Bachelor of Economics
at University of Tasmania, Tasmania.
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 University of Tasmania 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 | VTAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official VTAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Year one builds the economics foundation with Principles of Economics, Quantitative Methods for Business, Introduction to Financial Decision Making and Foundations of Management. UTAS's Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE) runs the BEc at Sandy Bay (Hobart) and Newnham (Launceston) and draws on the Tasmanian Economic Society network for guest seminars. Year two delivers Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Introductory Econometrics and a major sequence chosen from Applied Economics, Finance or Business Analytics. Year three caps the degree with Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics and capstone units in policy, public economics or financial economics. Expect heavy weekly problem sets, calculus and matrix algebra, and increasing use of Stata, R or Python in econometrics units. Contact hours sit at 12 to 16 a week.
Example first-year subjects
- Principles of Economics
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Introduction to Financial Decision Making
- Foundations of Management
- Discovering Marketing
- Accounting Information for Managers
How you will be assessed
- Closed-book final exams (50 to 60 per cent weight in economics core units)
- Mid-semester tests and weekly tutorial problem sets
- Econometrics empirical assignments using Stata or R
- Policy briefs and applied research essays
- Capstone research paper or industry-engaged project
- Honours thesis (4th year) of around 15,000 to 20,000 words
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 at Tasmanian Treasury and Finance
- Policy graduate at the Department of State Growth or Treasury
- Business analyst at Hydro Tasmania
- Research assistant at the Institute for the Study of Social Change (UTAS)
- Graduate analyst at MyState Bank or Bank of us
- Pricing or markets analyst at Aurora Energy or TasNetworks
Graduate starting salary
$60,000 - $75,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
Honours (a supervised 4th year with a research thesis) is the standard pipeline into Treasury, the RBA, the Productivity Commission and PhD study. UTAS offers postgraduate streams in the Master of Finance, Master of Applied Finance and Investment, Master of Business Analytics and the MBA. Combined options include the BEc/Bachelor of Laws (5.5 years) and BEc/BCom. Many alumni progress into the CFA programme or Australian Government Graduate Programme economist stream after the Honours year.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You enjoyed Year 12 maths and want a quantitative analytical degree
- You are interested in how Tasmania's economy interacts with national policy
- You can manage closed-book exams and weekly maths-heavy problem sets
- You enjoy reading current affairs and policy debates
- You want a foundation for graduate study or public sector economics
It is probably not for you if
- You dislike algebra, calculus or statistical software
- You want a vocationally narrow business degree
- You expect light reading and few exams
- You prefer fully qualitative humanities-style content
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the University of Tasmania handbook and on VTAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/utas/bachelor-of-economics.