Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in Economics

Your future starts here. A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree lets you explore a range of subjects, from politics, philosophy and history, to criminology, anthropology, music, English and more. The Otago BA is designed to be flexible – giving you the freedom to change your major or minor subjects. The BA opens up a diverse range of career pathways – it teaches you critical thinking, and how to harness your imagination and empathy to become a great leader and valued team member in any industry. Turn your passion into a career. Study a BA at Otago.; Your future starts here.

You must provide scanned copies of your previous official academic transcripts (awards gained, marks, grades) with your application. If you are applying for undergraduate study you are required to provide scanned copies of your official high school or foundation transcripts with your application. International Baccalaureate: A completed IB Diploma with a minimum of 24 points. If taken in New Zealand: you must also satisfy literacy and numeracy requirements by completing English as the language at Higher or Standard level in Language A: literature, or Language A: language and literature, or at Higher level in Language B, together with any mathematics subject. Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Advanced Levels You must obtain: a minimum of 120 points on the New Zealand Tariff at A or AS level from any syllabus groups which are broadly equivalent to those in the list of approved subjects for NCEA; and a D grade or better in syllabuses from at least three different syllabus groups (excluding Thinking Skills).