Undergraduate units of study: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
General information relating to unit of study offerings
The unit of study information listed is for 2012 and was correct at the time of publication.
Students should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website sydney.edu.au/arts or to the University of Sydney's unit of study handbook (ssa.usyd.edu.au/ssa/handbook/uossearch.jsp) for the latest information regarding unit of study descriptions, assessment or other requirements.
Most units of study will be offered in standard semesters (either Semester 1 or Semester 2). Some units may also offered in intensive mode. The intensive sessions are explained in the following table.
Key to intensive unit of study offering sessions
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Session code |
Description of how the unit will be offered |
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1a (7) |
the unit of study will run intensively in the first half of Semester 1 |
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1b (8) |
the unit of study will run intensively in the second half of Semester 1 |
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2a (9) |
the unit of study will run intensively in the first half of Semester 2 |
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2b (10) |
the unit of study will run intensively in the second half of Semester 2 |
| Int January (101), Int February (102), Int March (103), Int April (104), Int May (105), Int June (106), Int July (107), Int August (108), Int Sept (109), Int October (110), Int November (111) and Int December (112). | the unit of study will run intensively in the month indicated. |
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Summer School: Summer Early (42), Summer Main (43), and Summer Late (44) |
the unit of study will be offered intensively in the Summer School session |
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Winter School: Winter Main (11) |
the unit of study will be offered intensively in the Winter School session |
Intensive sessions were introduced to cater for units of study that are delivered in non-standard ways.
Table of undergraduate units of study - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The following table illustrates the units required for students who wish to complete a Econometrics, Economics, Government and International Relations or Political Economy major in the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies).
For details of other available Arts and Social Sciences (Table A) units of study, please refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts)).
Please note: Unless specified otherwise, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study are NOT available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws combined degree.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Econometrics |
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| For the award of a major in Econometrics, students complete: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points in junior units of study: (BUSS1020* or ECMT1010) AND ECMT1020; | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of compulsory senior units of study: ECMT2110 and ECMT3110; and | |||
| (iii) 24 credit points in elective senior units of study (with a minimum of 18 credit points at 3000 level). | |||
| * For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce, the required junior unit is also a core unit for the degree. | |||
Junior units of study |
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| BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis |
6 | N ECMT1010, ECOF1010, MATH1005, MATH1905, MATH1015, STAT1021 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A |
6 | N ECMT1011, ECMT1012, ECMT1013, MATH1015, MATH1005, MATH1905, STAT1021, ECOF1010, BUSS1020 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B |
6 | P ECMT1010 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 N ECMT1021, ECMT1022, ECMT1023 Other than in exceptional circumstances, it is strongly recommended that students do not undertake Business and Economic Statistics B before attempting Business and Economic Statistics A. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| ECMT2110 Regression Modelling |
6 | P ECMT1010 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 N ECMT2010 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT3110 Econometric Models and Methods |
6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 N ECMT3010 |
Semester 1 |
Elective units for the major |
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| ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 N ECMT2030 |
Semester 2 |
| ECMT3120 Applied Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT3110 or ECMT3010 N ECMT3020 |
Semester 2 |
| ECMT3130 Forecasting for Economics and Business |
6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 N ECMT3030 |
Semester 2 |
| ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets |
6 | P (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020), (ECMT2110 or ECMT2010) and (ECMT2130 or ECMT2030) N ECMT3050 |
Semester 1 |
Economics |
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| For the award of a major in Economics, students complete: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points of junior units of study: (BUSS1020* or ECMT1010), ECMT1020, ECON1001 and ECON1002; | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 AND ECOS2002 or ECOS2902; and | |||
| (iii) 24 credit points in senior elective units of study (with a minimum of 18 credit points at 3000 level). | |||
| * For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce, the required junior unit is also a core unit for the degree. | |||
Junior units of study |
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| BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis |
6 | N ECMT1010, ECOF1010, MATH1005, MATH1905, MATH1015, STAT1021 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A |
6 | N ECMT1011, ECMT1012, ECMT1013, MATH1015, MATH1005, MATH1905, STAT1021, ECOF1010, BUSS1020 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B |
6 | P ECMT1010 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 N ECMT1021, ECMT1022, ECMT1023 Other than in exceptional circumstances, it is strongly recommended that students do not undertake Business and Economic Statistics B before attempting Business and Economic Statistics A. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics |
6 | A Mathematics |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics |
6 | A Mathematics |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECON1003 Quantitative Methods in Economics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 C ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 N ECON2001, ECOS2901, ECON2901 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECON1002 C ECMT1020 N ECON2002, ECOS2902, ECON2902 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040) and ECON1002 with a Credit average or better in the two units of study combined C ECOS2903 or MATH2070 and (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020) N ECON2901, ECOS2001, ECON2001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040) and ECON1002 with a Credit average or better in the two units of study combined C ECMT1020 N ECON2902, ECOS2002, ECON2002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Elective units for the major |
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| ECOS2201 Economics of Competition and Strategy |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 N ECON2201, ECOS3005 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2306 Managerial Firms: Evolution & Attributes |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 N ECHS2306, ECOS3003, ECON3003 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2903 Mathematical Economics A |
6 | C ECOS2901 N ECON2903 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to the third year economics honours program must take this unit or MATH2070 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3002 Development Economics |
6 | P One of (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) or (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) N ECON3002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives & Firm Structure |
6 | P Either (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3003, ECOS2306 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3004 History of Economic Thought |
6 | P 1 of (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) or (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) or (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) or (ECOP2011 or ECOP2001) or (ECOP2012 or ECOP2002) N ECON3004 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 N ECON3005, ECOS2201 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECOS3006 International Trade |
6 | P Either (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3006 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 N ECON3007 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3008 Labour Economics |
6 | P One of (ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 or ECOP2011 or ECOP2001) and one of (ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 or ECOP2012 or ECOP2002) N ECON3008 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 or ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 N ECON3010 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3011 Public Finance |
6 | P Either (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3011 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 N ECON3012, ECOS3901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3015 Law and Economics |
