Programme Requirements: The Diploma in Economics programme consists of 16 course units amounting to 240 credit points. Students must complete all compulsory courses and five elective courses that carry a total of 75 credit points.
Admission Requirements
Persons shall be eligible to be admitted to study for a Diploma in Economics if they have:
1. Obtained the appropriate University Foundation Certificate; or
2. Passed Fiji Year 13 Examination with an aggregate of at least 200 marks in 4 subjects with a minimum of 50% in English; or
3. Passed any examination deemed by the University to be equivalent to the University Foundation Education certificate.
Year 1 Semester 1 |
Credits |
| ECO102 Microeconomics I | 15 |
| LLC101 English for Academic Purposes | 15 |
| *MTH101 Mathematics for Commerce | 15 |
| 1 x 100 level ACC/MGT/ITC course other than ITC100 | 15 |
Year 2 Semester 1 |
Credits |
| ECO202 Microeconomics II | 15 |
| 2 x 200 level ACC/MGT/ITC course | 30 |
| ITK111 Spoken iTaukei Language for Beginners/HIC111 Spoken Hindi for Beginners | 15 |
Year 1 Semester 2 |
Credits |
| ECO101 Macroeconomics I | 15 |
| UUU100 Social Research Methods | 15 |
| ITC100 Information Technology for the Workplace/ ACC110 Introduction to Accounting Packages |
15 |
| 1 x 100 level ACC/MGT/ITC course | 15 |
Year 2 Semester 2 |
Credits |
| ECO201 Macroeconomics II | 15 |
| ECO203 Basic Econometrics | 15 |
| UUU200 Contemporary Fiji | 15 |
| 1 x 200 level ACC/MGT/ITC course | 15 |
*Students are required to do either ECO 103 or MTH 101
