University of Technology Sydney

MAJ09402 Extended Economics

Businesses operate within the economy and many of the prospects and problems faced by a business are influenced or determined by the economy. Consequently, many business leaders emphasise the need for business managers to understand the economy and its impact on business. The Extended Economics major provides students with the professional skills, knowledge and understanding that enhance their capabilities in each of the professional areas within business.

Course programs for each individual major are available at study plan management.

Students intending to apply for the honours program in economics should enrol in 23508 Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business and 23509 Empirical Methods for Policy Evaluation as optional subjects.

Students undertaking the Extended Economics major with the following sub-major will need to substitute an alternative subject:

  • SMJ09058 Econometrics students must substitute an alternative subject from the MAJ09402 Extended Economics option list in place of 23571 Introductory Econometrics.

Anti-requisite: SMJ09028 Economics

Completion requirements

23566  Economics for Business 2  6cp
23506  Strategic Decision Making and Game Theory  6cp
23567  Intermediate Microeconomics  6cp
23568  Intermediate Macroeconomics  6cp
23571  Introductory Econometrics  6cp
23580  Contemporary Economic Perspectives (Capstone)  6cp
Select 36 credit points of options:  36cp
23005  Behavioural Economics 6cp 
26600  Business Internship 6cp 
23569  Economic Growth, Development and Sustainability 6cp 
23510  Economic Inequality 6cp 
23504  Economics of Competition and Strategy 6cp 
23505  Economics of Monetary Policy and Central Banking 6cp 
23570  Economics of the Environment 6cp 
23509  Empirical Methods for Policy Evaluation 6cp 
23004  Experimental Economics 6cp 
23021  Labour Economics 6cp 
21644  Law and Ethics for Managers 6cp 
23002  Market Design 6cp 
23022  Public Economics 6cp 
23508  Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business 6cp 
23507  Time Series Econometrics 6cp 
Total  72cp