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Economics
Contact information
Coordinator
Prof. Phillip McCalman
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)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 3 major capstone subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECOM30001 | Basic Econometrics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (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 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30003 | Industrial Economics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30005 | Money and Banking | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30006 | Labour Economics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30007 | Economics of Food Markets | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30008 | History of Economic Thought | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30009 | Macroeconomics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30010 | Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30011 | Economics of Energy & Transport Systems | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30013 | Economic Analysis and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30016 | The Economics of Taxation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30017 | Organisations, Economics and Incentives | Not available in 2025 | 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 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30022 | Experimental Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30023 | Health Economics | Not available in 2025 | 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 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ECON30030 | Topics in Asian Economic History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
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: 6 November 2025