Bachelor of Business Administration with the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in Applied Econometrics
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Overview
Business Administration with Arts will give you a comprehensive understanding of corporate strategy and all business functions.
In this double degree you'll combine business studies with critical thinking and communications skills.
You'll study business areas including marketing, human resources and management. You'll also choose complementary arts subjects such as politics, media and communications giving you a cutting edge in your career.
Econometrics is the application of quantitative techniques to economics. It is used in:
- economic analysis
- forecasting
- developing and testing theories and economic models
- policy analysis.
If you want to gain quantitative skills as part of your commerce degree, you can include additional econometrics subjects in your program, or specialise in applied econometrics.
Degrees offering Applied Econometrics
Key features
- Graduates meet a growing demand in the workplace by gaining a sound background in econometric procedures and their application to policy problems in business and government.
- Training in economic theory, economic modelling and data analysis.
Location
North Ryde
Suitable for
Students interested in statistical techniques used by economists in the analysis of economic and financial data.
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Entry requirements
- HSC Mathematics (Assumed Knowledge)
- Introductory units and bridging courses are available for students without the assumed prior knowledge.
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
What you will study
| Degree requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points for the degree | 96 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above | 60 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above | 30 |
| Minimum number of credit points designated as commerce | 42 |
| Completion of a Qualifying Major for the Bachelor of Arts | |
| Completion of a designated People unit | |
| Completion of a designated Planet unit | |
| Completion of a designated Participation unit | |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Double degree requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this double degree.
| 100 level | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | ACCG106 | Accounting Information for Decision-Making | 3 | ||
| Required | ACST101 | Techniques and Elements of Finance | 3 | ||
| Required | BBA102 | Principles of Management | 3 | ||
| Required | ECON111 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 | ||
| Required | HRM107 | Introduction to Human Resources | 3 | ||
| Required | MKTG101 | Marketing Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| Required | one of | STAT170 | Introductory Statistics | ||
| STAT171 | Statistical Data Analysis | ||||
| PSY122 | Design and Statistics I | 3 | |||
| 200 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | ACCG200 | Fundamentals of Management Accounting | 3 | ||
| Required | AFIN253 | Financial Management | 3 | ||
| Required | BBA216 | Business Communications | 3 | ||
| Required | BUSL250 | Business Law | 3 | ||
| 300 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | BBA360 | C/P | Business Project | 3 | |
| Required | BBA350 | Strategic Management | 3 | ||
| Required | 6cp from | BBA units at 300 level | |||
| DEM units at 300 level | |||||
| HRM units at 300 level | |||||
| MKTG units at 300 level | 6 | ||||
| Required | 6cp from | 300 level Commerce designated units | 6 | ||
| Total credit points required to satisfy this major | 30 | ||||
Notes
- Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
- Units marked with a P are Participation units.
Major requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this major
Notes
- Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Careers
Career Opportunities
- Business journalist
- Economic forecaster
- Financial analyst
- Investment analyst
- Management consultant
- Market analyst
- Planning/policy analyst
- Public administration
- Researcher
- Statistician
- Stockbroker
- Teaching
Employers
- Consultancy Firms
(such as Accenture, Price Waterhouse) - Commercial Banks
(such as Commonwealth Bank, AMP) - Government
(Treasury, Reserve Bank, Productivity Commission) - Educational institutions
(schools and universities) - International organisations
(such as IMF, World Bank, OECD) - Investment Banks
(such as Macquarie Bank, Goldman Sachs) - NGOs
(such as Greenpeace, World Health Organisation) - Research Organisations
(such as NERA, Access Economics, CHERE)
Average starting salary
According to Graduate Careers Australia, the median salary for economics graduate is $50,000. Senior econometricians can earn in excess of $150,000.
Profiles
Our Expertise
Associate Professor Sean Turnell
Prior to joining Macquarie in 1991, Sean was a Senior Analyst with the Reserve Bank of Australia.
His research interests include Burma and its economy, financial sector reform in developing countries, the history of global monetary institutions, and the history of Australian economic thought. He has published in numerous international journals on these and other topics and has been cited by media all around the world.
Sean was a Visiting Scholar to the University of Cambridge in 2000, and a Visiting Fellow to the Cornell University in 2006 and Johns Hopkins University in 2008.
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