Financial Economics
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Financial Economics |
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This major is available to Bachelor of Economics students only. |
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| For the award of a major in Financial Economics, students complete: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points in junior units of study: ECMT1010, ECMT1020, ECON1001 and ECON1002*; and | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: ECOS2002 (or ECOS2902), ECMT2130 and ECOS3022; and | |||
| (iii) 18 credit points in elective senior units of study | |||
| *For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics all the junior units listed as required for this major are completed as core units for their degree. | |||
Junior units of study |
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Compulsory units of study |
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| ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A |
6 | N ECMT1011, ECMT1012, ECMT1013, MATH1015, MATH1005, MATH1905, STAT1021, ECOF1010, BUSS1020, ENVX1001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B |
6 | P ECMT1010 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015 N ECMT1001, ECMT1002, ECMT1003, 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 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
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| ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
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Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units of study |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 or ECMT1020 N ECMT2030 |
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 |
Elective units of study |
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| ECMT3130 Forecasting for Economics and Business |
6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 or (ECMT2150 and ECMT2160) N ECMT3030 |
Semester 2 |
| ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ((ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015) and (ECMT2110 or ECMT2010) and (ECMT2130 or ECMT2030)) or (ECMT2130 and ECMT2150 and ECMT2160) N ECMT3050 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 N ECON3007 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECOS2901 or ECON2901 or ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 N ECON3010 |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECOS2902 or ECON2902 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH3075 Financial Mathematics |
6 | P 12 credit points of Intermediate Mathematics N MATH3975 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH3975 Financial Mathematics (Advanced) |
6 | P 12 credit points of Intermediate Mathematics with at least Credit average N MATH3075 |
Semester 2 |