Economics

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1013 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus: 2015

Coordinator

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

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:

see course overview

Learning Outcomes:

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, 75 points taken as breadth. Students intending to complete a major in Economics should refer to the sample course plans on the Bachelor of Arts web pages. Students intending to complete a major complete 75 points of core Economics subjects taken as breadth.

Subject Options:

Economics: Level 1 Subjects

Students completing a Economics major in the BA must complete 37.50 points at level 1 from the list of subjects below. Students completing a minor must complete Introductory Microeconomics and 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

Economics: Level 2 Core Subjects

Students completing a Economics major in the BA must complete 25 points of core and 12.50 points of electives at level 2. Students completing a minor must complete Intermediate Microeconomics and Intermediate Macroeconomics.

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

Students completing a Economics major in the BA must complete 25 points of core and 12.50 points of electives at level 3. Students completing a minor must complete Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

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