Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Area of Study

Careers in the business world that use quantitative skills include the financial sector (stockbrokers, the insurance industry, finance companies, banks - e.g. developing models for investment opportunities), the manufacturing sector (e.g. providing quality control), and market research. Opportunities in the public sector include economic modelling, policy evaluation, and research into industry development.

To complete the Econometrics and business statistics major in the Bachelor of Commerce, students must complete:

(a.) The following two units (12 points):

• ETC1000 Business and economic statistics
• ETC2410 Introductory econometrics

(b.) two units (12 points) from the units listed below:

• ETC3400 Principles of econometrics
• ETC3410 Applied econometrics
• ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
• ETC3460 Financial econometrics

(c.) four units (24 points) from the units listed below and from (b.) not previously completed:

• ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
• ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
• ECC3840 Mathematical economics
• ETC1010 Data modelling and computing
• ETC2430 Actuarial statistics
• ETC2440 Mathematics for economics and business
• ETC2450 Applied forecasting for business and economics
• ETC2470 Applied business modelling
• ETC2480 Business modelling methods
• ETC2500 Marketing research analysis
• ETC2520 Probability and statistical inference for economics and business
• ETC3420 Bayesian modelling and risk analysis
• ETC3490 Business simulation
• ETC3500 Survey data analysis
• ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance
• ETC3530 Contingencies in insurance and pensions
• ETC3860 Integrated economic modelling

Note: The major requires completion of at least two units (12 points) at each of second and third-year levels.

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Single degrees

• 0179 Bachelor of Commerce
• 4419 Bachelor of Commerce (Dean's Scholars Program)

Double degrees

• 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
• 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
• 4417 Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Commerce
• 3823 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering
• 3830 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Information Systems
• 1319 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics
• 0548 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering
• 0546 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws
• 3834 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering
• 1469 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
• 1185 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Commerce
• 2630 Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Commerce