Program Requirements

The Major in Economics program requires the completion of at least:

45 credits in Economics (ECON and BUEC)

3 credits in Mathematics

3 credits from disciplines within the Arts Division

From the 45 credits in Economics, a minimum of 30 credits must be at the upper level (300 and 400 level) of which no less than 6 credits must be at the 400 level.

The program consists of required and elective courses. There is also a number of suggested courses.

Required Economics courses

ECON 190	Introductory Microeconomics
ECON 195	Introductory Macroeconomics
ECON 290	Intermediate Microeconomics I
ECON 295	Intermediate Macroeconomics I
BUEC 232	Economic and Business Statistics I
BUEC 333	Economic and Business Statistics II
ECON 390	Intermediate Microeconomics II
Or
ECON 395	Intermediate Macroeconomics II

Required Mathematics courses:

Choose one of the following two sets

MATH 140	Calculus for Commerce and Social Sciences 1
Or
MATH 114	Calculus 1
Or
equivalent

Supplementary Arts Requirement:

Choose one of the following courses


ANTH 121	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 224	Symbolic Analysis
ENGL 229	Business, Technical and Professional Communication
GEOG 120	Introduction to Human Geography: Themes in Geographical Change
GEOG 211	Economic Geography
HIST 122	History of Canada
PHIL 111	Critical Thinking
PHIL 201	Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 221	Contemporary Moral Issues
POLI 111	The Government and Politics of Canada
POLI 121	Contemporary Ideologies
Any second year POLI course
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology
SOCI 111	Introduction to Sociology
SPEE 150	Speech Communication
SPEE 160	Speech Communication
SPEE 250	Business Presentations

Elective courses

Students can choose any of the Economics courses (ECON and BUEC) to fulfill the requirement of 45 credits of Economics.

Suggested courses

The following courses are recommended as elective courses to supplement the Economics Major recommended Arts electives.

ANTH 215	Studies in Ethnography
ANTH 219	Ancient North Americans
ANTH 260	Minorities in the Modern World
GEOG 210	Human Interaction with the Natural Environment
GEOG 310	Environment and Resources
GEOG 361	Introduction to Economic Geography
HIST 227	Major Issues in American History
PHIL 330	Moral and Political Philosophy II
PHIL 222	Elementary Formal Logic
POLI 344	Social and Political Thought
POLI 303	Federalism in Canada
PSYC 222	Introduction to Social Psychology
SOCI 360	Sociology and Natural Resources
SOCI 361	Social Inequality