B20092 – Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Computer Science
Course Structure (Commencing 2017)
Course Requirements
Students need to complete 32 units (192 points) in order to obtain their degree.
The course structure has the following main components:
Bachelor of Computer Science
16 units (96 points) from the Bachelor of Computer Science (refer to Faculty of IT for details)
Part A – Computer science foundation study Part D – Problem solving and analytical skills study
Part B – Professional skills study Part E – Applied practice
Part C – Specialist discipline knowledge
Bachelor of Economics
Part A – Foundation commerce knowledge (24 points)
Part B – Economics discipline (Economics and economic policy stream OR Mathematical economics and econometrics stream) with capstone (72 points)
Additional degree requirements:
o  Completion of 12 units (72 points) from the Bachelor of Economics at Clayton campus.
o  Completion of 4 units (24 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics at Clayton campus.
o  A maximum of 8 units (60 points) at level 1.
o  A minimum of four (24 points) at level 3 must be from the Faculty of Business and Economics at Clayton campus.
Note that at most two units may contribute towards two majors or a major and a minor.
If you intend to, or may, undertake an Honours year, you should ensure you complete the specific units required for Honours in your chosen major area of study.
Bachelor of Economics
Foundation commerce knowledge (24 points)
Students must complete 4 compulsory commerce specified units
o  ECC1000
o  ETC1000
o  ECC1100
o  ETC2410 / Prerequisite/s
ETC1000 / Sem1
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Principles of microeconomics
Business and economic statistics
Principles of macroeconomics
Introductory econometrics
o  Economics discipline with capstone (72 points) Economics and economic policy stream
Students MUST complete the following 3 units (18 points)
Prerequisite/s
ECC1000
ECC1100
ECC2000, ECC2010 / Sem1
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o  ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
o  ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
o  ECC3690 International economics (capstone)
List A - Plus 3 of the following units (18 points) from the following
Prerequisite/s
ECC2000, ECC2010
ECC2000
ECC2000, ECC2010
ECC2000
ECC1000, ECC1100, ECC2000
ECC2000 / Sem1
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o  ECC3660 Monetary economics
o  ECC3670 Economics of developing countries
o  ECC3710 Labour economics
o  ECC3810 Public finance
o  ECC3830 Industrial organisation and regulation
o  ECC3840 Mathematical economics
List B- Plus 2 of the following units (12 points) or List A not previously completed
Prerequisite/s
ECC1000, ECC1100
ECC1000
ECC1000
ECC1000
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ECC1000
ECC2000, ECC2010
ETC2410 / Sem1
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o  ECC2300 Current issues in macroeconomic policy
o  ECC2360 Environmental economics
o  ECC2450 Sports economics
o  ECC2600 Behavioural economics
o  ECC2610 Game theory and strategic thinking
o  ECC2800 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability
in a globalised world
o  ECC3640 Economics of climate change
o  ECC3800 History of economic thought
o  ETC3410 Applied econometrics
Plus 4 Commerce Clayton units not already completed (24 points)
o  Elective unit Elective unit
o  Elective unit Elective unit
o  Economics discipline with capstone (72 points) Mathematical economics and econometrics stream
Students MUST complete the following 3 units (18 points)
Prerequisite/s
ECC1000
ECC2000
ETC2410 / Sem1
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o  ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
o  ECC3840 Mathematical economics
o  ETC3400 Principles of econometrics
(capstone)
Students MUST complete one of the following pairs of mathematics units (12 points)
Prerequisite/s
ETC1000
ETC1000
ETC1000
MTH1020
MTH1020
MTH1030
MTH1030 / Sem1
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o  ETC2440 Mathematics for economics and business and
ETC2520 Probability and statistical inference for economics and business
o  ETC2440 Mathematics for economics and business and
ECC2610 Game theory and strategic thinking
o  MTH1020 Analysis of change and
MTH1030 Techniques for modelling
o  MTH1030 Techniques for modelling and
one of either MTH2010 Multivariate calculus or
MTH2021 Linear algebra with applications
Plus 3 of the following units or from list above not previously completed (12 points) with at least 2 units at third year level
Prerequisite/s
ECC1100
ECC1100, ECC1000
ECC1000
ECC2000, ECC2010
ECC2000
ECC2000, ECC2010
ECC2000, ECC2010
ECC2000
ECC1000, ECC1100, ECC2000
ETC1000
ETC1000
ETC2410
ETC2410
ETC2410
MTH1030
MTH2010
MTH1030
ETC2440 OR MTH2010, ETC2520 / Sem1
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o  ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
o  ECC2360 Environmental economics
o  ECC2600 Behavioural economics
o  ECC3660 Monetary economics
o  ECC3670 Economics of developing countries
o  ECC3690 International economics
o  ECC3710 Labour economics
o  ECC3810 Public finance
o  ECC3830 Industrial organisation and
regulation
o  ETC2450 Applied forecasting for business
and economics
o  ETC2520 Probability and statistical inference
o  ETC3410 Applied econometrics
o  ETC3450 Time series for analysis for
economics and business
o  ETC3460 Financial econometrics
o  MTH2032 Differential equations with
modelling
o  MTH3051 Introduction to computational
mathematics
o  MTH3140 Real analysis
o  MTH3241 Random processes in the sciences
and engineering
Plus 4 Commerce Clayton units not already completed (24 points)
o  Elective unit Elective unit
o  Elective unit Elective unit
B20092 - Bachelor of Economics - Economics and economic policy stream
/Bachelor of Computer Science – Advanced Computer Science specialisation
Recommended Course Progression (commencing 2016)
Year level 1
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1000
Principles of
microeconomics / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC1000
Business and economic statistics / BCompSci
FIT1045 Algorithms and programming fundamentals in python / BCompSci
MAT1830 Discrete mathematics for computer science
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1100
Principles of macroeconomics / Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC2000
Intermediate microeconomics / BCompSci
FIT1008 Introduction to computer science / BCompSci
MAT1841 Continuous mathematics for computer science
Year level 2
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC2010
Intermediate macroeconomics / Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List B or A not completed at Level 2 / BCompSci
FIT2004 Algorithms and data structures / BCompSci
FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security
Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List A at Level 3 / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC2410
Introductory econometrics / BCompSci
FIT2014 Theory of computation / BCompSci
FIT1049 IT professional practice
Year level 3
Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List A at Level 3 / Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List B or A not completed at Level 2/3 / BCompSci
FIT2099 Object-oriented design and implementation / BCompSci
L3 Computer science Elective
Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List A at Level 3 / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT2102 Programming paradigms / BCompSci
FIT3155 Advanced algorithms and data structures
Year level 4
Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3161 Ccomputer science project 1 / BCompSci
FIT3171 Databases
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC3690 International economics (capstone) / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3161 Ccomputer science project 2 / BCompSci
FIT3143 Parallel computing

RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIT CHOICE

Students are advised that, while the course advisors will endeavour to give every possible assistance and advice concerning unit choice, the onus is on students to ensure that units selected meet degree regulations and requirements.

Students should refer to the University Handbook for further information on course and unit detail

CHECKLIST

o  Completion of 12 units from the Bachelor of Economics.

o  Completion of 4 units of Commerce electives

o  MUST have a minimum of 4 units at Level 3 from Faculty of Business and Economics Clayton Campus.

o  MAXIMUM of 8 units at Level 1

B20092 - Bachelor of Economics - Economics and economic policy stream
/Bachelor of Computer Science – Data Science specialisation
Recommended Course Progression (commencing 2016)
Year level 1
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1000
Principles of
microeconomics / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC1000
Business and economic statistics / BCompSci
FIT1045 Algorithms and programming fundamentals in python / BCompSci
MAT1830 Discrete mathematics for computer science
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1100
Principles of macroeconomics / Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC2000
Intermediate microeconomics / BCompSci
FIT1008 Introduction to computer science / BCompSci
MAT1841 Continuous mathematics for computer science
Year level 2 / Year level 2
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC2010
Intermediate macroeconomics / Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List B or A not completed at Level 2 / BCompSci
FIT2004 Algorithms and data structures / BCompSci
FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security
Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List A at Level 3 / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC2410
Introductory econometrics / BCompSci
FIT2014 Theory of computation / BCompSci
FIT1043 Introduction to data science
Year level 3 / Year level 3
Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List A at Level 3 / Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List B or A not completed at Level 2/3 / BCompSci
FIT2094 Databases / BCompSci
FIT1049 IT professional practice
Economics Discipline (Compulsory – List A at Level 3 / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT2086 Modelling for data science / BCompSci
FIT3179 Data visualisation
Year level 4
Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3163 Data science project 1 / BCompSci
L3 Data science Elective
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC3690 International economics (capstone) / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3163 Data science project 2 / BCompSci
L3 Data science Elective

RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIT CHOICE

Students are advised that, while the course advisors will endeavour to give every possible assistance and advice concerning unit choice, the onus is on students to ensure that units selected meet degree regulations and requirements.

