Why Bachelor of Economics?
Use your advanced analytical skills to understand how choices are made, lead changes in business practice and government policy, and evaluate the impact on individuals and societies.
Economists analyse decision-making across households, businesses, government and society. Using critical thinking and rigorous problem-solving, they provide advice on business strategies, shape public policy and guide effective advocacy.
Our Bachelor of Economics majoring in Advanced Analysis will give you the analytical skills employers are looking for. Graduate ready to lead in business, government and the social sector – making complex decisions and navigating economic challenges in our interconnected world.
Overview
The Bachelor of Economics majoring in Advanced Analysis is designed for big-thinkers and problem-solvers. You will build your analytical skillsets, toolkits and techniques to apply an economic lens to real-world issues.
Study key areas of economics such as microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. Explore factors that influence how markets, businesses, governments and social enterprises operate. Advance your analytical skills, giving you the confidence to use valuable economic tools and techniques. Tailor your studies with economics elective courses in areas such as labour and public economics, international trade and finance, environment and development economics.
Graduate ready to interpret, analyse and evaluate critical social and economic problems to support decision-makers and policymaking. Craft an adaptable career in roles across diverse sectors including private industry, not-for-profits and government. Successful completion of this major provides the strongest preparation for completing the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and a research career.
Key features
Develop advanced techniques for interpreting, analysing and evaluating real-world problems. - Explore issues that can impact the growth and stability of the entire economic system.
- Learn to break down complex issues into resolvable questions.
- Use mathematics and statistics to disentangle economic concepts and provide empirical evidence.
- Tailor your studies with a wide range of economics elective courses.
- Undertake a career development opportunity or internship in your final year.
What you'll learn
The Bachelor of Economics with a major in Advanced Analysis will give you a comprehensive understanding of economics, with a variety of compulsory and elective courses. Use your elective courses to delve deeply in key areas of economics like international trade and development, environmental and behavioural economics, or labour, financial and monetary economics. You’ll also complete common core courses to help you build transferable skills you can take into any future-focused profession.
In your first year, you’ll build a foundational understanding of economics and its connection to data analytics and mathematics. Explore the nature of our local and global economy and how big data can be used to inform responses to social problems.
During your second year, gain comprehensive knowledge of the core of our discipline with macroeconomics, microeconomics and econometrics. You’ll also gain an understanding of global economic history, and develop a robust toolkit ready to apply to contemporary problems.
In third year, start exploring your career options with a professional development or internship opportunity and deepen your knowledge of high-level econometric techniques. Learn and apply advanced techniques economists use to analyse economic questions, with a focus on application and interpretation of theoretical and empirical results. Apply theory across the breadth of the economic discipline and undertake hands-on empirical analysis of critical economic issues.
Throughout your degree, choose from a range of elective courses within economics and across aligned disciplines. Use the flexibility of electives to explore widely within economics or undertake a concurrent degree to craft a future path just right for you. You’ll also build transferable skills and knowledge with a range of common core courses preparing you to enter the modern world.
Available topics will depend on how far along you are in your degree, but will include:
- Australia in the global economy
- Behavioural economics
- Economic growth and development
- Economics of international finance
- Economics of international trade
- Financial economics
- Game theory
- Impact evaluation methods for economic policy
- International financial institutions and markets
- International trade and investment policy
- Labour economics
- Mathematical economics
- Monetary economics
- Public economics
- Resource and environmental economics
- Rethinking capitalism
- Using big data for economic and social problems.
Majors
The Bachelor of Economics can also be studied without a major.
