Economics is vital to both the social sciences and public policy.  

This major develops and applies concepts and frameworks that are essential for understanding and addressing critical economic and social issues.  

Economics is about choice; the choices people, companies, and governments make every day – from how we respond to price changes to how governments address issues like growing income inequality or climate change.  

In a world with increasingly scarce resources, these decisions are crucial.  

That’s why economists are highly sought after in both the private and public sectors. Economics is also available as a minor at Auckland University of Technology.

What this major covers

Economics courses:

• Principles of Microeconomics
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics: Choice and Welfare
• Macroeconomics: Models, Data and Policy
• Introduction to Econometrics
• Microeconomics: Competition, Risk, and Strategy
• Applied Macro-econometrics
• Applied Econometrics: Causal Inference

Workplace experience

Workplace experience is an important part of your degree, and the Work Integrated Learning course is the final part of your degree.  

This is a supervised work placement related to your major(s), for an organization of your choice.

It's a great way to get industry experience while still being able to get feedback from AUT lecturers, and for many of AUT's students, this workplace experience also leads to a job offer.

• Certified copy of your birth certificate or passport
• Certified copy of marriage certificate (If required)
• Official academic transcripts
• English Language Proficiency (If Available)
• CV/Work experience (If required)
• A copy of the document(s) in the original language/and official English translation

All applicants need to meet AUT’s minimum entry requirements qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13 or University Entrance.

High school qualifications from different countries:

India: 

• 12 years of schooling with an overall average of 75% in four academic subjects, including a min 60% in English from the All-India Senior Certificate (AISSC).
• All other Higher Secondary State Board Examinations require an overall average of 80% in four academic subjects with a min 65% in English.

China:

• Senior High School graduation plus one year of successful study at bachelor's level; or
• Senior High School graduation plus completion of a two-year diploma, with good grades, at a recognized university.
• A Tier 1 score in the National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) at a recognized institution

Don’t meet the entry requirements?

Consider starting with:

• Diploma in Arts

Foundation programmes

If you don’t have the academic qualifications needed for direct entry into an AUT programme, you can enroll in a foundation programme.

If you successfully complete the foundation programme and get the required grades, you are guaranteed entry into an appropriate AUT programme.