Students should refer to the University Handbook for further information on course and unit detail

CHECKLIST

o  Completion of 12 units from the Bachelor of Economics.

o  Completion of 4 units of Commerce electives

o  MUST have a minimum of 4 units at Level 3 from Faculty of Business and Economics Clayton Campus.

o  MAXIMUM of 8 units at Level 1

B20092 - Bachelor of Economics – Mathematical economics and econometrics stream/Bachelor of Computer Science - Advanced Computer Science specialisation
Recommended Course Progression (commencing 2016)
Year level 1
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1000
Principles of
microeconomics / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC1000
Business and economic statistics / BCompSci
FIT1045 Algorithms and programming fundamentals in python / BCompSci
MAT1830 Discrete mathematics for computer science
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1100
Principles of macroeconomics / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC2410
Introductory econometrics / BCompSci
FIT1008 Introduction to computer science / BCompSci
MAT1841 Continuous mathematics for computer science
Year level 2
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC2000
Intermediate microeconomics / Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
Part 1 of pair list / BCompSci
FIT2004 Algorithms and data structures / BCompSci
FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security
Economics Discipline (Compulsory) at Level 2/3 / Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
Part 2 of pair list / BCompSci
FIT2014 Theory of computation / BCompSci
FIT1049 IT professional practice
Year level 3
Economics Discipline (Compulsory) at Level 3 / Economics Discipline (Compulsory) at Level 3 / BCompSci
FIT2099 Object-oriented design and implementation / BCompSci
L3 Computer science Elective
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC3840 Mathematical economics / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT2102 Programming paradigms / BCompSci
FIT3155 Advanced algorithms and data structures
Year level 4
Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3161 Ccomputer science project 1 / BCompSci
FIT3171 Databases
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ETC3400 Principles of econometrics (capstone) / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3161 Ccomputer science project 2 / BCompSci
FIT3143 Parallel computing

RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIT CHOICE

Students are advised that, while the course advisors will endeavour to give every possible assistance and advice concerning unit choice, the onus is on students to ensure that units selected meet degree regulations and requirements.

Students should refer to the University Handbook for further information on course and unit detail

CHECKLIST

o  Completion of 12 units from the Bachelor of Economics.

o  Completion of 4 units of Commerce electives

o  MUST have a minimum of 4 units at Level 3 from Faculty of Business and Economics Clayton Campus.

o  MAXIMUM of 8 units at Level 1

B20092 - Bachelor of Economics – Mathematical economics and econometrics stream/Bachelor of Computer Science – Data Science specialisation
Recommended Course Progression (commencing 2016)
Year level 1
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1000
Principles of
microeconomics / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC1000
Business and economic statistics / BCompSci
FIT1045 Algorithms and programming fundamentals in python / BCompSci
MAT1830 Discrete mathematics for computer science
Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ECC1100
Principles of macroeconomics / Foundation Commerce (Compulsory)
ETC2410
Introductory econometrics / BCompSci
FIT1008 Introduction to computer science / BCompSci
MAT1841 Continuous mathematics for computer science
Year level 2 / Year level 2
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC2000
Intermediate microeconomics / Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
Part 1 of pair list / BCompSci
FIT2004 Algorithms and data structures / BCompSci
FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security
Economics Discipline (Compulsory) at Level 2/3 / Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
Part 2 of pair list / BCompSci
FIT2014 Theory of computation / BCompSci
FIT1043 Introduction to data science
Year level 3 / Year level 3
Economics Discipline (Compulsory) at Level 3 / Economics Discipline (Compulsory) at Level 3 / BCompSci
FIT2094 Databases / BCompSci
FIT1049 IT professional practice
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ECC3840 Mathematical economics / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT2086 Modelling for data science / BCompSci
FIT3179 Data visualisation
Year level 4
Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3163 Data science project 1 / BCompSci
L3 Data science Elective
Economics Discipline (Compulsory)
ETC3400 Principles of econometrics (capstone) / Commerce Elective
Student’s choice / BCompSci
FIT3163 Data science project 2 / BCompSci
L3 Data science Elective

RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIT CHOICE