You must pass all four units in order to be awarded the Diploma in Economics.
If you are applying for the Diploma in Economics, with the intention of proceeding to one of the degrees in Economics, Management, Finance and the Social Sciences, you should choose your units with care. Consider the Foundation units that are available on the degree that interests you and choose units that are common to both that degree and the Diploma. This will help to ensure that, when you successfully complete the Diploma, you will receive credit for the units you have passed.
Please note: the following unit information sheets are in pdf format.
| Diploma in Economics: 4 units |
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| Two compulsory full units |
| 02 Introduction to economics AND |
| 04a Statistics 1 (half unit) AND 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)* OR 04b Statistics 2 (half unit)† OR 129 Introduction to programming (half unit) OR 148 Methods of geographical analysis (half unit) OR 158 Reading social science (half unit) |
| Plus two additional full units (or the equivalent) chosen from |
| 05a Mathematics 1 (half unit) and 05b Mathematics 2 (half unit)‡ |
| 09 Human geography |
| 11 Introduction to international relations |
| 21 Principles of sociology |
| 24 Principles of banking and finance |
| 25 Principles of accounting |
| 34 World history since 1917 |
| 60 Introduction to information systems |
| 96 Economic history of the 20th century |
| 107 Introduction to business and management |
| 114 Democratic politics and the state |
| 130 Introduction to modern political thought |
| 147 Physical geography: fundamentals of the physical environment |
| 161 Common law reasoning and institutions |
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