Specialise in Economics for your Bachelor of Arts at Massey
Get skills for your personal and professional development
There's much more to economics than you might think. With a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) at Massey, you will look at:
- how businesses decide what to produce and how many people to employ
- investigating how people decide what to consume
- big-picture world economics.
Economics is concerned with how to allocate scarce resources with competing outcomes. You’ll get a good understanding of the implications of the choices made.
A BA (Economics) degree from Massey will help you in your own decision-making. It will also help you better understand developments in the economy and society in general. It offers ways of thinking about the world that enable you to make the best of what you have and improve on it.
Take a flexible approach to your degree
Massey's Bachelor of Arts (Economics) gives you flexibility in the subjects you study. You will gain a strong grounding in the core elements of micro and macro-economics. You will build on this by choosing from a selection of other subjects (electives), including:
- quantitative methods
- international economics
- international trade in agri-food products
- natural resource and environmental economics
- land economics
- development economics.
Be sought-after by employers
Massey's economics qualifications have been acknowledged by employers for its quality and content. When you complete your degree, you can join our graduates with jobs in prestigious organisations in New Zealand and around the world. Our graduates are sought-after by major public and private sector employers.