Best uni for economics? (1 Viewer)

[gm]

Hey,

I just want to see the general opinion on BEc degrees...

So which uni, and why?

Thanks!

 

[golfstick]

UNSW then Macq and Sydney would be similar (perhaps macq slightly in front these days owing to it's reputation of having an fucking hard course). I don't know where ANU stands but it'd probably be similar to unsw.

i did have commerce at sydney as a preference, but it was my last one. from what i've heard from mates who are there it was just as well that i avoided it

 

[Dingo2004]

economics is a 2nd rate commerce degree
because there aint no jobs for it you see
most ppls do eco if they cant get into a commerce degree
let me tell you something that will amaze you and me
macquarie uni is a no no as the exams r hard as can be
it doesnt really matter which universitee
economics always comes behind a business degree
i wouldnt even do economics if it was offered for free
now economics starts with an e
whilst commerce starts with a c
and business starts with a b
now e aint c and c aint b
b and c comes before an e
hence you know economics will always be a 3rd choice degree

 

[theone123]

Originally posted by melbournian
In Australia, UNSW and Usyd are much the same. In Asia, UNSW leads. In the US, USyd wins hands down (this comes from someone my dad is doing research with, at the University of California - Davis).

wow, i didnt noe that ur dad made a big difference for uSyd

 

[Dingo2004]

well australia's future is with asia, so unsw seems to lean on the better side aye..

 

[boredofschool]

Originally posted by Dingo2004
economics is a 2nd rate commerce degree
because there aint no jobs for it you see
most ppls do eco if they cant get into a commerce degree
let me tell you something that will amaze you and me
macquarie uni is a no no as the exams r hard as can be
it doesnt really matter which universitee
economics always comes behind a business degree
i wouldnt even do economics if it was offered for free
now economics starts with an e
whilst commerce starts with a c
and business starts with a b
now e aint c and c aint b
b and c comes before an e
hence you know economics will always be a 3rd choice degree

LOL LOL

love ur rap

 

[boredofschool]

Originally posted by melbournian
I love how someone from UWS talks about 2nd rate degrees. Ironic.

shut up you.

 

[Dingo2004]

LOL
hes telling the truth ..
uws sucks to da max
beyond words can express

peace^^

 

[boredofschool]

LOL

no need to encourage anti-uws-ism

 

[Raiks]

BEc degrees are decent, but a BCom grants you the ability to be able to major in economics and another discipline, whereas thats not the case with a BEc, that might not be totally correct so if anyone knows better then correct me.

True about the lack of economic specific jobs, but it also gives you a generalist background which complements finance, sociology, law, marketing, management and many other disciplines, so why it might be harder finding a specific industry job, you can easily find yourself working in any number of different fields.

 

[redruM]

Originally posted by Dingo2004
economics is a 2nd rate commerce degree
because there aint no jobs for it you see
most ppls do eco if they cant get into a commerce degree
let me tell you something that will amaze you and me
macquarie uni is a no no as the exams r hard as can be
it doesnt really matter which universitee
economics always comes behind a business degree
i wouldnt even do economics if it was offered for free
now economics starts with an e
whilst commerce starts with a c
and business starts with a b
now e aint c and c aint b
b and c comes before an e
hence you know economics will always be a 3rd choice degree

rofl!!

classic!

 

[Minai]

Raiks, the UNSW BEc, you can major in Eco and any other discipline other than Actuarial Studies.

Economics degrees have the highest/quickest salary increase rate out of any degree, although jobs are harder to come by than say, accounting. If you do get the good jobs, they are damn good.
(source: good uni guide)

Not trying to bias here, but UNSW does a rep as the leading faculty of commerce+economics in the Asia-Pacific region, so if you can get in, go for that (or go for melby's ANU idea, that actually sounds better)

 

[redslert]

Originally posted by Dingo2004
now economics starts with an e
whilst commerce starts with a c
and business starts with a b
now e aint c and c aint b
b and c comes before an e
hence you know economics will always be a 3rd choice degree

and actuarial starts with a 'a'
wow it all makes sense now!

LOL

 

[a little lost]

and job prospects aren't good either.

 

[Tenax Propositi]

I'd say UNSW would be the best for B.Ec.

 

[jase_]

Accounting starts with a too

 

[santaslayer]

I always thought USYD had the edge when it came to B Ec. Some posts have probably changed that thought.

 

[clairegirl]

for an economics degree
goto (in order of preference)
sydney den unsw den macq

for commerce
goto (in order of preference)
unsw, usyd, anu, macq, uts uow, uws, ue, charles sturt, la trobe and all the other unknown uni's i can't think of at the moment
macq only comes first if your doing acturials

 

[Minai]

depends what kinda economics degree you're after
a quantitative economics degree would be better at UNSW, whereas an economics/social science type of economics degree will be far better at USyd

 

[Grizzly]

Question.

In what way & why would a BComm/B Ec. at such and such a uni make it the best ?

In my opinion,
is it the best because of the lecturer teaching(style/theory) ?
is it the best because it has highest employment ?
is it the best because it produces high salaries for post grad's ?

Prolly a few more relevant but i dunnno

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