Foundation Studies Program (Fast Track) - Business (X0G:2) (0100809) + Bachelor of Economics with Honours (C4E) (039206J)

Program Description Foundation Studies Program (Fast Track) - Business (X0G:2) (0100809):

The Foundation Studies program is a direct academic pathway to first-year undergraduate degree study, or an equivalent. The program acts as a bridging course for international students who wish to study a university undergraduate degree course but who don’t yet meet academic requirements and/or have the English language skills for tertiary study.

To successfully complete the program, students must achieve a 50% pass in all units, including English.

Upon successful completion of the course, graduates can enter one of the University of Tasmania’s undergraduate degree courses.

Bachelor of Economics with Honours (C4E):

The Bachelor of Economics with Honours degree allows students who have completed a Bachelor of Economics degree, a year of study to develop a body of knowledge in a specific context as further preparation to undertake professional work and/or as a pathway for Masters degree or Doctorate in the future.

The aim of the honours year is to enable students to further develop their research and communication skills and to provide a foundation for postgraduate study in either Economics or Finance.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Economics with Honours will be able to: • Make informed judgements and decisions using advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of economics • Evaluate complex economic problems and assess policy issues • Reflect on the nature and implications of assumptions and value judgements in economic analysis and policy • Communicate economic reasoning, present economic knowledge, ideas and empirical evidence both orally and in written form • Plan and execute an independent research project.