Economics (Major)
Semester 2 2020 unit of study availability
Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.
A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Economics |
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Major |
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| A major in Economics requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units of study | |||
| Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study may be taken from the 2000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major. | |||
| (iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Economics requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| Alternative units for 2000-level core units of study may be taken from the 2000-level selective units, if the core units have already been completed for a different major. | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| 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 |
| ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics |
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). Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive June |
Intensive January Intensive June Semester 1 Semester 2 |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| Students choose between ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 as appropriate. | |||
| 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 |
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| ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours |
6 | A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 P (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) with a minimum Distinction grade (75%) N ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECON2901 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students are strongly advised to undertake one of ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970 either concurrently with or prior to ECOS2901. |
Semester 1 |
| Students choose between ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 as appropriate. | |||
| ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECON1002 or ECON1040 N ECON2002 or ECON2902 or ECOS2902 Certain combinations of Maths/Stats may substitute for Econometrics. Consult the School of Economics Undergraduate Coordinator. |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P 65% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) and 65% in ECON1002 N ECOS2002 or ECON2002 or ECON2902 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| ECMT2150 Intermediate Econometrics |
6 | P (ECMT1010 or MATH1905 or MATH1005 or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or ENVX1002) and (ECMT1020 or MATH1002 or MATH1902 or DATA1002 or DATA1903) or (BUSS1020) N ECMT2110 or ECMT2950 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOS2004 Money and Banking |
6 | P (ECON1001 and ECON1002) or (ECON1040 and ECON1002) or BUSS1040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2025 East Asian Economies |
6 | P ECON1001 or ECON1002 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS2201 Economics of Competition and Strategy |
6 | P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040 N ECON2201 or ECOS3005 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS2307 The European Economy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS2903 Mathematical Economics A |
6 | P A minimum of 65% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040) and 65% in ECON1002 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 |
3000-level selective units of study |
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| ECOS3002 Development Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives and Firm Structure |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECON3003 or ECOS2306 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3004 History of Economic Thought |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOP2011 or ECOP2001 or ECOP2012 or ECOP2002 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECOS2201 |
Intensive January Semester 2 |
| ECOS3006 International Trade |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3008 Labour Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3010 Monetary Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 or ECOS2040 N ECON3010 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3011 Public Finance |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 N ECOS3901 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECOS3013 Environmental Economics |
6 | P AREC2005 or AREC2003 or RSEC2031 or ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3015 Law and Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3016 Experimental and Behavioural Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3017 Health Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3018 Economics of Growth |
6 | P (ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902) |
Semester 2 |
| 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 ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets |
6 | P ((ECOS2001 or ECOS2901) and (ECOS2002 or ECOS2902)) or (ECOS2040 and ECMT2130) |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3023 Personnel Economics |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3024 Economic History |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3025 The Economics of Regulation |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 or ECOS2040 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3026 Economics of Crime This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3027 Economics of the Family |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3028 Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy |
6 | P ECOS2002 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3901 Advanced Microeconomics Honours |
6 | P A minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% in ECOS2002)) and 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970) C ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2110 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must also complete at least one additional 3000-level ECOS unit during their degree, except where both ECOS3903 and ECOS3904 are selected. |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3902 Advanced Macroeconomics Honours |
6 | P A minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% in ECOS2002)) and 65% in (ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970) C ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2110 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students intending to proceed to fourth year economics honours must also complete at least one additional 3000-level ECOS unit during their degree, except where both ECOS3903 and ECOS3904 are selected. |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3903 Applied Microeconometrics |
6 | P A minimum of ((65% in ECOS2901) or (75% in ECOS2001)) and 65% in (ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconometrics |
6 | P A minimum of ((65% in ECOS2902) or (75% in ECOS2002)) and 65% in (ECMT2130 or ECMT2150 or ECMT2950 or ECMT2160) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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| Where this major is being completed as a first major towards a degree, students should ensure that the Interdisciplinary Study in Economics unit of study is undertaken. | |||
| Where this major is being completed as a second major from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences towards a degree, the Industry and Community Project unit of study is the appropriate unit to select. | |||
| ECOS3997 Interdisciplinary Project in Economics |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level from one of the following majors: Economics; Econometrics; Financial Economics; Environmental, Agricultural & Resource Economics |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ECON3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major. |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |