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Lateral Entry into Honours

Lateral Entry into the Honours Year in Economics

Good students who have completed their degrees at tertiary institutions other than the University of Melbourne are eligible to apply for a place in the University of Melbourne's Honours Year in Economics. Successful applicants will be able to take out a BCom (Honours) degree from Australia's most highly regarded honours programme.

Entry Criteria

To be eligible for entry, applicants must:

have completed a major sequence in Economics/ Econometrics in their (pass) degree and have taken at least half of their third year subjects in Economics/Econometrics;
have included in their course a third year subject in Microeconomic Theory or equivalent;
have achieved an average of at least 70% in their 'best four' third year Economics/Econometrics subjects;
have fulfilled the requirements to take out the pass degree at their own institution; and
have no fails in their degree.

Students who do not meet all of these requirements should not be discouraged from applying. Their applications will be considered in the light of their whole academic record.

Application Forms and Further Information

Application forms (and booklets giving more information on the Honours Year in Economics) may be obtained from 'The General Manager, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia'. When submitting their application forms, applicants will be expected to provide copies of academic transcripts which show that they have met the criteria for entry as set out above.

Application forms must normally be lodged no later than 30th November. Selection will take place in mid-December and applicants are normally notified of the outcome at the end of December or early January. (Late applications may be considered.)

If you have any queries about lateral entry in the Honours Year in Economics at the University of Melbourne please contact:

Department Honours coordinator: Dr Jenny Lye
(03) 8344 7264 (Phone)
(03) 8344 6899 (Fax)
jnlye@unimelb.edu.au

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