The Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Science program enables students to complete a depth of study from the majors available from within UNSW Science and the economics program offered by the School of Economics in the UNSW Business School.

The typical duration of this program is 4 years full-time. For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to both the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Economics programs.

With approval, students with an excellent academic record may also enrol in an additional Honours year in the Bachelor of Economics degree or in the Bachelor of Science degree.

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Economics requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the UNSW Business School Student Centre or the School of Economics. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Science component of the program, students should consult the Science Student Centre.

Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the 3970 Bachelor of Science program and the 3543 Bachelor of Economics program.

A total of 192 units of credit is required to complete this dual degree program. Students must satisfy the following requirements for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Economics components.

Where the requirements for the two programs are completed in less than 192 units of credit due to overlapping courses, students may satisfy the remaining units of credit from those offered by UNSW Science, UNSW Business School or other Faculties within UNSW.

The requirements of the BEc in dual mode (96UOC):

84 UOC of Economics courses consisting of:

And 12 UOC of Free electives.

Compulsory core courses:

Please note: Bachelor of Science students should note that they are, in most, instances required to complete two Level 1 MATH courses and these meet the requirements for the BEc core quantitative courses ECON1202 and ECON1203.

Students should do the MATH courses which are required in the Bachelor of Science specialisations they choose – for example, the mathematics and statistics specialisations specify MATH1131/MATH1231 or MATH1141/MATH1241 rather than MATH1031/MATH1041. With a few of the BSc specialisations only one MATH course is required, in which case students can complete the second MATH course or its equivalent ECON course (ECON1202 or ECON1203).

For ECON1202, the substitute courses are: MATH1031 or MATH1131 or MATH1141.

For ECON1203, the substitute courses are: MATH 1041 or MATH1231 or MATH1241.

The ECON courses are not substitutes for these MATH courses. No credit will be given if students also complete the ECON courses.

Students have the option of counting the MATH courses towards the BSc and doing additional electives offered by the School of Economics OR counting the MATH courses towards the BEc and doing additional electives offered by UNSW Science.

ECON1203 may be substituted by PSYC2001 for those students who also do a major in Psychology.

Economics electives – students are required to complete an additional two Economics courses (12 UOC) to complete the requirement for 84 UOC of Economics courses.

Free electives account for the balance (12 UOC) of the degree requirements. These courses may be taken from those offered by the UNSW Business School or other Faculties within UNSW.

GEN coded courses cannot be counted as Free Electives.

Area(s) of Economics Specialisation:

• Econometrics
• Economics
• Financial Economics

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in dual degree mode (96 UOC):

• An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
• Science elective courses.

Approved Majors in Science:

Please refer to the table of majors listed on the 3970 program page for more information on approved Science majors.

High achieving students should consider applying to the Honours program either in the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Economics.

For further information relating to Honours in these two programs, please see Bachelor of Science program and the School of Economics Honours program website.

BEc Progression Rules

1. A minimum of 24 UOC of courses must be completed before enrolling in Level 2 courses.
2. A minimum of 48 UOC of courses must be completed before enrolling in Level 3 courses.
3. Students must declare their economics major before commencing Year 2.

Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Science in concurrent mode are as follows:

1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit;

2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for approved majors). Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Student Centre website.

3. Students may choose to complete an optional minor using their Science electives (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for the list of approved minors).

Students cannot complete a minor with the same name as their nominated major, and Level II and III courses cannot be double-counted between majors and minors. More than one minor may be completed subject to the limit on double-counting. Students must declare their minor(s) before their final semester.

4. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'Science' courses so that the major plus 'Science' courses total 96 UoC. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.

5. Students must complete at least 24 UoC of Level I ‘Science’ courses. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 of the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.

6. Students may not enrol into Level II courses until at least 30 UoC of Level I courses have been successfully completed.

7. Students may not enrol into Level III courses until at least 72 UoC of courses have been successfully completed

Students who intend to complete a double major or a major combined with a minor in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree should be aware that it may be difficult to complete these combinations within 96 UoC. This may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. For more information please visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks

Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions.

Contact the Science Student Centre for advice on the BSc component:
UNSW Science
e-mail: sso@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 6125 / 9385 7788
location: Robert Webster Building, Room 128