Are you logical, analytical, and fascinated by how incentives affect human behavior? 

Study economics in the Bachelor of Business degree at Auckland University of Technology.

The discipline of economics is founded on the three fundamental fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics. 

Concepts from these areas can be combined to provide answers to some of the most pressing problems facing the world, such as poverty, unemployment, climate change, crime, and inequality. 

Alternatively, they can be applied to the commercial sphere and can address issues like domestic and international competition, consumer and firm behavior, world trade and finance, and economic growth and development.

Workplace experience

(Co-operative Education or Capstone Project)

The capstone project is the final part of your degree and takes place in your final semester.

You can choose to work in an organization of your choice, start your venture or complete an applied project, bringing together your learning and gaining valuable experience.

Recent placements include Auckland Council, ASB, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, Spark, The Warehouse Group, and Vodafone NZ. 

For employers: workplace experience for AUT Business School students

To ensure AUT's graduates hit the deck running in their chosen careers the AUT Business School developed a highly successful workplace experience program called Co-operative Education.

• 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 the university Diploma in Business.

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.