bringbackshred
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OK, awesome. Thanks for the quick response, considering the dead-ness of this forum.
bringbackshred said:OK, so I'm doing my HSC this year and I dearly want to study economics at ANU.
I have 3 questions:
1. I'm doing General Maths. I will more than likely get a very high Band 6 in the subject (i.e. over 95) and I am more than capable of doing 2 unit maths, i just don't want to. Would I need a bridging course or anything of the like to get acceptance to Eco at ANU?
2. My school didn't offer Economics for the HSC. How much would this affect me in terms of Uni study if I did get accepted?
3. At Newcastle Uni, they offer politics electives with Economics. Does the same apply to ANU?
Cheers guys. Keep it real.
I love you.Ralph said:I was in the same boat as you, (i do economics at anu and general math in school and i wish that someone told me something, so here it is:
1. I got 95 in general maths too, you'll be ok when you do stats1008, but when you do EMET1001 you'll be F*cked as its all calculus and some algebra concepts you never touch in general like factorisation. You will need the math bridging course for both algebra and calculus module one and two, you can do thin at anu college, it works. (do this first semester, but you may only want to do 3 uni subjects, you wont have a life, you wont go out much, well never, but it pays off.
2. I did economics at high school, it makes no difference, the economics at uni is totally different.
3. yes they offer politics electives both economics politics and from the arts faculty.
Hope this helps, having someone that actually knows something answering your question, your a lucky man.
You don't have to, it may be a bit much in your first semester (overwhelming as change of scene, distractions as not a good time manager yet), but thats when i would do it, as the subjects just keep getting harder, so you should do it when you have the easier subjects, which is in your first semester.bringbackshred said:I love you.
OK, so let me get this straight - I'd ahve to take maths courses as subjects in the first semester?
no chance - don't worry*emi* said:........just wanted to make sure that they won't be teaching at a lower difficulty because there will be people there with lower uais...
thanks heaps =]
paper cup said:If anyone has any information about these degrees, please post.
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Overall, the Bachelor of Commerce is more flexible than the Bachelor of
Economics.?As part of the Commerce degree students must select a core/major
area of study, and they choose from majors in:?Accounting, Business Information
Systems, Finance, International Business, Management, and Marketing. The
Commerce degree is designed specifically for students who wish to become
professional accountants and more generally for those students seeking a career
in business.
Students enrolled in the Economics degree do not get to choose a major area of
study and it has a much narrower scope.?It is designed to provide students with
an appreciation of various economic issues such as unemployment, resource
allocation, economic growth, income distribution and foreign trade. ANU抯
Bachelor of Economics is widely regarded as one of the very best in Australia.
Both the Economics and Commerce degrees equip students with skills that are
highly desirable to employers.?I would encourage your student to consider a
double degree in economics and commerce, as it broadens the career opportunities
and is only 4 years of full time study.
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Kind regards
Jane McKinnon
Marketing Co-ordinator
Faculty of Economics and Commerce
The Australian National University
T: + 61 2 6125 3893
F: + 61 2 6125 0744
E:?jane.mckinnon@anu.edu.au
Finance if you want to move into the private sectorI am going to ANU next year to do combined law. I am tossing up whether to do Commerce (major in Finance), Finance, or Economics with my law degree. Am I right to assume that Economics would be a more difficult course than Finance or Commerce? Also, which option would give me the better job prospects after I graduate?
Finance if you want to move into the private sector
Economics if you want to move into the public sector
Obviously you can get into the private sector with economics (and vice versa) but it has less opportunities.
Econ is harder than finance, though much of the hard courses are in the form of non-compulsary electives (maybe with the exception with macro 3, but worry about that when you're in your 3rd year)
What jas0nt said.Thanks for replying. I just have a further question on whether it would be harder to get a job with the economics degree as i presume there would not be as many jobs available in that area? This is comparing it to comm/finance graduates who would probably have broader job opportunities.
Also would you happen to know the proportion of graduates with eco or comm that enter the private sector (in particular the banking industry)?
for pretty much all the government departments you need either honours/masters or a credit average +I've got a friend graduating last year who landed a job with KPMG's Econtech department. She is doing Arts/Econ (without honours).
Here are some employers you can work for as an economist:
- All big 4 banks
- All big 4 professional services firms
- Investment banks
- Private economics consulting firms (e.g. Access Economics)
And a whole heap of government departments:
- RBA (monetary economics)
- Treasury (economic policies/econometrics/public policy)
- Department of Finance/Deregulation (public policy/tax economics)
- ABS (econometrics)
- ATO (public policy/tax economics)
- DEEWR (public policy/labour economics)
- DFAT (macroeconomics ?)
- ACCC (Anti-trust economics/competition)
- Department of Health and Aging (health economics)
If you do Law / Eco and do well I think gov departments would be very interested in you.
You don't, that's just what is advertised.for pretty much all the government departments you need either honours/masters or a credit average +