Bachelor of Economics - BEc


General information

Course code: To be advised · The following describes the new course structure, to be introduced for the first time in 2000

Course structure*

All first, second and third-year subjects offered by the faculty of Business and Economics have a credit value of six points. Full-time students are expected to progress at the rate of eight subjects or 48 credit points per year. First-year students may not normally take a second-year subject until at least four first-year subjects have been successfully completed. It should be noted that subjects in the later years of the course have prerequisites and corequisites. In addition, students are normally expected to take subjects in a yearly sequence even if there are no prerequisite subjects specified.
Students are required to complete the following compulsory subjects:

Students wishing to take first-year subjects other than those on the above list are able to undertake the second-year versions of the appropriate number of compulsory subjects. This allows students to complete substantial work in related fields.
Students must also complete two additional second-year level and three third-year level subjects drawn from one of the departments of Economics (Clayton) or Econometrics and Business Statistics (Clayton).
The following are also requirements of the course:

Students must have their program of study approved by the course director or the course director's nominee prior to commencement of the relevant year.
*SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.