Arts/Economics
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Economics
Length
4 years full-time, or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This degree offers complementary studies from humanities, social sciences and economics. It helps students gain the knowledge and skills they need to analyse and solve business problems, and provides training in core areas of economics and their application to particular areas and policy issues.
Students can design a course that best suits their interests. For example, they might combine business, economics or international trade and finance with an Asian language, politics or sociology.
Economics specialisations include macroeconomics and microeconomics analysis and policy, business economics, international trade and finance, business models and forecasting, and resource and environmental economics.
Course structure
Students complete compulsory and elective subjects, including at least one major in an arts discipline - comprising 30 credit points in first year, 40 credit points in second year, and 60 credit points in third year. Honours in either course is available to students who demonstrate exceptional merit, and requires an additional year's study.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Business economics, business models and forecasting, international trade and finance, macroeconomic analysis and policy, microeconomic analysis and policy, resource and environmental economics, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, English, European studies, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian/Malay, Italian studies, Japanese, Latin American studies, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, North American studies, peace studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama, Western culture.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply through VTAC for first-semester entry, or to the University for Mid-Year Entry (visit www.latrobe.edu.au/midyear).
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesMiddle Band
Completion of Economics facilitates an additional aggregate point. Performance in prerequisite studies and Business Studies (any) is also considered, along with Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria
Selection
ATAR 72.20 (2011)
Non-Year 12 selection may involve: ENTER/ATAR, Pi form, GPA, STAT Multiple Choice.
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form if they wish other information to be considered during the selection process. This may include information such as work experience or reason for applying. Applicants may wish to provide other documentation in support of their application.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 &4: study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English, and 20 in Mathematics (any).
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
Arts graduates are likely to have diverse opportunities in administration, community development, education, human services, journalism, management, social policy and planning, and social research.
Economics graduates are likely to have similarly diverse options in large corporations, government organisations, administration, and the banking and finance industries. They can work in areas such as policy, trade, international economics, development economics, environmental economics, public relations or international relations.
Professional recognition
By completing approved subjects, graduates may satisfy the educational requirements of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.