Course overview
Did you know that each day, humans make up to 35,000 conscious and subconscious decisions? With various factors and biases unknowingly influencing these, We are not always in control of what we decide. What if you could affect how this happens and assist people in making wiser choices, all with a little 'nudge'? Would you positively impact policy, your community, or the world? With Behavioural Economics, you can become a change-maker and take action to positively influence industry and policy. As Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler puts it, 'if irrationality can be predicted, human decisions can be nudged to maximise better outcomes'. The QUT Behavioural Economics major is Australia's first undergraduate...
Course record
CRICOS
00213J
Studies in Australia
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Entry requirements
Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
- Year 12 equivalent. You must have a recognised bachelor degree or masters by coursework with at least a major in behavioural economics or economics with a minimum grade point average of 5.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale), completed within the last 2 years, plus: Suitable honours topic, Proposed honours supervisor, If you do not meet the grade point average requirement but you have: Excelled in the final semesters of your degree
- or Completed a double degree and excelled in the business or commerce part of your double degree you are encouraged to apply. Places are subject to supervisor availability, infrastructure, and other required resources. Year 12 equivalent. You must have a recognised bachelor degree or masters by coursework with at least a major in behavioural economics or economics with a minimum grade point average of 5.00 (on QUT'
If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.
View English requirementPast offer reference
Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.
Campuses & intake dates
- Gardens Point

