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 applicants who have a strong Honours degree. This is especially true for jobs and post-graduate places in Economics. A successful Honours year is a sure way to distinguish yourself from other job applicants. 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 Honours degree in Economics is targeted to those students with the equivalent of a BEc pass degree in Economics. To satisfy the Honours requirements, students undertake an additional year of study, completing Honours level courses (both compulsory and elective) and undertaking a research thesis. Students must have completed the prerequisite courses prior to their Honours year.

Full-time and part-time study is available in this program.

To complete Honours, students are required to complete 48 UOC. This requires completion of a thesis which accounts for 24 UOC and the completion of 4 courses from the Required and Elective course lists below.

Students should enrol in ECON4127 in both Semester 1 and 2, making 24 UOC.

Three further Level 4 (4XXX) courses are to be completed from the following electives:

In certain circumstances and with the permission of the Head of School, one Level 3 course from the Economics disciplinary stream may be substituted for one of the Level 4 Options.

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

Candidates intending to apply to the Honours programs are encouraged to discuss their eligibility and study program with Undergraduate Honours Coordinator for Economics

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Past Honours Students and Thesis Titles
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Please refer to the Program Structure for the Academic requirements relating to this program.

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

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