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

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom3502 - Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (International Studies) - BCom(International Studies)3538 - Commerce (Intl)
Bachelor of Economics - BEc3543 - Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) - BCom(Co-op)3554 - Commerce (Co-op)
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(International)3558 - Commerce (International)
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)

Specialisation Structure
60 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 60 UOC.

Core Courses List A

Students must complete 36 UOC of List A core courses.

Note: Students completing a Financial Economics major within a Bachelor of Commerce degree program will already complete the courses ECON1101 and ECON1203 as part of the compulsory business core of their program.

Please note: Students completing a second major in Mathematics or statistics or in the following combined programs: Economics/Actuarial Studies, Economics/Adv Math (Hons), Economics/Science and Economics/Adv Science (Hons). If you complete the sequence MATH1131/MATH1231 or MATH1141/MATH1241 or MATH1151/MATH1251; the completion of ECON1202 and ECON1203 is not required for the major.

With a few of the Science specialisations only one MATH course is required, in which case students will be required to complete one of either ECON1202 or ECON1203.

ECON1101
6 UOC
Microeconomics 1
ECON1102
6 UOC
Macroeconomics 1
ECON1202
6 UOC
Quantitative Analysis for Business and Economics
ECON1203
6 UOC
Business and Economic Statistics
ECON2101
6 UOC
Microeconomics 2
ECON2206
6 UOC
Introductory Econometrics

Core Courses List B (Financial Economics)

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

ECON3107
6 UOC
Economics of Finance
ECON3206
6 UOC
Financial Econometrics
ECON2209
6 UOC
Business Forecasting

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

ECON3101
6 UOC
Markets and Frictions
ECON3104
6 UOC
International Macroeconomics
ECON3106
6 UOC
Politics and Economics
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
ECON3117
6 UOC
Retirement Saving and Spending over the Lifecycle
ECON3119
6 UOC
Political Economy of Capitalism
ECON3121
6 UOC
Industrial Organisation
ECON3123
6 UOC
Organisational Economics
ECON3124
6 UOC
Behavioural Economics
ECON3125
6 UOC
Economics of Health and Human Capital
ECON3130
6 UOC
Real Estate Economics and Public Policy
ECON3202
6 UOC
Mathematical Economics
ECON3203
6 UOC
Econometric Theory and Methods
ECON3208
6 UOC
Applied Econometric Methods
ECON3209
6 UOC
Statistics for Econometrics

Recommended courses for Honours

Honours level study is also available in Financial Economics. For students wishing to consider taking Honours and taking the Financial Economics major the following courses would be recommended as a good preparation for Honours:- ECON2102 Macroeconomics 2- ECON3104 International Macroeconomics- One of ECON3101 Markets and Equilibrium; or ECON3121; or ECON3123Students … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Additional Information

Honours

Honours level study is also available in Financial Economics. For students wishing to consider taking Honours and taking the Financial Economics major the following courses would be recommended as a good preparation for Honours:

Students interested in Honours should refer to the Honours stream record for entry requirements.

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.

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