Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Area of Study

Professional economists are employed as policy makers and researchers in private and public sectors, in international organisations and in government. A strong background in economics will advance careers in industry, commerce, accounting and finance and management.

To complete the Economics major in the Bachelor of Economics, students must complete:

(a.) The following four units (24 points):

• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
• ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics

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

• ECC3660 Monetary economics
• ECC3670 Economics of developing countries
• ECC3690 International economics
• ECC3810 Public finance
• ECC3830 Industrial organisation and regulation

(c.) two units (12 points) from the units listed below and from (b.) not previously completed:

• ECC2300 Current issues in macroeconomic policy
• ECC2360 Environmental economics
• ECC2400 Current issues in applied microeconomics
• ECC2450 Sports economics
• ECC2600 Behaviour, rationality and organization
• ECC2700 Economic issues in health and health care
• ECC2800 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a globalised world
• ECC2890 Economic development of East Asia
• ECC3640 Economics of climate change
• ECC3650 Applied general equilibrium economics
• ECC3710 Labour economics
• ECC3800 History of economic thought
• ECC3840 Mathematical economics
• ECC3860 Integrated economic modelling
• ETC2410 Introductory econometrics
• ETC2440 Mathematics for economics and business
• ETC3410 Applied econometrics

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• 0023 Bachelor of Economics
• 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
• 1319 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics