2017 Undergraduate Courses
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Mathematical Economics Major | 2017

This information is for students commencing their course in 2017. Students follow the rules and requirements for the year they commenced their course. Please refer to the Archives link in the menu for years prior to 2017.

The aim of this major is to provide students with a grounding in the necessary skills for the application of mathematical methods, concepts and reasoning to economic theory and problem solving in both micro-economics and macro-economics. The mathematical foundation includes econometrics, financial and linear modelling and calculus, differential equations, statistics and associated topics.

Subjects Required for Major Study

The major study has the additional requirements that the following subjects be completed from the elective list: ECON205, ECON215, ECON339, ECON322, ECON327 and MATH302 .

Subject CodeSubject NameCredit PointsSession(s)
Year 1
ACCY111Accounting Fundamentals In Society6Autumn, Spring
ECON100Economic Essentials for Business6Autumn, Spring
MATH187Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus6Autumn
ACCY112Accounting In Organisations6Autumn, Spring, Summer 2017/2018
ECON102Economics and Society6Autumn, Spring
MATH111Applied Mathematical Modelling 16Spring
MATH188Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus6Spring
CSIT110Fundamental Programming with Python6Autumn
Year 2
ECON205Macroeconomic Theory and Policy6Autumn, Spring
ECON215Microeconomic Theory and Policy6Autumn
MATH201Multivariate and Vector Calculus6Autumn
MATH202Differential Equations 26Spring
FIN 222Corporate Finance6Autumn, Spring
STAT231Probability and Random Variables6Autumn
FIN 223Investment Analysis6Autumn, Spring
STAT232Estimation and Hypothesis Testing6Spring
Year 3
MATH317Financial Calculus6Autumn
MATH203Linear Algebra6Autumn
FIN 323Portfolio Analysis6Autumn
ECON327Advanced Econometrics6Spring
FIN 322Advanced Corporate Finance6Spring
STAT332Linear and Generalised Linear Models6Spring
ECON339Applied Financial Modelling6Spring
Plus ONE subject from the List of Electives (see BMathFin(Hons))
Dean's Scholars students must also choose ONE of the core subjects below:
MATH235Mathematics Project A6Autumn, Spring
STAT235Statistics Project A6Autumn, Spring
Year 4
ECON331Financial Economics6Spring
MATH302Differential Equations 36Autumn
MATH407Research Methods6Autumn
INFO401Mathematics and Finance Honours Project12Annual, Spring 2017/Autumn 2018
ECON322Mathematical Economics6Not offered in this year
Plus TWO subjects from the List of Electives (see BMathFin(Hons))

* When enrolling in ECON322, request a waiver of prerequisites on the basis of statistics subjects completed.

Credit Arrangements

Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
Email: eis@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 17 May, 2017