Thinking of Doing Honours?

That's great!

Hopefully, you'll find the resources on this page helpful for you. If you have any questions, please just email Simon.

Why do Honours?

Honours is a special year that is well worth considering.

Do employers really care whether I've done Honours?

  1. Yes. In a recent (2009) seminar where representatives from public and private Economics groups were represented, students were given the explicit advise that having Honours was a real advantage since it signaled to prospective employers that you have a very strong Economics background. Indeed, students heard that the Productivity Commission only employs students with an Honours qualification (or above).

How does Honours differ to undergraduate study?

  1. Honours units are taught at a higher level, and so will give you a more advanced set of Economics tools;

  2. Honours gives you the opportunity to undertake a 12 credit point research project -- you will work with one of the Department's academics, and experience first-hand what academic research is like;

  3. Honours requires you to communicate your research in written form, and in a presentation. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your communication skills, especially in technical areas. Such skills are highly sought after both in the workplace, and as preparatory experience for entry in to a MPhil/PhD program.

What do I need to have done to get into Honours?

In simple terms, you will need to have completed

  1. Intermediate Micro;
  2. Intermediate Macro;
  3. Four ECC3xxx level units; and
  4. The Econometrics pre-requisite for your cohort (see below).

Furthermore, since we need to be sure that you will handle the higher level of

Case

What you need to do

I'm not sure what you mean .. I think I'm the 'simple' option

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But I've already done Intro Econometrics!

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But I've already done (both) Intro and Applied Econometrics!

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Is Honours the only option I have?

No.

There are a variety of paths that you could take with Bachelor's degree under your belt. Which option you choose is up to you, but as you'll see below, there are some differences like when you can start (e.g. session 1 only, or if there is a mid-year (s2) intake), how long the period of study is, and what pre-requisites you'll need to have done prior to being accepted into the program.

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You can find out more about the other (Non-Honours) options mentioned above here: