Economics Specialisation - Bachelor of Business (Honours)
With the Economics specialisation in the Bachelor of Business (Honours) you'll explore advanced level topics in economics and research an area of your interest.
Study the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Economics and learn from academic staff who have been involved in research for government agencies around the world and international agencies like the IMF. The AUT School of Economics conducts research that ranges from the effects of international trading arrangements to optimal regulation of labour and other markets.
Class sizes are small and each student has an individual academic supervisor. Many of our postgraduate economics students also work part-time as tutors or research assistants. As part of your economics honours degree you also learn how to use sophisticated statistical software to analyse business, financial or social data.
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This is part of the Bachelor of Business (Honours).
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To graduate with a Bachelor of Business (Honours), you must complete 120 points from:
- Specialisation courses
- Research methods course(s)
- A dissertation
This structure ensures that you can critically analyse and evaluate the research and professional literature, and begin your postgraduate study in economics with an appreciation of the current issues and controversies in the field. You also design and complete a piece of supervised research in a business discipline.
Specialisation courses
These advanced-level courses cover the latest research and theories in economics, and help you prepare for your independent research thesis or dissertation.
Economics courses
- ECON801 Microeconomic Theory and Policy
- ECON804 Industrial Organisation
- ECON805 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
- ECON806 Development Economics
- ECON807 Labour Economics
- ECON808 International Trade Theory and Policy
- ECON809 Economics of Public Policy
- ECON810 Health Economics
- ECON812 Economic Policy Evaluation
- ECON813 Time Series Econometrics
- ECON814 Urban Economics
- ECON815 Social Data Science
Research methods courses
The research methods courses explore philosophical issues related to the design of research and the research process. They include training in research methods to prepare students to conduct methodologically rigorous research.
- ECON802 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
- ECON803 Econometric Theory and Applications
- ECON811 Foundations for Economic Research
Research (Honours) dissertation
This piece of supervised research contributes to the body of knowledge in economics. You should consult your academic supervisor about your dissertation topic and proposed research.
The class of honours awarded in the programme depends on your grade.
Contact us to find out more
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Postgraduate Research Office
Level 8, WF Building
Phone: +64 9 921 9906
Email: business.postgraduate@aut.ac.nz
School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator
Associate Professor Matthew Ryan
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 5812
Email: mryan@aut.ac.nz
Other specialisations in the Bachelor of Business (Honours)
- Accounting
- Information Systems
- Finance
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Sport Leadership and Management
Other postgraduate study options
- Learn from globally renowned academic staff in a world-leading economics school
- Research strengths include labour and human resource economics, development economics, institutional economics, geographical economics and policy evaluation
- Close links with the Centre for Social Data Analytics
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.