Bachelor of Economics

University of New South Wales - Sydney - Kensington

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Overview

Economics is an influential social science which explores how society can best use finite resources - like time, money and effort. Economics is not just about money, but about improving wellbeing. Using powerful concepts, logic, data, and a rigorous mathematical and statistical toolkit, Economists study how people respond to various incentives when they decide how to allocate scarce resources. The outcomes of these studies impact lifechanging policies, which means the skills and insights you’ll develop in this degree are prized by decision-makers in business and government worldwide.

ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.

Majors

Areas of study

You can complete an economics major in Data Analytics and Econometrics, Economic Policy and Society, Macroeconomics and Financial Markets. You can study an optional second major from the 424000 Bachelor of Commerce or continue to study a combination of economics electives.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

You’ll be highly sought after by policymakers in government at all levels, private sector employers in all industries, not-for-profits and international organisations to work as an analyst, researcher, forecaster, journalist, advisor, and many other roles. You can open up more career paths by completing the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree or combining economics with studies in business, banking, law, or science.


ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer99.299.95
Median rank to receive an offer89.0593.6
Lowest rank to receive an offer78.791

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of New South Wales website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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