6 | P Either (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) OR (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) N ECON3015 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3016 Experimental and Behavioural Economics |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) OR (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3017 Health Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3018 Economics of Growth |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) or (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) AND (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) or (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) N ECOS3001 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3019 Capital and Dynamics |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902) N ECOS3001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001) and (ECOS2002 or ECON2002) OR (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902) |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3023 Personnel Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3901 Advanced Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECOS2901 or ECON2901) and (ECOS2902 or ECON2902) and (ECOS2903 or ECON2903 or MATH2070) with a 70% average or better over the three units combined C ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 N ECON3901, ECOS3012 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must also complete at least one unit of study from (ECOS3001 or ECON3001) to (ECOS3015 or ECON3015) inclusive, in either semester of their third year |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3902 Advanced Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECOS2901 or ECON2901), (ECOS2902 or ECON2902), (ECOS2903 or ECON2903 or MATH2070) and (ECOS3901 or ECON3901) C ECOS3903 or (ECMT3110 and (ECMT2120 or ECMT3120 or ECMT3130 or ECMT3160 or ECMT3170)) N ECON3902 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must also complete at least one unit of study from (ECOS3001 or ECON3001) to (ECOS3015 or ECON3015) inclusive, in either semester of their third year |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3903 Applied Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECOS2901 or ECON2901), (ECOS2902 or ECON2902), (ECOS2903 or ECON2903) and ECMT2110 C ECOS3901 or ECOS3902 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must take this unit or (ECMT3110 plus one of ECMT2120, ECMT3120, ECMT3130, ECMT3160 or ECMT3170). |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P ECOS2901, ECOS2902, ECOS2903 and ECMT2110 C ECOS3901 or ECOS3902 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Government and International Relations |
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| For the award of a major in Government and International Relations, students complete: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points in junior GOVT units of study; | |||
| (ii) 36 credit points in senior GOVT units of study. | |||
Junior units of study |
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| GOVT1101 Australian Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT1104 Introduction to Political Science |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT1105 Geopolitics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT1202 World Politics |
6 |
In Summer School this unit is available to current HSC students only. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
Senior units of study |
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| GOVT2111 Human Rights and Australian Politics |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2101 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2114 The Australian Political Party System |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2104 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2116 Australian Foreign and Defence Policy |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2106 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2119 Southeast Asia: Dilemmas of Development |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2109 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2221 Politics of International Economic Rels |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2201 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2225 International Security in 21st Century |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2205 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2228 Environmental Politics |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2208 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2424 Politics of China |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2402 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2444 Europe in World Affairs |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2404 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit to students enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2445 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2405 |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2446 Reform, Revolution and Post Communism |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2406 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit to students enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2552 Policy Analysis |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2502 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2557 Public Sector Management and Governance |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2507 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2603 Media Politics |
6 | P 12 junior credit points in Government |
Semester 2a |
| GOVT2611 Capitalism and Democracy in East Asia |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government N GOVT2411 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2991 Political Analysis |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government at the level of Credit or better, or with the consent of the Honours Coordinator, Dr John Mikler This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3993 Power |
6 | P 12 Senior credit points from Government and GOVT2991, each at the level of Credit or better, or with the consent of the Honours Coordinator, Dr John Mikler. N GOVT3991 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3994 Research Preparation |
6 | P 12 Senior credit points from Government and GOVT2991, each at the level of Credit or better, or with the consent of the Honours Coordinator, Dr John Mikler. N GOVT3992 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 2 |
| Note. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences allows students to cross-list other units from other subject areas as part of this major - refer the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website for details of available units. | |||
Political Economy |
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| For the award of a major in Political Economy, students complete: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points in junior units of study: ECOP1001 AND (ECOP1003 or ECOP1004); | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: ECOP2011 and ECOP2612; and | |||
| (iii) 24 credit points in senior elective units of study. | |||
Junior units of study |
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| ECOP1001 Economics as a Social Science |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| ECOP1003 International Economy and Finance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ECOP1004 Economy and Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| ECOP2011 Economics of Modern Capitalism |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP2001 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP2612 Economic Policy in Global Context |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) |
Semester 2 |
Elective units for the major |
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| ECOP2012 Social Foundations of Modern Capitalism |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP2002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP2601 Analysis of Business Cycles |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP2911 Political Economy Honours II |
6 | P Credit average in ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) C ECOP2011 or ECOP2012 N ECOP2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3012 Global Political Economy |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP3002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3014 Political Economy of Development |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP3004 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3015 Political Economy of the Environment |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP3005 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3017 Human Rights in Development |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP3007 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3019 Finance: Volatility and Regulation |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) N ECOP3009 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOP3620 Distribution of Income and Wealth |
6 | P ECOP1001 and (ECOP1002 or ECOP1003 or ECOP1004) |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3911 Theories in Political Economy |
6 | P 24 Senior ECOP credit points with a credit average including ECOP2911 or (ECOP2901 and ECOP2902) N ECOP3901 Third year students who have not completed the prerequisites should consult the Department of Political Economy about alternative requirements. |
Semester 2 |
| ECOP3912 Research in Political Economy |
6 | P 24 Senior ECOP credit points with a credit average including ECOP2911 or (ECOP2901 and ECOP2902) N ECOP3902 Third year students who have not completed the prerequisites should consult the Department of Political Economy about alternative requirements. |
Semester 1 |