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Admission and Unit Information - Bachelor of Economics

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Economics fulfils the educational requirements for admission as an Associate (A Fin) of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia). Associate membership with Finsia also requires that the applicant is working in the financial services industry.

Admission

Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Economics is based on the following minimum requirements:

HSC English standard and 2 unit Mathematics.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to UWS should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

International applicants must apply directly to the University of Western Sydney via UWS International.

International students applying to UWS through UWS International can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UWS International website.

http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/international/

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and UWS.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points including the units listed in one of the the key program sequences below.

Students should have no more than 100 credit points of Level 1 units and no fewer than 60 credit points of Level 3 units.

Key Programs

Banking and Finance

Economic Analysis and Policy

International Trade and Finance

Property and Urban and Regional Development

Major and Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points). UWS offers majors and sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies. Refer to the Unit Set Index.

Handbook Unit Set Index

Students can apply for these unit sets using the Course Variation Form, which is listed under Enrolment Forms on the Student forms web page.

Course Variation Application Form

Majors and Sub-majors

The following are free standing majors and sub-majors available to UWS students who are not enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Business & Commerce (Applied Economics) or Bachelor of Business & Commerce (Economics and Finance).

Economics

Economics

The following are free standing majors and sub-majors available to UWS students who are not enrolled in the Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Business & Commerce (Applied Finance) or Bachelor of Business & Commerce (Economics and Finance).

Finance

Finance

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