This plan is for a single Major in Business Economics and is for Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Commerce combined degree students only.

Economics deals with important issues such as the causes of unemployment, inflation, poverty and wealth. You will study how firms are organised and how they compete, and why governments regulate business. Other important areas include the study of how countries achieve rapid growth and high levels of wealth, underdevelopment, interactions between business and the environment, globalisation and international trade.
The principles that underlie the study of economics form an important basis for how business people, policy makers and scholars understand these and many other different issues of the commercial world.

Students must undertake:

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.

Honours level study is also available in Business Economics.

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.

Students interested in Honours should refer to the Honours plan record for entry requirements.