Economics/Advanced Maths(Hons) - 3564

Program Summary

• Compulsory first and second year courses account for 48 UOC (8 courses – see list below)
• Major requirements
• Electives offered by the School of Economics – 12 UOC.

• Students must complete at least one major in Economics, Econometrics or Financial Economics consisting of ten courses (60UOC).
• A Major includes six courses (36UOC) from the compulsory first and second year core courses. (ACCT1501 and ECON1401 do not count towards a major.)
• For each major, students must complete an additional four courses, including at least three (3) level 3 courses (numbered 3XXX).

• An approved major from the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours) program:
• SCIF1121 or SCIF1131;
• Honours Year (48 UOC);
• Science elective courses.

1. Students must complete a minimum of 144 units of credit for the
2. Students must complete exactly one approved Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours) major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level III courses. Details of approved Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours) majors and how to declare a major can be found on the 3956 Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours) program page;
3. SCIF1121 Advanced Science: Professional Perspective and Practice (6 units of credit) or SCIF1131 Science: Technological and Professional Perspectives (6 units of credit) must be completed in first year.
4. An Honours Year of 48 units of credit must be completed. For information regarding the admission requirements and application process for honours, please see the information under 'Honours' on the 3956 Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours) program page.
5. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, SCIF1121/1131, and honours, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus SCIF1121/1131, plus Honours year plus 'science' courses total 144 units of credit. Details of what courses constitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3956 Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours) program page;
6. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of level 1 'science' courses;
7. Students must complete at least 30 units of credit of level III 'science' courses;
8. Students may not enrol into level II courses until 30UOC of level I courses have been successfully completed;
9. Students may not enrol into level III courses until at least 72 UOC of courses have been successfully completed;
10. Progression to stages 2, 3, and 4 of this program is subject to academic performance. Students will be required to attain a weighted average mark (WAM) of 70 in each semester. If a student does not maintain this minimum level of academic performance, they will be transferred to the 3563 Bachelor of Economics/Science program.
11. Students wishing to complete a major in Quantitative Risk, should note that this is a large multi-disciplinary major, and when taken in a dual degree where there is little or no overlap of courses with the other degree program, may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.