Economics

Use the power of economics to shape our tomorrow

Economics brings together business and psychology to understand the way money moves. No matter your career or goals, economics is the key to accelerating your success through insight and understanding of the decisions people make.

UTS’s Economics degrees are among the top-rated programs in Australia, and it’s not hard to see why. With us, you’ll learn from leading experts and academics and get hands-on to examine real issues, developing yourself into the analytical, systemic and strategic thinker of tomorrow.

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Internationally ranked
#7 in Australia

UTS is the 7th top university in Australia for economics and econometrics.

QS World University Rankings 2024
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Job postings
4,500

Almost 5,000 people are employed as economists, with many more working in related roles and fields.

Jobs and Skills Australia 2024

Why study Economics?

People and business go hand in hand. Whether you work in insurance or banking, marketing or product design, consulting or human resources, understanding why people do what they do is key to delivering better business outcomes.

Economics is fundamentally about choices and the impact of our choices on each other and on society. The ability to think like an economist is a powerful tool, regardless of where your career takes you!

Its insights can be used in a wide range of settings, including financial decision making, health decisions, education decisions and in addressing environmental issues like climate change. It’s useful across many domains, including fields such as consulting, financial services, human resource management, marketing and product design.

You’ll get hands-on experience examining real public issues to become a systemic thinker with the deep analytical skills to be able to explore the intended and unintended consequences of policies.

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Part business and part psychology, course content spans everything from game theory and strategic decision making to applied behavioural science. Behavioural insights can help guide critical decision-making in just about any context you can imagine, from financial, health and education decisions to addressing critical issues like climate change.

At UTS, you’ll explore and master best practice behavioural economics methods, learn to design and run experimental trials that inform new designs or policies, and engage with the ethical challenges of behavioural interventions that will shape your future practice.

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