What courses you'll study
Complete 144 units comprising:
- 42 units for Core courses, and
- Either:
- 30 units for one Major from Major, or
- 30 units for Discipline courses, and
- 6 units for all Work integrated learning, and
- 66 units for Electives
Complete 42 units comprising:
- 18 units for all Common core, and
- 24 units for all Program core
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UG Common Core 1
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Course code
AUXX1000
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6
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UG Common Core 2
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Course code
AUXX2000
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6
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UG Common Core 3
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Course code
AUXX3000
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6
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Principles of Economics
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Course code
ECON1000
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6
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Data Analytics
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Course code
ECON1012
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6
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Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Course code
ECON2000
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6
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Course name
Global Economic History
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Course code
ECON2001
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6
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Principles of Economics
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Course code
ECON1000
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6
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Data Analytics
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ECON1012
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6
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6
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6
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Mathematical Economics
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Course code
ECON1003
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6
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Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Course code
ECON2000
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6
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-
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6
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6
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Global Economic History
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Course code
ECON2001
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6
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Course name
Intermediate Microeconomics
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Course code
ECON2005
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Units
6
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Intermediate Econometrics
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Course code
ECON2006
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6
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-
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6
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Professional Career Development
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Course code
ECON3802
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6
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6
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6
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Course name
Econometrics
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Course code
ECON3006
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Units
6
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Course name
Economic Analysis
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Course code
ECON3801
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6
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Mathematical Economics
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Course code
ECON1003
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6
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Course name
Intermediate Microeconomics
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Course code
ECON2005
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Units
6
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Course name
Intermediate Econometrics
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Course code
ECON2006
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6
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Econometrics
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Course code
ECON3006
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6
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Economic Analysis
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ECON3801
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6
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Principles of Economics
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Course code
ECON1000
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6
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Data Analytics
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Course code
ECON1012
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6
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6
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Mathematical Economics
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ECON1003
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Intermediate Macroeconomics
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ECON2000
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6
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-
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Global Economic History
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ECON2001
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6
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Intermediate Microeconomics
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ECON2005
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6
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Intermediate Econometrics
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ECON2006
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6
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Professional Career Development
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ECON3802
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Econometrics
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ECON3006
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6
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Economic Analysis
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Course code
ECON3801
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6
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6
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Professional Career Development
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Course code
ECON3802
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6
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| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
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Course name
Principles of Economics
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Course code
ECON1000
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Units
6
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Data Analytics
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Course code
ECON1012
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6
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6
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Mathematical Economics
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Course code
ECON1003
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6
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6
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6
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| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
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Course name
Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Course code
ECON2000
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6
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-
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6
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-
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6
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Course name
Global Economic History
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Course code
ECON2001
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Units
6
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|
Course name
Intermediate Microeconomics
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Course code
ECON2005
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Units
6
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Course name
Intermediate Econometrics
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Course code
ECON2006
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6
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-
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6
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| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
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Professional Career Development
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ECON3802
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Econometrics
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ECON3006
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6
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Economic Analysis
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ECON3801
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6
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Complete 66 units comprising:
- 36 units from University-wide electives, and
- 6 units from Program electives - year 1, and
- 6 units from Program electives - year 2, and
- 18 units from Program electives - year 3
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Introduction to Mathematical Economics
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Course code
ECON1002
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Units
6
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Course name
Australia in the Global Economy
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Course code
ECON1004
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Units
6
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Course name
International Financial Institutions and Markets
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Course code
ECON1005
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Units
6
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Course name
Using Big Data for Economic and Social Problems
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Course code
ECON1006
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Units
6
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| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Behavioural Economics
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Course code
ECON1013
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Units
6
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Course name
Financial Economics
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Course code
ECON2004
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Units
6
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Course name
International Trade and Investment Policy
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Course code
ECON2011
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Units
6
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|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Public Economics
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Course code
ECON1007
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Units
6
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Course name
Resource and Environmental Economics
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Course code
ECON3000
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Units
6
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Course name
Labour Economics
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Course code
ECON3001
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Units
6
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Course name
Impact Evaluation Methods for Economic Policy
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Course code
ECON3003
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Units
6
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Course name
Rethinking Capitalism
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Course code
ECON3004
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Units
6
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Course name
Economic Growth and Development
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Course code
ECON3005
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Units
6
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Course name
Game Theory
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Course code
ECON3009
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Units
6
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Course name
International Money and Finance
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Course code
ECON3010
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Units
6
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Course name
Monetary Economics
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Course code
ECON3011
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Units
6
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Course name
Economics of International Trade
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Course code
ECON3012
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Units
6
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| Course name | Course code | Units | |
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| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
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Course name
Principles of Economics
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Course code
ECON1000
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Units
6
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Course name
Data Analytics
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Course code
ECON1012
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Units
6
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Course name
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Course code
-
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Units
6
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Course name
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Course code
-
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Course name
Mathematical Economics
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Course code
ECON1003
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Units
6
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-
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6
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6
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6
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| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
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Course name
Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Course code
ECON2000
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Units
6
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Course name
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Course code
-
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6
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-
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Units
6
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Course name
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Course code
-
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Units
6
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| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Global Economic History
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Course code
ECON2001
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Intermediate Microeconomics
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Course code
ECON2005
|
Units
6
|
|
Course name
Intermediate Econometrics
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Course code
ECON2006
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Units
6
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Course name
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Course code
-
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Units
6
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| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
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Course name
Professional Career Development
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Course code
ECON3802
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Units
6
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Course code
-
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6
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6
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6
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| Semester 2 | |||
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Course name
Econometrics
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Course code
ECON3006
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Units
6
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Course name
Economic Analysis
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Course code
ECON3801
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6
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6
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Career outcomes
Studying the Bachelor of Economics with a major in Advanced Analysis at Adelaide University will give you skills and techniques ideal for large organisations and government agencies seeking analysis, explanation and communication of a range of complex social, behavioural and economic issues. Use your analytical skills and reasoning to work as a government policy analyst, developing key economic policies for local or international government agencies. Perhaps you’ll be a research economist, analysing the economic impact of policies and issues affecting the environment, international trade and the future of work. You might work as a consultant, providing your clients with the insights and tools to help them make strategic financial decisions. Maybe you’ll generate social change working inside charities to reduce inequality and improve healthcare and education.
