Division of Economic and Financial Studies

Undergraduate student studying Economic and Financial Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney Australia

Undergraduate

The Division of Economic and Financial Studies (EFS) offers a range of flexible undergraduate degrees for students looking for a successful and rewarding career in the global business environment.

Our aim is to provide our graduates with the required knowledge of local and international business and commercial environments, as well as the technical, communication and problem solving skills necessary to fully prepare them for employment either in Australia or overseas.

Students are able to choose a general degree program, such as the Bachelor of Commerce, which offers maximum flexibility, sampling a number of first year subjects before choosing an area of specialisation in their second year. Alternatively, more structured programs are available, providing the accredited qualifications necessary to prepare them for future professional employment in areas such as accounting or actuarial studies.

Growing emphasis is being placed on the development of generic skills as part of students' learning experience at all levels of study. Excellence in teaching is supplemented by the inclusion, in some programs, of guest lectures by industry experts. Other business and industry contributions include student internships, prizes for achievement in individual units of study, scholarships to support students during one or more years of study, and workplace-based student assignments for assessment towards units of study.