THE AUSTRALIAN UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMICS DEGREE - RESULTS FROM A SURVEYOF STUDENTS

This article reports the results of a large survey of Australian under graduate economics students. The students were queried about their soc io-demographic characteristics, reasons for selecting a university eco nomics degree, university experience in learning economics, assessment of their university economics programs, and future education and care er plans. They also assigned themselves expected grades on hypothetica l examination questions in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and economi c statistics. The students rated their lectures and the rigour of thei r curriculum as the strengths of their degree. They were most disappoi nted about their training in writing essays, the course advising they received, and their instruction in problem solving.