Financial Economics

Description

Financial Economics focuses on understanding how individuals, firms and markets manage financial risk. This major analyses decision-making by individuals, business, government and global organisations, and deals with important issues such as economic growth and development, the causes and effects of inflation, income distribution, public policy design and implementation, and the means to improve overall efficiency and living standards.

Graduate roles include Economic and Financial Forecaster, Economic Researcher, Financial Analyst, Financial Economist, Financial Planner, Investment Analyst, Policy Advisor, Superannuation Advisor and Wealth Management Analyst.

Studying Financial Economics at UNSW

Financial Economics is offered as an undergraduate major by the Australian School of Business (www.business.unsw.edu.au) for students enrolled in commerce or economics degrees. Students interested in pursuing a career in financial economics may wish to study Finance as a second major.

Students with above average grades in their Financial Economics courses are invited to join the Honours program, requiring an additional year of study. An Honours year adds extra value to an undergraduate degree and is highly regarded by employers.



Financial Economics can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major ECONJ13136
3155 Actuarial Studies / Commerce Major ECONJ13155
3462 Commerce/Education (Secondary) Major ECONJ13462
3502 Commerce Major ECONJ13502
3521 Commerce/Economics Major ECONJ13521
3522 Commerce/Arts Major ECONJ13522
3523 Commerce/Science(AdvMath) Major ECONJ13523
3529 Commerce/Science Major ECONJ13529
3543 Economics Major ECONJ13543
3552 Economics/Arts Major ECONJ13552
3554 Commerce (Co-op) Major ECONJ13554
3558 Commerce (International) Major ECONJ13558
3559 Commerce/Media (PR & Advert) Major ECONJ13559
3563 Economics / Science Major ECONJ13563
3564 Economics / Science (Adv Math) Major ECONJ13564
3566 Economics / Science (Adv Sc) Major ECONJ13566
3567 Commerce / Fine Arts Major ECONJ13567
3568 Commerce / Design (Honours) Major ECONJ13568
3584 Commerce / Information Systems Major ECONJ13584
3586 Actuarial Studies Major ECONJ13586
3587 Actuarial Studies (Co-op) Major ECONJ13587
3588 Actuarial Studies / Economics Major ECONJ13588
3593 Commerce / Advanced Science Major ECONJ13593
3715 Engineering/Commerce Major ECONJ13715
3764 Engineering (Hons)/Commerce Major ECONJ13764
3967 Commerce / Computer Science Major ECONJ13967
4058 Economics/Educ (Secondary) Major ECONJ14058
4733 Commerce / Law Major ECONJ14733
4744 Economics / Law Major ECONJ14744
   

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