Economics

Gain a strong understanding of contemporary economics while developing the analytical and problem-solving skills needed for success. You’ll be prepared to work in growth industries such as energy, agriculture, and business strategy. Additionally, you’ll acquire the skills sought after by businesses, government agencies, consulting firms, and non-government organisations.

In this major, you’ll study international economics, gaining insights into both microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts on a global scale, with a focus on trade, investment, and monetary matters. You’ll learn to analyse how global trade and monetary policies impact local and international economies, exploring why development is uneven and why efficiency and fairness don’t always align.

In behavioural economics, which combines psychology and economics, you’ll move beyond traditional economic theories, using experiments to understand how individuals and groups make decisions. This hands-on approach allows you to design and conduct economic experiments, which you can then use to evaluate business strategies and public policies.

Are you interested in finding economic solutions that positively impact society and the environment? This major focuses on contemporary economics with an applied emphasis on social and public policy. You’ll explore critical global issues, including environmental management, resource economics, and the economics of social challenges such as crime, education, regional development, and public policy.

In this major, you’ll investigate modern social problems like wealth inequality, poverty, gender gaps, crime, gambling, and housing. You’ll examine these issues by analysing how markets and government actions influence them, with a focus on achieving fairness and effectiveness. You’ll also learn how economic methods provide insights into these challenges and inform government decision-making.

Additionally, you’ll explore the value of nature’s benefits, known as ecosystem services, and their role in sustainable resource management. Through real-world case studies from around the globe, Australia, and Tasmania, you’ll delve into pressing issues such as maintaining sustainable fisheries, managing forests, and addressing the environmental impacts of mining.

In the major, explore interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that underpin the development of sustainable societies and solutions. Informed by international and local research, practice, and theory, this major allows you to develop specialist expertise across the physical and social sciences and humanities, emphasising student-led and problem-based learning.

It provides the frameworks for developing sustainability-oriented solutions in a range of fields and is relevant to a wide range of careers.

Choosing a double degree allows you to deepen your knowledge within two separate study areas. This means you can pursue your career and follow your passion at the same time. And when you graduate, you’ll have a set of skills that will really set you apart.

The Bachelor of Economics can be combined with a number of other degrees. Visit the Double Degrees page to learn more.

For honours course information, please visit the Bachelor of Economics with Honours.

The Masters of Research qualifies individuals who apply an advanced body of knowledge in a range of contexts for research and scholarships and as a pathway for further research. For course information please visit the Master of Economics.

The Graduate Certificate in Behavioural Insights utilises concepts taught within the Bachelor of Economics with insights from psychology and behavioural sciences. Studying the Graduate Certificate in Behavioural Insights provides you with an industry-leading understanding of why people think and act in certain way and will prepare you to make game-changing decisions that result in better outcomes for individuals, business, and society. For course information please visit the Graduate Certificate in Behavioural Insights.