0170 - Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics

The Bachelor of Arts is a general, flexible degree which allows students to match academic interests with career aspirations to create a personalised course progression. Studying humanities will develop general knowledge and specific intellectual skills relating to human thought and relations, such as the way we communicate or how the past has affected the present. Social science analyses and explains societies and the relationships of individuals within those societies.

This double-degree program provides a professional education in the disciplines of economics or econometrics and business statistics, with a strong emphasis on developing analytical skills. The course enables students to include in their studies a range of social science and humanities disciplines.

Refer to the Bachelor of Arts single degree entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/0002.html and the Bachelor of Economics single degree entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/0023.html.

Students must complete 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts component and 96 points in the Bachelor of Economics component. All units studied must be from the Faculty of Business and Economics (at Clayton) and the Faculty of Arts.

Areas of study

Arts

For information on majors and minors, refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.

Economics

Students must complete a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business. Students complete a major specialisation in either economics or econometrics and business statistics. For details of the units required for a major specialisation, refer to the Bachelor of Commerce entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/0179.html. Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught by the faculty on the Clayton campus.

Arts component

(a.) an arts discipline major (48 points)

(b.) an arts discipline minor (24 points)

(c.) an additional arts discipline first-year sequence (12 points)

(d.) a further 12 points in arts units.

Economics component

Sixteen units (96 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Clayton campus as follows:

(i.) six core units (36 points):

• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ECC2000/ETC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
• ECC2010/ETC2110 Intermediate macroeconomics
• ETC1010 Data modelling and computing
• ETC1000 Business and economic statistics

(ii.) a major of eight units (48 points)

• the major must come from the approved list of majors below
• at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels

(iii.) two additional units taken in the Bachelor of Economics, Clayton Campus, to reach the required minimum of 16 units.

Additional degree requirements:

• a maximum of eight first-year level units (48 points)
• a minimum of four third-year level units (24 points) from those offered by the faculty at the Clayton campus
• in addition to specific unit prerequisites, second -year level units require the successful completion of three first-year level units and third-year level units require the successful completion of two second-year level units.

Majors

Students complete a major in either economics or econometrics and business statistics.

Economics

Students need to complete a minimum of eight units (48 points) offered by the Department of Economics, Clayton campus (ECC or Clayton-based ECX units).

Economics and business statistics

Students need to complete a minimum of eight units (48 points) offered by the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Clayton campus (ETC or Clayton-based ETX units).

Students who wish to obtain professional recognition should refer to 'Professional recognition' entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/bus-03.html.

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Economics