Bachelor of Economics
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
A quantitative economics degree built around microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and applied policy analysis. Most providers offer specialisations in finance, public policy or international trade.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Economics. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official SATAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Year one covers principles of micro and macroeconomics, business statistics, mathematics for economists and a foundation finance unit. CDU teaches the economics major within the Asia Pacific College of Business and Law, with a regional Asia-Pacific and northern Australia applied focus rather than pure theory. Year two introduces intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, econometrics and applied policy units in areas such as labour, environment and development economics. Year three builds the major with advanced microeconomics, time-series econometrics and capstone applied policy projects often anchored to NT industries (mining, energy, agriculture, tourism). Teaching mixes traditional lectures, tutorial problem sets and computer-lab econometric work in Stata or R. Expect hard problem sets each week and closed-book final exams worth 50 to 60 per cent.
Example first-year subjects
- Microeconomics 1
- Macroeconomics 1
- Mathematics for Economics and Business
- Business Statistics
- Foundations of Finance
- Business Law and Ethics
How you will be assessed
- Weekly tutorial problem sets in technical units
- Closed-book final exams (50 to 60 per cent weight)
- Mid-semester quantitative tests
- Stata or R-based econometrics assignments
- Applied policy briefs and short research reports
- Capstone applied policy project in third year
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as economists at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Treasury, Productivity Commission and the major consultancies.
- Common destinations include economic-consulting firms (Deloitte Access Economics, Frontier Economics) and financial-services research desks.
- Many alumni move into policy roles in state and federal departments or into graduate finance and analytics programmes.
Typical first jobs
- Graduate economist or analyst (NT Treasury, NT Department of Industry)
- Federal graduate (Treasury, RBA, Department of Finance)
- Economic research analyst
- Data and analytics graduate in banking or mining
- Policy officer in a federal economic agency
- Consulting analyst in a boutique economics firm
After graduation
Strong students progress to a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) year, often a feeder to RBA, Treasury and Productivity Commission graduate intakes. Common postgraduate pathways are the Master of Economics or Master of Applied Econometrics at partner Group of Eight institutions, Master of Public Policy programmes and graduate analytics masters. Alumni also enter graduate diplomas in finance, the Chartered Financial Analyst programme and the actuarial sequence.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You enjoy quantitative work and weekly problem sets
- You are interested in northern Australian or Asia-Pacific applied policy
- You want a research-track foundation rather than a vocational ticket
- You can self-manage in a small cohort with limited peer study group size
- You are comfortable using statistical software (Stata, R) early
It is probably not for you if
- You dislike maths and closed-book exams
- You want a fully applied business or marketing degree
- You expect large lecture cohorts and busy CBD campus life
- You prefer essay-only assessment forms
Related courses at CDU
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Charles Darwin University handbook and on SATAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/charles-darwin/bachelor-of-economics.