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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3403 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts - BA3403 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3434 - Media (PR and Advertising)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3438 - Media (Screen and Sound Production)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3438 - Media (Screen and Sound Production)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3453 - Media (Public Relations and Advertising)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

Specialisation Structure
30 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 30 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ECON1101
6 UOC
Microeconomics 1
ECON1102
6 UOC
Macroeconomics 1

Prescribed Electives

Students select 18 UOC of Level 2 or 3 Economics courses.

Some courses require additional prerequisites. Courses with no additional prerequisites other than ECON1101 and/or ECON1102 are:

ECON2103, ECON2104, ECON2107, ECON2111, ECON2126, ECON2127, ECON2313, ECON2322, ECON3109, ECON3119.

Other courses in the list below require additional prerequisites. Please view the course entries in the Undergraduate Handbook or contact the Program Authority for further information.

ECON3101
6 UOC
Markets and Frictions
ECON3104
6 UOC
International Macroeconomics
ECON3107
6 UOC
Economics of Finance
ECON3109
6 UOC
Economic Growth, Technology and Structural Change
ECON3110
6 UOC
Development Economics
ECON3114
6 UOC
Superannuation and Retirement Benefits
ECON3116
6 UOC
International Trade Theory and Policy
ECON3121
6 UOC
Industrial Organisation
ECON3123
6 UOC
Organisational Economics
ECON3124
6 UOC
Behavioural Economics
ECON3125
6 UOC
Economics of Health and Human Capital
ECON3202
6 UOC
Mathematical Economics
ECON3203
6 UOC
Econometric Theory and Methods
ECON3206
6 UOC
Financial Econometrics
ECON3208
6 UOC
Applied Econometric Methods
ECON3209
6 UOC
Statistics for Econometrics
ECON2101
6 UOC
Microeconomics 2
ECON2102
6 UOC
Macroeconomics 2
ECON2112
6 UOC
Game Theory and Business Strategy
ECON2206
6 UOC
Introductory Econometrics
ECON2209
6 UOC
Business Forecasting
ECON2103
6 UOC
Business and Government
ECON2104
6 UOC
Applied Macroeconomics
ECON2107
6 UOC
Modern Labour Markets: Theory and Policy
ECON2111
6 UOC
Introduction to Economic Development
ECON2126
6 UOC
Principles of Experimental and Behavioural Economics
ECON2127
6 UOC
Environmental Economics
ECON2313
6 UOC
Australian Economic Development
ECON2322
6 UOC
European Economic Development
ECON3106
6 UOC
Politics and Economics
ECON3119
6 UOC
Political Economy of Capitalism

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. 
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for pre-2019 program requirements.

Contact the School of Economics for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 9903
location: Fourth Floor, West Wing, UNSW Business School Building

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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