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Economics
Contact information
Coordinator
Prof. David Harris
Email: econ-major@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
All course planning and enrolment queries must be directed to Stop 1. Major Coordinators cannot assist with these.
Future Students:
Structure
62.5 credit points
To obtain a major in Economics students need to complete:
- 25 credit points of Level 2 core subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 major capstone subjects
- 25 credit points of Level 3 ECON (Economics) and ECOM (Econometrics) elective subjects including
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 3 ECON elective subjects
Notes
- The standard quantitative requirement pathway for student majoring in Economics is Quantitative Methods 1 and Econometrics 1. However students who are strong in mathematics may wish to follow the mathematics pathway recommended for students considering further studies in economics.
- Students wishing to undertake Honours in Economics must include the following in their study plan: ECON30009 Macroeconomics, ECON30010 Microeconomics and ECOM30002 Econometrics 2.
Subject lists
Level 2 core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON20001 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON20002 | Intermediate Microeconomics |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 3 major capstone subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECOM30001 | Basic Econometrics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOM30002 | Econometrics 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 3 ECON (Economics) elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON30001 | International Trade Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30002 | Economic Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30003 | Industrial Economics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ECON30005 | Money and Banking | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30006 | Labour Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30007 | Economics of Food Markets | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ECON30008 | History of Economic Thought | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ECON30009 | Macroeconomics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30010 | Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30011 | Environmental Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30013 | Economic Analysis and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30016 | The Economics of Taxation | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ECON30017 | Organisations, Economics and Incentives | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ECON30018 | Economics of the Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30019 | Behavioural Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30020 | Mathematical Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30022 | Experimental Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30023 | Health Economics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
ECON30024 | Economics of Financial Markets | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30025 | Computational Economics and Business | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30029 | International Macroeconomics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON30030 | Topics in Asian Economic History | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Level 3 ECOM (Econometrics) elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECOM30003 | Applied Microeconometric Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOM30004 | Time Series Analysis and Forecasting | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 8 November 2024