Economics
What is economics?听
Economics is听a field听that听changes constantly and adapts听to the modern world, while holding on to scientific objectivity.听It offers techniques and an听analytical basis for understanding and evaluating听incentives and decision听making by individuals, businesses and governments.听听A primary goal of economics is to determine how to improve efficiency and living standards.听
Why study economics at 亚美棋牌?听
Studying economics听will equip you with听the听analytical tools and critical thinking skills听to understand听and make an impact on some of our greatest global challenges.听亚美棋牌 offers听diverse听economics听specialisations听and courses听across听a number of听different degrees, allowing you to听tailor your expertise to the areas that interest听you.听These include:听听
- Economic Policy and Society听
Understand economic theory and analysis. Learn how it is applied in the real-world through business, government and policy. 听 - Macroeconomics and Financial Markets听
Macroeconomics is the study of how governments manage economies to improve lives and create growth. Financial economics explores financial markets and risk management. Learn how these influential forces interact.听 - Data Analytics and Econometrics听
Learn economic methods for organising, modelling, and analysing large and complex data. 听 - Business Economics听
Use economic theory and quantitative methods to understand and analyse the financial, organisational and market-related issues faced by businesses. - Behavioural Economics听
Apply insights about human decision-making and individual choices to business and policy scenarios. - Economics and Finance 听
Study how individuals, firms, financial institutions and government interact in financial markets. Analyse economic decision making in the context of real-world events through this Master of Commerce specialisation.听 - Applied Economics听
Prepare to become a professional economist. Gain advanced knowledge and practical skills in economics, as well as research and communications skills through the Master of Applied Economics.听听
Your career opportunities
Economists have diverse careers which influence unemployment and inflation, economic growth and development, income inequality, industrial organisation, public policy design and implementation, and management of the environment.听
Studying Economics will make you adaptable and capable of taking on diverse roles including:
- Business analyst
- Economic consultant
- Economic researcher
- Financial analyst
- Graduate economist
- Investment analyst
- Management consultant
- Policy advisor
- Statistical analyst
- Superannuation advisor
Study with us
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You can study economics in the following undergraduate degrees:
- Bachelor of Economics听with majors in:听,听,听
- Bachelor of Commerce听with majors in 听and
- Bachelor of Commerce (International)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op)听
- Bachelor of Actuarial Studies
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Gain research experience听and enhance your career prospects with an honours degree. These programs are designed to connect your undergraduate study with supervised independent research. An honours degree also provides a pathway into further study, such as a Masters by Research or PhD. You can take honours as a stand-alone degree or as part of an embedded honours program.
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You can study economics in the following postgraduate coursework programs:听
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You can study economics in the following postgraduate research degrees:
What our graduates say
鈥淚 wanted a deeper understanding of how the world works so I could contribute to solving some of the world鈥檚 key challenges. This inspired me to study the forces that shape our economy.鈥澨
- James Humpherson, Head of Operations,听Humanitix听