Bachelor of Economics

Learn how individuals, businesses, and governments make trade-offs when resources are limited. The critical-thinking skills you will gain in this degree will help you analyse and understand the actions and behaviour of individual consumers and businesses, as well as governments and public policy.

Who is it for?

• Economics is comprised of three main parts: microeconomics (studying consumers, businesses, and markets); macroeconomics (the performance of a country’s economy); and econometrics (analysing economic data). Each part provides valuable problem-solving tools, critical in business and public policy.

Career paths
Our graduates can be found in a broad range of careers and roles, including:

• Accountant
• Banker
• Business consultant
• Business information systems analyst
• Economic analyst, economist
• Financial manager
• Human resources manager
• Industrial relations specialist
• Journalist
• Policy analyst/adviser
• Researcher

What you’ll study
You will complete a program in Economics comprised of foundational studies in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics and an embedded major in your choice of:

• Econometrics
• Economics
• Environmental, Agricultural and Resource Economics
• Financial Economics

If you meet the entry and progression criteria, you can elect to complete the Advanced Economics program, which serves as a pathway to Honours in Economics.

You will also complete a major or minor from a broad range of subject areas (see ‘Shared pool’ below), including business, STEM, social sciences, and humanities. Additionally, you will complete units of study from the Open Learning Environment and any elective units needed to make up the required credit points for the course.

Why study with us?
Graduates in high demand

• Our graduates are highly sought after, with our alumni including leaders in the Reserve Bank, the Treasury and other government departments, international agencies, financial institutions and NGOs.

Discover your passion

• Follow your interests with 100+ study areas in the shared pool of majors and minors. Broaden your skills and acquire multidisciplinary expertise in a second field that sits outside your primary degree.

Job-ready experience

• Gain real-world experience through internships and work placements. Work with leading business, community and government organisations on interdisciplinary projects that will expand your networks and help you get job-ready. We have partnered with more than 60 organisations in Australia and internationally, including Adobe, IMB, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Subaru and Telstra.

Supercharge your degree

• Combine a bachelor’s degree with the Bachelor of Advanced Studies and graduate with two degrees which will help set you apart when you enter the competitive job market. Extend your knowledge with advanced coursework and projects, develop specialist skills and pursue all your passions.

Go on international exchange

• We have the largest student exchange and study abroad program in Australia. We’ve partnered with over 250 universities in more than 40 countries to give you access to global opportunities that will broaden your horizons.