The Australian School of Business in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers the combined Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Arts (BEc/BA).

This is a five year program combining the strengths and flexibility of each single degree program. It is expected that these combined degree program will appeal to students wanting, in particular, a strong, focused and highly regarded business program that is complemented by a humanities discipline - chosen out of personal interest or with a particular career objective in mind.

With approval, students with an excellent academic record may also enrol in an additional Honours year in the Bachelor of Economics degree.

Bachelor of Economics
The objectives of the Bachelor of Economics are:

Bachelor of Arts
An Arts degree is a pathway through a wealth of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences. Its objective is to stimulate students intellectually; to immerse them in worlds of learning; and to graduate them as citizens with strong written and oral communications skills, the capacity to research, criticise and reflect, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

This is a five year (240 units of credit) degree programs. The Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Arts program consists of 22 Business courses (132 units of credit) and 18 Arts and Social Sciences courses (108 units of credit). Students will typically enrol in 48 units of credit per year.

These units will be made up of:

2 Level 1 Arts and Social Science courses (12 units of credit)

Completion of at least 48 units of credit in Economics, Econometrics, Financial Economics or Economic History.

Completion of at least 84 units of credit, consisting of 42 units of credit from each of two approved disciplinary streams in the Australian School of Business. Students are unable to take a modern language as a major stream.

The remaining Business course or credit requirements not required for a major sequence and not Year 1 core courses, as prescribed, if any, may be chosen from any other courses offered by the Australian School of Business.

Completion of at least 48 units of credit in an approved disciplinary stream in one of the approved disciplinary streams in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science.
The remaining course or credit requirements not required for a major sequence and not Year 1 core courses, as prescribed, if any, may be chosen from any other courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science.


Typically this would involve students enrolling in 4 Business courses (24 units of credit) and 4 Arts and Social Sciences courses (24 units of credit) each year.

Honours level study is available. Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the relevant Honours plan record for entry requirements.

Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Economics Component
Rules relating to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Economics shall apply wherever relevant to students enrolled in the combined Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Arts.

Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program. Students are advised to consult the Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Economics program (3543) for further information.

Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Arts Component
1. Of the 108 units of credit in Arts and Social Sciences required for the combined degree:

(a) none may be from courses offered by the Faculty of Business.

(b) at least 24 and no more than 36 units of credit must be obtained in Level 1 courses, including no more than 12 Level 1 units of credit offered in any one sequence of study; and

(c) no more than 54 units of credit in total may be from any one sequence of study within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

2. Each student must complete a major sequence (42 units of credit) in one of the following areas within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

For further information, refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook.

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to the relevant edition of the Online Handbook for program requirements.

If students are unsure of the program requirements they should contact the relevant Faculty Office

Business Student Centre
e-mail:ugbusiness@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
e-mail: arts@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 2289
location: Room G1, Ground Floor, Morven Brown Building