Bachelor of Economics with Honours (Graduate)

Information valid for students commencing in 2013.

Course Code	20109E
Version	7
Faculty	Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Completion of a Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Business (Economics) from this University, or equivalent undergraduate degree from another university which includes the specified JCU admissions requirements.
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements	Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy.
Additional selection requirements	Minimum overall GPA of 5.0. Satisfactory completion of BX3122 Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation in Economics in the undergraduate degree.
Special admission requirements	Nil

Credit points	24 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil

BU4062:03 Current Issues in Business Research

BU4070:03 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

BU4071:12 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

EC5214:03 Case Studies in Applied Economics and Finance

EC5213:03 Financial Econometrics or EC4703:03 Advanced Econometrics

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
Townsville

Expected time to complete	1 year full-time, normally not available part-time
Maximum time to complete	3 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Accreditation requirements	Nil
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Eligibility	Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.
Maximum allowed	12 credit points
Currency	Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 7 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.
Other restrictions	Advanced standing will not be granted for work experience or undergraduate studies.

Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable – this course does not have majors
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable