economics---south-africa/index

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Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Monash University

Undergraduate
Major

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.

Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Business and Economics component of any bachelors double degrees.

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Websites

Faculty of Business and Economics

Location

South Africa

Economics provides an advanced knowledge of the theories explaining and analysing the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and focuses on how individuals, households, firms and governments interact and how economies work. Microeconomics examines the behaviour of buyers and sellers in the economy, while macroeconomics analyses the entire economy and issues affecting it, including unemployment, inflation, economic growth, and monetary and fiscal policy.

Availability

Economics is offered in the Bachelor of Business Science at Monash South Africa as a major.

Outcomes

In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course broadly, students successfully completing this major will be able to:

  • have an in-depth knowledge of economic theories, analytical tools, and modelling techniques to a range of contexts.

Units

No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited to a major and at least 18 points must be credited to the major at level 3.

To complete the accounting major in the Bachelor of Business Science degree, students must complete the following eight units (48 points):

  • ECS1101 Introductory microeconomics
  • ECS1102 Introductory macroeconomics
  • ECS2141 Economics of labour markets
  • ECS2730 Intermediate macroeconomics
  • ECS2731 Intermediate microeconomics
  • ECS3121 Economics of international trade
  • ECS3143 Economics of money and banking
  • ECS3830 Competition and regulation

Relevant courses

Successful completion of this major can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degrees:

  • 44145 Bachelor of Business Science

Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the major by using 48 points of their free electives.