Bachelor of Business (Economics Major)

Are you logical, analytical and fascinated by how incentives affect human behaviour? Study economics in the Bachelor of Business degree.

The discipline of economics is founded on the three fundamental fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. Concepts from these areas can be combined to provide answers to some of the most pressing problems facing the world, such as poverty, unemployment, climate change, crime and inequality. 

Alternatively, they can be applied to the commercial sphere, and can address issues like domestic and international competition, consumer and firm behaviour, world trade and finance, and economic growth and development.

What You Study:

• As an economics student you'll learn how markets work, how government operates, and the impact global affairs can have on individuals. You'll also become familiar with data processing and data presentation with the Economics major.
• Year 1
• In the first semester, you take four core courses that cover fundamental business concepts:
• BUSS505 Consumer and Organisational Behaviour
• BUSS507 Financial Decision Making and Information Systems
• BUSS508 Economics and International Business
• BUSS509 Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
• In Semester 2, you study:
• ECON520 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON521 Principles of Macroeconomics
• You also start to take the first courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.
• Year 2 & 3
• You develop an understanding of how economic theory can be applied to a wide range of issues faced by consumers, businesses and governments.
• Economics courses may include:
• ECON620 Microeconomics: Choice and Welfare
• ECON621 Macroeconomics: Models, Data and Policy
• ECON622 Introduction to Econometrics
• ECON720 Microeconomics: Competition, Risk, and Strategy
• ECON721 Applied Macroeconomics
• ECON722 Applied Econometrics: Casual Inference for Social Impact
• You also continue to take courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Career Opportunities:

• Career opportunities when you study the Economics major
• Acquisition manager
• Business risk auditor
• Financial markets analyst
• Investment banker
• Service designer
• Researcher in a consulting firm or non-profit organisation
• Strategic planner, analyst or policy advisor in a local council