Bachelor of Science specialisation in Quantitative Economics

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Economics is the social science that studies the behaviour and interactions of economic agents. In particular, economics examines the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics graduates who have a strong analytical and mathematical background are in demand both internationally and nationally.
The Quantitative Economics specialisation will equip graduates with both research informed economic knowledge and the analytical skills required to implement this knowledge in practical real-world situations.

BSc - Bachelor of Science

A list of employers of previous Economics graduates includes:
- Policy institutions, such as the New Zealand Treasury, the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and Motu Economic and Public Policy Research;
- Private sector companies, such as Goldman Sachs, ANZ, Fletcher Construction,GE Capital, NERA Consulting, and HoustonKemp.

Students have also recently gone on to do PhDs in Economics at Harvard University, MIT, University of Chicago, Yale University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and the LSE.

Complete 255 points comprising:

75 points for all Stage I Compulsory Courses, and
60 points for all Stage II Compulsory Courses, and
45 points for all Stage III Compulsory Courses, and
30 points from Stage II Elective Courses, and
30 points from Stage III Elective Courses, and
15 points for all Capstone Course

Stage I Compulsory Courses

Complete 75 points for ALL of the following:

ECON 151 - Understanding the Global Economy (15 points)

ECON 152 - Principles of Economics (15 points)

MATHS 120 - Algebra (15 points)

MATHS 130 - Calculus (15 points)

MATHS 162 - Computational Mathematics (15 points)

Stage II Compulsory Courses

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

ECON 201 - Microeconomics Analysis (15 points)

ECON 211 - Macroeconomics Analysis (15 points)

ECON 221 - Introduction to Econometrics (15 points)

MATHS 250 - Algebra and Calculus 2 (15 points)

Stage III Compulsory Courses

Complete 45 points for ALL of the following:

ECON 301 - Advanced Microeconomics (15 points)

ECON 311 - Advanced Macroeconomics (15 points)

ECON 321 - Advanced Econometrics (15 points)

Stage II Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 points from the following:

MATHS 254 - Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics (15 points)

MATHS 260 - Differential Equations (15 points)

MATHS 270 - Numerical Computation (15 points)

Stage III Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 points from the following:

MATHS 320 - Algebraic Structures (15 points)

MATHS 326 - Combinatorics (15 points)

MATHS 328 - Algebra and Applications (15 points)

MATHS 332 - Real Analysis (15 points)

MATHS 333 - Analysis in Higher Dimensions (15 points)

MATHS 334 - Algebraic Geometry (15 points)

MATHS 340 - Real and Complex Calculus (15 points)

MATHS 341 - Complex Analysis (15 points)

MATHS 350 - Topology (15 points)

MATHS 361 - Partial Differential Equations (15 points)

MATHS 362 - Methods in Applied Mathematics (15 points)

MATHS 363 - Advanced Computational Mathematics (15 points)

Capstone Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

MATHS 399 - Capstone: Mathematics (15 points)