Economics

• Units taught by the department
  • First-year units
  • Second-year units
  • Third-year units
  • Fourth-year (honours) units

Units taught by the department

The Department of Economics offers two-year and three-year sequences in economics and a fourth-year honours program. For Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting students, ECC1000 and ECC1100/ECC2100 are compulsory. ECC2000 and ECC2010 are also compulsory for Bachelor of Economics students, and these core units should be taken by all students wishing to take a major sequence in economics. Such students should also take at least four other units from the Department of Economics, of which at least two should be third-year units.

Students wishing to pursue a major sequence in economic history should take at least four economic history units, at least two being third year. Economic history units offered at second and third-year levels are ECC2500/ ECC3500, ECC2510/ECC3510, ECC2550/ECC3550, ECC2560/ ECC3560, ECC2520/ECC3520, ECC3750, and ECC3570.
Students of the faculty may also pursue minor sequences in economics, including economic history, by taking three second or third-year units from the department. Students may also select individual units (provided the appropriate prerequisites are satisfied) to complement specialisations in other areas.

First-year units

• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics

Second-year units

• ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
• ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
• ECC2100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ECC2300 Current issues in macroeconomic policy
• ECC2360 Environmental economics
• ECC2400 Current issues in applied microeconomics
• ECC2450 Sports economics
• ECC2500 Imperialism and development in Asia
• ECC2510 Australian economic history
• ECC2520 Australia in the Asian business world since 1945
• ECC2550 Business in Asia
• ECC2560 European economic history since 1945
• ECC2720 Income distribution
• ECC2810 Globalisation and economic systems
• ECC2820 Economic policy in Australia
• ECC2830 Economics of industry and competition
• ECC2840 Australian economic institutions and policy
• ECC2890 Economic development of east Asia

Note that students cannot obtain credit for both ECC1100 and ECC2100.

Third-year units

• ECC3500 Imperialism and development in Asia
• ECC3510 Australian economic history
• ECC3520 Australia in the Asian business world since 1945
• ECC3550 Business in Asia
• ECC3560 European economic history since 1945
• ECC3570 The international economy since 1945
• ECC3650 Applied general equilibrium economics
• ECC3660 Monetary economics
• ECC3670 Economics of developing countries
• ECC3680 Economic growth
• ECC3690 International economics
• ECC3710 Labour economics
• ECC3750 Evolution of the Australian financial system
• ECC3760 Transport economics
• ECC3800 History of economic thought
• ECC3810 Public finance
• ECC3830 Competition and regulation
• ECC3840 Mathematical economics
• ECC3850 Economics pre-honours
• ECC3855 Topics in economics pre-honours

Students hoping to proceed to fourth-year honours in economics or to the Master of Economics within the Department of Economics should note that a knowledge of econometric methods is required. Students should include one of ETC2410 or ETC3440 among their selected units.

Fourth-year (honours) units

• ECC4020 Economics honours
• ECC4040 Economics/econometrics honours
• ECC4500 Economic history honours

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