact

Arts Student Centre

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. Students who undertake a major in Economics will complete 112.5 points with 37.5 points taken as Arts discipline subjects, 50 points taken as breadth and 25 points taken as free subject. 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: ECON10004 Introductory Microeconomics Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ECON10003 Introductory Macroeconomics Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ECON10005 Quantitative Methods 1 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 Economics: Level 2 Core Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECON20001 Intermediate Macroeconomics Semester 2 12.50 ECON20002 Intermediate Microeconomics Summer Term, Semester 1 12.50 Economics: Level 2 Elective Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECOM20001 Introductory Econometrics Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ECON20003 Quantitative Methods 2 Summer Term, Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 Economics: Level 3 Core Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECON30009 Macroeconomics Semester 2 12.50 ECON30010 Microeconomics Semester 1 12.50 Economics: Level 3 Elective Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ECOM30001 Basic Econometrics Semester 1 12.50 ECOM30002 Econometrics Semester 1 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts

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