Make a career in economics and commerce your business

This course aims to produce highly competent, work-ready graduates with in-depth discipline knowledge, and the professional and technical skills to work as socially responsible economists in the private and public sectors. You’ll become well-versed in subject areas including microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade theory and econometrics.

You’ll also engage in a range of authentic, Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities with the aim of developing your professional practice in the areas of communication, judgement and cross-cultural teamwork. Upon graduation, you’ll possess a thorough knowledge of business economics, along with a solid background in commerce, and will be well-placed for a bright future in a professional business environment.

Study a Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) at UC and you will:

• evaluate the concepts and theories acquired in business economics
• exercise critical thinking skills when dealing with ambiguous and incomplete information
• identify and obtain relevant information for decision making and providing advice to stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds
• utilise discipline-specific technologies to analyse complex problems in a variety of contexts
• communicate a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas to a variety of stakeholders, addressing a diverse range of business/commerce problems
• develop the capacity to exercise initiative and professional judgement in an ethically and socially responsible manner.

Work Integrated Learning

The Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) sees academics and industry working together to develop a range of diverse WIL opportunities for students, including internships, work placements, industry projects, competitions, exhibitions, study tours, virtual real-world learning experiences and more.

Through the WIL experiences you’ll acquire the necessary professional skills consistent with industry expectations for your future career in the worlds of business, economics and commerce. Previous business economics students have undertaken internships and cadetships with organisations including the US Embassy, Soldier On, Yellow Edge, Hero Sushi, Australia China Business Council, Le Beck, Australian Centre for Financial and Environmental Compliance, National Trust (ACT), SignOnSite, Goulburn Regional Conservatorium, Getaboutable.com, RDA Southern Inland and the Australian College of Nursing.

The course culminates in a capstone project, which aims to integrate what you’ve learned across your degree and prepare you for the transition to either successful future employment or further studies.

Career opportunities

• Economist
• Economic analyst
• Economic forecaster
• Labour market economist
• Taxation economist
• Business development manager
• Business analyst

Course-specific information

Students should note the assumed knowledge requirements for individual majors and minors when choosing a program of study.

High-achieving students can enrol in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) program.