Overview
Stand Alone Programs
Double Degree Structure240 Units of Credit:
Students must complete 240 UOC.
Bachelor of Economics/Advanced Science (Hons) degree normally consists of 240 UOC.
These UOC are made up of:
Economics Component (96 UOC)
1. ECON1401 (6 UOC)
2. Introductory Business Core (6 UOC)
3. Economics major (48 UOC) (Please note: ECON1202 and ECON1203 is typically substituted by MATH courses under the Science component of the Double Degree)
4. Economics elective (24 UOC)
5. Business Elective (12 UOC)
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (144 UOC)
1. An approved Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) major; and
2. SCIF1131;
3. 48 units of credit Honours Year
4. Science elective courses
- 3566 - Economics / Advanced Science (Honours)
- 3543 - Economics
- 3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Economics Majors3543 - Economics
Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.
Please note: If you choose to study a 2nd Economics major, you must choose another 6 courses (36 UOC) from the second major that do not overlap with the first major.
Majors3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must complete at least one Science major selected from the list below.
When offered in a particular major, students must take higher versions of any Level 2 or 3 courses. Any variation to this must be approved by the Associate Dean (Academic Programs) or nominee.
Bioinformatics is a 96 UOC major, students will not be able to complete this major as part of a double degree within the minimum UOC. This major will involve extra time and costs to meet the degree requirements and may have visa implications for international students. Contact the Science Student Centre for more details.
Honours Specialisations3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must complete at least one Science Honours stream selected from the list below.
Minors3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students may choose to complete an optional minor in one of the following areas, using their Science and/or free electives
Economics Core Course3543 - Economics
Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.
Please Note: ECON1101 must be completed before ECON1401. ECON1401 cannot be counted towards an Economics major.
Core Courses3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses
Note: Students in the Vision Science major should take VISN1101 Seeing the World Perspectives from Vision Science instead. Students in Engineering Dual Programs should take ENGG1000 Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation.
Introductory Business Course3543 - Economics
Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.
Please Note: The below courses cannot be counted towards an Economics major.
UNSW Business Electives3543 - Economics
Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.
Level 2 Maturity Requirements3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must have completed 30 UOC before taking any of the following courses.
Level 3 Maturity Requirements3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must have completed 72 UOC before taking any of the following courses.
Economics Electives3543 - Economics
Students must complete 12 UOC of Economics electives or accepted substitutes of Economics electives to ensure a student completes a minimum of 78 UOC of Economics courses.
Note: Students in combined Economics/Computer Science, Economics/Science or Economics/Adv Science (Hons) who complete MATH1031/1041, MATH1131/MATH1231, MATH1141/MATH1241 instead of ECON1202/ECON1203 have the option of counting the MATH pair towards the Science component and must complete 2 additional Economics electives (4 in total) OR towards the Economics component and must complete 2 additional Science electives.
Students in combined Economics/Adv Mathematics (Hons) must count the MATH pair towards their Science component and will therefore complete 24 UOC of Economics electives.
Minimum Economics UOC3543 - Economics
Students must complete a minimum of 78 UOC of Economics courses or accepted substitutes of Economics electives.
Maximum Level 1 UOC3543 - Economics
No more than 60 UOC in Level 1 courses will be counted towards the Economics component of the dual degree.
Minimum UNSW Business School UOC3543 - Economics
Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.
Maximum Level 1 UOC3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
A maximum of 72 UOC of Level 1 courses can be taken, including any General Education or mainstream Level 1 course taken to fulfil either the General Education or the Free Elective requirement.
Minimum Level 1 Science UOC3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must complete a minimum of 24 UOC of the following courses.
Minimum Science UOC3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus SCIF1131, plus Honours year plus 'science' courses total 144 units of credit.
Minimum Level 3 Science UOC3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Students must complete a minimum of 30 UOC of the following courses.
MATH, ECON and PSYC Course Substitution
Level 2 and 3 Maturity Requirements3543 - Economics
Students must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.
Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.
Additional Information
Program Fees
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