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EBST-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Economics and business strategy

Available in Bachelor of Business

Rules for completing this course

The major comprises 48 credit points, with no more than 12 credit points at unit Level 1 and at least 18 credit points at unit Level 3. You must complete 48 credit points comprising: - 24 credit points of core units; and - 24 credit points of specified discipline units.

Core units

24 cp

You must complete the following units

Specified discipline units

24 cp

You must complete 24 credit points from the following Economics units, with at least 18 credit points at Level 3. You may choose any of the units from any of the themes below or you may choose to select units within one theme.

Microeconomics

The social science behind your choices, firms’ strategic decisions, and the need for government interventions.

  • ECX2141Economics of labour markets6 cp
  • ECX2320 Economics for entrepreneurs6 cp
  • ECX2360Environmental economics6 cp
  • ECF3120Consumer economics6 cp
  • ECF3121Economics of international trade6 cp
  • ECX3750European economy and global business6 cp
  • ECX3890Internet business and digital economy6 cp
  • ECF3900Business, competition and regulation6 cp
  • ECX2831Strategy and business decision-making6 cp

Macroeconomics

The social science behind the whole economy, unemployment and inflation.

  • ECX2300Crashes, crises and macroeconomic policy6 cp
  • ECF2721Trade finance and foreign exchange6 cp
  • ECF3121Economics of international trade6 cp
  • ECF3143Economics of money and banking6 cp
  • ECX2144The economic history of the modern world6 cp
  • ECX3550Business in Asia6 cp
  • ECX2630Chinese economy and global business6 cp
  • ECX2641The Indian economy 6 cp
  • ECF3144Government spending, taxes and public debt6 cp
  • ECX3750European economy and global business6 cp
  • ECF3800The wealth and poverty of nations6 cp

International economics

Learn about globalisation and exchange rates, their effect on your life, firms’ decisions and political outcomes. Your 24 credit points may include at most two of the following units: ECX3550, ECX2630, ECX3750, ECX2641, ECX2642.

  • ECF2721Trade finance and foreign exchange6 cp
  • ECX2800Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a globalised world6 cp
  • ECF3121Economics of international trade6 cp
  • ECX2144The economic history of the modern world6 cp
  • ECX3550Business in Asia6 cp
  • ECX2630Chinese economy and global business6 cp
  • ECX2641The Indian economy 6 cp
  • ECX2642Southeast Asian economies and global business6 cp
  • ECF3143Economics of money and banking6 cp
  • ECX3750European economy and global business6 cp
  • ECF3800The wealth and poverty of nations6 cp

Empirical economics

Where the theory meets the data!

  • ETF2100Introductory econometrics6 cp
  • ECX2141Economics of labour markets6 cp
  • ECF3121Economics of international trade6 cp
  • ECX2400Design and evaluation of economic, public, and social programs6 cp
  • ECX2641The Indian economy 6 cp
  • ECF3143Economics of money and banking6 cp
  • ECF3144Government spending, taxes and public debt6 cp
  • ECX3750European economy and global business6 cp
  • ECF3800The wealth and poverty of nations6 cp
  • ECX3890Internet business and digital economy6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry