Head of School: Denise Doiron
School Manager: Claudio Sissa


Undergraduate Programs
The School of Economics offers full-time and part-time courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics with specialisations in economics, econometrics, financial economics, business strategy & economic management, and business economics, as well as dual Economics degree programs (Actuarial Studies/Economics, Commerce/Economics, Economics/Science, Economics/Science Adv Math, Economics/Science Adv Sc, Economics/Arts and Economics/Education).

The School undertakes the majority of teaching in the Bachelor of Economics program and an important part of the Bachelor of Commerce core. The study of economics, as part of the BCom degree, has built up a reputation of combining an excellent academic standard with practicality and flexibility. Our offerings in the BCom give students the utmost amount of choice so they can select options that complement their career paths. Students can proceed with a minor or single major in business strategy & economic management, financial economics, business economics, or they may combine two of these as a double major or any one with other disciplines in the Australian School of Business as a double major.

The Bachelor of Economics program gives a solid grounding in economic analysis and quantitative techniques. It allows students to do a single major in economics, econometrics or financial economics or any of these may be combined with each other or other disciplines in the Australian School of Business as a double major.

The core requirements of the Bachelor of Economics program comprise three years of training in modern economic analysis, instruction in quantitative methods and techniques, and an in-depth analysis of economics or econometrics. The specialisation in economics provides a basic training in economics which is suitable for a wide range of careers in the private and public sectors of the economy.

In both the Bachelor of Economics and the economics specialisations in the Bachelor of Commerce, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Social Science Research & Policy, students who have a good academic record are encouraged to apply for enrolment in the Honours program. This requires an additional year of study. Students who wish to become professional economists, or econometricians are strongly advised to take the Honours course. Potential Honours students should discuss this option with the Honours Coordinator at the School of Economics.

Postgraduate Programs
The School of Economics comprises approximately 50 full-time academic staff engaged in teaching and research across a wide range of sub-disciplines within economics including econometrics, financial economics and business strategy.

The School is involved in the teaching of two postgraduate coursework degrees, the Master of Commerce (MCom) and the Master of Economics (MEc), and two research degrees, the Master of Philosophy and the Doctor of Philosophy.

The Master of Economics program provides advanced training in theoretical and applied aspects of modern economics and econometrics. Students can also take a number of courses in Economics while studying the MCom. In addition, the School of Economics has a strong and growing commitment to graduate studies with research emphasis. Research in the School is of a high calibre by both national and international standards. The School ranks among the top three within Australia on a variety of research performance criteria and members of the School play an important role in the academic and economic policy debate within Australia and internationally.

The MPhil is a research degree consisting of advanced coursework plus a thesis.

The PhD in Economics is designed to equip students with advanced research training in economics. Students are provided with a strong grounding in theoretical and applied economic analysis and econometrics through both coursework and research supervision. In addition to any prescribed coursework, candidates for the PhD in Economics must submit a thesis which is an original and significant contribution to the discipline.