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Economics is the study of choices and a crucial lens for understanding global systems – encompassing everything from purchasing habits and service usage to shifts in job markets and quality of life. This discipline lies at the core of societal functioning, shaping our financial behaviors, career paths, and daily existence. In an Economics degree program, you'll master data-driven business strategies, examine personal economic decisions, and develop comprehensive knowledge of economic systems at various scales. The curriculum covers diverse fields including behavioral patterns, growth strategies, regulatory frameworks, and corporate operations – teaching you to synthesize these elements into meaningful conclusions. By grasping how choices ripple through different societal layers, you'll gain the ability to drive meaningful transformation. Modern economic principles and evaluation techniques will further equip you to assess and articulate policy consequences across local and international contexts.
At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.
All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score.
You need to achieve the minimum scores shown for any of the English language tests below.
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 Overall score, with minimum band scores: Listening 6.0, Reading 6.0, Writing 6.0 and Speaking 6.0
Pearson Test of English (Academic): 58 Overall score, No PTE communicative skills score below 50
TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 Overall score, with minimum scores: Reading 13, Listening 12, Speaking 18 and Writing 21
Paper-based TOEFL 550 Test of written English: 4.5
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) 176 No skill score below 169
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) 176 No skill score below 169