皇家墨爾本理工大學

Explore Economics and Finance

Are you interested in a career in economics?

Find out why economics and finance are more relevant and necessary than ever before, what you'll learn in the RMIT Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance) degrees, and where your studies can take you.

This highly-specialised and dynamic degree trains you to perform high-level financial and economic analysis at management level in both public and private sectors.

Economics as a discipline is constantly evolving to help us understand how and why we allocated resources. It analyses important issues such as poverty, inflation, unemployment, taxes, pollution, crime, finance, inequality, international competition, consumer behaviour, world trade and economic growth.

In addition to your core studies, you will be able to choose four elective subjects to suit your career needs or study abroad with a focus on the European Union.

Electives and program structure

The degree is structured to allow you to supplement specialised studies in economics and finance with four subjects to suit your career or personal development goals.

The degree consists of 24 subjects (each 12 credit points) and includes:

8 compulsory common business core courses
12 business discipline major subjects
4 flexible subjects

The four flexible subjects can be selected from two options:

minor subjects (any discipline, including business)
4 electives

Business minors can be selected from:

accounting
behavioural business
business analysis
entrepreneurship
human resource management
human resource practice
information systems
IS security and risk management
law
logistics and supply chain management
management
marketing
flexible business minor.

Other minors can be selected from many disciplines offered across RMIT.

When planning your studies, you are advised to check which elective and minor courses are offered each year.

Career

You will gain knowledge and skills in the core areas of business, economics and finance, and the capability to apply these skills in multidisciplinary environments.

This degree prepares you for a range of occupations and industries, such as banking, stockbroking, funds management, insurance and superannuation, and in other private sector or government organisations requiring high-level, technical expertise in financial or economic analysis.