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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
Entry Requirements
How To Apply

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: COMM - Faculty of Commerce & Econ
 
 
School: School of Economics
 
 
Contact: http://www.economics.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Program: 3502 - Commerce
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
 
 

Plan Outline

This plan is for Honours in Business Economics. It is for Bachelor of Commerce students only.

Today's labour markets place more and more emphasis on the knowledge and skills acquired in higher education and an Honours degree is a sure way to distinguish yourself from other job applicants. Many employers and post-graduate institutions will only consider candidates who have a strong Honours degree. This is especially true for jobs and post-graduate places in Economics. Graduates with an Honours degree from the School of Economics at UNSW have moved on to successful careers in both academia and the public and private sectors.

The BCom Honours degree in Business Economics is targeted to those students with the equivalent of a BCom pass degree in Business Economics. The program consists of a fourth year of study that includes the completion of four courses and a thesis.

Plan Structure

Students must undertake:
  • 48 units of credit from the Business Economics list to fulfil requirements for a single Major.
  • 42 units of credit from the Business Economics list to fulfil requirements for a double Major
  • 24 units of credit from the Business Economics list A or B to fulfil requirements for a minor
  • a further 48 units of credit from the Business Economics Honours list for the Honours program

Required Courses
Options

Options may be selected from List A or List B.

To fulfil a single or double major requirements at least 2 Options must be chosen from List B.

List B

Year 4 Required Courses
PLUS three further courses from:
In certain circumstances and with the permission of the Head of School, one course from List B of the Economics disciplinary stream, or a 4th year course from any school within the Faculty of Commerce and Economics may be substituted for one of the Fourth Year Honours options.

For each course the Units of Credit (UOC) is 6, except ECON4127 for which the UOC is 24 (over two sessions).

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into Honours in the School of Economics, a candidate must have completed the equivalent of a BEc or a BCom degree in economics with a grade point average of at least 70% on second and third level courses.

How To Apply

Internal candidates are required to:
  • complete the Internal Application Form. The deadline for applications is the first week of December. Please check the School of Economics website for the exact date. Candidates currently enrolled at UNSW need not submit a transcript with their application.
  • provide a proposed thesis title and the name of a thesis supervisor. This information is required even though it may be tentative at the time of application. Note that it is possible to change the thesis title and supervisor after being admitted in the Program
External candidates (students from other institutions and UNSW students who have been absent for at least one semester) are required to:
  • complete the Application for Admission in Honours Program form and submit this form to the Admissions Office (Honours), UNSW.
  • submit an official and complete transcript from their respective institutions. The transcript must be sent as soon as it becomes available. Applications must be submitted by the UNSW Admissions deadline even if the complete transcript is not available until a later date. Please see the School of Economics website for more information.
  • in the section on your intended Honours plan, please provide a title for your thesis. This information is required even though it may be tentative at the time of application. Note that it is possible to change the thesis title after being admitted in the Program.
  • add your email address (if available) in the Personal Details section of the application form.
For further queries contact

Honours Coordinator for the School of Economics
Dr Peter Robertson
Tel: + 61 2 9385 3367
E-mail: p.robertson@unsw.edu.au

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