Bachelor of Economics (Honours)

at University of Queensland- Saint Lucia

Modules:
 

• Introductory Microeconomics
• Introductory Macroeconomics
• Tools of Economic Analysis
• Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Introductory Econometrics

Prerequisites
 

To enrol for honours, an applicant must have-
 

• completed the program requirements of the BEcon at UQ; and
• completed all courses listed on the BEcon course list as prerequisites for entry into honours, with a grade of 5 or above (see additional application information below); and
• gained a GPA of 5.5 in all ECON coded courses.

Approval is required from the Executive Dean where the program requirements for the BEcon were completed more than two years prior to commencement of the BEcon(Hons). If enrolment in the BEcon(Hons) is approved, the Executive Dean may set conditions.
Where an applicant has completed an award from another institution, the applicant must satisfy the Executive Dean that they are qualified to undertake the program, demonstrating that an equivalent body of knowledge has been gained to an equivalent standard as required for the BEcon from UQ. Entry to the program for these applicants may be subject to completion of additional work.
Note - applicants may be required to meet higher GPA standards set by the Executive Dean to be eligible for admission into specific fields of study.
 

English language requirements
 

• IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
• TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
• TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.
• Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
• BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
• CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
• OET is not accepted.

Indicative annual fee

Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
 

• AUD $44,288

Programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Depending on which major you choose, here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
 

• Economic consultant
• Business analyst
• Investment analyst
• Public policy analyst
• Trade finance operations officer
• Agricultural economist
• Data scientist
• Energy and resource economist
• Urban economist
• Business development manager