You could also pursue the following careers:
- Corporate policy adviser
- Data analyst
- Economic researcher
- Economist
- Information analyst
- Government policy adviser
- International trade or business analyst
- Research associate
- Economic communicator.
Industry trends
According to some of the world’s biggest employers, analytical thinking is one of the most important skills for workers (World Economic Forum, 2023). With your major in Advanced Analysis, you will be an expert in interpreting and analysing data – a core skill that can be applied to almost any career. As an economist, analytical skills such as reasoning, data analysis, problem solving and critical thinking are essential to grasp market dynamics, consumer behaviour and the effects of government interventions. The knowledge and skills you’ll build in this degree will make you a highly sought-after employee.
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Please note that a non-refundable application fee of AUD$150 applies for every application submitted to Adelaide University.
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Your study experience and support
Adelaide University sets you up for success in your studies – and your social life. You’ll have access to work placement and internship opportunities, overseas study tours and exchanges, networking events with guest speakers and more. Our campuses are equipped with purpose-built facilities including lecture theatres, libraries, workshops, laboratories, and spaces that simulate real work environments. These are all supported by the latest technologies and a 24/7 online learning platform with personalised study information and resources.
You’ll have everything you need to live well and thrive during your studies, with health services on campus, gymnasiums, technology zones and modern student lounges. Get involved in campus sport or join our student clubs that will connect you to your passions – and the people who share them.
Adelaide also has a variety of accommodation options to suit your individual requirements and budget, with options ranging from dedicated student accommodation to private rentals. One of the world’s most liveable cities, Adelaide has lots of leafy parks, gardens and social hubs – and some of the highest living standards globally. No matter where you are in Adelaide, you’re only a short distance from beaches, vineyards, museums, art galleries, restaurants, bars and parklands. Visit the accommodation web page to find out more.
Student services
We’re here to support you on your student journey. Adelaide University offers a range of support services and facilities, including:
- Career advice and mentoring services
- Personal counselling
- LGBTQIA+ support
- Academic support
- Fees and finance help
- Security services
- Accommodation services
- Common rooms
- Prayer rooms.
You’ll also have unlimited access to our dedicated student support hub. Visit in-person or online, or contact our friendly team by phone. We can assist you with anything study-related including enrolment, identification cards, timetables, fees and more.
Your campus
You'll be studying at one of our renowned campuses, accessing cutting-edge facilities and contemporary study spaces.
Study hours
Your courses will require a combination of different learning formats, including lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars and practicals. Aside from your classes, you’ll also need to allocate additional time for independent study. This may include assignments, readings, projects and contributing to online discussion forums. As a rough guide, full-time studies may require 12-26 hours of class time and 14-18 hours of independent study per week.
Assessment
During your studies at Adelaide University, you’ll complete a mixture of practical, professional and research-based learning. Your assessment types will vary depending on the degree you’re studying, but may include:
- Case studies
- Essays and assignments
- Examinations
- Group projects
- Internships and placements
- Practicals
- Presentations
- Reports and project documentations
- Research projects
- Workplace and classroom contributions.
