Financial Economics Table
Errata
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Co-requisites have been removed for the following units of study: ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours |
21/6/2019 |
| 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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Major |
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| A major in Financial Economics requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) Students in the Bachelor of Economics program are prohibited from ECOS2040 | |||
| (iv) Students who have completed ECOS2001/ECOS2901 and/or ECOS2002/ECOS2902 are prohibited from ECOS2040 | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (vi) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units, including 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Financial Economics requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level units | |||
| (iii) Students in the Bachelor of Economics are prohibited from ECOS2040 | |||
| (iv) Students who have completed ECOS2001/ECOS2901 and/or ECOS2002/ECOS2902 are prohibited from ECOS2040 | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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| ECMT1010 Introduction to Economic Statistics |
6 | A Students enrolled in this unit have an assumed knowledge equal to or exceeding 70 or higher in HSC Mathematics (or equivalent), or 35 or higher in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 (or equivalent), or 35 or higher in HSC Mathematics Extension 2 (or equivalent). N ECMT1011 or ECMT1012 or ECMT1013 or MATH1015 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECOF1010 or BUSS1020 or ENVX1001 or DATA1001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics |
6 | A Students enrolled in this unit have an assumed knowledge equal to or exceeding 70 or higher in HSC Mathematics (or equivalent), or 35 or higher in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 (or equivalent), or 35 or higher in HSC Mathematics Extension 2 (or equivalent). N BUSS1040 or ECON1040 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
2000 level units of study |
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| ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics |
6 | P ECMT2110 or ECMT2010 or ECMT1020 N ECMT2030 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Or | |||
| ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) with a minimum Distinction grade (75%) C (ECOS2903 or MATH2070) and (ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015) N ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECON2901 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
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| ECOS2040 Intermediate Financial Economics |
6 | P ECON1001 and ECMT1010 N ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) |
Semester 1 |
Selective |
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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 ECOS2902 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 N ECON3010 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3025 The Economics of Regulation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary Project units of study |
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| ECON3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| A specific interdisciplinary unit for this major commences in 2020. In 2019, the alternative interdisciplinary project units of study available within the major are one of the following: ECOS3022 or ECOS3008 or ECOS3013 or ECOS3017 or ECOS3022. | |||