Courses and programs offered
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Economics (LZAE)
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are VCE units 3 and 4 of English (any) and mathematics (any) with a study score of at least 25 in English and 20 in maths. Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.
Degree requirements
Students must complete subjects having a minimum value of 540 credit points. A minimum of 270 credit points must be accumulated from subjects offered in the Faculty of Law and Management and a minimum of 255 credit points from subjects offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The remaining 15 credit points may be taken from either discipline. At least one major must be taken in an arts discipline where a major is 30 credit points at first year, 40 credit points at second year and 60 credit points at third year level. The course is designed to be completed in four years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. Maximum course duration is 9 years.
Course structure
Students must pass the compulsory and elective subjects listed below. Business subjects are worth 15 credit points while arts subjects may be 15 or 20 credit points.
First year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Four first year arts subjects | |
| plus one of: | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Calculus and Functions for Economics* | MAT1CFE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis* | ECO2IQA |
Key: * Students with a strong background in mathematics, including VCE Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics, are urged to consider taking MAT1CFE instead of ECO2IQA.
Second year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomic Theory | ECO2MIT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomic Theory | ECO2MAT |
| TE-SEM-1 | History of Globalisation | ECO1HOG |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One first year arts subject | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three second year arts subjects (20cpts each) |
Third year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Intermediate Statistics for Business | ECO2ISB |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Finance | FIN2FIN |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Two second or third year economics subjects* | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One third year economics elective subject | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One second year and two third year arts subjects (20cpts each) |
Fourth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomic Analysis | ECO3MAA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomic Analysis | ECO31MIA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three third year economics subjects* | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three third year arts subjects (20cpts each) | |
| plus: | ||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One 15-credit point subject which may be selected from either discipline and taken in any year |
Key: * Finance subjects may be used for economics subjects in order to meet the requirements of an economics specialisation.
Economics areas of specialisation
- Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
- Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
- Business Economics
- International Trade and Finance
- Business Models and Forecasting
- Resource and Environmental Economics
Arts Disciplines
Arts subjects must be chosen from disciplines taught at the Bundoora campus. Please seek advice from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Professional recognition
The appropriate choice of elective subjects may lead to professional accreditation with the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance. See School of Business for details.
Honours
The honours program requires a further year of full-time study or two years part-time study. Entry is by invitation only. Honours may be undertaken in either Arts or Economics, or both with two years of additional study. As a guide, the usual minimum requirement is a B (70%) average result in at least six second and third year economics or arts subjects although a student’s entire academic record is taken into account. Students must complete all requirements of their undergraduate degree before being invited to take up honours. For more information on the Economics Honours program see the entry under the Bachelor of Economics course.
For a full description of subjects, including the subject name, subject code, credit points, campus/location, subject coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, students should access the Subject Database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.