Economics - ECONAH4502
Stream Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Economics
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 4502 - Economics (Honours)
Award(s):
Bachelor of Economics (Honours)
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Stream Outline
The Economics Honours program is designed for students with the equivalent of a BEc degree with a major in Economics or Econometrics or an economics major in another program.There are prerequisite courses for the Economics Honours degree that must have completed prior to their Honours year.
To satisfy the Honours requirements, students complete an additional year of study, including Honours level courses (both compulsory and elective) and a research thesis in economics. Full-time and part-time (during 3 semesters) study is available in this program. Mid-year entry to the BEc(Hons) is possible, but is typically recommended only for part-time study.
Stream Structure
- ECON4100 Advanced Micro Analysis (6 UOC)
- ECON4103 Advanced Macro Analysis (6 UOC)
- ECON4101 International Trade (6 UOC)
- ECON4102 Strategic Market Behaviour (6 UOC)
- ECON4104 Economics of Labour Markets (6 UOC)
- ECON4106 Policy Evaluation Methods (6 UOC)
- ECON4201 Applied Macroeconometrics (6 UOC)
- ECON4205 Microeconometric Modelling (6 UOC)
- ECON4306 Environmental Economics (6 UOC)
- ECON4307 Health Economics (6 UOC)
- ECON4309 Economic Measurement (6 UOC)
- ECON4310 Adv Experimental Economics (6 UOC)
- ECON4350 Special Topics in Economics (6 UOC)
- ECON4127 Thesis (Economics) (12 UOC)
Entry Requirements
- ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 (6 UOC)
- ECON2102 Macroeconomics 2 (6 UOC)
- ECON3208 Applied Econometric Methods (6 UOC)
The number of students accepted to the Economics specialisation in the BEc(Hons) is dependent on the availability of supervisors in that discipline. If there are more applicants than the discipline can accommodate, admission will be determined according to students' academic merit.
How to Apply
Further Information
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.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
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