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Bachelor of Economics
The University of Queensland - St Lucia
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Course outline

In this course students study microeconomics, macroeconomics, benefit-cost analysis, and choose from a wide array of electives, learning a range of statistical, mathematical and analytical tools that can be used to explain why individuals, organisations and governments make the decisions that they do. The conceptual and data analytical toolkits gained will open vast career opportunities in both the public and private sectors – economics is helpful in just about any industry. For more information, visit Bachelor of Economics at UQ.

Majors

Economics and public policy; economics of strategy and behaviour; international and financial economics; quantitative analysis.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for UQ and for this course, refer to UQ’s website.

Prerequisites

English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C)

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2023
84.00

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ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2023

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Highest Rank to receive an offer

Median Rank to receive an offer

Lowest Rank to receive an offer

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

99.95

93.55

84.40

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

99.95

93.60

85.50

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2023

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Higher education study

Vocational Education and Training (VET) study

Work and life experience

Recent secondary education

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank

Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered

Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

International students

All students

Number of students

N/P#

<5*

0

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19

0

0

31

64

Percentage of all students

N/P#

<5*

0.0%

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29.7%

0.0%

0.0%

48.4%

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Analyst; adviser; consultant; economist in fields including infrastructure development and planning, environmental management, international finance, investment and trade, natural resource and agricultural economics, health, treasury, statistics.

Membership

Australian Computer Society; Australian Human Resources Institute; Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance; Australian Institute of Management; Australian Marketing Institute; Economic Society of Australia; Financial Services Institute of Australasia; Market Research Society of Australia; Securities Institute of Australia.

Course Code
714001
Start Date

Offer rounds

11 Jan 2024
6 Jun 2024

Fee
CSP/$15030 (1st year contribution)
Level of Qualification
Bachelor degree
Study Area
Business and Tourism
Study Mode
Full time, Part time
Course Duration

3 years Full time or 6 years Part time

Location
Brisbane
 
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