Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Econometrics specialisation

Econometrics specialisation

Subjects taught by the department

Subjects taught by the department

The Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics offers two first-year subjects, ETC1020 and ETC1031, both of which are compulsory for undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Economics, seven second-year subjects, eight third-year subjects and a fourth-year honours program.

First-year subjects

· ETC1020 Business and economic statistics
· ETC1031 Business and economic statistics

There is a quota on these subjects for students enrolled for degrees in other faculties.

Second-year subjects

· ETC2400 Econometrics
· ETC2410 Practical econometrics
· ETC2430 Actuarial statistics
· ETC2450 Applied forecasting for business and economics
· ETC2480 Decision models for managers
· ETC2490 Business simulation
· ETC2500 Marketing research analysis

The subject ETC2400 provides the foundation for third-year subjects in econometrics, and students who plan to take a major in econometrics are strongly advised to take it. In addition, such students would find passes in first-year mathematics helpful. Students should refer to the details of the third-year subjects to ascertain the specific prerequisites. Other students who wish to proceed to work in economic statistics at the third-year level should take ETC2410. ETC2400 and ETC2410 cover the same material but from different perspectives. ETC2400 places more emphasis on the statistical theory which underlies econometrics, while ETC2410 takes a much more applied approach.
All the subjects listed above have as a prerequisite a pass in ETC1031. Further prerequisites and restrictions are prescribed in the outline of individual subjects.

Third-year subjects

· ETC3400 Econometric theory
· ETC3410 Applied econometrics
· ETC3430 Applied econometric modelling
· ETC3440 Practical econometrics
· ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
· ETC3460 Financial econometrics
· ETC3470 Econometrics (pre-honours)
· ETC3480 Decision analysis for managers
· ETC3500 Survey data analysis

Students enrolled for a pass degree may select one or more of the third-year subjects taught by the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics other than ETC3470.

Fourth-year (honours) subject

· ETC4020 Econometrics honours