Through economics, you can follow your passion and shape the world. Get the knowledge and skills to create an exciting career in economics. Our Bachelor of Economics offers you a pathway to specialise in either Industry, Policy and Business Strategy or Society and Environment. Both teaching you how to understand the world around you to support industry and government with policy and practice. You’ll also be able to cross-skill by studying a range of electives from other areas of the University.

• Make a difference with your career. Help solve the economic and financial challenges of the future.
• Learn from leading experts whose links with industry, professional associations, other academics and government ensure that their teaching remains contemporary and relevant.
• Real-world learning. Enrich your degree through hands-on learning experiences: corporate internships, report writing, multidisciplinary teamwork, and the use of industry case studies in the classroom.
• Be rewarded in the workplace. Enter the workforce with the analytical and communication skills highly valued by industry and government.

A Bachelor of Economics is a degree which will enable you to make a difference with your career and prepare you for the future of work. Economics graduates work in a broad range of occupations and industries, often beyond the discipline of economics itself, and are highly sought after by employers who value their economic literacy and analytical skills.

Our Bachelor of Economics gives you both job-specific and transferrable skills. You’ll gain job-specific skills in your major area of study, so you’re ready to enter the workforce in a wide variety of careers where you want to make a difference including: International Development, Health, Environment, Business, Banking, Finance, Public Policy, Inter-Governmental Affairs, and Diplomacy.

Transferrable skills set you up for long-term success. We provide you with a detailed understanding of how decisions are made by individuals, firms, and governments through analysis of a broad range of micro- and macro-economic settings and teach you analytical thinking and evidence-based decision making, so you can adapt as the job market evolves.

Here are some of the careers projected to grow into 2024:

• Management and Organisation Analysts: 24.7%
• Policy and Planning Managers: 10.8%
• Research and Development Managers: 10%
• Business Administration Managers: 12.1%

Source - Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business five Year projections from May 2019 to May 2024.

Professional Recognition

There are no professional bodies in the economics discipline. While undertaking the Bachelor of Economics degree, students can apply to become special members of the Economics Society of Australia.