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Courses for Australian students


Further Information

Entry information
Intake period

February and July

Duration

3 years full time
4 years full time (honours)

Many courses may be studied part-time, which will increase the time taken to complete the course.
Prerequisites

All courses at UWA: English Language Competence

Bachelor of Commerce: Any TEE mathematics or at least WACE Mathematics 2C/2D (Students with only TEE Discrete Mathematics or WACE Mathematics 2C/2D will be required to study additional Level 1 mathematics units.)

Bachelor of Economics: Any TEE mathematics or at least WACE Mathematics 2C/2D (Students with only TEE Discrete Mathematics or WACE Mathematics 2C/2D will be required to study additional Level 1 mathematics units.)

Minimum TER (2009):

Bachelor of Economics: 80.00
Bachelor of Commerce: 80.00
Bachelor of Economics (Albany): 80.00
Bachelor of Commerce (Albany): 80.00


Degrees

Fees

Further information on fees

TISC Codes

Bachelor of Commerce: UWCOC
Bachelor of Economics: UWECC
Bachelor of Commerce (Albany): UACOC
Bachelor of Economics (Albany): UAECC

Links
University Handbook

Money and Banking

Money and Banking provides an introduction to banking, the Australian financial system, international financial markets and the macroeconomic environment in which financial markets operate.

The major in Money and Banking is well suited to any student of Economics or Commerce and can be combined with majors in economics and finance.  It provides an introduction to banking and financial intermediation, the Australian financial system, international financial markets and the macroeconomic environment in which financial markets operate.  Topics covered include recent developments in monetary theory, bank risk management, bank performance analysis, derivative security markets and the international monetary system and foreign exchange markets.

Money and Banking can be studied as a major in the Bachelor of Economics, associated combined courses and also as a second major in the Bachelor of Commerce.

Level 1 Core Units
ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices & Markets
ECON1102 Macroeonomics: Money & Finance
STAT1520 Economic & Business Statistics

Additional Prerequisite Unit
ACCT1101 Financial Accounting

Levels 2 and 3 Core Units

 

Career opportunities

Graduates majoring in Money and Banking can expect to pursue careers in the variety of banking, consulting and stockbroking firms that place a premium on knowledge of financial markets.

Course enquiries Admissions, application, and
general enquiries to

Undergraduate Student Centre


Phone (+61 8) 6488 2803/2932/7307/4737
Email undergrads-business@uwa.edu.au

UWA Admissions Centre

Hackett Hall (M353)
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, Perth
Western Australia 6009

Phone (+61 8) 6488 2477
Fax (+61 8) 6488 1226

Email admissions@uwa.edu.au