Bachelor of Economics - Society and Environment

Through economics, you can follow your passion and shape the world. Our Bachelor of Economics offers a pathway to major in in either Industry, Policy and Business Strategy or Society and Environment. Both teach you how to better understand the world around you. Graduating, you’ll be able to frame problems through an economics lens, to critically analyse data, and to generate knowledge and innovative recommendations that support policy and practice. You’ll develop these skills though real-world learning experiences like corporate internships, report writing, multidisciplinary teamwork, and industry case studies. Make a difference with your career. Help solve the economic and financial challenges of the future. Learn from leading experts whose links with industry, professional associations, other academics and government ensure that their teaching remains contemporary and relevant. Real-world learning. Enrich your degree through hands-on learning experiences: corporate internships, report writing, multidisciplinary teamwork, and the use of industry case studies in the classroom. Be rewarded in the workplace. Enter the workforce with the analytical and communication skills highly valued by industry and government. The Bachelor of Economics at the University of Tasmania builds individual capacity for economic thought, and the ability to apply this mindset to solving problems faced by industry, government and the society at local, national and global levels. Our graduates will have the ability to synthesise information and build empirically-valid models to support economic decision making. They will acquire skills to frame problems through an economics lens, to critically analyse data of relevance, and to generate knowledge and innovative evidence-based recommendations to support policy and practice.

This major teaches you about contemporary economics with an applied focus on social and public policy. You will learn about issues facing the world today, including environmental management and resource economics, the economics of social issues including crime and education, regional development, and other issues in public policy. Graduates gain a set of skills and experiences valued by businesses, consulting firms, government, and non-government agencies.

All international students will need to meet the minimum English Language Requirements, University General Entry Requirements and any course specific requirements such as pre-requisite subjects, if applicable. English Language Requirements This degree requires an IELTS (Academic) of 6.0, with no individual band less than 5.5, or a PTE Academic score of 50, with no score lower than 42 or equivalent. For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information. General Entry Requirements Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires the completion of qualifications equivalent to a 12th year of education in Australia. Please review the equivalent undergraduate entry requirements to see the minimum requirement relevant to your country. The ATAR information for this course is located in the “For Domestic Students” section of the entry requirements on this page. You can also meet the General Entry Requirement for this course with the following qualifications or prior studies: Completion of an equivalent AQF Certificate IV or above Complete or incomplete (minimum 25 credit points) of previous tertiary study at Diploma level or higher. TOEFL (iBT) - 72 (no skill below: Reading 10; Listening 9; Speaking 16; Writing 19)