科廷科技大学

Economists study the world around them, analyse shifts in global policy and monitor industry and global trends. They are an integral part of public and private sector decision-making.

With a focus on applied economics, this major will give you the knowledge and skills you need to analyse important real-world issues, such as unemployment, inequality, price stability and economic growth.

You will be able to use your economic knowledge to evaluate trends and patterns in consumer spending, levels of competition in different industries, business cycles and financial crises.

You’ll gain a solid foundation in macroeconomics and microeconomics, as well as quantitative and qualitative skills you need to apply theory to practice.

Professional recognition

You may be eligible for free student membership of the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Upon graduation, you may also be eligible for associate membership of Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch), and the Women in Economics Network (WEN).

Career information
Careers

Bank manager
Consultant
Corporate finance analyst
Credit analyst
Econometrician
Economic analyst
Economist
Financial manager
Investment banker
Market research analyst
Policy advisor
Policy analyst
Portfolio manager

Industries

Banking
Brokerage
Consultancy
Government
Private business
Resources

What you'll learn

Apply economic knowledge and concepts to the analysis and understanding of economic issues and the impact of economics decisions on the national and world economy
Identify ways of formalizing, simplifying and structuring problems and identify appropriate skills for their elucidation/solution
Collect both data and conceptual information and synthesis these into appropriate frameworks for the analysis of economic issues
Communicate in a range of media such as oral, written and mathematical; to be able to synthesis this range of communication channels and select appropriate schemes of communication dependent upon the nature of the problem and the audience
Discriminate between available technologies and identify appropriate methodologies for the application of technology to the investigation and solution of economic issues
Identify developments in the field of economics and have strategies available for the integration of such developments into the body of knowledge they have acquired and to be able to reflect upon their implications for the discipline
Understand the implications and potential impact of developments in the world's economies, trade relationships and organizations for both the domestic and global economy
Understand the importance and impact of cultural diversity on the interactions of economic agents in both a national and global context
Operate both individually and in a group to work towards the understanding and solution of a range of issues in a professional and ethical manner.