Bachelor of Economics (Honours)

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to ANU is on a competitive basis as the number of places available in a program is limited. Admission to Honours is also subject to supervisory capacity and approval from the relevant Delegated Authority within the Academic College.

All the following conditions are necessary for an applicant to be eligible for admission considerations:

Condition 1 (Basic Qualification). An applicant must possess an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree or equivalent. The qualification must either be from a cognate discipline or from one of the following majors (or equivalent):

• Mathematical Economics major; or,
• Economics Major (must include ECON3101 and ECON3102).

This qualification must have been completed within the last two years of the time of application.

Condition 2 (Application Materials and Specific Coursework). In addition to Condition 1, applicants must

1. have submitted all the application materials (including a research proposal and evidence of potential thesis supervisory arrangement detailed further under "Application Materials");
2. have attained an average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from 18 units of courses with the highest final marks. This calculation excludes all 1000-level courses (i.e., introductory undergraduate courses);
3. have satisfactorily completed ECON2125 (Optimisation for Economics and Financial Economics); and,
4. have attained an average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from the following 18 units (i.e. 0.375 EFTSL) equivalent to the ANU Courses:
5. ECON3100 Economics 3 (H);
6. ECON3101 Microeconomics 3; and
7. ECON3102 Macroeconomics 3.

Condition 3 (Interview). In addition to Conditions 1 and 2, an applicant must be available for further interview with the Research School of Economics. The Research School of Economics reserves the right to waive the interview in cases where applicants are deemed to be clearly suitable for admission.

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Cognate Disciplines

Finance, Economics, Commerce, Actuarial Studies, Statistics, Mathematics and Science