Economics and maths degrees (1 Viewer)

[Underjelly]

Hi all,

Long time lurker here but I finally decided to create an account and make a post! First of all I hope this is in the right section but not 100% sure so mods please move if you feel need be.

I've just finished my hsc this year and next year I'd like to move into a double degree involving economics and maths. Primarily my reason for doing the economics degree is to complete an econometrics major.

I wanted to do a double degree in economics and science at usyd because they offer that cool financial mathematics and statistics major which seems like something that I want to do, however from what my research has told me, a double degree in economics and science or economics and science (adv maths) doesn't exist at usyd??? Could someone please link me if it does!! Preferably to the standard economics and science one because I won't make the atar for the advanced maths stream !

I did notice, however, that you can complete an econometrics major within the commerce degree which I definitely know I can complete in conjuction with a science degree and do the maths major that I would like.

Would completing just an econometrics major within a commerce degree as opposed to an economics degree disadvantage me in getting a job if I want it to be in an economics field ???

My second option is to complete a combined economics and science (adv maths ) degree at unsw which I should get the atar for however I can't seem to find a financial mathematics and statistics major within their program ?? I've seen the quantatative risk major but I'm not sure if that's what I want and I've seen that you need to be invited etc.

So basically that is my dilemma.

Ideally I want to do an economics / science degree with a major in econometrics and financial maths!

Hopefully this all makes sense and isn't too long ! If anyone could help in any way that would be greatly appreciated !

 

[OzKo]

The School of Economics is part of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences so you'd be looking at a B. Arts/Science.

Provided you complete a major, it doesn't really matter what degree you do if that major is available in either degrees.

 

[flashyGoldFish]

^^^

Wrong. Economics and econometrics are different subjects. OP can do arts/science majoring in economics for arts and the financial maths for science, but cant do econometrics.

If OP wants to do econometrics and financial mathematics the best bet is the commerce/science degree which should not have any disadvantage. Better than the UNSW option because the usyd commerce/science option seems to fit what the OP wants more.

See
Arts/Science with majors listed: http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Bachelor-of-Science-and-Bachelor-of-Arts
Commerce/Science with majors listed: http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Bachelor-of-Commerce-and-Bachelor-of-Science

 

[OzKo]

^^^

Wrong. Economics and econometrics are different subjects. OP can do arts/science majoring in economics for arts and the financial maths for science, but cant do econometrics.

If OP wants to do econometrics and financial mathematics the best bet is the commerce/science degree which should not have any disadvantage. Better than the UNSW option because the usyd commerce/science option seems to fit what the OP wants more.

See
Arts/Science with majors listed: http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Bachelor-of-Science-and-Bachelor-of-Arts
Commerce/Science with majors listed: http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Bachelor-of-Commerce-and-Bachelor-of-Science

Yep, I stand corrected.

 

[Underjelly]

^^^

Wrong. Economics and econometrics are different subjects. OP can do arts/science majoring in economics for arts and the financial maths for science, but cant do econometrics.

If OP wants to do econometrics and financial mathematics the best bet is the commerce/science degree which should not have any disadvantage. Better than the UNSW option because the usyd commerce/science option seems to fit what the OP wants more.

See
Arts/Science with majors listed: http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Bachelor-of-Science-and-Bachelor-of-Arts
Commerce/Science with majors listed: http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Bachelor-of-Commerce-and-Bachelor-of-Science

Ah , thank you very much for that clarification! Much appreciated !

 

[will_]

come to uts, where you can do bachelor of business/ bachelor of science double degree ( 4 years), and you can sub-major in economics and econometrics along with a science major.

most ppl who go usyd end up at uts anyway

 

[Drifting95]

come to uts, where you can do bachelor of business/ bachelor of science double degree ( 4 years), and you can sub-major in economics and econometrics along with a science major.

most ppl who go usyd end up at uts anyway

wot

 

[obliviousninja]

wot

lol

 

[will_]

wot

you know its true