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BCom Major
Economics
Economics provides a framework for thinking
about almost everything. Economics is about
choice and is at the heart of decision-making.
Governments, businesses and individuals are all
faced with making choices in situations where
resources are scarce.
Not just a subject, but a way of thinking,
Economics applies to business, finance,
administration, law, local and national
government and most aspects of everyday life. It
provides a logical way of looking at a variety of
issues.
Economics examines topics important to
human well-being such as unemployment,
economic growth, inflation, poverty,
distribution of income, and resource allocation
in areas such as education, health, business and
the environment.
Career opportunities
Graduates work in large industrial and
commercial firms and many different branches
of the public sector including the Ministries of
Economic Development, Foreign Affairs and
Trade, and Health, the Reserve Bank, Treasury,
Statistics New Zealand, the Departments of
Labour and Internal Affairs, local government
and planning authorities and banks and
financial institutions.
Some work with health providers, research
bureaux and management consultancies, while
others have careers in universities, other tertiary
institutions and secondary schools.
What you need to study
For a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
majoring in Economics you must complete the
following papers (and also meet BCom degree
requirements including the completion of all
BCom core BSNS papers):
100-LEVEL
BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1
ECON 112 Principles of Economics 2
200-LEVEL
ECON 201 Microeconomics
or
ECON 271 Intermediate Microeconomic
Theory
ECON 202 Macroeconomics
And one further 200-level ECON paper
300-LEVEL
Four 300-level ECON papers
Contact
Email: economics@otago.ac.nz
Web: www.otago.ac.nz/economics
Tel: 03 479 8725