Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Economics Specialisation)

• Accounting
• Information Systems
• Finance
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Sport Leadership and Management

To graduate with a Bachelor of Business (Honours), you must complete 120 points from:

• Specialisation courses
• Research methods course(s)
• A dissertation

This structure ensures that you can critically analyse and evaluate the research and professional literature, and begin your postgraduate study in economics with an appreciation of the current issues and controversies in the field. You also design and complete a piece of supervised research in a business discipline.

These advanced-level courses cover the latest research and theories in economics, and help you prepare for your independent research thesis or dissertation.

• ECON801 Microeconomic Theory and Policy
• ECON804 Industrial Organisation
• ECON805 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
• ECON806 Development Economics
• ECON807 Labour Economics
• ECON808 International Trade Theory and Policy
• ECON809 Economics of Public Policy
• ECON810 Health Economics
• ECON812 Economic Policy Evaluation
• ECON813 Time Series Econometrics
• ECON814 Urban Economics
• ECON815 Social Data Science

The research methods courses explore philosophical issues related to the design of research and the research process. They include training in research methods to prepare students to conduct methodologically rigorous research.

• ECON802 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
• ECON803 Econometric Theory and Applications
• ECON811 Foundations for Economic Research

This piece of supervised research contributes to the body of knowledge in economics. You should consult your academic supervisor about your dissertation topic and proposed research.

The class of honours awarded in the programme depends on your grade.

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